Gazzas Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 (edited) Water based. Doesn't form a skin. Doesn't run or sag. Once dry chips like real zimmerit. Inexpensive. If I had my guess, I would think it is made of acrylic medium and water. I'm sure there is something like it in art stores and discount stores in your country. Gaz Edited October 21, 2018 by Gazzas added text Hardcore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 I tried this once (zimmerit anti magnetic paste) using drywall mud thinned with water. It wasn’t my original idea of course but something I picked up from a magazine. Hardcore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcore Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 Getting a nice curvature took some care. But the result is good! Overall look is so much more porsche now. Gazzas, Out2gtcha, BloorwestSiR and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATCplSlade Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Other than Porsche having nothing to do with the design... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcore Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 At top is the Zandri Desert spray can Primer from Games Workshop. I will test using that for speed and ease. Under is Tamiya Dark Yellow, which I used in the last build, Italeri Ral 7028 Dunkel Gelb (from a set) and Ammo-Mig ditto. (A.Mig-010) Given i already used the Tamiya paint for the Tiger 1, and the Italeri looks too green I will test the Mig paint for this build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 That is really looking good!!! The Zimm turned out nice. I agree with you; the GW desert spray looks the best. Tamiya always looks better with a little Tamiya Buff mixed in. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcore Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 (edited) Looks good with some paint on it. Not a perfect coverage but as base for further work it will do. A warning here: the GW spray paint have a tendency to deliver just the pigment without the solvent. The result is literally a layer of dust. (This was the reason I had to strip the paint off the tie fighter in an earlier thread.) I had no problems with the turret here , but the Hull and gun was a mess. Luckily the dust is easily removed with a brush and some rubbing alcohol. For the second attempt the can got shaken longer and that solved the problem. Edited October 24, 2018 by Hardcore Shawn M, Out2gtcha, Gazzas and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigor Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 That is really cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Brilliant work !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcore Posted November 11, 2018 Author Share Posted November 11, 2018 The novelty of building my favorite subjects eventually wore off once I got myself an Airbrush. Nowadays my main priority is to improve my skills. For that reason I am looking for your input on matters of subject, camo schemes, Techniques and materials, etc. I may also make a small base to put it on, so ideas for that are also welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Nice work on the zimmerit. Shawn M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcore Posted November 25, 2018 Author Share Posted November 25, 2018 On 11/23/2018 at 11:56 PM, ScanmanDan said: Superb as always Hardcore . I do love a good base may I suggest a youtube channel to you? Paepercuts Good, simple, cheap and quick how to's for building bases. I'd love to get the results he does but have shamelessly stolen heaps of his ideas and I think improved my bases a a lot by using some of the techniques he shows. IHTH Dan Thanks Dan! I'll check that channel out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 The Zimmerit came out really well. I've noticed that MENG uses ABS plastic for their cute models which is probably why you had some issues with gluing it. Tamiya Extra Thin cement will work on ABS as I used it on my Firefly that I'm building without any issues. Tamiya have recently come out with an ABS specific cement. Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcore Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 3 hours ago, BloorwestSiR said: The Zimmerit came out really well. I've noticed that MENG uses ABS plastic for their cute models which is probably why you had some issues with gluing it. Tamiya Extra Thin cement will work on ABS as I used it on my Firefly that I'm building without any issues. Tamiya have recently come out with an ABS specific cement. Carl So that's why! I'll keep the heads up about tamiya in mind. I like to use some glue to be sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcore Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 So, with the messerschmitt waiting for me to find a base for it, it is time to get back to this project. The so called porsche tigers first deployed in Normandy had a three colour camouflage that I decided to replicate. It is a little difficult to figure out how to do it. The green and browns dominated the basic yellow ochre. I experimented with blue-tak but decided to just do the stripes free hand. In hindsight it would be nice to alternate between an AB with each colour. Maybe I can try that on Wednesday. I started with an overall layer of yellow mixed with white (13-15%) to get a scale effect. No problems there. The brown otoh, did NOT want to play nicely. In this situation something dependable is good to go to. Ie. Tamiya red brown. I'll go buy that on Wednesday. I'll also buy the appropriate green colour, just as a back up. mustang1989, Shawn M and LSP_K2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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