Decided to paint it...

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wibblywobbly
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Re: Decided to paint it...

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Got to say, that is one nice paint job! :thumbup:
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Re: Decided to paint it...

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Hell-o Mitchell:

Simply outstanding paint work! I envy your skill.

Just curious, why did you change your mind and decide to paint it? If I Had a full metal tank, I would want everyone to know its metal just by looking at it.

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Re: Decided to paint it...

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Awesome job Mitchell :thumbup:
Looks stunning!
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Re: Decided to paint it...

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thestig wrote:Hell-o Mitchell:

Simply outstanding paint work! I envy your skill.

Just curious, why did you change your mind and decide to paint it? If I Had a full metal tank, I would want everyone to know its metal just by looking at it.

Frank
I know exactly what you mean bud. I think I got lucky in that the acrylics still make it look like it's metal
-Jagdpanther - IBU2
-King Tiger - IBU2U full
-Tiger 1 - Clark TK22
-Rctank.de Panther F - IBU2
-Jagdtiger - IBU2 pro
-Taigen/Mato Panzer 3 - IBU2
-Panzer 3 - IBU2U full option
-Taigen/Mato Stug 3 - IBU2
- Sherman M4a3 75mm - v3
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Re: Decided to paint it...

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Gillaspy2005 wrote:that's really impressive, awesome job. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Thanks bud :thumbup:
-Jagdpanther - IBU2
-King Tiger - IBU2U full
-Tiger 1 - Clark TK22
-Rctank.de Panther F - IBU2
-Jagdtiger - IBU2 pro
-Taigen/Mato Panzer 3 - IBU2
-Panzer 3 - IBU2U full option
-Taigen/Mato Stug 3 - IBU2
- Sherman M4a3 75mm - v3
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Re: Decided to paint it...

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Markocaster wrote:Awesome job Mitchell :thumbup:
Looks stunning!
Thanks Mark :)
-Jagdpanther - IBU2
-King Tiger - IBU2U full
-Tiger 1 - Clark TK22
-Rctank.de Panther F - IBU2
-Jagdtiger - IBU2 pro
-Taigen/Mato Panzer 3 - IBU2
-Panzer 3 - IBU2U full option
-Taigen/Mato Stug 3 - IBU2
- Sherman M4a3 75mm - v3
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Re: Decided to paint it...

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jackalope wrote:That turned out fantastic!

So what did you do to get the paint to stick? I painted my M36 but the paint just chips off to the point I'm getting tired of touching it up.
Just used acrylics mate, 4 coats all in. Biggest problem I had was shrinkage, the paint would shrink back round the edges. Sorted itself out after retouching and varnishing.

Coated it with several coats of matt clear varnish to protect it from scratches and chips, which also had the effect of controlling the shrinking
-Jagdpanther - IBU2
-King Tiger - IBU2U full
-Tiger 1 - Clark TK22
-Rctank.de Panther F - IBU2
-Jagdtiger - IBU2 pro
-Taigen/Mato Panzer 3 - IBU2
-Panzer 3 - IBU2U full option
-Taigen/Mato Stug 3 - IBU2
- Sherman M4a3 75mm - v3
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Re: Decided to paint it...

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Personally think painting it made it look much better. Your skill at doing that is evident in your finished product.
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Re: Decided to paint it...

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Damn me thats nice :thumbup:
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Re: Decided to paint it...

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greengiant wrote:Personally think painting it made it look much better. Your skill at doing that is evident in your finished product.
Nice one GG thank you. I'm so glad I did do it. Next project is the Stug3, which I'm going to try and replicate the Pz3
-Jagdpanther - IBU2
-King Tiger - IBU2U full
-Tiger 1 - Clark TK22
-Rctank.de Panther F - IBU2
-Jagdtiger - IBU2 pro
-Taigen/Mato Panzer 3 - IBU2
-Panzer 3 - IBU2U full option
-Taigen/Mato Stug 3 - IBU2
- Sherman M4a3 75mm - v3
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