Tiki Tiger

[Sabaton]

Well my first build here, i have 2 tanks lying around in a half finished state i do hope to find the karma to finish this one without breato long breaks in between
More or less following Oz his fantastic topic on the panzer grey painting i felt brave enough to give it a go...here come the wheels

1 black primer


2 Vallejo (very) Dark Blue Grey


3 instead of shooting away the light grey i just sprayed it around the inside of the wheels to make the grey a bit more intresting


4 the pigments i used with the brushes recomended by professor Oz only 2 colours tho maybe i should add some more


5 and the result maybe has to be toned down some more 1 base colour 2 secondary 3 brushed out


if i cant find the johnson clear thing would a gloss varnish coat do aswell before a wash?

[Saxondog]

Hard to say, the issue then becomes chemical interaction. I did complete my Tiger in Gray as you have seen in the thread,the Johnson's is sold under several names.

Here is another thread about using this product.
http://www.rctankwarfare.co.uk/forums/v ... 786#p60786" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Saxondog]

Also their are several pictures of TIKI available on this forum, and decals sets if you need those?

Remember when spraying the clear,low psi and a fine mist,layer the coats giving plenty of drying time. If not the pigments will pool and run. Once a coat has dried if you heat the parts with a hair-dryer the clear coat becomes soft, the varnish will then stick really well.

Drying time is very important,it was a process of several days to complete the sections. Also my Tiger is over two years old,still looks good and has not discoloured. My Jagdpanther is about a year old with some discolouring,due to heavy coats and drying to fast. Good luck

[STEINER]

Welcome to the Forum. Nice effect you have managed on the wheels, what scale is this build ?

[Sabaton]

@STEINER 1/16 Tamiya

@Saxondog I found something that should be similar according to this site :http://www.swannysmodels.com/TheCompleteFuture.html
"sols plus"
But when i pour it out in a cup it's a yellowish milky colour

tracks r in the vinigar atm gone be happy to get that scary stuff out of the way
*edit* they r out and well... i cant notice a big difference gone have to try sometin else

the red was a bit to dominant to my taste and i added a tiny bit af black pigment over the whole wheel quite happy with how they look now hope i dont mess it up with the clear