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| Subject: | Preshade painting techniques |  |
| Date: | Mar 8, 2007 |
| From: | Brian Banna | |
I am trying to learn the proper techniques for preshade painting. I understand the concept and understand it depends on the area of conflict and the model type to determine the preshade color. I have seen the colors black, dark gray and dark brown used. Over these is the base color.
What I am most curious about is how do you handle the road wheels if they are rubber tread? Usually these are black. naturally over time and use they become a grayish color.
So my question is along this line. I am getting ready to build a Sherman that fought through North Afirca and the Italian Campaign.
- Would it be best to preshade in black which will cover the black wheel tread and then add my base coat of olive drab and then a lighter coat of a fadded olive drab?
- Then let the weathering feather and blend the shaded areas into the olive drad areas?
- Should I worry at all about getting any of the base coat olive drab on the wheel tread? Or will the weathering take care of any over spray?
Before I start my intense M4A1 model build, I am going to get a Tamyia 1/48th scale Sherman to practice on. I can get them cheap at Hobby Lobby with their 40% off coupons :-). Figure they would be good test bed models for weathering.
One thing I noticed alot in the BLOG articles, you all moslty assemble EVERYTHING and then paint EVERYTHING the same color and then go back and individually paint the tools and stowage. I really like this technique. After you add the weathering and blend it all together it looks so real.
I really appreciate the information that is offered on this site. My goal is to use it to greatly improve my chances of creating that killer looking model.
Brian |
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