Panzerpaul

I’d like to show next what was required for the painting design. All the basic work was completed with an airbrush set at about 12 psi. The intention was to have a brown “dot” pattern over a light green base. I don’t normally use acrylic paints, but it was the only choice for the green color I wanted. The brown pattern was done in enamel and over this was added chalk weathering (affixed with Testor’s Dullcoat), with final coatings of very light brown and dirt color sprayed directly from cans. Be careful here, as you have to move the spray can very quickly from side to side so the coating is light. Don’t over do it, wait for it to dry to see the actual effect, and if you are then satisfied, spray the whole model in Dullcoat one last time. In a couple of close up pictures you will note a few small paint spots on the muffler. This is what happens if the can was not shaken well enough and/or the spray can is not moved fast enough sideways.

Pix 1-2 show how the Upper Hull was taped with the pattern. A small hand held hole punch created the hole pattern. Pix 3-4 show the brown paint over-sprayed. The dots were very definitive in Pix 3 and 4, but in Pix 5 shows where I tried to blend the dots and buffer the hard lines some……resulting in pretty much obliterating the dot pattern. Not what I had wanted, but “oh well” once done, you have to live with it. Pix 6 shows the overall model weathered with chalks so that you end up with a dirty diffused look. Pix 7-8 are of the Drive Sprocket, and the rest are close-ups of various final painted and weathered parts.

I like my models to look dirty from operation, so I tend to add chalks in heavy doses, coated by Dullcoat. You can see this effect in a number of the following photos where dirt seems piled here and there.

The next 2 posts show a bunch more of the final painted and weathered parts for your viewing pleasure. As said before, I can make up these parts for you if you want a Hetzer too…..just contact me by PM. Hope you enjoyed all the pictures. Panzerpaul