Hobby Boss Pz.Kpfw. 1 (VK601)

[Leighbo]

Hi All

Thought I'd share my latest project the Hobby Boss Pz.Kpfw. 1 (VK601).

The build went pretty straight forward as is usual with Hobby Boss kits, the one serious error of the kit is that the track links won't fit the drive wheel. I have seen a few reviews (after I bought this kit!) and the number of teeth on the wheel is incorrect so the track links are too big. Never mind I just cut off 10 of the teeth on the drive wheel and you'd never know the difference!

I wanted to try something different with the paint so I had a go at some partial colour modulation. I was going the whole hog but I didn't decide until after the on board equipment was fitted so a full job would have been tricky.

I primed in dark panzer grey then mixed a little white and a touch of navy blue into the mix to give a bit of a more colourful look, just avoiding the deep shadow areas. Then I added some more white to this mix and this was sprayed on the horizontal and slope areas to start the highlights off, followed by adding a little more white for the final highlights.

Once dry I used the final mix to pick out some of the higher detail on the tank and then painted in the tools.

Any comments are welcome, thanks for looking

 

[TRM]

Excellent job so far Leigh!! Lovely painting!! Love the tools!! Well done!!

 

[Leighbo]

Re: Hobby Boss Pz.Kpfw. 1 (VK601)

Cheers T, i was a bit uninspired to,begin with and was going to show a diorama with the tank under some camo covers but now the paints gone well i might have to change my mind!

 

[TRM]

LOL...I feel the same a lot myself! Have at it mono style!! Maybe some branches and leaves as the camo!! Moment of opportunity camo job!! ;D

 

[Leighbo]

Hi Guys

Been working hard on this build and I'm all finished up.

After the colour modulation I used oils to fade and dirty the paint then left it to dry for a few days. Once dry I applied a satin varnish and then I dirtied it up further with some AK mud and dust enamels. After the initial colour mod it did look a bit stark, but the weathering really tones that down and unifies it.

I mixed some real earth up with white glue and water and applied this to the tracks and lower chassis with a few different acrylics added to give some contrast.

The base was made from a short balsa frame filled with plaster which is becoming my standard practice now so I can get the exact size I want. Then real earth mixed with white glue again was applied to the base and once dry I played around with various grasses, mainly Mininatur to get an overgrown look. The final touch was a satin varnish and unifying blast with some green from the airbrush. The figure was from Miniart painted with acrylics

Anyway here's the pictures

I think I might even be a bit braver on the colour modulation on the next build

Thanks for looking

 

[Junkie]

Looks great. I dig the flowers you added to the ground work.

 

[Leighbo]

Cheers Scott, I thought the flowers added a bit of something!

 

[JohnSimmons]

Looks lovely, another great piece of work!

 

[Leighbo]

Thanks John, I keep trying!

 

[Swanningabout]

Very nice work indeed. What did you use for a base coat?

 

[Leighbo]

Hi swanningabout

I actually mixed the colour up till it looked right. I think it was vallejo blue (dark) and german grey and then lightened it with sea blue to get the highlights

 

[letsgobrowns82]

Awesome job!

 

[geegad]

its a little cracker