Ka-Mi finished...

Dragon's type 2 Ka-Mi without pontoons (combat version)...Ready for paint....(or rather 95% so)

All comments welcome...
Dottore

nice work..

Ray wrote:It is ugly compared to the Sherman

Nice work nonetheless

and I thought that the sherman was ugly tank I agree nice work so far with this ugly duckling!

Your work is great but the tank is downright ugly. It looks like it is something somone put together to try to armour his car. But i guess not all tanks were nice. The pontoons make it look decent.

Gentlemen that is a tankette, not a tank apart it is more an amphibian or a floating platform with a gun on it ... nice built up Doc, but eagerly await the paint job on this ... :p

Iv

Weathering will be difficult for amphibious vehicle.

Nice work indeed!

Went for a traditional panel fading effect....

Dottore

Great work so far Dottore

The 2 markings are on...some anxious moments and use of Mr Mark Setter to get it to get inside vision port but it worked out perfectly. Love this stuff....

Dottore

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Wheels painted and weathering started with a pin wash. Spade Ace tracks assembled....

Dottore

Wow! Lovely work on the wheels and tracks.Looking great.

Next up...pin wash or profiling.....

Dottore

What weathering did you put in up to now? I see streaking on the sides. Would really like to know what you do. Looking really nice.

its just a bluish enamel filter Brian. As we discussed last time a filter ads depth and chromatic richness to the finish. All you need is very dilute colour (made out of enamel or oils) say 10-20% colour to thinner (or the ready made filters from AK, Wilder or AMMO which I use), and apply it over the varnished model. Preferably satin or matt varnished. Then brush has to be moist NOT soaked and avoid getting the colour collecting around details. (That would make it a pin wash). As you noted well I like to apply it in vertical strokes on the sides and in quick passes on horizontal surfaces.
There are many good vids on you tube about this...

This is an excellent vid...
(the author removes filter from markings, but I think the markings really sink into the background with filter and avoid that stark white look)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68HADtx11o4&index=2&list=PLdLZzaj1wdNIDbzhUVmL9K6Iu1plPQ6Xb

good article...
http://www.missing-lynx.com/rare_world/rw02.htm

Hope this helps...

Dottore

Thanks i will check them out. Great and well done again.

Pin washed hull. Note the difference between the hull and untreated turret....still more weathering to be done but getting there slowly and hopefully.....

Dottore

Lovely work

Nice neat work Doc

More weathering in progress. Muffler has been chipped and rusted. It should have a screen mesh over most of it...kind of a pity covering it up.....slow progress much more left to do....

All comments welcome
Dottore

how on earth do you manage to keep things so neat? Incredible work. I love this step by step, very helpful.

Mainly around hatches....tried to keep it subtle and not too obvious.....

Dottore