My first tank

[RobF]

This is the first tank I have ever made. Well this was a bit of fun. It's a 72nd scale Cromwell by Armourfast. In total there are only about 20 parts so it pretty much falls together. You get two in a box for around £8.


Certainly not super detailed but perfect for the job

 

[Rabidchild]

Well done and thanks for posting! I like the subtle weathering you've accomplished there. Mind telling me how you did it?

The Armourfast cromwell is one of the best kits they've made, imho. I love my British Armored squadrons! <shameless advertising> Once the school term is over, it will be a relatively short process to finish up Tread-Head II for those of you that want to play British and Soviet armored forces. It just needs final proofreading and then plugged in to the layout. </shameless advertising>

 

[hithero]

Thats got to be the most realistic paint job I've seen on a tank, weathered and worn but looked after, and not showroom condition or covered in rust.

 

[RobF]

Thanks for the encouraging comments. I know next to nothing about tanks so I am glad you feel I have got it close to right.

I used Vallejo Model Air paints over a black undercoat. I used the darker of the greens as a basecoat and then picked out the centre of the panels etc with the lighter green. Then I used the fantastic Promodeller dark dirt wash and then finished off with some Mig pigments for the dried dirt/mud.

I can't recommend the Promodeller wash highly enough ...
http://promodeller.squarespace.com/promodellers-weathering-wash/

 

[Rabidchild]

I haven't heard of the Pro Modeller wash before, thanks for the info! I just picked up GW's Delvian Mud wash because I had heard great things, but I'm not impressed. I'd like a high pigment content so I can dilute it as needed. Any idea how the Pro Modeller wash compares to the GW washes, or if it's high pigment? Thanks for your insight RobF!

 

[RobF]

I use the GW washes a lot and like them but didn't use them on the tank. I find the GW wash more suited to spot detailing on larger models. You can thin it though and it will thin a lot - use distilled water though. The problem with the GW wash though is that you have to get it right first and it is very unforgiving and will punish you if you try to overbrush it when it's still not fully dry.

The Promodeller was is altogether different. It is made of natural clays in suspension. You literally slap it on in a big thick ugly coat and once dry you just wipe it away with either dry kitchen roll of damp depending on the level of weathering you want. It's not permanant though so if you don't like the effect or feel you didn't get it right (it's hard to get it wrong) you just wash it off with water.

There are some videos of it being used on the Promodeller website - well worth a watch and there are no tricks - what you see in the videos is exactly how it works

HTH

 

[Rabidchild]

I love the sound of that! Just wipe it off? What will they think of next? I think maybe I'll try this and some MIG pigments would be a good step in advancing my painting skills. Thanks RobF, great info.