Custom German Armor , Vehicles & Figures 3/3/08 new pics

ARMY GROUP 1 · Post by **ARMY GROUP 1** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:04 am

2 are custom 1/18 and 2 are made by Matorro r/c series, but are 1/16, but still fit in nicely with 1/18, after all they were a big machine and they look fine against my 1/18. you will find photos of both 1/18 and 1/16 in customs under "kurts kamera korner".

1958Zelda · Post by **1958Zelda** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 2:22 pm

Here are a few pictures of some of the items I painted and modified for the 1/18 part of the diorama contest,1/18 mini champs kubel type 82 with balloon tires and modified 21st century Afrikakorps officer and a captured and repainted and modified U.S. halftrack,will post more soon!thanks for looking.

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MG-42 · Post by **MG-42** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 2:54 pm

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gary1930 · Post by **gary1930** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 7:49 am

Wow! How did I miss these?
We have a real pro amongst us. I am really impressed with the Sturmtiger!

exether_mega · Post by **exether_mega** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 9:03 am

Excellent job on the half track ! Great work on the paint job and minor modifications ! ! !

phil

RED · Post by **RED** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 2:46 pm

OMG!!!! That is just KICK-ASS!!!!I love how it makes them look so real!!! With paint jobs like that I think you could make dog crap look cool!!!!

---RED---

1958Zelda · Post by **1958Zelda** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 9:19 pm

Finally had a chance to post some more pictures of 1/18 scale german items. VW and 2 diffrent pak 40s. thanks for looking

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 11:40 pm

Amazing work, simply amazing

kevrut · Post by **kevrut** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 11:44 pm

Cool stuff.

STUKA · Post by **STUKA** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 12:58 am

wow great work

bird · Post by **bird** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 5:49 am

amazing

General Blasto · Post by **General Blasto** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 9:01 am

Very nice indeed !!!
I love the "Punch buggy" VW Beatle painted up too

Da General

pokeyjtc · Post by **pokeyjtc** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 9:04 pm

Very nice work, love the weathering and the paint work.

Jagdpanther · Post by **Jagdpanther** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 9:38 am

Amazing work there!

1958Zelda · Post by **1958Zelda** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:59 pm

The first 3 items are 1/32 scale, that i custom painted.

SDKFZ. 4 halftrack

8ton halftrack

PAK 40

this is a 1/48 scale Kubelwagen

thisv is a 1/48 Schwimmwagen

this is a 1/18 scale Panzer IV that is still in work

this is a metal flak 88, its closer to 1/16 but looks good with 1/18

these are some of the pictures i used in RED's contest, thanks for looking.

bird · Post by **bird** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:05 pm

WOW
love the paintjobs on the figures and everything else
keep the pics coming

tosborne3 · Post by **tosborne3** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:22 pm

WOW!!!!

I'm speechless.

grunt1 · Post by **grunt1** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:58 am

Amazing Zelda..

Do you have any masking or weathering tips you could share?

Oh and not only is the actual work impressive, your lighting and photography skills make your work literally come alive on the screen!

KAMIKAZE · Post by **KAMIKAZE** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:02 pm

Awesome man!

jrs. · Post by **jrs.** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 5:15 pm

What type of gun are you using??? I love to paint my stuff but am a real beginner and it shows.

I bought a spray gun, a testors cheapie and it didnt do me any favors. I use tamiya cans or masters for a base and hand paint the patterns, from a distance ok?? Would love to be able to do what you do? They look fricking awesome. I would paint all my German stuff in a heart beat, I hate that they dont match at all in pattern or color, love the uniform look?

Your paint jobs leave my jaw on the floor! I am so jealous!

1958Zelda · Post by **1958Zelda** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:01 pm

Thanks to all and glad you like my work, grunt1, yes I will list a lot of tips on how I do my painting on vechicles and figures,I will be away until the 9th of december,but will post some soon after that, jrs. I use an iwata hp-cs airbrush,on vechicles and tanks I use tamiya paints thinned with isoproyl alcohol,usally 70%paint,30% alcohol,when i use acrylic polly scale,testors or model master i thin them with distilled water,buy the cheap stuff at wall mart,do not use tap water,it has chemicals and minerals that will make a difference,i will list more when i get back,thanks again,Ken.

holensock · Post by **holensock** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:12 am

Excellent work! Gonna put some of those paints on my Christmas list (good stocking stuffers)

HIDEOUS ONE · Post by **HIDEOUS ONE** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 9:15 am

Hello there, First off your paint jobs are top shelf. My question is about the paint you use on figures. They look amazing and they don't pick up the shine from lighting. If you haven't seen the animation on page 5 of this thread, I have been working on animations now for a while but I would like my figures to have those nice flat paint jobs. What paints are you using on the figures? My next big project is going to be the North Africa campaign so I have a lot of work ahead as far as figure painting goes. I really appreciate your work.

Light.Inf.Scout · Post by **Light.Inf.Scout** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 9:19 am

WOW - those are VERY cool.

1958Zelda · Post by **1958Zelda** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:00 am

Thanks again guys for the nice words,as far as figure painting goes I use acrylic paints,90% of the time VALLEJO, and some ANDREA and CITADEL,they are super flat acrylics with great gripping,thinned with distilled water,never tap!!! applied with brush,you must shake the bottles vigorously,always wash your figures before painting,I just put a drop of dish soap in large bowl or sink of water and use an old tooth brush and gently srub them,rinse in water and wipe them off,I apply the basecoat with a sable brush,usally a #2,when i return on dec. 9th i will sugest the colors to use,wifes calling,got to go,thanks for looking,Ken.

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