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HULL: Brian's 2017 NO. 10 LATE TIGER 1 BUILD

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 4:31 am
by Brian Ostlind
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HULL: Brian's 2017 NO. 10 LATE TIGER 1 BUILD

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 6:15 am
by Brian Ostlind
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HULL: Brian's 2017 NO. 10 LATE TIGER 1 BUILD

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 6:07 pm
by Brian Ostlind
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ROADWHEELS: Brian's 2017 NO. 10 LATE TIGER 1 BUILD

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 6:29 pm
by Brian Ostlind
Lots and lots of work to do here...
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HULL: Brian's 2017 NO. 10 LATE TIGER 1 BUILD

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 8:51 pm
by Brian Ostlind
Added a layer of Tamiya Flat Earth dust.

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WEATHERING: Brian's 2017 NO. 10 LATE TIGER 1 BUILD

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 9:08 pm
by Brian Ostlind
I’m just going to leave this here and do the wheels next
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WEATHERING: Brian's 2017 NO. 10 LATE TIGER 1 BUILD

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 1:13 am
by Brian Ostlind
I wasn’t happy with acrylic effects so I wiped them off and did enamel matte clear coat.
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LOWER HULL WEATHERING: Brian's 2017 NO. 10 LATE TIGER 1 BUILD

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 1:54 am
by Brian Ostlind
Now I am happy.

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WEATHERING: Brian's 2017 NO. 10 LATE TIGER 1 BUILD

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 2:39 am
by Brian Ostlind
This looks better.
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Re: Brian's 2017 NO. 10 LATE TIGER 1 BUILD

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 5:43 pm
by Brian Ostlind
After a week of ups and downs playing with various weathering paints I have finally given the lower hull a layer of airbrushed dust and I think I can move on. I hate making mistakes and getting frustrated I just want the tank to look realistic and dirty but not over the top.
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Re: Brian's 2017 NO. 10 LATE TIGER 1 BUILD

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 9:12 pm
by Vince Cutajar
To my inexperienced eyes (I know nothing about weathering), this latest version looks better than the previous one.

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Re: Brian's 2017 NO. 10 LATE TIGER 1 BUILD

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 9:26 pm
by Brian Ostlind
Thank you Vince. I don’t feel very experienced either but at least I have gained a little knowledge by making mistakes with trial and error.

RUNNING GEAR WEATHERING: Brian's 2017 NO. 10 LATE TIGER 1 BUILD

Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 2:14 am
by Brian Ostlind
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HULL: Brian's 2017 NO. 10 LATE TIGER 1 BUILD

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 2:31 am
by Brian Ostlind
A few more tweaks to the hull.

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Re: Brian's 2017 NO. 10 LATE TIGER 1 BUILD

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 2:46 am
by Greg Stephens
Looks good Brian. I learned a lot. Balance is difficult with the multitude of weathering tools available.