Some pigment progress and a 'tip'

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Some pigment progress and a 'tip'

I recently started working with the pigments on this build and it's one of my favorite parts to a build for two reasons. One, it means I'm coming close to the end of long journey and two because it is where I feel the build begins to take on that scale 'realness' to it. For this build I have used Vallejo pigments exclusively.

I'm not quite close to being done, as you can still see some shiny new stuff near the dingy filthy stuff but I thought I'd put these out there. You never know what you might have missed until others get a look and give you feedback...

which leads me to the 'tip'.

Thanks to a posted comment below I have been informed that I forgot to paint the tip of the shovel. Can you imagine that? Thank you poster of said comment, you have saved me from some major deductions next year if I enter this in a show. You sir, (or madam) and your eye for detail are much appreciated. Please do stick around and keep me informed of any more hamfisted goofs on my part.

Seriously, I owe you one.

4 comments:

AnonymousNovember 19, 2010 at 12:18 AM
that halftrack looks awesome (:

i have never seen that camo before. is it from the pacific theater?
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Ken AbramsNovember 19, 2010 at 7:11 AM
Thanks K. ;)

Yes it is from the Pacific, if you go back a page I think, there is a picture of the vehicle I am basing this off of.

http://armorfarm.blogspot.com/2010/05/us-marine-75mm-gmc-half-track.html

try to copy and paste that link, I think that will take you to it.

Thanks for stopping by mate.

Ken
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UnknownNovember 23, 2010 at 12:06 AM
I "think" the radiator shutters were controlled by engine heat acting like a thermostat, open when hot--closed when cold--if this is the case your entrenching tools would be in the way. Just my 2 cents worth. Dave Powell KKz
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Ken AbramsNovember 24, 2010 at 9:15 AM
Hey Dave,

the armored louvers were controlled by a lever on the 'passenger' side of the vehicle, the handle could be positioned in a number of slots to hold them open a various increments.

However, technical stuff aside did you see the picture I was modeling this from? The entrenching tools are almost an exact replication of their placement in the photo.

Ken
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Scale Modeling

The childhood hobby that followed me into adulthood. The dream I once had about being published in those dog eared magazines I spent my rainy days thumbing through long realized, I find myself seeking the simplicity of the hobby I once had as a child.

This is my place to do that, my quiet little corner of the web where I can just unwind with my imagination and find oneself as while simultaneously losing oneself. My bench is my escape, from reality and weight of the world with it's drama and deadlines. Adding that aspect into ones hobby can make it that much less enjoyable. Imagine sitting down at your bench and having your boss demand things from you and your annoying coworker chewing his banana with with his mouth open in your ear.

It's a hobby. It's not life. Enjoy it how ever you like, be it out of the box or rivet counting. Don't let anyone tell you any different, and allow them the same leeway in their endeavor. Build how you like, like how you build.