Wednesday, March 9, 2011

IT'S PANZER TIME AGAIN !!!

Hello all my dear friends...
I've let you guys down big time since my last post (I don't even remember when I last wrote..).
Many moons have passed but I'm finally back for more plastic fun. Good thing is: while I didn't update my blog, I was building new stuff. So, without further ado, here's the first of a series. The model is DRAGON's superb Panzer IV ausf G depicting one of  Leibstandarte AH's vehicles during the siege of Kharkov, Russia. through  some combination of the decals included in the box, I was able to recreate the machine of the b&w picture below.
This model is also my first try at the "hairspray technique", about which I'll do a separate post later on.
There has been some debate whether the base colour under the winter whitewash should be dark gray or sand yellow. I chose the later as the original vehicle on this particular photo seemed not too dark under the white wash. But you be the judge of my work.
it's good to be back!

Ola caros amigos...
devo ter decepcionado voces com a minha ausencia por esses meses. Mas finalmente estou de volta para mais diversao em plastico. O bom de ter me ausentado, é que pude terminar um trabalho ou outro e iniciar mais alguns novos. Portanto, ai vai, sem mais delongas o primeiro de uma serie de novos modelos.
O modelo é o maravilhoso Panzer IV ausf G da DRAGON, que pode ser montado como veiculo da divisão Leibstandarte Adolf hitler da SS durante o sitio a cidade de Kharkov no inicio de 1943. Com um pouco de combinação de decais consegui realizar a versão da foto original abaixo.
Esse modelo tambem é o meu primeiro a usar a tecnica do "laqué de cabelo", sobre a qual vou dissertar num proximo post.
Ha muitos debates sobre a cor de base sob a camada de camuflagem de inverno branca, alguns afirmando que é cinza escuro e outros argumentando que é amarelo areia, ja que se trataria de veiculos destinados ao norte da Africa, e realocados a divisão mencionada acima. Escolhi o amarelo areia ja que foto original abaixo não mostra tanto contraste. Mas prefiro o julgamento de voces.
É bom estar de volta!
the picture I based my model on / a foto que serviu de base para o modelo

the start and, yes, there's another on the way... / o inicio e, sim, tem mais um a caminho



sand yellow base is on / ja com a base amarela
after the hairspray, white over the decaled model / depois do laqué, branco sobre o modelo com decais aplicados
let chipping begin, using water and stiff brush / é so esfregar e descascar com agua morna e pincel duro
 

... and after the basic wheathering sessions, this is what I ended up with... I loved the result, by the way.
... e depois da sessão basica de envelhecimento esse foi o resultado... e eu gostei.

5 comments:

  1. Excellent work with the white-wash!! You said you loved the result, but did you enjoy the hairspray technique? I've only done one this way and thought it was sorta fun, LOL.
    Looking forward to more updates

    Dale

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  2. Hi Dale, thanks for dropping in and leaving a comment. I'm glad you liked the result of what I did here. I'ts my first try at this technique on a tank (the ford pick up was done that way too mixed with the salt technique). I had a blast at doing it. It was real fun!
    best regards!
    Steve-o

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