WIP: KV-1 1942- Continuation of the Soviet beast Part 3

So continuing the KV, I thought it was too yellow so I mixed up some blue filter to counter the green.  Definitely toned it down, I like it!  I mixed Tamiya clear blue with some Mr. Color leveling thinner 400.  

 

Above you see the finished model.  Much better.

 

Next after some drying time it was time to add scratches.  I actually touched up the pin washes and mixed up a lighter green from the 4BO color.  These would be scratches that have not penetrated the paint through to the steel. 

After the light 4BO color, I used LifeColor Burnt Metal to do the deeper metal scratches.  It looked great.  The LifeColor for some reason have it some relief.  

 Then I decided to do some fading with oils.  I used too much white.  Learned that lesson quick.

I think this looks fantastic!

Streaking time. 

Streaking looking good

Test fitting spare tracks.

Time for dust and grime.  I mix 50/50 the colors above and lightly spray them on lower hull.

I used pigments on the flat surfaces, then use White Thinner to start getting the dirty look.  I got those bottles YEARS ago when Mig Jiminez still owned the company.  Pigments last, especially if you don't build enough....guess I need to build more. 

After whiping them off with a number of ear cleaning buds and make-up applicators. 

Wheels on left side have pigments, and the ones on right side are clean....for now.  You can see the difference.  

New Model: Tamiya P-47 Thunderbolt (Buddy Build)

Doing a buddy build with my friends at The Basement Air Force, a Face Book model building club.  This started group build started back in Feb of 2018 and I'M STILL BUILDING IT!!!  The others finished in about 2-3 months. Here is the beginning of this build. 

 Masking for the interior green.  I don't like over spray.

 Painted and weathered in sections.

 Cross hair optics

More updates to come...soon.

Warhammer 40K - Black Templars Army from Days of Ol'

So a friend of mine was all into getting back into War Hammer 40K....until he got himself a new girlfriend...then he forgot.  ANYWAY, he made me dig out my old army of Black Templar Space Marines.  I still have a bunch to paint I guess.  Need to find these photos of our game. 

As I was setting up the army, I forgot just how much I actually had and more that are new in the box!  Holy COW!  Not the best photos, but at least you get the idea!  Need to get a few more games in.  I really liked what they did with this game. 

These models were all painted between 12-10 years ago....give or take a year, maybe more. 

 The Terminator dude was a special character with a power hammer.  I cut off the hammer and took two Dark Elf Executioner swords and glued them into a phase sword and painted him into a Black Templar instead of the Imperial Fist that he was.  I also removed any Imperial Fist references. 

 My Land Raider Crusader

 The doors are Forge World.

 The entire army.  I need to finish painting it. 

 Templar Squads

 Small group of Kill Team on left, from the old days, NOT the new plastics but older metal bits. And metal Grey Knights and Inquisitors. As you can see not finished



I hate the Dread.  I need to repaint it.  You can see some vehicles.  In the old game, Black Templars couldn't use certain things, with the new rules, they can use anything.  Much Better! There is a demolisher somewhere in there. 



Misc. Miniatures

Rough summer.  It's getting harder and harder to find time to post updates, but I will try harder.  Been hibernating from my KV-1 and P-47, soon but in the meantime been making and painting minis. 

Here is what I have been working on:

 

 New Henchmen members of one of my Mordheim war bands. 

 Ghouls for an Undead Mordheim Warband

New Wyrdstone that I made

 What I used to make the Wyrdstone

 Used the glaze to give the illusion of the stones glowing.

 

 Making the bases with GreenStuff

 Green Stuff rollers from Green Stuff World

 First use the smooth roller, then the patterned one.

 Just trim the edges and you are done.  VERY simple and looks AWESOME

One of the new Kickstart Lawmen models from Black Scorpion.  I got a bunch for playing Legends of Old West and Tombstone. 

This is my priest before the washes (shade)

This is him after.  Nice and simple.  Love the Citadel Shades.  I used 4 different washes. 

 Priest.  Pray or die outlaw!

 Quick paint job for the deputy

My Sheriff/Texas Ranger.