Here we are one more time with some more
progress. It might seem a long, drawn out build, and in fact it is -
however, the stages of weathering take time and patience, and I need to rest
and regroup in between modelling sessions.
In the photo above it's clear to see the chips
I have begun to add. It's a tedious, sweat inducing task, and that's no
joke. To damage one's model at this stage, after so much effort had been
injected would be upsetting, to say the least. The darker areas represent
the older, rusted steel (applied by sponge and brush), while the surrounding
areas are carefully brush painted on, in this case using a my 'red-oxide' paint
to represent fresh chips.
I still have to work
on the tracks, but until I've decided about my base, they can wait.
For the chipping I
used both a sponge and a good quality brush.
I like my Hetzer both with and without the
armoured skirts, so I spent a while taking them on and off. There're very
delicately attached so I can I always change them around and I have some
spares all painted up and ready to go (I made extra just in case...........).
For the mud spatter I mixed
a small amount of white wood glue with water and added some Mig pigments (Dry
Earth and European Dust).
The mixture was first tested on paper and then I
used an old brush with cut down, stiff bristles, dipped in my muddy/dusty
mixture and the bristles were carefully manipulated with my finger to flick
dirt on the hull. I had to be careful to get the scale of the splashes looking
natural. I hold a post-it note in front of any areas I want kept
relatively clean.
And finally here's a top view of the weathered machine. As you can see, the vivid colours have been nicely muted, much to the crew's relief!
See the final reveal HERE
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