Something I've been doing the past days

[ALPHA]

Non Slip looks good ATC ...and Yup...Remembered Totoro after I posted the link lol....might be something for me to think about should I get one though


ALPHA

[greengiant]

Nonslip looks very good ATC. Much better separation between it and the smooth surfaces then I ended up with.
Like mine a lot of the aggressive look of it should disappear once in NATO camo unless looked at very close up.

[atcttge]

Tanks guys!

Since I ran out of primer, I've decided postponing priming the turret (plus, I broke something there - so more excuses! ). Instead, I'll continue with phase two of the painting process for the hull, starting with NATO brown while the weather is still hot.

[atcttge]

PAINTED! Hull only hehehe!

Not perfect but I am still very satisfied!














FML I lost a screw huhuhu

[greengiant]

Looks very good ATC. Like I said the roughness of the nonslip isn't so prominent after the NATO colors are applied

[ALPHA]

Very nice ATC...that stick on stuff worked very well ...Though I have a hunch it is more due to your precise cutting
Have you hooked it up yet?... reason I ask is ...there is a good chance your primer might have been good enough to stop the headlight beam bleed


ALPHA

[ALPHA]

Looks very good ATC. Like I said the roughness of the nonslip isn't so prominent after the NATO colors are applied

You going to do yours over Giant? ...............

ALPHA

[atcttge]

I haven't hooked it up yet. I hope the headlight bleed will have been solved but I doubt it. My planned solution for it was to brush paint the exterior with silver enamel, then black, before spraying the primer coat. The idea being the silver will reflect the light back reducing bleeding and the black absorbing the rest. Alas I have no silver enamel.

Painting will continue when I have new cans as I have exhausted the ones I have. I'll also clear gloss the whole thing to protect the paint and for the decals/stickers, before another sealing clear gloss, mild wash, then clear flat.

Any idea wot the screw size is for the road wheel?

[ALPHA]

I haven't hooked it up yet. I hope the headlight bleed will have been solved but I doubt it. My planned solution for it was to brush paint the exterior with silver enamel, then black, before spraying the primer coat. The idea being the silver will reflect the light back reducing bleeding and the black absorbing the rest. Alas I have no silver enamel.

Painting will continue when I have new cans as I have exhausted the ones I have. I'll also clear gloss the whole thing to protect the paint and for the decals/stickers, before another sealing clear gloss, mild wash, then clear flat.

Any idea wot the screw size is for the road wheel?

Got special stuff to stop the bleed ...need to get more cause mine dried up in the bottle lol....will reveal after I find some lol ...but that primer looks pretty dense ...it could have solved the problem already

I'm going to finish mine after I finish my research tank for a build later on down the road...similar process...without the wash

No idea on the screw....those are kind of hard to find...have lots of spares though..as that is the first thing I strip off the broken tanks in my junk box

I can send you a couple if you like...need a photo of the one you got next to a ruler of some sort so I can send you the right ones

ALPHA

[atcttge]

That would be great ALPHA! Yes I'll PM you a photo later as well as my address. MANY THANKS!