While I wait for my ETO order to come in, and to get back from vacation, I have been researching painting topics for my Tiger.
The first thing I researched was painting the tools. I know some tanks had their tools painted over with the base color and camo, but I want to paint the tools separately. My questions come down to the techniques involved in getting the woodland metal parts looking right.
For the wood handles, I watched some videos on making realistic looking wood grain n the plastic, and there is the tool painting kit from Ammo by Mig that looks promising. What kinds of techniques and paints do you use when trying to portray wood handles (besides replacing the plastic handles with wood handles.
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Next are the metal parts of the tools. There is Metalcote by Humbrol, as well as various metallic colors from Mig, Vallejo, and others. What colors and techniques are used in tank modeling to get that metallic look?
Thanks again for any and Al help here.
Sreve