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Post by Snipersmudge on May 25, 2020 8:44:34 GMT
Very neat indeed, if you are spraying with tamiya paints I'd lighten the green with a drop or two of flat flesh it's better than adding white.
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Post by Robbo on May 25, 2020 10:58:19 GMT
Will do Pete
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Post by Robbo on May 25, 2020 14:51:29 GMT
OK I gave it a go, do you think it is too light now? If so I can give it a green filter, that will give it some depth   |
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Post by Snipersmudge on May 25, 2020 15:06:13 GMT
Looks very good to me mate, I always lighten my base colours as I find weathering will darken the colour quite considerably. A green filter would also start to give it some depth as you say.
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Post by Robbo on May 25, 2020 15:11:23 GMT
Looks very good to me mate, I always lighten my base colours as I find weathering will darken the colour quite considerably. A green filter would also start to give it some depth as you say. Have you ever AB a filter on or do you brush it, I have always brushed it on |
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Post by Paul B on May 25, 2020 15:13:24 GMT
When I use them, I brush them  |
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Post by Boots on May 25, 2020 19:07:20 GMT
I`ve done both with filters...........AB/Brush, looking good matey  |
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Post by Robbo on May 25, 2020 19:11:01 GMT
I fancy using an AB Boots as there are a lot of nooks and crannies to get in to
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Post by Boots on May 25, 2020 19:16:58 GMT
I can`t vouch for other brands Robbo as i`ve only used the SIN filters thru the AB.......i`m pretty sure i`ve seen filters sprayed on You Tube, go type it in and see if it gives any tips/info etc  |
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Post by Snipersmudge on May 26, 2020 5:52:39 GMT
I've only ever applied filters with a brush myself.
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Post by jabbly on May 26, 2020 8:37:51 GMT
I have considered spraying them but it just seems more effort than it’s worth even if you’re doing an overall filter to bring the different elements of a camo scheme together either one with multiple colours or one that has already been modulated.
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Post by Robbo on May 26, 2020 12:01:39 GMT
Went to get my Mig filter and the little bit in the bottom had dried up. Can't get any for green on e-bay and I'm not buying a set at there prices. Think I'll make my own but what colour do I use? The one I had was brown for green, Ideas?
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Post by Robbo on May 26, 2020 14:40:00 GMT
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Post by Paul B on May 26, 2020 15:42:20 GMT
Ian you could make a filter from Raw Umber, that has a greenish brown tone . There's also still plenty of time add it after the decals and protection coat Good work on the running gear too, that can be a real PITA in situ but you've cracked there  |
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Post by Robbo on May 26, 2020 16:24:49 GMT
Got some black on the track, noticed it when I put these photos up
Yup Paul I'll just make it up as I go along, as was said earlier the weathering will darkening a bit
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Post by jabbly on May 26, 2020 16:38:27 GMT
You’ll get lots of different views on filters so my 2p’s worth. After the coat of Klear do the pin-washes in a very dark brown, apply the decals and then a coat of matt varnish. Now the interesting part. What are you trying to achieve with a filter which is basically a way of giving subtle tonal shifts. I like my colour modulation on the heavy side so I tend to use them to unify all the colours. Looking at your pickies the modulation looks fairly light so I’d go for a dark brown (raw umber already mentioned sounds good) followed by another filter on the large raised surfaces using a more buff colour. Saying all of that I find it easier to do the whole thing the opposite way around and start off with much harsher colour modulation at the AB stage and also selected hand painting and then toning it all back.
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Post by Snipersmudge on May 26, 2020 17:06:18 GMT
Looking good, as the others have said a raw umber filter would work well. You can also mix a greenish brown by adding some green oil paint to the mix, just a tiny drop would do but you can mix whatever you think works that's the beauty of making your own.
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Post by Robbo on May 26, 2020 17:10:05 GMT
OK Jabbers. I'll get it up to the mat coat and then we'll see where we need to go with this, just fancy trying some different things like chipping
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Post by jabbly on May 26, 2020 17:59:19 GMT
OK Jabbers. I'll get it up to the mat coat and then we'll see where we need to go with this, just fancy trying some different things like chipping It’s probably worth painting a test piece, even the bottom of the hull, just so you can try out a few ideas to see what you like in terms of colour and also just how much it’s thinned. |
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Post by Robbo on May 27, 2020 11:22:16 GMT
Klear is on and as expected the colour looks deeper, not so dry looking
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