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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2017 10:45:14 GMT -6
What do you thin your Tamiya paint with? I use mr color leveling thinners |
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Oct 23, 2017 12:11:05 GMT -6
Which are? I want to learn how you mix and thin your paint. 
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2017 12:31:29 GMT -6
mr color leveling thinners works really well with the acrylics paints I use, tamiya and mr color. Mixing is nothing mystical really I just either use a standard paint or usually lighten it with tamiya flat flesh, buff or white depending on the intensity of the effect I'm looking for. I don't really go for so called correct colours but prefer to use a darker base colour and then add lighter tones to add highlights & depth. This works really well with single colours and to a certain extent with multiple colour schemes. I also work on the principle that everyone's colour perception is different so go with what looks right to me. I've never obsessed with say the correct shade of olive drab or afrika korps yellow. Instead I look for a scale effect colour after all what's correct on a full sized challenger tank would look wrong on a 1/35th kit. also a gloss coat and subsequent weathering will always darken the initial colour so I always go a few shades lighter. Thinning is again nothing special I add thinners until the paint has a milk like consistency and will drip off my paint stirrer easily. For lighter coats slightly more thinner and less pressure dialed in on the compressor works for me. I do try different things on each model but this formula works for me. always use a thinner you are happy with as it's an important factor in spraying as it's the carrier for the paint pigments. For me mr color with it's self leveling properties always works well as produces a nice smooth finish. hope that helps mate  |
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Oct 23, 2017 13:10:19 GMT -6
It does. Didn't even know Mr. Color made a thinner, which was compatible with Tamiya. Excellent tips! 
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Post by CarlRF (R.I.P.) on Oct 23, 2017 22:59:23 GMT -6
Good info .
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Post by ogrejohn on Oct 24, 2017 16:59:59 GMT -6
Nice buffage Pete!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2017 6:31:34 GMT -6
I've finally finished the laborious task of painting the camouflage on the model. I first thought of spraying & masking but in the end decided to hand paint the camo as the thought of all that masking sent shivers down my spine! Mind you painting the pattern by hand was equally time consuming and it was not helped by takom's poor painting guide. Firstly it's tiny and very difficult to work out the placement of the different colours and secondly the pattern just does not look right. So using a mixture of my reference pictures and the guide I managed to sort out a decent pattern. I used vallejo 70837 US field drab for the brown & 70889 US olive drab for the green. I've seen the brown on the real thing very reddish brown and also very light brown so went for the lighter shade. The turret stowage box was sprayed a reddish brown and the lower portion of the barrel was sprayed german grey. This is a feature very apparent in all the pictures I've seen and I suspect it's to do with the barrel recoil on firing. The models also had a coat of gloss ready for further detail painting. It's a big bugger to paint so I took my time and painted the pattern in bite sized sittings.     |
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Oct 29, 2017 7:08:03 GMT -6
Man, that looks good!
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Post by JED on Oct 29, 2017 7:16:36 GMT -6
That is looking so good 👍
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Post by dauntless on Oct 29, 2017 7:54:23 GMT -6
Man...taking notes for when I start mine but I just hope my paint job looks half as good as yours |
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Post by JCON on Oct 29, 2017 8:38:44 GMT -6
Well done Pete with your interpretation fella!!! |
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Post by tojo72 on Oct 29, 2017 9:58:46 GMT -6
Excellent camo work
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Post by BUCKY on Oct 29, 2017 13:02:55 GMT -6
Ex-SQUEEZE-it! Very well done on the hand painting!
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Post by Mence on Oct 29, 2017 13:38:18 GMT -6
Wow!  |
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Post by CarlRF (R.I.P.) on Oct 29, 2017 14:01:32 GMT -6
Superb brush painting Pete !
Did you use Valejo's brush painting medium ?
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Post by Dukemaddog on Oct 30, 2017 12:42:14 GMT -6
Wow! Pete, you did a magnificent job! Simply outstanding work! I bow in the presence of greatness!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2017 12:36:42 GMT -6
Superb brush painting Pete ! Did you use Valejo's brush painting medium ? No mate just water to thin slightly. decals are now on, all four of them & I've done the detail painting. Next I can add a bit of chipping and get stuck into the weathering.     |
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Post by JCON on Oct 31, 2017 12:40:43 GMT -6
No side markings?
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Post by BUCKY on Oct 31, 2017 13:13:00 GMT -6
If I didn't know better, I'd swear I was looking at the real thing!!
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Post by CarlRF (R.I.P.) on Oct 31, 2017 13:34:20 GMT -6
That's one heck of a well done brush paint job. I must take another look at them Valejo paints .
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