Tamiya Wespe

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Re: Tamiya Wespe

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Philipp Gross wrote:Excellent paintjob! This is of course the part where my Wespe got stalled :lol:

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Time to give it another shot Philipp?

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Adam Durrant wrote:Beautiful so far Vincent, I'd be checking twice when I masked all that up before painting the outside. Amazing how paint under pressure gets everywhere :?
Thanks Adam. I have been thinking about the best method to use on it. ;)

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Olivier Carneau wrote:Looks great with the interior painted. You'd better take your time to hide this all before your start painting the exterior. It would be a shame to ruin your job ;)
Thanks Olivier. :) You're right, masking it all up for the camo will be time consuming but hopefully worth it in the end.

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Vincent Power wrote:
Philipp Gross wrote:Excellent paintjob! This is of course the part where my Wespe got stalled :lol:

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Time to give it another shot Philipp?

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As soon as I have slightly less active projects running at the same time :oops: :lol:

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The paint is on, decals are on but tools are off until I do the winter camo. This is what she looks like now, notice the wheels have been given the whitewash treatment already. ;)
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Hopefully tomorrow I'll get the camo on then I can move on to the weathering. :D

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Ok, I've got a lot done on the camo front. :D
I was looking for something unusual in the same vein as Philipps "Zebra" scheme. I found this pattern in a book on the Wespe, the name of which escapes me. I don't know if it is accurate or not as the colour profile wasn't accompanied by a picture of the actual vehicle.
So if you are a stickler for accuracy, look away now :lol:
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That is just the initial pattern sprayed over Chipping fluid. Once I was happy with the chipping I set about "mapping" the white. Mapping is simply highlighting aspects of the white to avoid a random colour. Hopefully, you can see that here. ;)
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Next up is the application of filters, washes, and chipping including rusty effects.
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and a couple of close ups just for fun :D
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I still have work to do at the front and rear, adding mud and splatter. I've left all the tools off during this process and I'm wondering now whether I should give them a coat of whitewash as well :? .
Thanks for watching.
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Interesting...very interesting :)

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Hi Vincent,

Looking fantastic!!

Just saw these on Luckymodel and thought of you, well your project anyway :D http://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=MA%2035218
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Very nice

those on the windward side of the Wespe with the Cold Wind set struggling by would be stunning

Noted for later use ;)

Good choice there Vincent

Well spotted Woody

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Steve Hutchinson wrote: those on the windward side of the Wespe with the Cold Wind set struggling by would be stunning
Allo Steve, you're onto something there :geek:
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