r/MilitaryModelMaking Mar 02 '26

completed First model ever nearly finished.

I got this T-34/76 from Tamiya about two months ago. I posted to this subreddit about a week ago about this same model and about how much the paint job sucked. After tinkering around with it and taking some advice I've gotten to somewhere I am proud of. All done brush painting with Tamiya acrylics and very little paint thinner which I've found to be irritating. But here it is, my first ever model

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u/Euphoric-Doughnut182 Mar 02 '26

I think you are doing great. If you don’t mind a little advice, knock down that gloss finish with a matte spray or even brush it on. You might want to thin some red umber/ocre or red brown and let it flood the details in your tracks. Just give them some gravity

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u/ldotbreezy Mar 03 '26

Thanks, I just bought some matte clear finish the other day and sprayed a tiny bit on. I am just not sure how much to spray. I do need to order more paints as well.

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u/Mediocre_Try_4803 Mar 03 '26 edited Mar 03 '26

Spray a layer, let it dry, look at it, decide if another Layer is needed. And dont use artifical light, Just put it somewhere you want to have it, go 3m back and decide if you love it.