Building

Norman Gruss Автор
Winch is almost ready and first parts of the turret with extra part barrel

Torben H.
Good progress. Nice details on the chassis!

Norman Gruss Автор
Almost done.

Jennifer Franklin
Looking good, following for the last bit 👀

Norman Gruss Автор
Weathering, oils, dust, dirt, washes

Norman Gruss Автор
Matt varnish

Jennifer Franklin
The weathering came out really nicely, looking good.

Norman Gruss Автор
Thanks Jennifer for checking out and I hope you enjoyed it.

Norman Gruss Автор
Done!

Jennifer Franklin
I like the shot with Yoda. It looks really good. The figures are really well done, which makes it look even better, and the detail on their weapon adds to it as well.

Treehugger
Very nice.
Q: How did you deal with this issue of painting a metal barrel?
Did you sand the barrel? Add a thicker varnish/gloss coat on it?

I found that airbrushing on Vallejo primer, even if cleaning a metal barrel with alcohol, doesn't make the paint really stick that well. Good enough as long as one does not bump, nor, end up rubbing the barrel against some other object, like anything lol.
The result of airbrushing on Vallejo primer is flawless, howeve I am sitting here wondering just how much varnish might help seal the primer paint in that case. A layer of varnish isn't that thick to begin with.

Norman Gruss Автор
@Treehugger

Hi, I used Tamiya Metal Primer on all metal parts. The primer was applied with a soft brush and not the brush from the bottle. The primer was MrSurfacer 1500 and then the paint.

Torben H.
Wirklich verdammt gute Arbeit. In dem Tempo kriegst Du Deinen "Stash" noch locker weggebaut. 🙂