Trying (and failing) German Field Applied Ambush Camo. Revell 1/72 Panther Tank.

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Painting and weathering of Revell's 1/72 scale Panther tank in field applied ambush camouflage paintwork. First time trying this sort of camouflage and I made plenty of mistakes. I learned some new lessons though and tried several new products and techniques.
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00:00 Intro
00:17 Main Painting
03:40 Detail Painting
04:49 Panel Lining & Decals
07:58 Weathering
11:43 Final Result

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@paintingpanzers 9 ай бұрын

Excellent job dude, really nicely done!

@scaleffect 9 ай бұрын

Thank you, you've got a lot of great videos as well, looking forward to checking them out

@philRminiatures 8 ай бұрын

Great paint job, lovely camo!

@scaleffect 7 ай бұрын

Thank you

@gruppenfuhrer45 8 ай бұрын

I think you did just fine mate. Love the camo it was spot on.

@scaleffect 8 ай бұрын

Thanks, hope to do it even better next time, glad you enjoyed it

@keithparkinson6170 7 ай бұрын

Nice paint job,don't be hard on yourself remember the conditions the crews worked in if they were lucky a nice warm barn more likely a corner of a field,not forgetting the tank commander wanting the job finishing yesterday.

@scaleffect 7 ай бұрын

Yes, this is true

@anyblunder6782 9 ай бұрын

For an older kit with all its disadvantages I think this turned out as a pretty decent model. I saw you on Facebook, followed you here and subscribed. Cheers, Any

@scaleffect 9 ай бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate that!

@natalebabbo-gunplaanddioramas 8 ай бұрын

To my eyes it turned out a very good looking kit. 1/72 scale tanks are tough because of the small scale but your results look very pleasing to the eye. Have you considered for future paint jobs to use acrylics like Vallejo or Ammo by Mig and use a 70% flow improver/30% thinner with a few drops of retarder medium as thinner? I found out this mixture and it works wonderfully for me on acrylics. I also have an Iwata airbrush. I subscribed.

@scaleffect 8 ай бұрын

Thank you. That's a good suggestion, I'll have to look into those paints. I've only had acrylic experience (airbrushing) with Model Master before.

@natalebabbo-gunplaanddioramas 8 ай бұрын

@@scaleffectyou are welcome. I do use true acrylic colors only because of lower odor and harmfulness issues with such paints and I’m very happy with them. The “thinning sauce”, for me is key. I’m curious to know your opinion if you’ll be using them. Cheers and keep up the good modeling!

@Jelly-B 4 ай бұрын

If that's you failing then I'm in a lot of trouble with my skills. Well done mate it looks great

@scaleffect 4 ай бұрын

Luckily it's not a competition, I'm sure your work is far better than you're willing to admit.

@modelrestorations 8 ай бұрын

Wonderful job! Just found you and subd.

@scaleffect 8 ай бұрын

Thank you. You have quite the catalog of videos on your channel, I am looking forward to spending some time watching them to learn some new things!

@modelrestorations 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much

@user-zw7gp8xb8f 9 ай бұрын

🤝👍

@MrMirkfallon 9 ай бұрын

When you say you should have thinned the paint more, is that just for how the paint behave on the model?

@scaleffect 9 ай бұрын

Great question. I was not getting a consistently tight spray pattern at the 1:5 ratio. I was getting speckling of paint outside of the fine line I was trying to spray. It's hard to see in the video, but the pictures at the end show it better. When I later thinned the paint further to do a few touchups, I found the spray pattern was much tighter and the speckling was reduced a lot. It's possible it was dumb luck, this was my first time using a 0.2mm airbrush and trying to do such fine lines. Time will tell as I continue experimenting and learning in the hobby.

@MrMirkfallon 9 ай бұрын

@@scaleffect I haven't tried the 0.2 needle on my airbrush yet, so now I know what to expect. You didn't have problems with tip of the needle drying? Or is that not so much of a problem at the lower psi settings?

@scaleffect 9 ай бұрын

@@MrMirkfallon I did encounter it a bit, especially when thinning with isopropyl alcohol as it causes a decrease in drying time. Any fast drying paint/thinner combination can cause this issue to varying degrees in my very limited experience. A brush and thinner next to your painting area is a quick fix, when tip dry begins, wipe the needle with the brush dipped in thinner and continue on. Thinning is very dependent on the effect you're going for. You could easily thin much less with a 0.2 nozzle if you're planning to use a bit more air pressure and you're not going for extreme precision. The best advice I can give as an amateur myself is to experiment on scrap plastic, paper towels, old paper, etc. Experience is the best teacher in this hobby.