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Offline British Legion1

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King Tiger (Flames of war)
« on: 25 April 2012, 09:16:16 PM »
My first go at airbrushing & on a King Tiger ;)
I've seen things,you people wouldn't believe.

Offline Engel

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Re: King Tiger (Flames of war)
« Reply #1 on: 25 April 2012, 09:30:25 PM »
Great!

Maybey a litle mud on the mudguard or the tracks to create more contrast?

Offline Paddy649

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Re: King Tiger (Flames of war)
« Reply #2 on: 25 April 2012, 11:58:28 PM »
Very nice. 

..but for me too clean!  More mud, soot round the exhaust, number plates and chipped paint would take this from the parade ground to the Ardennes.

Offline Dave C

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Re: King Tiger (Flames of war)
« Reply #3 on: 27 April 2012, 06:07:51 PM »
Nice overall look to the tank. Did you airbrush the camo markings?

Offline Anatoli

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Re: King Tiger (Flames of war)
« Reply #4 on: 27 April 2012, 07:30:29 PM »
The airbrushed camo pattern looks nice but as have been mentioned comes off a bit too clean. Try to give it a wash of thinned down Devlan Mud wash or something similar to make the zimmerit pattern "pop".

As for the tracks I have previously just like you painted them red and washed them with brown to give them a dirty look. Lately I've been experimenting with painting the tracks black then washing them with Calthan Brown followed by Devlan Mud. I think the later gives them a more "fresh rusty" look.

 

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