Wirbelwind paint shop - FINISHED !

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Wirbelwind paint shop - FINISHED !

Post by exether_mega » Wed May 20, 2009 8:49 am

Hi guys,

here are some pics from my Wirbelwind. Early production from Ostbau-Sagan factory. Now in the paint shop.

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Hull has been zimmerited. Turret has receive weld seams. Mud already applied but will be painted on the last stage.

Still lot of work to do but it comming nicely. Thanks a lot to Pickel for this great convertion set.

phil
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Post by normandy » Wed May 20, 2009 3:53 pm

Phil, Your Wirbelwind is looking Great! and Pickels turret is a highly detailed model! I've got mine sitting on a gray RC Panzer IV.....still undecided on a camo scheme.

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Post by Fritzkrieg » Wed May 20, 2009 4:26 pm

Fantastic job!

The zimmermit is very well done. What is your technique?

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Post by exether_mega » Thu May 21, 2009 5:16 am

Fritzkrieg wrote:Fantastic job!

The zimmermit is very well done. What is your technique?
As I was a little bit lazy, I decided to use a rubber zimmerit made for the 1/16 Tiger tank instead of doing it with putty.

You can find some here :

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 3D1&_rdc=1

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Post by Fritzkrieg » Thu May 21, 2009 7:30 am

Cool, I never new that even existed. Thanks for the tip.

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Post by exether_mega » Thu May 21, 2009 7:57 am

Fritzkrieg wrote:Cool, I never new that even existed. Thanks for the tip.
you're welcome :wink:
It's very easy to use and can be cut without any difficulty. Use superglue to fix it but pay attention that it will be glued instantly.

phil

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Post by pickelhaube » Thu May 21, 2009 9:09 am

Looks great Phil !!!! :D
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Post by exether_mega » Fri May 22, 2009 9:57 am

So here is how my Wirbel is going on...

First, I have applied a dark filter on the hull. This to melt colors and highlight details. Turret have no filter at all to show you difference.

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Now, filter is applied on turret too. Look how welding seams are now more visible.

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And now the flak gun with some details added. No filter applied yet.

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More to come.

phil

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Post by exether_mega » Sat May 23, 2009 10:01 am

New update...

As you can see, chipped paint is applied on both hull and turret.

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The flak gun is also weathered.

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Next step will be a more subtle weathering and another filter to add some more effect then a drybrush. Stay tuned.

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Post by grunt1 » Sat May 23, 2009 10:56 am

Looks awesome! 8)
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Post by VMF115 » Sun May 24, 2009 2:32 am

Looks great!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 8)
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Post by exether_mega » Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:42 am

Hello guys,

my Wirbel is almost done. So here are some pics of the beast now...

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Mud have been applied and is now painted...

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Newt step will be weathering tracks, add some dust and puting the final touch on the exhaust.

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Post by Fritzkrieg » Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:49 am

Wow!
I can't wait to see wht this looks like with a crew. What did you use for the mud?

Fantastic Job,
Rob

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Post by cornbreadfred » Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:53 am

Very nice work, looks great! :D
Fred, really looking forward to the JSI 1/18th scale Grumman F-14 Tomcat.

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Post by exether_mega » Tue Jun 02, 2009 10:30 am

Fritzkrieg wrote:Wow!
I can't wait to see wht this looks like with a crew. What did you use for the mud?

Fantastic Job,
Rob
Hi Rob,

I still need to do a crew for it :wink:

For the mud, I use white glue diluted with a bit of water and I add sand on the mixture. Applied with an old brush. Don't worry for glue trace as white glue become transparent when drying.

For painting, different shade of brown earth to give some relief. If you want a wet aspect, just add varnish to your paint.

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Post by exether_mega » Tue Jun 02, 2009 10:31 am

Fritzkrieg wrote:Wow!
I can't wait to see wht this looks like with a crew. What did you use for the mud?

Fantastic Job,
Rob
Hi Rob,

I still need to do a crew for it :wink:

For the mud, I use white glue diluted with a bit of water and I add sand on the mixture. Applied with an old brush. Don't worry for glue trace as white glue become transparent when drying.

For painting, different shade of brown earth to give some relief. If you want a wet aspect, just add varnish to your paint.

phil

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Post by pickelhaube » Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:39 am

I love the guns :D :D :D
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John Wayne : Mine was taller



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Post by exether_mega » Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:46 am

pickelhaube wrote:I love the guns :D :D :D
thanks for this great kit Pickel :wink:

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Post by exether_mega » Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:17 am

Well, my Wirbelwind is done ! Thanks a lot to our friend Pickel for this great conversion set.

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I hope you guys will love it and also that you have appreciate this little "step by step" post.

phil

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Post by Black_Dragon_One » Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:18 am

exether_mega wrote:Well, my Wirbelwind is done ! Thanks a lot to our friend Pickel for this great conversion set.

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I hope you guys will love it and also that you have appreciate this little "step by step" post.

phil


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Post by immeww2 » Thu Jun 04, 2009 5:20 pm

Looks 8) .

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Post by Buddy » Mon Jun 15, 2009 6:28 am

yeah, real cool. 8)

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Post by kevrut » Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:07 am

Looks good!

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