Friday, July 6, 2012

Jagdpanther Late Version 1/48 (III)

It is time for painting the camo. I want to get a worn look on the hull so I decided to use the hairspray technique again to chip the camouflage paint. The first step is to apply the red hull colour that will be the colour of the chipping. I used again Red Brown mixed with a little of black and X-22 Clear to get a satin finish.
Hora de pintar el camuflaje. Como quería una apariencia bastante gastada  decidí usar la técnica de la laca de nuevo para descascarillar la pintura del camuflaje. El primer paso es aplicar el color de las zonas descascarilladas, es decir, el marrón rojizo. Usé una mezcla de Red Brown con un poco de negro y X-22 para darle un acabado satinado: 

Then I applied the hairspray coat, not as thick as the one used for the previous oxide effect because I wanted a smaller chipping.
A continuación se aplica la capa de laca. No tan gruesa como la capa usada anteriormente porque ahora busco desconchones más pequeños:

Lifecolor paint is easier to chip than Tamiya or Gunze so I applied a layer with Lifecolor before painting the camo with Gunze Hobbycolor. I used the remaining paint mixed for the previous phase.
La pintura acrílica Lifecolor es más fácil de descascarillar con esta técnica que la de Tamiya o Gunze así que apliqué una capa de Lifecolor antes de pintar el camuflaje con Gunze. Usé la mezcla que había sobrado de la fase anterior:

For the base green colour I used Hobbycolor RLM82 Light green. To get some modulation effect I mixed it with white to light some areas and with black to darken others. Masking tape and post-it sheets are useful to mark some edges.
Para el verde base usé el Hobbycolor RLM82 Light green de Gunze. Para hacer algo de efecto modulado añadí un poco de blanco para aclarar ciertas areas y un poco de negro para oscurecer otras. La cinta de enmascar y los post-it son bastante útiles para marcar las aristas:

Then I highlighted the raising elements with a light green mix of Lifecolor paint.
Luego se resaltan algunos elementos en relieve con una mezcla verde claro de Lifecolor a pincel:

A view of the modulation effect before the chipping.
Vista del efecto modulado antes del desconchado:

I used three tools for the chipping, an old hard-hair brush for chipping big areas, a smaller brush for more controlled chipping and a toothpick to get some scratch-looking chipping. You must wait some seconds after wetting the surface with water so the hairspray dilutes and the paint chips easily.
Usé tres herramientas para este desconchado, un pincel viejo de pelo rígido  para los desconchones de mayor tamaño, un pincel más pequeño para desconchones mas controlados y un palillo para imitar arañazos y desconchones alargados. Hay que esperar algunos segundos después de humedecer la superficie con agua para que la capa de laca se diluya y la pintura se desconche facilmente:

The camo stripes were painted with Tamiya colours Red brown and Dark yellow.
I also wanted to chip the brown and yellow colours so the green paint could be visible underneath, therefore I sprayed another layer of hairspray over the green coat before applying the stripes. But for some reason it didn´t work this time, either the hairspray layer was too thin or Tamiya paint is too hard for chipping (or I let it dry too longer).
Las bandas del camuflaje están pintadas con colores Tamiya, Red brown y Dark yellow.
También quería descascarillar estos colores para que se viera algo de verde por debajo así que aerografié otra capa de laca sobre el verde antes de pintar estas franjas. Por alguna razón la cosa no funcionó. O la capa de laca era demasiado delgada o la pintura Tamiya agarró demasiado fuerte (o la dejé secar demasiado tiempo):

The chipping on the stripes was done the same way, with water, brushes and toothpicks. I also used a puncher on the wet paint to make some sharp scratches.
El desconchado de las franjas marrones y amarillas se hace de la misma forma, con agua, pinceles de pelo corto y rígido, y palillos. También usé un punzón sobre la pintura humeda para hacer algunos arañazos finos. Como ya he dicho, no conseguí que se viera el verde por debajo de las franjas, el descascarillado llegó directamente al marrón oscuro:

That´s all for now. In the next chapter I´ll begin with the weathering, the funny thing.
Y esto es todo de momento, en el siguiente capítulo empezaremos con el ensuciado, la parte divertida.

8 comments:

  1. Great SBS Diego. I'm going to try some of these on my Stug build. Thanks again

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  2. Thanks for your words, Calum. And please, finish that nice F-2. ;)

    Q

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  3. Diego hello!
    I am amazed by your work on your Jadgpanther!
    I am French and happy with me about your forum
    nevertheless fun!
    I want to know if you do not mind, references to
    Lifecolors three pots that you use as the base color!
    Thank you in advance for your reply and another
    multitude of applause for your work done with talent!

    Gerald cordially

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  4. Hi Gerald,
    I applied the yellow greenish Lifecolor coat to imitate the degraded chipped green color so is not much important the exact color, any light green-yellow will work.
    I used a mix of "UA 706 Dust type 2", "UA 704 Rust light shadow" and some "TSC 204 Grass" (transparent) to get a greenish tinge.
    Salutations.

    Q

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  5. Diego thank you for references, because I think this color
    very interresting for jagdanther who has lived on the ground!
    I am racking my head for a good while and it's thanks to you that it's tilt!
    thousand times thank you again for sharing your technical do!

    cordially gérald

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  6. Every step of your model, from I to VI part, is a perfect document about modelling..

    Thanks sharing this wonderfull model. I loved the apperance..Are you planing to add any figure to base?

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    1. Hi Sancar,
      Probably no figure but I´m not sure about that.
      Thanx

      Q

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  7. Nice and clear 2 understand also 4 new modelbuilders,thx bro 4 this info.
    Greetings from Belgium.

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