Originally Posted by
ksoc
I have recently started using a airbrush, and I feel braver attempting monochromatic colors. Want to work my way up to the P IV in Normandy camo. Next will be the Tiger refit (early war - gray).
I recently ran across Mig Jimenez's video about how to paint armor with nothing but acrylics! My new shop has limited ventilation, so I am trying to eliminate the volatile stuff.
I finally took some advice from a fellow tanker -
"Just Build Something". So far, it seems to be working.
I've been using nothing but Vallejo and Future for about 10 years now. Great stuff, great AFV color selection, including all the RAL numbers.
In terms of building, I've done the same thing over my entire model making career, whether it's static or RC. I start off hot with the research and gathering of materials, build the kit, then get bogged down in the details once I get to the end. During the main building and fitting you see real progress, then when you start the finishing touches it slows down. Then something else shiney comes along and my priorities shift.
It would probably take a psychologist to explain why I get a
JS-2, build it with a bunch of mods at a non-stop pace, paint and weather and have it down to just a few stupid details: painting the tow shackles, adding the shovel clamp, applying some exhaust soot. It's been about 4 months and I'll most likely never do it.
Then there is the Pz IV. Do all that work on the Thoma Schurzen and zim, all that's left is adding the tools, muffler and weather. That's two builds ago. ***?
The best solution for deciding the paint is to pick an actual vehicle with photographic evidence before you build, amassing what you need to copy it (colors, decals, stencils, etc) and go, that way you know it'll work, just don't second guess your choice.