Centaur (Tamiya)

Have carried on working on this Centaur...should be done soon...





Dottore

Model is now primed (mostly) and ready for SCC2 Brown...a rather horrod dark brown hue the colour of poo...but I will definatly give the colour my own lighter twist...Hope I manage to do justice to the stowage from Black Dog when I get down to painting them...

All comments welcome...

Dottore

Nice Work Doc!!! Really like the work and detail!

p.s. - just one question, how do you manage to work on a pink surface???? Looking at it alone has already broken my sight

Nice work Doc, my question is how are you going to paint all that items at the back , or you just put them on for the photo...

Joe...I'm a gynae...you get used to pink believe me LOL

Skyhigh...the stowage is just dry fitted...it comes off for painting...

Dottore

now im starting to get hit by the green eyed bug. i envy you guys, yes even you doc considering the slow work rate. ooh i just cant wait for june to be over than its at least three month of pure unadultered modelling bliss.

btw i like the way you dressed the centaur pity its goining to be coated in s..t shade colour

Prosit Doc, some really excellent detail there, that is one loaded mother!

Nice one Doc, this gonna be good challenge, bringing out weathering from a brown coloured scheme gonna be something worth watching ... keep us posted!

Very neat work Doc, keep it up. Looking forward to seeing how you are going to tackle the paint.

I havent been able to attend the club meetings of late...but I've been modelling some too...
Trying to recreate the infamous British SCC2...and though the paler colour I have chosen may not be strictly legit I cannot bring myself to paint this tank a dark shi* colour...and anyway after washes and weathering the tank will darken somewhat.
I tried to make an overhead lighting effect.
Glossed using Tamiya clear mixed with lacquer thinner and decals applied using the excellent Mr Mark Softer. Without even uing Mr Mark Softer the notoriouly thick Tamiya decals snuggled down real well to the raised details. A light coat of PolyS matt varnish restored the finish to a nice matt ( I really recommend PolyS acrylic varnish if you can get hold of it!).

Next up...chipping, filters, pin washes and streaking...

All comments welcome

Dottore

I am also seeing a bit of modulation, BRAVO dottore! Maybe just pick out some extra flat surfaces on the turret to give it more highlight effect ... glazes are enough ...

The decal softer looks that it worked really smooth ... impressive to say the least especially using Tamiya ones!

This gonna be nice mate, do not overdone chipping as normally by the time these brutes were KO by the big cats were still brand new
Daqt tisma lil Alex jghidilna kemm dawn faqu tigers ...

Ivan

iCocker wrote:I am also seeing a bit of modulation, BRAVO dottore! Maybe just pick out some extra flat surfaces on the turret to give it more highlight effect ... glazes are enough ...

The decal softer looks that it worked really smooth ... impressive to say the least especially using Tamiya ones!

This gonna be nice mate, do not overdone chipping as normally by the time these brutes were KO by the big cats were still brand new
Daqt tisma lil Alex jghidilna kemm dawn faqu tigers ...

Ivan

theres no way that a centaur could knock out a tiger van the gun it carries was for close infantry (in this case marines) support

btw dott
excellent rendition and quite a good compromise re colour

First of all, fejna raskhom, and just to let you know club meetings are still on Wednesday .

Very nice finish and lighting effect is really spot on.

May I ask, what are those numbers on the turret for?

Once again well done

An observer standing behind the turret during firing of the howitzer used to adjust firing coordinates using the degree gradations on the turret...

Hope to see you soon at the club!

Dottore

Nice work Dottore, good to see your work again after quite an absence.

Nice work, and the decals went on really well. Keep us posted!.

All comments welcome...

Dottore

Well done, weathering and stowage are spot on and exceptionally presented.

I would prefer to view such a beauty on some terrain!!!!!

Well done again.

Dot

As already heard from us and many other modellers at Euro, I guess this was your turning point from your previous work, as for the piece of tin, yep pity this was overlooked but do not discourage nad do not look back, I think if you continue working on this system you shall aceive your goal!

If you go on FB it was one of the tanks picked by the AK team and that for me is more then just a crappy commanded some top brass got!

if its of any consolation i think its your best model by far. and seeing the offerings at euro the only thing missing is the balkenkruz. it seems we are back to the euro of the early 90's where personal opinions are more important than quality and accuracy.
anyway matt its simply great and you shouldbe proud of you work

Hey Matthew, some great photos you have there

I also think you managed to make a great model, it looks real good

Keep it up.....