Painting and Weathering
The painting process began with the gun sub-assembly being given a coat of Mr Surfacer 1200 grey primer. As this was to represent a new gun from another manufacturer and of a different colour, it was painted with AK Real Color RC060 Dunkelgelb RAL 7028 misted on to start and subsequent coats a little heavier till a consistent colour was achieved. To get a little variation the base colour was mixed with a little off-white and this was sprayed from directly above to give a subtle modulation.
The unit was divided into two pieces, the turret and chassis; these were then sprayed with Mr Surfacer 1200 to act as a foundation for the following paint layers and allowed to dry. The following base coat consisted of firstly any brown colour followed by patches of a different brown and then another different colour brown. The final colour is clear orange misted over the previous colours which gives the impression of depth.
Rust colours from Lifecolor were thinned with the same company’s thinner and then using a stiff brush dipped into said paint and using a cocktail stick the colour was flicked off the brush onto paper till the paint splatter was in small drops. This operation was then moved to the model and speckling was carried out. This was repeated for all the rest of the rust colours and some matt black as well. Any large spots can be blended away using the thinner.
To protect the previous steps two coats of AK ultra-matte varnish was applied making sure the first coat had dried before applying the second. This step should not be omitted as it’s to stop possible disasters happening with later stages of the weathering.
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