My first Armor Build.

[TBadger]

Revell M48A2 Patton.

So far its been a nightmare to get the pieces to mate up and to get paint to adhere even after washing throughly with a water based degreaser and soaps.



Here, I finally got the bottom tub at an acceptable smoothness





still couldnt kep the gaps from shifting while trying to manhandle the ill fitting parts together


All of the Road wheels still on the sprue, found it much easier to slather the black on there


crummy Rubber Treads.....I hope my T-90 gives me far less issues


any helpful hints on color washes or pigments to use ? I plan on repainting the whole thing with a nice 50/50 mix of Testors Enamel ( Light Flat Brown and Light Tan .....yeah i know, you can spare the Tan and Taupe jokes ) I'm doing the Israeli version since I'm more partial to the desert color schemes

 

[MrT]

Looks like you have got though the tough part "wheels". Everything looks good from here and as far as the tracks go the only other choice would be AFV workable tracks and they are getting hard to find.

Terry ;D

 

[spud]

rubber tracks suck, the T-90 had tracks like the tamiya 1/48 scales so they should be much easyer. as for pigs and washes, have a Look at teh AK interactive range, they can be used for any combinaton of weathering

 

[TBadger]

Trusty Rubber Bands !


used my blade to carve out the vent pipe to give it some kind of dimension





pieced the Turret together after some troubles with the hatches and the seams



Drilled out the Cannon as well....im so glad that it came out well and not witha blade stuck in my thumb


all constructed and primed.....ready for the final color and then about 5-14 days of cure time in the sun. I wanna make sure my paint layers are nice and crispy before i start washing and weathering

 

[spud]

lol ya dont need to let it sit that long when i paint ill let iot over night just make sure you put a sealer copat on before your weatherig Klear/future will do

 

[letsgobrowns82]

Looks good so far, cant wait to see it once you weather it.

 

[adampolo13]

Nice Job!!!

 

[geegad]

doing a cracking job bud..and for first attempt cant wait to see it all painted

geegad

 

[Eastrock]

Take your time, first time always hurt your making a fine build

 

[PANZERMAN]

You're a natural at armor building, like a duck to water.
Nice clean build so far. The best is coming...weathering.
The one thing we've got on our wing modeling brethern.....DIRT!! HaHaHa.
Keep plugging away....looks sweet! Bill

 

[TBadger]

Basic Pre-Shading to add a smidge of depth around some panel lines and equipment



Blasted a nice solid coat of the base color




ARGHHH.....thar be some FLASH i missed


Took it all apart to afix the main drive gear in place, should make it easier to mount to a display base. Is the plaster/glue/ sand or dirt method better by itself or over a Foam base ?

 

[Quaralane]

Looking like some good progress here

 

[schweinhund227]

Wow.... lots of work went into her.... ??? Looking good my man !!!

Keep up the good work !


Norm.

 

[Jelly]

Howdy Badger
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The model is going pretty well, man... I think that you´ve got an appropriate model kit as a starter
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Please allow me a tech-advice... You´ve done really well with the preshading but next time I suggest to you to shot the base color highly diluted: it is better to paint two or three consecutive layers of highly diluted base color: this way you´ll be able to "see" the panel lines... You´ll catch with it quickly, mate
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Go on, the model is going pretty well mate !
Cheers, Badger
RG

 

[TBadger]

I realized it a little late once I had started. When I did my Star Wars Speeder Bike, it came out great, but then i rmembered that I used Createx Transparent Brown. I'll keep the tip in mind next time. I want my T-90 / Yamato / Academy Blackhawk to come out much better and more detailed......to "remedy" this issue on this build I may lay some Smoke down or just give a directed pigment wash and fix it before laying a total oil wash overtop of it all. I plan on adding some cream/white/brown baking soda mix to all the nooks and crannies otherwise to give some high pile dirt and dust. I figure the paint would be oxidized much like I see on construction equipment and high voltage transformers that are on the ground so I think maybe a quick all over spray in 3-6 coats of baking soda or epsom salt should give me the petina I need

 

[panzerace007]

BADGER,

Rockin job on your 1st. Run !! Lookin good. I'm lookin forward to seein th weathering !! Keep on gettin it !

 

[TBadger]

Took some Pastels and a stiff bristle brush to achieve an all over grime.





Once the initial pass was applied I steamed the model to get a light coat of moisture, and then ran over the entirity with a brush dipped in a decently stout mix of createx transparent brown/opaque black. I think I have achieved the look I was going for.





Here's a natural sunlight view.....the paint shelves block most of the light so its a nice ambient glow. Great for checking levels or saturation in compared to an actual high noon situation

 

[TBadger]

After looking more closely at my shots, I realize that an iPhone pales in comparision to a Digital SLR....Im sorry for how grainy and useless these pitures are to exemplify the work. Trust me, the results are there!

 

[letsgobrowns82]

Coming along nicely, great work!

 

[spud]

what color is it because it looks orange or pink.... and yea if you have a DSLR get it out