1/35 Tamiya Wespe + a LOT of Extras

[Stokesy44]

Nice to see you back on the Wespe Rob.

Paint looks good to me

[ElCapitan]

Looks great, nothing wrong with that at all!

[Kevthemodeller]

He's back on the build well down Rob it's looking great mate

[Tomcat64]

I can only echo what the other guys have already said - it's great to see you back on this one Rob and the paintwork is looking great to me too

[BigWall]

Very nice!

[robwuk]

thanks all.. 3 simple decals.....

[robwuk]

dont know how much the tracks will survive when I come to paint them again but they have a bit more structure....

[aur0ra145]

Looking good, glad to see you're still making progress.

[digger303]

Yaee your back

[robwuk]

thanks both... yes had a number of weekends with no painting time, hope to get matt varnish on this weekend then I can start chipping & weather.... want to try some more in-depth techniques with this kit....

[Garion77]

Looks amazing. I've missed the last few updates on it. Love the interior of it.

[Tomcat64]

Nice work - looking forward to seeing you beat it up a bit now.

[robwuk]

chipping started (and tool/exhaust painting)

[Stokesy44]

Beautiful weathering work. It looks superb.

[digger303]

[robwuk]

cheers both... matt coat on yesterday, today I did the jack block (not the most defined wood grain) and added a trapauline using VMS Paper Shaper (my first go - didn't realise it would stick it to the kit, oh well it looks OK)... painted khaki and tried to do a touch of wet blending painting, need to matt it down a touch...

[digger303]

The paper shaper will stick to anything, but once it's dry soften it with the clean slate product and then you can remove it at will from then on.
Lovely kit, build and the weathering is great.

[robwuk]

The paper shaper will stick to anything, but once it's dry soften it with the clean slate product and then you can remove it at will from then on.
Lovely kit, build and the weathering is great.

ahhh ok... will get some clean slate.... really impressed with the paper shaper (had seen NightShift on youtube use it).... this was packing paper rather than their specialist stuff

[robwuk]

or simply use cling film to create a barrier..... will try the cheaper option first...

[Stokesy44]

Well, regardless of what its stuck to, it looks good.

[digger303]

or simply use cling film to create a barrier..... will try the cheaper option first...

[robwuk]

cheers... chipping and oil streaking done... next stop will be the mud (my first real attempt at that so wish me luck)...

[aur0ra145]

Looks really good!

[digger303]

Looks really good!

Second that ...really really good.
and the tarp looks so muck better than Milliput.

[robwuk]

thanks both.... yes I must admit using paper and acrylic binder is a real eye-opener... going to be using more of it I am sure....

[BigWall]

Spectacular! Absolutely superb work!

[robwuk]

Spectacular! Absolutely superb work!

thanks Joe... hope to get more on the weathering done but have started my first base... badly made from photo frame, card and acyrlic binder so far... will add textured mud product and real earth on the base (and tank) and then look at some grass and maybe some sort of wooden fence... not sure how well it will work out but hey we have to learn....

[robwuk]

ok, so I invested in some AK mud effect textured paint and thought, well a muddy tank with no base looks odd so why not try a base... so an old phot frame, some card "hills" (liberally coated in acryllic binder to strengthen) and then the textured paint, some stones from the garden and then a sprinkling of dirt... need to add grass  (paint brush bristles and dry seed grass I believe) and a little bit of stowage... may even add 3 figures (2 form the kit and 1 from the tamiya german infantry with bicycle....)... anyway, go easy, first attempt.....

[robwuk]

Base progressing... green was mix of NATO green and light green kahki (best I had) and earth base was equal parts desert sand, khaki and then a touch of dunkelgelb. Next stop is the enamel wash earth tones and some detail painting.... Wespe still needs to be weathered but thats how it will look (in hindsight more grass where the oil drums/boxes will go may have been better...

[Stokesy44]

Very nice work on the base. Texture and colors look great

[aur0ra145]

That base looks awesome.

[digger303]

[robwuk]

thanks both... earth and mud tones added (Ammo range) plus tried to add in a bit more of the green (wish I had put more grass on, maybe if I build a second diorama). Meed to paint some of the stones then start on weathering the Wespe and painting the stowage elements