Leopards WiP

[Jimmy]

Nice, I did my xwings, but really need to do my others as well

[Dropshort]

I need to finish my Tie Bombers and a few other bits and pieces. But you are right, just a little bit of work on them and they look so much better.

[leopard]

P-51X



Base colours, not yet weathered, plan is gloss then a brown/black oil wash (oils don't pool like acrylics, and can be wiped off the raised areas after).

Markings are pretty basic, the undersides are plain, only detail planned is a metallic glint on what was a radiator exhaust and is now the main engines.

Love that Artic Blue metallic.

[Baldie]

Must try these oil washes you speak of.

[leopard]

Must try these oil washes you speak of.

Well worth a go, cheap as well, oil paint in a tube in black and burnt umber cost a few quid a tube, doubt the tubes I've got will run out any time soon. mix with white spirit to be like murky water - goes on a lot better than acrylic washes, but take a lot longer to dry - and when dry can be wiped off with more white spirt - the weathering on the few FoW US tanks I've done is done with it - as are the 28mm sherman and panzer IVH I have.

Have now put the gloss varnish on these, I have no idea why but the varnish on occasion refuses to go on properly, like putting water colours over wax. Will see how it dries, needs this coat to do the washes, worst case will brush a second coat of varnish on.

Could be heat or humidity I guess, no idea, irritating though

[leopard]

Oil wash applied, first stage



This is left to dry, then attacked with a cotton bud, unlike an acrylic wash because this is over gloss it can be carefully rubbed off the model leaving it where its desired.

Ends up like this



Now needs a day or two to cure, then more varnish to seal it, essentially now completed - just need the base adding and painting with the stand

[leopard]

Finally finished the assembly on my knight, only had the poor thing since the day the model was released...

ohh the shame

Base metallic done, the silvers are the same as my Ghar, the golds based on my high elves, though via the airbrush (gold/burnt umber base, gold, then gold & silver).



VMA gold is remarkably close to the "old gold" colour, not as yellow as the "glorious gold" and actually pretty nice.

Main armour panels will get a blast of Tamiya clear red, to go a wonderful metallic red colour, just need to let the golds cure enough so I can mask them before I do it.

sooo wish there was a crushable clear red, not found one, not even enamels or oil washes seem to be able to make it work.

worth the effort

[virusoverload]

I'm more interested in hearing about you cleaning your airbrush after using the tamiya clear through it. The stuff is like pva

[leopard]

I'm more interested in hearing about you cleaning your airbrush after using the tamiya clear through it. The stuff is like pva

Diluted it about 9 parts paint 1 part thinner, small amount in the airbrush and it stays nicely liquid while spraying, cleaned with water firstly, blast some through, then some airbrush cleaner and no issues. The stuff is yuk with a brush but airbrushes fine

[Baldie]

A knight, you filthy beast.