Nitto Ma.K Maschinen Krieger SF3D Raccoon

[Ian]

A little bit more on this.

I've got the hands painted, the hood parts glued up and the equipment almost done.

Pretty soon I'll be weathering!

 

[Junkie]

Looks cool.

 

[CTspeedshop]

Looks Great! I really do like the colors you chose.

 

[Ian]

Some of these concept art artists are amazing.


Artwork by Darren Bartley

 

[CTspeedshop]

Agreed!

 

[Ian]

Detailing the cockpit this evening.

Began with Vallejo Leather brown for the large pad on the door and sides around the cockpit interior. It hand painted very well with a 20/0 round and various-sized flats.
Added a bit of Vallejo Bronze and Tamiya Medium Blue, the latter of which didn't work for beans. It now looks worn so that's ok.

Next I did a few passes with AK's Wash for NATO Tanks. I just recently acquired that one and boy it's the jam!

 

[Junkie]

Looks great. Nice weathering.

 

[Ian]

Tonight was adding the wiring with CA glue and The Glue Looperâ„¢.




Also weather washed one leg!




Couldn't resist dry fitting the canopy.

 

[Junkie]

Coming along great Ian.

 

[Ian]

Thanks.

I'm a little hesitant applying the dark wash over the white. I'm mainly starting in the edges and corners and then feathering it out to wider areas.

I applied it in larger brush strokes on the orange leg part, but does that look bad?

 

[Grendels]

Looks good!

 

[Junkie]

Doesn't look bad...looks like grime. You might be safter with a gloss coat before washes so you can slide stuff around the way you want too. Satin at least.

 

[adampolo13]

I'm still learning when it comes to washes and weathering but I'd agree with Scott, a gloss coat before washes helps a ton. It's a lot easier to remove excess when there's a gloss coat, you can still do it with satin coat but not as well tho.

 

[Ian]

But won't the gloss coat be… glossy? I guess weathering will eventually hide that right.

 

[Grendels]

Just put a flat or satin coat on afterwards to seal up the weathering.

 

[Ian]

Ah, gotcha.

 

[Junkie]

What G said.

If you don't at least put a Satin coat the washes will absorb into your paint much differently...staining it differently. That satin (or gloss) allows you to work the washes much easier. matte or satin once happy...but not over pigments really cuz it will hide/kill much of any pigment stuff you do.

 

[Ian]

Some of the parts have an Alclad Flat coat on (the orange you see is actually a gloss) so I'm somewhat protected.

I think I'll throw some Alclad satin on the body and arms before attacking it with washes etc.

 

[Ian]

Well, my 2nd leg washing didn't go so well. I wore through the Alclad flat coat and made a big mess of it. Suggestions?

 

[adampolo13]

Well, my 2nd leg washing didn't go so well. I wore through the Alclad flat coat and made a big mess of it. Suggestions?

I would imagine that the AK wouldn't have chewed up the Alclad on its own. That being said I pretty much stick to Future for gloss coats and Vallegjo for MATT coats.

In terms of how to fix the leg... Maybe a few scratches, chips, pigment...