Battletech: 1/60 Scale Buchwacker

So after I finished the airbrushing I moved onto the metals.  I did two colors a reddish copper and a straight gun metal.  Red is Vallejo copper with a P3 red wash, the gun metal is Citadel Leadbelcher.

For the red i also experimented a bit of a red paint mixed with Vallejo metal medium but I preferred the look of the copper with a red wash.  The leadbelcher will get a nuln oil then a highlight with silver.

I also got some fallen trees from a friend that I sprayed brown, they will get a wash and a highlight and the rocks will get painted.  I also have two dragons teeth that I will add as well for the base.

Next step will be the gloss coat so I can do decals.

This is always the fun part when you get the first major coats of paint on.  The primary color is Vallejo: German Camo Biege.  It was thinned and airbrushed onto the model.

The stripes were done with Vallejo Air: Dark Brown RLM61.  This was done freehand I did not tape.

Next step now will be to paint everything else likes metals, windshields and all the other minor stuff.

Preshading is complete and I can move onto color.  I’m still getting the hang of doing preshading it is still a bit rough but only way to get better is to practice.   Still trying to decide what colors I’m going to paint it.  But I’ll come up with something before I start today!

First part of the project was to pin, clean and wash the model.  I used a drill to speed up the process.  The feet are attached to the base with screws and can be removed if needed.  Every part is pinned except for the right arm to the main body as that doesn’t need a pin.

At this point I can move forward with painting.  I’ll start by pre-shading then starting with the actual colors.