American SPH M109A6 Paladin in progress

Bart Goesaert
interested... why do the companies always want to make a seamline in the middle of the running surface of a wheel instead of at the borders?

Evgeny Brovkin Author
Not always, fortunately🙂
For example in Kinetic kit there is no seamline🙂
karopka.ru/bitrix/co..file.php?fid=1369031
But generally kinetic - awful🙂

Bart Goesaert
busy at the moment with a kinetic Fouga... don't tell be about awfull, I hope when painted it will look a bit descent, but it takes me longer to build OOB then some kits with aftermarket...

Evgeny Brovkin Author
🙂🙂🙂 Kinetic forces us to suffer🙂
But at final it's a real pleasure to finish him🙂 And forgot for ever!
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American SPH M109A2 completed | Album by aZrael (1:35)

Ingo F
Cool, next Howitzer. You really like them, dont you? 😄

Evgeny Brovkin Author
Yeep! I like all heavy armor. Want to build all MBT and SPH + some others (BMP\Humvee\Smersh) for relax

Ingo F
Panzerhaubitze 2000? 😄😄😄

Evgeny Brovkin Author
Of course. It will be group build PzH2000+MSTA-S some later.

Ingo F
Tell me when you start, maybe i will join too. 🙂

Evgeny Brovkin Author
DEAL🙂

Evgeny Brovkin Author
2: James C - Kit looks very good (except vinil tracks). I thing it's best M109A6 Paladin for now.

Dan M
Hi Evgeny; nice kit, thinking on getting one myself some time in the future; had one question: what color did you use for the tracks ? I find myself experimenting lately with a lot of techniques on tracks, can't decide on one, so I'm curious how you do yours. Thanks

Evgeny Brovkin Author
Hi Dan M;
Now tracks painted in Vallejo Pancer Aces Track Primer 70318
Two words about this color.
Pro: It's very realistic looks. Like natural, old, little rusted metal
but CONTRA: - it awfull blow due airbrush. Very bad coverage, very bad adhesion.
Too difficult for use, but looks good as base. My verdict - not recommend

Evgeny Brovkin Author
But it only first step for tracks. Next fill be wasing, brush painting rubber and runway and drybrush shine metal for ridges and moving parts

Dan M
Thank you Evgeny; i've also used Vallejo Track Primer as I like the color, i'm also doing a little color modulation by splashing it with some other Panzer Aces colors (Light Rust and Dark Rust) on a random pattern just to keep the tracks less uniform, then drybrush with a metal color.
I too had the same problems with it (very difficult to use with an airbrush) and right now i'm thinking either to :

1. replace it with AK Dark Tracks (which can be airbrushed and it has a similar color hue)
or
2. one experiment that i'm currently doing with my Warrior is paint the tracks directly in a metallic steel color (like Vallejo Metal Color Steel) then use washes and pigments to weather it and bring it to a more rusty, old look.

Bryn Crandell
Going to keep an eye on this one!

Evgeny Brovkin Author
Thanks!
Holl add final album with photos in few hours🙂

Bart Goesaert
looks very good, congratz...

Holger Kranich
Wooohh, thats a cool Paladin and a great tutorial. Seems to be a typical AFV-Club kit. I like your weathering - not overdone but realistic. 👍 Well done, Evgeny!

Evgeny Brovkin Author
Thank's
Final gallery here:
American SPH M109A6 Paladin | Album by aZrael (1:35)