My First Serious Attempt at Weathering a WWII Tank
Constant Issues
This project has been one of those times when everything that can go wrong has gone wrong. Its wearing on me now and I kinda want it behind me now. I need something to go right soon. Here’s a list of issues so far:
1: A part was missing and took a week or two to turn up (Thanks Rubicon for sending it out without quibble
2: Due to the heat wave airbrush paints were taking 5 times as long to dry, making it VERY slow going to achieve anything
3: While trying to follow the video building up the layers to all be seen through the chips I accidentally started with the wrong layer colour, wasting a whole evenings work
4: The chipping medium worked to show the brown rust through the red primer, but did nothing to show either through the yellow base colour meaning the three evenings I’d spent getting to that stage were a huge waste of my life
5: The putty that I have used without issue many times has left a residue all over my paint work
6: I have bent the machine gun during handling required to paint the camo
7: My ultrasonic cleaner broke when trying to clean my airbrush after one of the early layers
8: The airbush died on me and took 7 hours to fix, all because of a hidden piece of dirt that once I shifted it decided to move and wedge itself somewhere else I couldn’t see.
9: I typed up a lovely long post detailing all my camo work and then the project system decided to make it vanish
I am taking a short break now to paint something lighter and more fun to help my sanity.
The Pumpking is getting some love right now
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