Thank you guys for hanging out tonight/morning! We covered a lot of ground with the weathering demos, and answered a lot of questions in chat. Great conversations were had. I'll answer anything I missed tomorrow and update the description with the time chapters marks etc. as well. See ya on Sunday! Questions missed in chat: Joshua Shikles - M41 might have the grey primer, not 100% sure. A recent conversation on showed light colored lower color. You might get a better answer searching on Missing Lynx Modern DG forum (great armor modeling how-to/reference website). ZalDaf: White is the hardest color with all paints. Basically the pigments get bleached out to become pure white and that process breaks them down more than other colors. Use a touch more thinner to facilitate the blending. Sometimes you have to pre-wet the surface with thinner to get white to do what you want. Mike Hufnagl: the prototype reference pics showed a very grey-tan lower running gear color. Some was a combo of grey paint and some is the dusty light brown/rusty grease-grime effects. Airbrushing that base tone in first over the black plastic made adding the oils onto a matte paint surface far easier and more successful. John Stonesypher: for zimmerit weathering, I find it best to weather the model like it is not there. If you "try" to weather the ridged surface the model will get too dark, muddy and unpleasant looking. Avoid the wash in every crevice concept and you'll get a more harmonious and realistic result. I discuss this element on the Tiger II w/zimm project in TA4 German Armor. Martin Drayton: Sector 35 Winterketten are the metal tracks for the Stug III Ausf B. I've used Friuls for much of my work but use resin like WWII Productions in the past too. I discuss in more detail in the Tracks & Wheels Ep 12. Panzerdan412: I don't use enamel weathering products any longer, but the application process is essentially the same as when I apply the oil paints, both are solvent based and work in the same general manner.
Hi Mike, really excited to watch you weather Trains! I'm a railroad guy getting into weathering and have seen your military stuff in the past. Thanks for stretching out of tanks.
Loving these streams. Just been playing catch up with the last two. Stug looking great, the train is just amazing. Been try OPR on my models made some mistakes but learning with every stream. 👍
Thank you guys for hanging out tonight/morning! We covered a lot of ground with the weathering demos, and answered a lot of questions in chat. Great conversations were had. I'll answer anything I missed tomorrow and update the description with the time chapters marks etc. as well. See ya on Sunday!
Questions missed in chat:
Joshua Shikles - M41 might have the grey primer, not 100% sure. A recent conversation on showed light colored lower color. You might get a better answer searching on Missing Lynx Modern DG forum (great armor modeling how-to/reference website).
ZalDaf: White is the hardest color with all paints. Basically the pigments get bleached out to become pure white and that process breaks them down more than other colors. Use a touch more thinner to facilitate the blending. Sometimes you have to pre-wet the surface with thinner to get white to do what you want.
Mike Hufnagl: the prototype reference pics showed a very grey-tan lower running gear color. Some was a combo of grey paint and some is the dusty light brown/rusty grease-grime effects. Airbrushing that base tone in first over the black plastic made adding the oils onto a matte paint surface far easier and more successful.
John Stonesypher: for zimmerit weathering, I find it best to weather the model like it is not there. If you "try" to weather the ridged surface the model will get too dark, muddy and unpleasant looking. Avoid the wash in every crevice concept and you'll get a more harmonious and realistic result. I discuss this element on the Tiger II w/zimm project in TA4 German Armor.
Martin Drayton: Sector 35 Winterketten are the metal tracks for the Stug III Ausf B. I've used Friuls for much of my work but use resin like WWII Productions in the past too. I discuss in more detail in the Tracks & Wheels Ep 12.
Panzerdan412: I don't use enamel weathering products any longer, but the application process is essentially the same as when I apply the oil paints, both are solvent based and work in the same general manner.
Hi Mike, really excited to watch you weather Trains! I'm a railroad guy getting into weathering and have seen your military stuff in the past. Thanks for stretching out of tanks.
Great stream Mike, some solid mentoring going on!
Loving these streams. Just been playing catch up with the last two.
Stug looking great, the train is just amazing.
Been try OPR on my models made some mistakes but learning with every stream. 👍
Awesome, thank you Tony! If you can ask on the next stream what issues you encountered I might be able to demo it live to help out :)