The 1/72 Build Log

Hey folks! I finished Trumpeters 1/72 IS-7 yesterday! Now I´ll let you enjoy some pictures of the painting process as well as some pictures of the fininshed model. Let´s get started! First off all I sprayed the parts shown in my Built-Review with Vallejo´s Grey Primer so the paint would stick in a proper even layer. For the base-color I used Vallejo ModelAir Olive Green mixed with ModelAir Light Grey and Light Brown to achieve a somewhat worn Russian standard paint. As you may be able to see, I varied the mixture around the areas to create shades and more worn-effects on the exposed areas of the vehicle. Tracks are left off for separate painting. Speaking off which... that´s what I did next. For a dark metallic look as seen on the original vehicle at the Kubinka Tank Museum, I took Vallejo ModelColor Dunkegrau as it seemed to fit nicely into the overall base-paint. The exhausts were then painted with Humbrol Rust. For the tools on the sides I mixed myself some woody-lookin...

It´s done! Yesterday I finished Italeri´s Autoblinda AB 41 which I presented here before and now I want to show you the painting progress as well as the final results. The Painting: The kit included several variants of the vehicle in German and Italian hands. I decided to represent a vehicle used in Tunisia in 1941. As I wanted to try some dessert effects (worn paint etc.) on it the low number of decals came in handy, because they would not ubscure the effects then. I started spraying different mixtures of Vallejo Model Air Dunkelgelb and Model Air White to represent worn paint on the exposed areas and add a little shadow to those that are... well... darker (what shadows commonly are...). I don´t know if this shade is completly correct (I think not 😐), but it looked well in this scale and came close to the original. Wheels and tools were sprayed seperately and then detailed using Vallejo Model Air Brown and Burnt Umber foor the tool handles and Humbrol Tire Black for the Tir...