August 24th thru 25th, Pre Dip Paint Session & German PAK40 Anti-Tank Gun

Pak40 with Black Pin-wash then Sepia overall wash using Vallejo washes

Pak40 Anti Tank Gun with Testor's Rattle can gloss coat, pre wash & pin wash

PAK40 Anti-Tank Gun

Figures #16. On left: Green wash then Black wash. On right: Black wash, then Blue wash. Flesh with  Flesh wash. Vallejo washes

Figures #17. On left: Sepia wash, then Green wash. On right: Black wash, then Green wash.

Pak40 crew #16 with Testors Gloss coat, pre wash

Pak40 crew #17 with Testors Gloss coat, pre wash.

Pak40 crew #16. Uniform Airbrushed with Light Grey Green Model Air, helmets re-painted in Lufwaffe Camo Green, Boots German Camo Black Brown

Pak40 crew #17

PSC German #22. Helmet&Pants=london grey. uniform 4:1 L.GreyGreen,  Kit & lower  pack & shovel= Mahogany Brown, Middle pack= German Camo Beige

PSC German #18 back. Helmet=lufwaffe camo. green (canteen should be same as helmet), Uniform straight L.GreyGreen,  Kit & lower  pack & = Mahogany Brown, Middle pack= German Camo Beige

PSC German #15 1:5 Light Grey Green uniform, London Grey pants

The Magic Brush. This Kolinsky Martre #1 or #0 brush keeps a better tip than my 5x#0 & 15x#0. I bought it at Discount Hobby, and I believe it had the Floquil label on it, but that has worn off. It is marked with a modle # of F102 and was made in China. Bar Code number is 052244001022. I fear it has sceen its better days and I will be needing to replace it. 

Wikipedia on Kolinsky Sable brushes HERE,

Revell Soviet 100% ready to dip

Pegasus 1/72nd Russian Farm Houses

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Links: from basementmotive.blogspot., Paint tips from miniaturesterrainpage.blogspot, 

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August 16th thru 19th Pre Dip, Hand Paint Session

The menagerie of figures pre-dip in Minwax Polyshade

I painted these figure for the intention to dip the figures in Minwax Polyshades "Honey Gloss"(496). I want to see if this works rather than paying $30bucks for army painter dip. Minwax was about $8.50bucks. I based these figures in various colors and shades to see what my final Base coat color & shade should be.

I chosed to use coffee stir sticks to mount figures for painting. They worked well & I stuck them in styrofoam to hold  each figure between painting procedures. I also marked stick with paint color and ratio, inorder to keep details straight for the purpose of testing

I used coffee stir stick grabbed from Star Bucks and unattended coffee stations. I cut them in half & made sharp tip with  drummel tool. Latter I realized a good sprue cutter would of worked quicker and easier.

I tacked figures to sticks with super glue, then used PVA wood glue to make a more robust hold that can be undone later. Most figures were still on part of original sprues attached to base. I sometime glued spare piece of sprue to base when needed.

Colors and order of application:

1) Vallejo Basic Skin Tone 70.815 on figure flesh areas

2) Vallejo Kakie Grey 70.880 used on bag and some webbing then wanted to lighten it and made a 5:1 ration with Vallejo German Camo Beige 70.821 and painted bag with it.

Revell & Pegasus Soviets

PSC 1/72nd Hotty in Tamiya Dark Yellow (much greener than Vallejo) ready for a dip, after a little clean up on uniform.

Revell & Zvezda Soviets

Hat German Figures. Had problem with helmet color. DarkGreen  70.896 was to dark, along with German Grey 70.995 being to dark also so I went with Lonon Grey which may look better after dipping. I also did a couple german helmets in Luftwaffe Cam. Green 70.823 which looked acceptible. I thought I had the correct colors but it seems according to guides next time I'll try 70.967 Olive Green

1/72nd PSC German with London Grey Helmet & Pants. Looks good here to me

August 1st thru 4th Airbrush Session: Results & Info

PSC 1/72nd figure in Vallejo RAL 7028 Dark Yellow Surface Primer

Handy TT Uniform Info: for Germans HERE and Soviets HERE

Armourfast 1/72nd StuIG in Vallejo RAL 7028 Dark Yellow Surface Primer

Armourfast 1/72nd StuIG in Vallejo Model Air Panzer Olive Green with Silly Putty for 2nd color

Various paint subjects: 1/100th Sd.kfz.222, 1/72nd StugIII body, StuIG 33B w/ Camo pattern, 1/72nd Soviet figures

1/72nd StugIII ready for spray with Middle Stone

1/100 Sd.kfz.222 with Silly Putty mask

HAT 1/72nd German anti tank gun crew in Vallejo Light Gret Green (straight ratio)

Figure on Parade, various colors & shades

Aug 2nd Airbrush Session

Shot the following colors:

1)Vallejo Dark Yellow Surface Primer 7028. used on StuIG 33B & Soviet figures

2) Vallejo Model Air "Middle Stone" used on Soviet figures

3) Vallejo Model Air Surface Primer " German Brown". On Hat German WWII anti Tank Gun.

4)  Vallejo Model Air Surface Primer " Russian Green". Used on German soldiers & 1/32nd soviet soldier

5)  Vallejo Model Air "Light Green Grey".  Used on German soldier figures. Looks very close to Tamiya Field Grey.

Aug. 3rd 2013 Session 

1) Light Grey Green @ 5:1 ratio on 1/72 & 15mm german figures

2) Panzer Olive Green 71.096 Ratio Straight on StuIG 33B as camo & Stug III as base color. Also on HAT german anti tank gun (after german light brown surface primer)

3) Middle Stone @ 4:1 ratio

Aug. 4th 2013 Session

1) Panzer Olive Green - straight w/ .5 white tip.  Shot StugIII gun & 222 car camo

2) Light Grey Green 4:1 ratio w/ .5 white tip on German figures

3) Middle Stone 5:1 ratio w/ .5 white tip on soviet figures. Went through Middle Stone fast also temp cooled down & Moister increased and paint seemed to go on oddly. 

What We Learned:

A)  Found out that Tamiya field grey is the same as Model Air Light Green Grey Are basically the same.

B)  Vallejo Model Air Surface Primer Dark Yellow  RAL 7028 is The Same as Model Air "Middle Stone" may be Middle Stone is slightly brighter

• May have thinned paint too much sometimes usually 5 parts Paint to 1 part airbrush thinner. worked well with surface primer but not as well with regular Model Air.

• Small tip ( .4 black tip) seemed to have a more lumpy application on test CD's

• Ran air pressure between 22 - 18psi. raised to 30psi+ when cleaning brush

• Cleaning brush & Tips went very well this session

• almost messed up on ratio, was a little confused at first and had effect of ratio backward for a minute or so.

• had problems with Lighting. light was splotchy and hard to see model also background sometime it hard to see

• • had problems with holding models to hold sticks. need to work out better system.

• • had problems with moister around 5:30-6pm

••• Soviet color combo to try = Vallejo mix 75% US Dark green + 25% white. = 3:1 mix

August 2nd 2013 Airbrush Session: Area 51 Jobe syndrome

Aztek $40 brush & 2new tips

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Shot the following colors:
 1)Vallejo Dark Yellow Surface Primer 7028

2) Vallejo Model Air "Middle Stone"

3) Vallejo Model Air Surface Primer " German Brown". On Hat German WWII anti Tank Gun.

4)  Vallejo Model Air Surface Primer " Russian Green". Used on German soldiers & 1/32nd soviet soldier

5)  Vallejo Model Air "Light Green Grey".  Used on German soldier figures. Looks very close to Tamiya Field Grey.

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What We Learned:
A)  Found out that Tamiya field grey is the same as Model Air Light Green Grey Are basically the same.
B)  Vallejo Model Air Surface Primer Dark Yellow  RAL 7028 is The Same as Model Air "Middle Stone" may be Middle Stone is slightly brighter

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Cheepy Aztek brush on Badger holder.  Note: colr cup right befor I lost tiny black plug in lawn ( I knew I was going to loss a fiddily piece.)

Water Trap & Pressure Valve being held in place with Bogan Clamp&Arm, Works very well. Air Pressure worked well best between 22psi and 18psi. any lower that 18psi and tip clogged any higher and spray may splatter

Some of the session players

Some of the liquids involved. NOTE: brush which is dipped in Airbrush Thinner to keep tip clean, A MUST!

Spray Area Overview on Aug 2nd

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