Tamyia Sd.Kfz. 223

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Re: Tamyia Sd.Kfz. 223

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Coming along nicely Philipp. :) The old Tamiya kits are surprisingly good after all these years.

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Hi Philipp,

Looking good 8-)

What gloss paint did you use? It's gone down very smooth! Looks more of a semi-gloss?

Field applied mud camo sounds interesting. Will be watching :)
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Thanks chaps :)

The paint is just flat Tamiya German Grey with a good portion of clear gloss on top to prevent decal silvering. I have to add a flat coat on top before I smear on the mud camo.

By the way, it seems like they improved the decals somewhat. They reacted much better to setting solution than I expected.

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With the decals sealed in, let's drown it all in a flood of light ochre pigment mud....good thing it rubs off again :lol:

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It's like working with chipping fluid, except you don't need any...less chances for problems :?

A few more hours work armed with a moist Q-tip and this should hopefully look slightly realistic.

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That's really clever Philipp. 8-) I would not have thought to do it like that. I like it. :D

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Thanks Vincent :)

A first test had promising results, but it remains to be seen how clever it really was :? :lol:

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So what's the plan Philipp? How much will you remove? :)

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About this much 8-)

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I'm just as surprised this worked as you probably are :lol:

Once I'm happy with it I'll seal it in place, then there's detail painting and even more dust, but of the lighter variety as used on the Dingo.

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That's lookin' real nice phil. The technique worked better than I feared it would!
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Thanks Adam :)

I always try to use methods that are as close to the original as possible, so it only seems logical to use "real" mud for mud camo. I also did whitewashes this way before.

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