SU 122 - Leningrad another White camo

Another old project, a different snow camo approach, this one with airbrush and just filters, oil paints, chipping and sponge painting ... the vehicle represent a unit that saw action during the Siege of Leningrad, from the existing foto all the vehicles of this unit had this goudy camo, that looked like birch twigs on a white field. The red circle is an air recognition for soviet jabos.

Ivan

Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwww, Ivan

This was and still is an excellent model (like all your models) the paint and weathering are extraordinarily realistic.

The detail, chipping and corect me if I'm wrong rust are excellent.

Seeing this makes more enthusiastic to build an AFV.

Wil

Great weathering


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I sure agree, a great inspiration, fantasic job all the way. Now was the rear of the tank done
with those mig pigments?, if so do you apply them on wet?
I've never used them, so i'm curious how they work.

another good good good looker from ivan

Thank you guys ... William hope one I see a tank from you, it is a great model to apply some weathering!

Luftiger, MIG pigments are so versatile, to acheive mud you just need a selection of pigments so that you can create a texture and hue of dry to wet mud. Just apply acrylic gel [available from MIG] or white glue, polifiller, some static grass and some snad and stones ... just mix together and voila you'll be applying mud over your tank.

If you need to create fresh mud which shall be darker and wet, just choose a darker pigment, same mix but would avoid stones and grit as fresh mud is more liquidy and just add acrylic gloss varnish ...

Just one tip apply dry mud to the bottom and fresh on top to achieve a more natural effect ...

I highly recommend MIG pigments for their range and quality of pigments, I have used pastels and CMK poders but they are not a comparison with these pigments ...

Try them out ...

Ivan

William wrote:Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwww, Ivan

This was and still is an excellent model (like all your models) the paint and weathering are extraordinarily realistic.

The detail, chipping and corect me if I'm wrong rust are excellent.

Seeing this makes more enthusiastic to build an AFV.

Wil

William, first it was your Dad who threatened you with "evacuation" from his modelling room
Now it's me who's going to threat you with "evacuation" from the summer Figure painting/prank/laugh class prior to Euro

Uncle Ray

Ivan, this is another cracker from you mate that weathering is so, so REAL

Ray

iCocker wrote:Thank you guys ... William hope one I see a tank from you, it is a great model to apply some weathering!

Luftiger, MIG pigments are so versatile, to acheive mud you just need a selection of pigments so that you can create a texture and hue of dry to wet mud. Just apply acrylic gel [available from MIG] or white glue, polifiller, some static grass and some snad and stones ... just mix together and voila you'll be applying mud over your tank.

If you need to create fresh mud which shall be darker and wet, just choose a darker pigment, same mix but would avoid stones and grit as fresh mud is more liquidy and just add acrylic gloss varnish ...

Just one tip apply dry mud to the bottom and fresh on top to achieve a more natural effect ...

I highly recommend MIG pigments for their range and quality of pigments, I have used pastels and CMK poders but they are not a comparison with these pigments ...

Try them out ...

Ivan

Thanks Ivan for the info, have you ever thought doing a how to on this subject with pics?

Yes Ivan you can post some "how to" pics re this superb weathering if you have time to "LOOSE"

And it will add to your tally of POSTS in the meantime

Ray

No Way li ser tizgumbrani ziju.

Jekk tizgumbrani ma jkollix tutor tajjeb biex jghallimni nisboh il-pupi

U jekk tizgumbrani titlef ic-cans li titla ghall-gold fil-Euro

Joking apart naf li mhux ser tizgumbrani

Wil

P.S. ziju toqghodx tippostja biex it-tellgha t-tally ta posts

William wrote:No Way li ser tizgumbrani ziju.

Jekk tizgumbrani ma jkollix tutor tajjeb biex jghallimni nisboh il-pupi

U jekk tizgumbrani titlef ic-cans li titla ghall-gold fil-Euro

Joking apart naf li mhux ser tizgumbrani

Wil

P.S. ziju toqghodx tippostja biex it-tellgha t-tally ta posts

Will, nizgumbrakx jew le (ghadek bic-cans ta u dejjem jibqa Jeremy hux ) ic-cans li nitla ghall-gold f'Euro jibqa hemm grazzi ghal missierek u dak id-DIII

Joking apart taf li mhux ha nizgumbrak

Uncle Ray

ghajdlu william dak ghalek ghed jikteb ha jitla gold... isma int kif ghadek fil forum sa dal hin missierek jaf xhin hu .........

skyhigh wrote:ghajdlu william dak ghalek ghed jikteb ha jitla gold... isma int kif ghadek fil forum sa dal hin missierek jaf xhin hu .........

X'dahka dahhaktni Marco........for the souls jahasra

Ha mmur inkompli nizboh forsi niehu mqar Bronze

Ray

kif samarni dal forum , ahjar kien ghana qabel . tancred fejn kont qabel ma ftaht mohhok ghax ma gejtx mil bidu hi....

skyhigh wrote:kif samarni dal forum , ahjar kien ghana qabel . tancred fejn kont qabel ma ftaht mohhok ghax ma gejtx mil bidu hi....

Ezatt Marco

Pero issa veru daqshekk u ha mmur naghmel siegha xoghol bil-pinzell

Viva TankRed we are a Band of Brothers, a Band of SSM Brothers

Ray

Vera ghamel hit dan il forum, kienet ideja brillanti.

Thank you guys and PROSIT tancred nice military look, though the background green is a little harsh, might till my eyes adjust again ... what might in the future change is the top banner - qed jistona ftit ma din l-ischeme ...

As for a future sbs ... that might be but for the time being I am a little pressed for fotoshoots and all my projects are in an advanced stage.

Ray surely will not beat you in the posts, I have a to be out of the forum next week to have my family's holiday ... but how can I stay without browsing in!
Yep I agree this forum is addictive ...

Ivan

Hey Ivan i just bought my first Mig pigments, maybe give them a try on my Elephant.

I always love to see your work altough AFV's is not my thing

Keep us posted pls

Very nice work on the scheme and the weathering Ivan