Hobby Boss St Chamond

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Vincent Power
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I've put the hull and chassis together so now it looks like a tank. :) I've even managed to finish off the camo and put a pin wash on the rivets. There are a LOT of rivets by the way :roll:
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I am still working on the hatches and I will get the tracks done shortly then I can get on with the weathering. :D
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Thats a really interesting camo pattern. Love the build so far Vincent.

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The pin wash may have been tedious, but it has made all that detail really pop. :D
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Well done Vincent

Not just the explosive damage but a lovely job on the camo and wash too.

Should be a a cracker once you have finished with her

Base too?

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Thanks guys, I appreciate the positive comments. :)

Steve, there will be a base and now that you have brought it up I had better start looking for something suitable. :lol:

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Ok, a bit more of an update. I've given the hull some tonal variation using oils and made a start on the hatches. :)
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Next up will be some streaking followed by dirt and mud. That should be fun! :D
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Still speechless.... :roll: :lol:

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Awesome work Vincent, the master of corrosion at work again! :D
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Thanks Philipp and Adam. :)

I was looking at a Michael Rinaldi book yesterday and I was intrigued with the method he used on a set of tracks. Naturally I had to give it a go. Of course, mine didn't turn out anything like "Rinaldi quality" but I'm pleased to try out something different. This is what I did.
First step, I sprayed a mixture of Vallejo orange rust and Vallejo yellow over gray primer covered tracks.
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Next up I randomly covered this with a mixture of Nato Black and blue by Tamiya.
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Then I mixed up some Ammo pigments, Earth and Light Dust, lightly covering the face of the tracks.
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Over this I painted various Abteilung oil colours, such as Dark Mud, Light mud, Shadow brown, Buff and Burnt Umber. All done randomly, some as washes some used dry until I had something I liked. I did this twice but I think I might do another couple just to see what effect it has.
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Finally I gave the raised parts a rub with Steel pigment.
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As an afterthought I wondered how shiny the track would be given its been blown up so I added some surface rust.
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Anyway, that's what I've been up to. I had better get back to the bench. :)
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Tracks look great Vincent. They are an area of any armoured model I still struggle with so might try this. Out of interest, which Rinaldi book was it in?
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