M1A1/2 Abrams by Old Collingwood - RFM - 1/35 - with partial interior

[pennytimeline]

Great Job OC

[Old Collingwood]

Morning  all,   and  Merry Christmas.

 

I keep  studying  videos of  other builders  brush painting  there  model tanks, and its got me tempted  to have a go in the New Year  - it will need  me  to check out my  Vallejo  Acrylic Surface Primer  to see if its  still usable after all this time (or even enough)  and to see if I can prime the whole tank yet keep it thin and smooth enough to preserve  details.

Then I will  be  considering  Nato Green  (all over)  or  Three  colour  European scheme,  will have to see  on that one  - will  see how the brush primer  goes.

 

OC.

[Egilman]

I'm still here brother... {chuckle}

[Old Collingwood]

1 hour ago, Egilman said:

I'm still here brother... {chuckle}

Good to  know brother.

 

OC.

[GrandpaPhil]

Count me in too!

[king derelict]

I see quite a few people on another forum that only use brushes and do planes like Lancasters and seem to get a smooth thin finish. I don’t recall whether they thin the paint, probably depends on the make 

it would be great to see this one back in work. Good luck with the primer.

alan

[Old Collingwood]

10 minutes ago, king derelict said:

I see quite a few people on another forum that only use brushes and do planes like Lancasters and seem to get a smooth thin finish. I don’t recall whether they thin the paint, probably depends on the make 

it would be great to see this one back in work. Good luck with the primer.

alan

Thank yuo  Alan,  I  tried a an idea out on my hand painted  Warspite  build  where I used a  cloth  with a  bit of water, to polish the  painted hull  after the  paint was  Fully dry,  this  smoothed out  any brush marks  -  it did a  quite good job  to be fair.

 

OC.

[king derelict]

2 minutes ago, Old Collingwood said:

Thank yuo  Alan,  I  tried a an idea out on my hand painted  Warspite  build  where I used a  cloth  with a  bit of water, to polish the  painted hull  after the  paint was  Fully dry,  this  smoothed out  any brush marks  -  it did a  quite good job  to be fair.

 

OC.

The cloth sounds like a good idea. I suppose you could use a diluted dab of toothpaste if you needed a bit more “bite”

alan

[Canute]

Could even use a brown paper bag as a polishing agent. I've polished watch crystals (the clear part over the face) with toothpaste. I scuffed up several getting bounced around the cockpit. The jet had a timepiece, but it's accuracy and availability were suspect. I'm in, OC.

[Old Collingwood]

Happy new year  to you all.

 

Right thinking on my feet ahead of me starting back on this  re  primer  -  I wonder if it needs it  if I  make sure the surface is clean and free of any release agents (yep I know I did not wash the parts first before assembling)  I could use a  flat brush and use a  soapy water mix and  brush it over the hull  and  turret  and  let dry before I do anything,  then I am thinking  of just hand painting with my base colour/s  with my  sligtly stiff  flat brush  (I have seen vids  where a  slightly stiff bristle brush is favoured over a  soft one  for  brush painting  these kind of kits)  I have  one such brush  its an Army Painter one and  quite good quality  3/4 inch I think.

 

Looking  forward to getting back  at the  table  even if I am not  working on my Waterloo dio at mo.

 

OC.

[king derelict]

I think you have a working proposition there OC. Reading a build log for an Aveo Manchester on another site all brush painted and looking very good, it seems flat brush is definitely the way to go. I’ve been trying it out on the small linoleum decks on Derfflinger and it does seem to work.

Looking forward to seeing you back in action.

alan

[Old Collingwood]

1 hour ago, king derelict said:

I think you have a working proposition there OC. Reading a build log for an Aveo Manchester on another site all brush painted and looking very good, it seems flat brush is definitely the way to go. I’ve been trying it out on the small linoleum decks on Derfflinger and it does seem to work.

Looking forward to seeing you back in action.

alan

Thank you kindly Alan mate,  I have a flat  3/4  brush with slightly stiff bristles (but that seems to be the types that works best).

 

And with primer (not using one)  I have the vallejo Black primer  but I dont think some paints adhere to it  very well  as it has a  slight sheen to it  and  does not  give a  key for the  base coat.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

Good evening all,   no picture  content as nothing  to see  -  but I have  cleaned  both the hull  and  turret  in soapy  water with a brush and put away to dry.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

Right then folks  -  I am all done  for  this  year,  the wash has  knackerd  me..............

 

 

 

 

Only joking  - I am  just waiting for it to be  fully dry  before I get my paints out  - wont be long  - promise.

 

OC.

[Egilman]

6 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

I am all done  for  this  year,  the wash has  knackerd  me..............

 

 

 

 

Only joking  - I am  just waiting for it to be  fully dry  before I get my paints out  - wont be long  - promise.

Doesn't matter brother, we'll still be here... (giggle)