Jnewboy Customs ~ HL Jagdpanther

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Jnewboy
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Re: Jnewboy Customs ~ HL Jagdpanther

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Camo Done

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Excellent camouflage!


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HL /Mato tiger 1 early, Tamiya Tiger 1 early, Taigen tiger 1 mid
Taigen T34/85, HL SU-100
Jagdpanzer Lang
Taiga Jagdpanther
Heng Long Sherman DGS Firefly kit
Tamiya King Tiger (unbuilt)
Mato all metal Panzer III
1/10 Jagdpanther
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Markocaster wrote:Excellent camouflage!


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Thanks, the hard part is to balance the three colors so that no one color is overwhelming at any one particular angle. That's the hard part about models, I know they didn't really do that with camouflage as it was painted on in the field, sometimes at haste but on a model it needs to be done.

I get the best result by painting the lightest color, followed by the darkest, then add the mid color (in this case the green) to balance it all out.
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Jnewboy wrote:
Markocaster wrote:Excellent camouflage!


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Thanks, the hard part is to balance the three colors so that no one color is overwhelming at any one particular angle. That's the hard part about models, I know they didn't really do that with camouflage as it was painted on in the field, sometimes at haste but on a model it needs to be done.

I get the best result by painting the lightest color, followed by the darkest, then add the mid color (in this case the green) to balance it all out.
You nailed it! Looks great Image


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HL /Mato tiger 1 early, Tamiya Tiger 1 early, Taigen tiger 1 mid
Taigen T34/85, HL SU-100
Jagdpanzer Lang
Taiga Jagdpanther
Heng Long Sherman DGS Firefly kit
Tamiya King Tiger (unbuilt)
Mato all metal Panzer III
1/10 Jagdpanther
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Very nice! Great colors, too.
JagdPanther / Leopard 2A6 / StuG Ausf. G / KV-2 / M4A3A4 / MTLB / 2.5 ton truck 6x6
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A nicely done JP is always a pleasure to watch :clap:
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Tools attached

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Decals on

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Image20180526_112935 by jon newsom, on Flickr

Winter white wash time. Two coats of hairspray, followed by a coat of white with a few drops of tan to knock the brightness down. Then scrub the white off in vertical brush strokes to simulate the weathering of the rain/snow run off. Then use washable white to create tiny streaks from the roof coat running off.

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Do one side at a time.

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use a ruler to make straight lines

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After they are on use some water and lightly stump the lines

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Interesting result. Especially the washable white looks promising. The other mission Models color looks completely different though. Less vibrant than some of the other brands.
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Soeren wrote:Interesting result. Especially the washable white looks promising. The other mission Models color looks completely different though. Less vibrant than some of the other brands.
I don't use mission models paint, I stick to Tamiya, mig, some ak interactive and for certain shades of enamel I still prefer the old testors. Everything on this model will be acrylic except the rubber wheels which I'll use enamel as it won't chip during RC use.
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Hey Jon, thanks for putting that straight. I just misread that. Still the washable colur Looks reaslly interesting. I should have a look into that as well.
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