FULL BUILD; MILITARY VEHICLES TAMIYA 1:35 JAGDPANZER IV /70 (V) LANG SD.KFZ.162/1 â—? KIT NO.35340
Before painting could begin proper, the model was sprayed with two thin coats of Tamiya Fine Surface Primer, applied directly from the can.
As with previous military vehicle builds, this one was painted entirely with Tamiya acrylics thinned with Gunze Sangyo Mr Color Leveling Thinner. The lower hull, running gear and tracks were sprayed with a mixture of Flat Black and Flat Earth (around 50/50) and then oversprayed with several layers, each lightened with more Flat Earth. The upper surfaces were then airbrushed with Dunkelgelb, mixed from Dark Yellow, Desert Yellow and a few drops of Buff. The green was then applied using IJN Cockpit Green before adding the brown using Red Brown, lightened with Flesh. All colours were thinned with around 40% thinners and sprayed on at around 30psi.
With the camouflage complete, the centres of the wheels were roughly sprayed with the Dark Yellow mix and then the airbrush cleaned and reloaded with the underside dark brown shade. Thinned with 80% thinners, this was sprayed around the edges, details and corners, to impart the first layer of shadow. Vertical lines were also sprayed down the hull sides to hint and dirt runs and rain-wash - nothing technical, just enough to break up the camouflage finish.
The additional shadow layers are barely visible, but they are there and served as a good foundation for the remaining weathering steps. Note in this shot the track sag - easily accomplished using superglue and accelerator.
32 March 2015 TMMI 233
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