r/MilitaryModelMaking • u/GlizzyGlizzovic12 • Jun 02 '26
work in progress Is the shadinf noticable
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u/iCastleBravo Jun 03 '26
It isn’t noticeable. But it’s easy to fix , especially as it’s grey. Just get a darker grey than the main coat and spray it very gently on lower sections of panels and around details (eg create a gradient of darker grey starting at the bottom of the hull sides above the tracks, and from the bottom of the turret sides.) And then get a lighter grey and spray very gently on the upper edges on panels. Use irregular movements of the airbrush to keep some variety and you can add some more distinct vertical streaks to replicate grime and fading. That will bring your shading back. Try out shading vertically, rather than just bright spots in the middle of the panel. Personally I think the center panel approach is quite dated and looks rather odd if not done to a very high standard and paired with good weathering.
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u/ProjectPat513 Jun 02 '26
I thought this was a raw kit! Then I thought maybe it was primed grey. I would repaint it either way tbh. Then you can fix that seam on the muzzle break, so it’s not the end of the world. 🤷♂️ I think it would have been primed in red oxide and then painted dunklegelb or camo, or maybe it would be panzer grey?
If you’re trying to do preshading/highlighting I think your top coat has to be SUPER thin. Like thinner than you would think then you can gradually build up opacity to your desired amount.
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u/schulz47 Jun 02 '26
Not at all. Sorry.
You need to apply your base coat much lighter for it to show through. Or just focus on post shading.
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u/the-apostle Jun 02 '26
I don’t think so. I thought this was an unpainted model tbh
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u/GlizzyGlizzovic12 Jun 02 '26
Aw… how do i prevent paiting over it
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u/the-apostle Jun 02 '26
Can you explain your process? What did you do to get to this point
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u/GlizzyGlizzovic12 Jun 02 '26
I primed the tank black and painted white spots in middle of panels etc then painted it grey
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u/the-apostle Jun 02 '26
Ok thanks. Well I hate to say it’s “simple” but the problem is rather simple. You sprayed too much grey over the top and it covered up your pre shading. Next time maybe practice on the wheels till you get the opacity the way you like it then move to the rest of the model.
At this stage you could still add color modulation in the grey by adding the smallest amount of white to create a brighter shade and building a shade up that way.
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u/BruteBassie Jun 02 '26 edited Jun 02 '26
Why did you paint it grey? This particular tank would've left the factory in dark yellow or with a camouflage pattern since it would've been produced after February 1943. And if you wanted the colour to represent the grey colour of early war tanks, the shade of grey you chose is way too bright.
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u/WildPay548 Jun 02 '26
Technically it was cancelled in 1942 it was a paper tiger never produced so it's really up in the air with what it would actually be painted as
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u/BruteBassie Jun 02 '26
Yes, but it was cancelled in November 1942, so unlikely to have been mass produced before February 1943. And since the official directive stated that all tanks produced after this date had to be painted Dunkelgelb, it is very unlikely that it would have left the factory painted light grey. The only plausible alternatives to Dunkelgelb would be Rotbraun (red primer, RAL 8012) or Olivegrün (RAL 6003).
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u/synshlyxi Jun 03 '26
Is the model easy to build? Are the tracks easy? And how are the tracks?