Tamiya 1/35 Churchill MK.VII Step by Step Full Build Video, Part 2 

Welcome back 😉👌

Wonderful! Yes the gloss or not gloss debate is something that can be debated.....I have that very Crusader in my stash, a build that is coming soon (ish) good luck with it!

I'm in the same boat, just returning to the hobby after many years away. I still remember the thrill of these kits and I'm enjoying these vids in the same light. However, some things still pass me by like ... what is a 'pin wash' (is it a 'panel wash' under a different name) and how to thin oil properly etc. A beginner may not know these terms and techniques. One of my biggest bugbears watching RU-vidrs is how much paint they seem to use. For example, when dry brushing they pour out a blob of paint, cover their brush in it and then wipe it all off again ... why not just use less paint? It offends my parsimonious Northern soul ... ;)

@@I_Don_t_want_a_handle My mean spirited Welsh one concurs.........!!!!

it still sticks tho right?

alright thanks

Yes I did, about 70/30 thinners to paint and I used Tamiya X20a thinners

@@ChampionScaleModelling I’ll write that down. 70% thinners. Thanks for quick response

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@@ChampionScaleModelling thank you very much

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The queen is of German decent. But yeh you are right👍🏻

Yes, Tamiya XF86 thinned with their thinners to about 40/60 paint to thinners

@@ChampionScaleModelling Thanks for the update - i going to be painting my churchill in desert Cam - any advice or links to tips ?

Just go for it and don’t worry too much! Keep the paint thin and work in good smooth layers

Wonderful! Enjoy 👍

Have a look at the first video in this series on my channel, talks about all the stuff you need to start

Yes about 50/50 for the airbrush, brush painting I would also thin it

This is due to the weathering materials used having more bite on a Matt surface, if you do it over a gloss it is difficult to get the effect to stay how you want it, as it can wipe off very easily. This is neither correct or incorrect and there are some techniques that work over a gloss very well so trial and error is a good way to approach this.

@@ChampionScaleModelling thanks for coming back to me, will give both a try

Well a varnish coat helps protect the paint from the wash thinner, doesn't it? My thinner eated through my varnish and ruined it though 🤦‍♂️

@@fedemotta3 yes, but its usually not necessary to gloss varnish, decal, then varnish again. paint is expensive.

The main problem with applying a gloss only to the area where decals go is that even supposedly colourless transparent coatings will slightly alter the apparent characterists of the paint underneath it. While the change is subtle, human vision is surprisingly good at discerning subtle differences in colour, texture, reflectivity, etc.. Furthermore, the tiny difference in thickness between the areas that received an extra coat (the gloss coat) and those that didn't will minutely alter the way light is reflected from the surface & change the apparent 'depth' of the finish. Consequently, even after the gloss coat has dried completely, decals have been added, and a clear matte coat has been applied & has dried, the area that was gloss coated will appear slightly different than the adjacent areas that did not receive the gloss coat. And, depending on the lighting, the difference may show up in photos/videos of the model. On the other hand, if the entire model is glossed coated everywhere, any subtle shift in colour, texture, reflectivity etc will be uniform everywhere, and with nothing to compare it too, anyone looking at the model will never know the difference. ☺

As with anything, it depends on what you want to portray. Tanks are sometimes washed down or even have more paint chucked at them. Not all tanks have the same amount of dirt/weathering.

Thanks for the kind comments! Lacquer thinner, it eats through everything!

@@ChampionScaleModelling +10 lacquer thinner. Buy it in bulk at a home supply center. I buy it by the quart jug. Also a cheap double action gravity fed airbrush will work fine, mine cost me $25.