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Cav Dog
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Finished up two companies of BTR 80s.
Did I mention I hate painting wheels!
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panzergator
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Cavdog,
Very nice all around, as usual.
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redleg
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| Posted: Wed May 01, 2019 10:28 am Post subject: |
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Those look spectacular! The terrain is fantastic too! Very impressive!
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chrisswim
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Cav Dog,
First, why do you hate painting wheels? Crazy you say.... But as you know it makes it look so very nice.
Great looking BTR-80A and very nice looking terrain and buildings. They go great together.
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7.62
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Brilliant Cav Dog, nice looking terrain too.
I'm with you on the wheels. I have 30 odd BTR's lacking rubber at the moment, heaven knows how many 4x4 and trucks.
Mick.
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Guroburov
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| Posted: Wed May 01, 2019 3:37 pm Post subject: |
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| I love those paint jobs Cav Dog |
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BurtWolf
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| Posted: Wed May 01, 2019 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Oh man they look brilliant! I hate painting wheels as well - and that’s a TON of them... nice job... |
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panzergator
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ROADWHEELS!!! I HATE PAINTING TANK ROADWHEELS!!!
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Cav Dog
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Thanks for the comments.
I'm working on finishing up the associated infantry companies. I have a 2S6 section painted and am debating whether these guys merit any assets from the regimental anti tank company.
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Hoth_902
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| Posted: Fri May 03, 2019 10:39 am Post subject: |
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Cav Dog,
That is some incredible work. Makes me want to finish up my vehicles. I too hate painting tires. Keep sharing.
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Mk 1
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| Quote: | | I too hate painting tires. |
Tires don't stress me too much. My own technique relies on re-painting the wheel hub after painting the tires. I find it easier to paint a nice round outer edge (to the hub) than inner edge (to the tire). For the round outer edge it's really just a drop of paint, in the right dilution, in the right place.
| Quote: | | ROADWHEELS!!! I HATE PAINTING TANK ROADWHEELS!!! |
I gave up on tank roadwheels long ago. I do freely admit that I admire microarmor with painted roadwheels, but I just can't do that level of detail well enough.
To make up for it I just go heavy on the weathering of the running gear. Looking at tanks in the field, I find that the roadwheels are mostly obscured by dirt, mud and rust in most cases anyway.
For me the stress factor is painting the tracks on tanks. I am still committed to painting tracks, including the outside surface, the edges, and the inside surface. The edge of the upper run can be a bit of a hassle, but it's that inside surface, between the roadwheels, that stresses me the most.
Makes painting tires on wheeled vehicles almost a relaxing process by comparison.
Oh, and BTW -- NICE JOB Cav! Some lovely BTRs, and the scenery is pretty alright too!
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Hoth_902
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CavDog,
What color did you use for your buildings.. I am laboring over what color I should use. I am an add duck when it comes to picking colors.. I get all Wrapped around the axle and then I don't paint anything.
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abe0087
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| Posted: Thu May 09, 2019 8:09 pm Post subject: First painting |
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Hi i'm rookie from South Korea.This is my first painting actually, local game club guys gave me some tips. I mostly use Tamiya Acrylic color with air brush. Finish with Panel liner and lighter oil.
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panzergator
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| Posted: Thu May 09, 2019 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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abe0087,
Good stuff. Keep it up. Post some more.
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BurtWolf
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| Posted: Fri May 10, 2019 5:08 am Post subject: |
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| Beautiful helicopters! Thanks for posting! |
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