I have always brush painted my tanks, but a friend suggested that I try a different approach. He suggested two cans of spray paint and some silly putty. Here are the first three steps I have done so far.
Step #1: Spray whole tank with base color (Tan) and apply Putty.
Step #2: Spray Secondary color (Green)
Step #3: When Dry, remove Putty.
From here I have to brush paint the tracks black.
Detail the Guns, hatches and treads.
Wash or Dip the whole tank in a dark brown.
Dry Brush the whole tank.
Apply decals.
So yeah I have a LOT left to do on this tank. I'll post more when I have made progress.
I've just started brush painting my first vehicle, also a Leman Russ. I like this idea; certainly more time friendly. Is there much of a hard line where the colors meet?
ReplyDeleteYeah the line is very hard. I actually had to trim in a couple of places. I think it was cause I pulled the putty off too quickly and the paint lifted a little as I removed it. Cleaned up nicely.
ReplyDeleteI hope to have more done on this, over the weekend. Primary computer croaked and my spare time has been goin into that.