Re: My Hunting Panther
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:41 am
And some more progress-
Got some PE on the rear.
I was so dilligent with labeling the skirts all the way and I still forgot to paint one of them.
Wheels, wheels, damn more wheels...
Lots of parts and some extras.
I am 75% happy with how the texture technique worked out But after primer and 2 layers so far with camouflage colors to come it's kind of smoothing out. After looking at yet more reference pictures I could still go rougher next time. So in that case I might skip the thinned down Tamiya putty application and just use the glue stippling method then straight to paint.
So paints used so far the Rustoleum primer which was a breeze to work with. From application, to drying time to how it takes the Tamiya Spray paint. It was something I found suggested by modelers on the web and for the money and scale of this build it's a hit.
Next was Tamiya TS-1 Red Brown. I'm used to Tamiya can spray paints so not much to share on those except it takes about a can plus a 1/4 to do this 1/16th scale beast.
Yes I'm going to try hairspray chipping this guy. I had good experience when I did my KV-1 the first time so this should be fun. Yes i know that TS paint is "Laquer" and the hairspray process works well with Tamiya Acrylic BUT I watched some helpful videos showcasing MRP Laquer hairspray chipping and I've followed the instructions so far. Of course I'll share so you can experience my Win, Pass, Fail with it.
Next I did a light coat of TS-46 Light Sand on the top of the casemate trying to preshade. In reality it's only noticeable in person in the daylight after the next paint layer went on but oh well the road to Hell was paved with good intentions.
Next paint was TS-3 Dark Yellow. I have to be honest when that's all done the thing looks damned good. Things that jumped out at me though when I was inspecting it after this spray is just how pronounced and ugly some of the panels are with dents because of the structural supports underneath. Well likely the Camouflage will dazzle your eyes so ya can't see it.
Ok so since I don't have an airbrush, I know I keep saying that but I'm going to try 2 methods not usually done by non airbrushers. First The Hairspray chipping and Next 3 color Camouflage. But don't hold it against me if I chicken out and just do 2 tone.
I have tested several other colors and chosen TS-2 Dark Green and TS-69 Linoleum Deck Brown. I tested and even shared the colors with my wife and decided these 2 colors looked the best. I've never heard or seen anyone use TS-69 but it really looks good. I think it's underrated.
So either Friday or Sunday I'll have some more updated pictures of camouflage process.
Chef
Got some PE on the rear.
I was so dilligent with labeling the skirts all the way and I still forgot to paint one of them.
Wheels, wheels, damn more wheels...
Lots of parts and some extras.
I am 75% happy with how the texture technique worked out But after primer and 2 layers so far with camouflage colors to come it's kind of smoothing out. After looking at yet more reference pictures I could still go rougher next time. So in that case I might skip the thinned down Tamiya putty application and just use the glue stippling method then straight to paint.
So paints used so far the Rustoleum primer which was a breeze to work with. From application, to drying time to how it takes the Tamiya Spray paint. It was something I found suggested by modelers on the web and for the money and scale of this build it's a hit.
Next was Tamiya TS-1 Red Brown. I'm used to Tamiya can spray paints so not much to share on those except it takes about a can plus a 1/4 to do this 1/16th scale beast.
Yes I'm going to try hairspray chipping this guy. I had good experience when I did my KV-1 the first time so this should be fun. Yes i know that TS paint is "Laquer" and the hairspray process works well with Tamiya Acrylic BUT I watched some helpful videos showcasing MRP Laquer hairspray chipping and I've followed the instructions so far. Of course I'll share so you can experience my Win, Pass, Fail with it.
Next I did a light coat of TS-46 Light Sand on the top of the casemate trying to preshade. In reality it's only noticeable in person in the daylight after the next paint layer went on but oh well the road to Hell was paved with good intentions.
Next paint was TS-3 Dark Yellow. I have to be honest when that's all done the thing looks damned good. Things that jumped out at me though when I was inspecting it after this spray is just how pronounced and ugly some of the panels are with dents because of the structural supports underneath. Well likely the Camouflage will dazzle your eyes so ya can't see it.
Ok so since I don't have an airbrush, I know I keep saying that but I'm going to try 2 methods not usually done by non airbrushers. First The Hairspray chipping and Next 3 color Camouflage. But don't hold it against me if I chicken out and just do 2 tone.
I have tested several other colors and chosen TS-2 Dark Green and TS-69 Linoleum Deck Brown. I tested and even shared the colors with my wife and decided these 2 colors looked the best. I've never heard or seen anyone use TS-69 but it really looks good. I think it's underrated.
So either Friday or Sunday I'll have some more updated pictures of camouflage process.
Chef
I surrender! 
Cool looking tri-color camo pattern application w/ the elastic putty. Your base plate texturing is still visible, looks good. One thing comes to mind when you had mentioned about your texturing smoothing out with the coats of paint. When applied with rattle cans especially with self leveling primer and paints, you have very limited control on how much paint is being applied. In most cases even moving the spray pattern quickly across your work you still can apply a lot of paint at one time & smooth out your texturing unintentionally. In my opinion, I think your texture is still very visible and hope when get to paint stages on my build that my texture looks 1/2 as good as yours. 
