Meng - Whippet Mk A - Paint

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Wooden Track Spuds... I suck at wood... But was a combination of wooden acrylics then a thickish oil filter with Abt 502 oil... Metal ends were hit with Tamiya XF63 then neutral grey as highlights to the edges... VMS enamel binder with No.12 black pigment washed over and polished up...
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Exhaust was several layers of progressively lighter grey acrylics.. Then a thick filter of Abt 502 rust coloured oils... A general wash of Mig Light Rust Wash with pigments mixed in was then applied... Sepia pin wash to the ties then Smoke residue on the tips...
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The number of times I broke the rear gun off and reglued it... Lol
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Weathering carried out with oils and Mig Heavy Mud range
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Trying out different settings on my phone photographing...
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Real dirt bonded with VMS Ballast freeze to mud chutes
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Insignia was Tamiya white over chipping fluid... Then chipped... More chipping fluid was applied ober the white and then masked for the red... Red sprayed and chipped again...
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Broke the rear gun..! Doh..!!
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High use areas got some additional oil colour of Basic Earth to its edges to give more definition to these large panels
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Worn edges and chipping... Vajello Dark Rust sponged on with various shades of browns blended over
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Oil Rendering, chipping and earthen tones..Olive green and greys used to add richness and volumes to regions on each panel...
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Pin washing with Mig Dark Wash for green vehicles... Eventually I reapplied a Sepia oil wash as the contrast wasn't as striking initially
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Semi gloss coat then filters applied to select panels...
Probably best that it should've been a matt coat as the semi wasn't absorbing the filters the way I had hoped...
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Selective oil filters appiled to pick out individual panels
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Decals on...
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Highlighting bolt and rivet detail complete... Coat of satin gloss over the top in preparation of westgering and oils
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Highlighting, although fairly time consuming, makes a big difference...
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I can't help feel like this is a photo advertisement for Vajello and VMS... Lol
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Highlighting all the bolts and rivet detail with Vajello Deck Tan and Green Grey mixed in a ratio of 3:1..
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Some of the final highlight was too much so went in and tried some corrections to knock it back a bit...
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Adding Buff to German grey I randomly sprayed individual track links... More buff was added to the mix and sprayed other links... I continued with adding Deck Tan and finally white to produce variations in tone to the tracks base colour...
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Tracks were given a coat of primer and base coated with German Grey...
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Second layer of Modulation with IJN Grey...
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Modulation with H70 to stress out the angular shapes of the Whippet...
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Previous layer of preshading left visible...
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2nd layer of Preshading with Field Grey mixed with gloss clear...
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1st layer of Preshading complete
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Preshading with XF61 Dark green around all internal and external corners...
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Primed and ready for colour
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Everything primed with Gunze Black Finishing Surface Primer1500...
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Pretty much the colour scheme I'll be using...

Comments

53 14 January 2023, 06:45

Eddy Marshall
Will do Marvel..!

15 January 2023, 05:34

Ben M
Shading looks great

21 January 2023, 23:55

Eddy Marshall
Cheers Ben... Pushing the contrast to the extreme... The plan is to offset the starkness with some filters of different colours to each of the panels to enhanceme the shape further... Bit of an experiment but we'll see how it goes...!

22 January 2023, 06:55

Arthur Kirkland
A work with a solid foundation gives me a deep impression.
good 👍

22 January 2023, 12:04

Ben M
I feel like I never have enough contrast, at some point I turn it down and then later I regret not going for more.

22 January 2023, 15:20

Eddy Marshall
Sane here mate... It's one thing to look at your work under bright lights but when viewed unde natural light you really do lose a lot if your work... Figure dialing things up to 11 should help... Honestly have a crack at going from one extreme to the other on a mule... It's quite impressive how far you can push things I'm learning...

22 January 2023, 15:51

Gary Curling
A beautiful model you should be very please how it's turned out,well done

3 May 2023, 15:12

Rui S
Looking good. 👍

7 May 2023, 12:52

Dave
Looks good.The weathering and aging look incredible.

7 May 2023, 14:41

Villiers de Vos
Very nicely done.

7 May 2023, 16:21

Eddy Marshall
Thanks guys... Top build this one... Learnt heaps and had a blast as it came thru the pipeline...! What a great kit - cheap, high quality, low part count and loads of weathering options...

8 May 2023, 14:09

Michael Kohl
Excellent result.

8 May 2023, 18:44

Simon Nagorsnik
So great paint job!
For sure, excellent!!

8 May 2023, 18:58

Eddy Marshall
Thanks Michael and Simon for the kind words... I think this model has turned the tide for me I terms of achieving the finishes I've chased for years...

13 May 2023, 15:35

Bruce Huxtable
Superb! Wooden wood, steely steel, painty paint....totally nailed it!

13 May 2023, 15:40

Eddy Marshall
Cheers Bruce...! Appreciate it... Sounds like ive managed to painty paint convincingly..! Lol

13 May 2023, 16:34

Ben M
I always am afraid to go too extreme and pull back on the shading and weathering. Looks like you overcame your reservations and the result is strikingly realistic.

13 May 2023, 21:52

Alec K
Superb painting indeed mate 👍

13 May 2023, 23:46

Eddy Marshall
Ben M... Mate I went 11 on the modulation but with filters and oil rendering it really popped and was easily controlled to bring the richness back into the colour... Was definitely an experiment in how far I could push things... Cheers...

14 May 2023, 00:45

Eddy Marshall
Thanks Alec K... Appreciate it..!

14 May 2023, 00:46

Album info

Images of the paint job I managed to do with the Meng Whippet...

Whippet Mk 1A

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Completed

Whippet Mk.A

British Army (1660-now)
3 Light Bn., Tank Corps A259 Caesar II (Lt. Cecil H Sewell VC)
August 1918 World War 1»Western Front - Frémicourt

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