***** Thank you Pat! The sprue here was more to fill the gap and build up the weld seams from the cast surface, as this is a Russian tank so the welds ain't purty fro sure! But you can use it as the weld line itself and score it with a hobby knife.
Thank you for this tutorial!!!! I have learnt a ton from your videos, and I appreciate the effort the you put into your work!!! Thanks again from a another Canadian and keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!!!
Who says all the fun of BBQing has to stay outside? 101 uses for a shish kabob stick ;) Awesome technique, very simple and easy to do and the results look spot on! I'll be book marking this video for my KV-1 Light cast and Heavy cast variants by Trumpeter. Keep up the great work brother! Cheers!
milky55way2012 Yes it's a nice kit..thanks for sending it! I'm looking into buying another KV from trumpeter too it's so nice. I've just got to finish up the tracks and they it's camo time!
Cool! I've got a damaged Firestorm module that I could use this for to make it look like an old repair on the vessel, add some character to the model :)
Good video! I use the same technique with Revell putty and glue. I'm looking forward to see the KV painted, your texture should look great under a coat of paint :)
Buying those products in bulk is quite an investment though. Just go with Tamiya airbrush cleaner since it's the same as Extra thin but about 1/3rd the coat by volume.
Norm Lajoie lol that was my first attempt and I forgot how close I was supposed to put the sprue....well I think I'll remember next time :P I've got some thinner lengths that I can use for wiring or antennae. Thanks for watching, Norm; you take care too :)
+shawn antunes The kit was Dragon's 1/35 scale StuG IV early (the one without zimmerit). I didn't do a video on the build, but I've done videos on builds on Dragons StuG IIIs and Panzer IVs and this was just a mix of both. It was a great kit to build! I will do videos on the finishing of it though because I'm going to do a winter whitewash over the camo pattern and I'll show how I do that, and I'll also do a video on the weathering process.
Alan'sModelMaking Thanks Alan! Yeah the flaming sprue...I still like how I kept on talking as it burst into flames in my hands. I was like "hmm...well I wasn't expecting that."
Great tutorial. Nicely filmed and very clear. Nasty, smelly stuff that Tamiya . Try also the correction fluid tip sometime.....NOT smelly! AND very quick drying.
Thanks Stevie! Yeah I was going to give you method a try but I felt more comfortable using this method. I'll try out your next time...but I bet it's basically the same consistency and all as the thinned down tamiya putty. I don't know about English white-out but here that stuff reeks! Like concentrated Sharpie; acetone I think...more chemistry :P And I kept the video to about 10 mins too!
Nice. Wish I had thought of replicating the casting texture on mt Takom SMK turrets. Do you think it would work if the if you stamped the wet putty with sand paper to give you a constant cast texture? I'm tempted to buy the kit again.
I think you should turn on more lamps, because it's helluva dark there. And from what I hear it's the first video without the hoarseness. PS: Ah, and a question. Can I use a simple old brush from a picture-painting kit?
Skull Gun Well I have tow lamps; one from my side and one from the camera's side, but the camera one died so its not on for some of the video. Fixed now, though. I think a white background rather than the green would help too. You could use any brush I think....the one I used here was pretty much destroyed before I even started. I suggest doing a test on the bottom of the turret of hull first though.
Acetone works great for dilluting Tamiya putty. And when putty hardens up in its tube, you can use the same chemical to soften it. Use acetone from a pharmacy (expensive) or a DIY shop (cheaper). When you use putty as a filler you can avoid sanding by cleaning up the excess by wiping it with an acetone soaked cotton bud. And sorry for being five years late.
I was thinking that old can of custard powder dated sometime in 2011 and some varnish/paint to bond it would work?, would make for better blending due to the corn starch and gloss varnish would also blend better due to thinner drying and with silver and black , its metallic.
MrPerforations Custard powder? Never thought of it, but it could work....never know until you try! It would be a similar consistency but definitely cheaper, and with a different smell lol
destinygamerz Thanks! Yeah good catch :D all the music in this video is from HAWX but I knew someone would recognize the theme song! That game was like my entire childhood lol
another good tutorial young man. never thought of doing the weld seams like that. i will give it a try on my next build. also mr surfacer 500. works well for texture give it a try on one of your builds. happy modelling.
Armour Empire Thank you Mark! You modern armour builders never have to deal with the welds or cast textures ..... but then the camo kills you lol. My Orochi Bradley is awesome and I'm really enjoying the build so far. Pick it up if you can; as I explain in my next update it's basically modern Tamiya-esque parts count and exquisite molding, Trumpeter instructions, and at my shop was $45 while an older Dragon or Trumpeter kit there costs $50. PE, anti-slip, separate tires and a wheel mask ...... when are they releasing a StuG kit lol
Really good value for sure. I know Brad geeky rocket has this one too and was keen to see what you both thoughts of it. iTools very takom esq too. Orochi do some of the tracks for takom so I wonder if there is a tie in somewhere. Know what you mean about Tamiya also. It has that look
Uh, your method of making weld seams seems needlessly dangerous. Melting styrene gives off some unpleasant fumes, as does its combustion. Putty is much safer. Thank you for the cast technique - it seems very similar to the rolled steel techniques I've seem elsewhere but heavier.
+Alex Hunt stretched sprue is a very common technique. There is so little material that such fumes aren't of concern. We probably inhale more fumes from glue and thinners. But, you can always buy some styrene rod which is what I do now.
Nice video man, you do it again... you know that white putty can be used for a exhaust to give the "rust and oxide effect" for a tamiya panzer IV AusD? (is the early panzer of the french battle)
