75th Anniversary of Battle of Monte Cassino and Northern Italy (Army Build)
Completing the Semoventes
I’ve had a lot on recently and not been able to get anywhere near as much completed as I wanted – I’m behind schedule!
To finish off the Semoventes, I’ve given them a matt varnish and then dry brushed the tracks up with a metal highlight. I’ve also gone back in to pick out the tools to give them a little more definition.
I’ve then gone straight in with the chipping – small bit of sponge with a dark grey paint followed by a metal layer, again applied with the sponge, along the edges.
Once dry, I’ve mixed up some of my Mid Sussex finest mud with PVA to apply the mud splatters. This goes along the tracks and wherever I think mud might end up. Once dry, I’ve given everything a final matt varnish.
I’ve also found out that there were a number of Semovente M42 75/34’s serving with the Herman Goring Panzer Division so I need to get these painted up in the same way. I’ve given them their base cammo pattern so they are now ready for some base colours (uniforms, tools and tracks) before the dip.
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