Ferdinand

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March 4, 2016
Primed with Vallejo Dark Yellow primer. This is a model that i had laying around for more than a year. Decided to paint it now that i have an airbrush and noticed that i had put the tracks in the wrong direction (and also glued them on back then) 🙁
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March 4, 2016
The hatches will be opened (they are not glued on), only closed them for the paint session
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March 4, 2016
My first attempted at a color modulation. Used varying shades of Vallejo Model Air Sand Yellow, then Light Brown and finished by haind painting a few details with Sand
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March 4, 2016
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March 4, 2016
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March 4, 2016
Interior primed with Gray and then painted with Sand (or RAL1001). The chains for the pistol ports are not yet painted. No idea how to paint the cannon part, i don't wanna leave it in one color
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March 16, 2016
Disruption camo on, not very happy with it, after I took the photo I saw i missed some spots on the tracks below fenders
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March 16, 2016
Painted tracks, accessories and transparent bits
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March 21, 2016
Decals on
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March 21, 2016
Filter and wash done with Vallejo Model Wash European Earth to tone down the yellow
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March 21, 2016
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March 21, 2016
Mounted tow cable, completed the gun-lock travel
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March 23, 2016
My (first) attempt at some streaks and highlights
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March 23, 2016
My (first) attempt at some streaks and highlights
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March 23, 2016
My (first) attempt at some streaks and highlights
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April 1, 2016
Some paint chipping and rust streaks
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April 1, 2016
More paint chipping and rust
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April 1, 2016
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April 1, 2016
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April 1, 2016
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April 1, 2016
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April 1, 2016
Some light mud effects on the underside

Comments

4 March 2016, 23:06

Joerg R.
Nice job 👍 , but what happened with the muzzle brake?

5 March 2016, 01:11

Dan M
Ah yes, temporary mistake; fortunately the gun barrel is not glued on 🙂. Next pictures will show it in the right position

5 March 2016, 10:08

Dan M
Looking for an outside opinion; I think i might have overdone it with the spare tracks. I wanted them to have a more rusty aspect as opposed to the running gear since they would be more exposed to the environment but right now it looks too much for me. Should i try to add more steel to them, keep the rust areas less uniform ?

22 March 2016, 11:47

Ulf Petersen
Seems to be all right to me. Tracks unused turn rusty after a while.👍

24 March 2016, 05:22

Album info

This is a kit i had laying around from the time i was afraid to paint so i only built them 🙂. Tracks glued on (and put in the wrong direction, back then i wasn't paying too much attention). Fortunately the hatches are not glued on and can be posed open.
Also back then i was afraid of using photo-etch so i got a premium Dragon kit only to use most of the plastic pieces instead of the PE ones 🙁

Sd.Kfz. 184 Ferdinand

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Sd.Kfz. 184 Ferdinand

Wehrmacht Heer (German Army 1935-1945)
s.Pz.Jg.Abt. 654 624
1943 World War 2»Operation Zitadelle - Kursk

(Result: Destroyed)
RAL7028 Dark Yellow RAL6003 Olive Green

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