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    UAE E RS ROT E e wn PA Tits WWW.quickwheelstore.com sto broad forthe fs ‘twas 1998 when first attended the Trucks & Tracks show at Folke in southern England | was going to a show time and felt quite excited about it. Until this moment, my models hag only been seen in Spain, as the Internet was rl rly unknown back then. Lhad been making medels of destroyed vel \was attracted by the multitude of effects and colours that was posi se, andthe freedom to tun tank models into add, twisted, sculpture full of shapes, Making destroyed models was the final lnk inthe modeling world to me... the big ncevable accomplishment. I was my final ‘goal. That year | 1a destroyed DAK Panzer Il. considered itto ‘be my best piece tothe date, but back then thosein England they werent sed to this type of modeling inthe destroyed state. At fst the organi zation woul allow iinto ty petition, a ‘this’ wasnt an operative tank and they didn't know what category to place it. They didn’t know what to do as ithas never seen before. Atlas, t was accepted and | was able to get my fst godin an international competition. I as a small ic tory to me, and since then the model scene has royed and abandoned vehicles appearing regulary in the shows around the world, Making a destroyed or abandoned hcl is actually harder and ‘mote work than making a ecinary mode not just n the bulding stage, but in the painting as wel Sixteen years ater this small vctory against comertionatm | have the great pleasure to presenta special issue o the TW dedicated to all these modellers that are fond of this subject, Thanks to them, models of destroyed and abando Jes are com ‘monplace in every show. Looking forward you enjoy atopic | dedicated a part of my modeling carer Colaborators Kevin Derken Mr. Scratchmod Rick Lawier Antonio Alonso THE WEATHERING MAGAZINE by Original tice Assstant Jamie Haggo ano ot Wtisaais bak Nention Mig imenes ig Jimenez ‘Mig mene Jonas Dahibes ttptnene 5 lon Dahlberg 5 ree a Rick Lawler WEATHERING) kore! Motrsaey Gary Christensen WEATHER Caos Cesta passa feline beg Repose Spying & Commu bn arregrocs nepbicnhet con Finacial rage Elizabeth Wiese el ISSN 2340-289x september 2014 atstsya Cover Cristiana Xtiana Claudio Fernandez Maes Defeated and broken, this once ruthless Ma.K warrior is ‘evidence that even the mightiest of armore humbled. The result of a well-placed rocket, t giant now sits quietly ~ crestfallen -as the crippled warrior slowly succumbs to the relentless effects of its defeat. The ‘wounds of battle unhealed; exposure to the elements re- veal layer after painful layer of decaying armor and grime. My style, my technique is based upon layers ~ a process of ‘adding multiple thin layers of paint and pigment over and ‘over again giving emphasis to feeling and gesture over historical or photographic relevance. the box” construction and then altered to allow for the broken stance, There were just minor adjustments tothe hip oint to allow the legs to be splayed. 3 ‘base of plywood with stytene scraps for = Additional surface marks are aso pushed into the Tamiya “Basic” putly i thinned with lacquer fferent surface variations is constructed and surface before the puty dries. The base i then thinner and applied to the surface of the mo» then coated with AporieScupt. The model is put aide til later del pushed into the sill wet Apaxie to make inden tations in the surface Different surfacing technigues can be achieved by the brush application, ncu- A back lacquer primer coat, thinned with lacquer thinner is brushed on ding tippling and linear brushstrokes. This aso helps cover up any unsightly the surface THE WEATHERING MAGAZINE /K.0.AND WRECKS | 7 A ted oxide lacquer primer coat is then painted on. A coat of "Dark Green’ is mixed generously with lacquer thinner and applied to the These “hase” layers ae important as they will shaw surface. By thinning the paint so much, the lower ayers are awakened, bringing up the through in finished paint. red and blac from previous layers. Next, | changed the overall tone of the mo- del by adding 2 coating of blue, This iter brighter color wl help to provide contrat for - Jer mixed and painted (on. | tend to always pick a color that will pop cut fo the las layer asthe weathering techniques will eventually tone the overall feeling of the model down. the subsequent weathering stages. ‘Afinal ight Due The oll stan is allowed to saturate into the lacquer layers for ‘about 10 minutes and the excess is removed with cotton swabs After the lacquer layer has cured (approximately24 hours), a heavy oll This step of scrubbing and swabbing blends any stain, or wash, is mixed of Black and Paynes Grey ol paints thinned with _and helps to reveal the coor from the previous st layers of paint ‘odorless tupenoid. This mature is painted over the ent surface to.reate an interesting surface patina 8 / THE WEATHERING MAGAZINE / K.O. AND WRECKS Typically about 3 passes of fresh swabbing wil ring the surfac ‘Alter allowing fr 3 days of drying another ol stain wash is mixed, this time cel am happy with. You can leave as much oa ite cil an with Burnt Umber and Cobat blue thinned with odorless turpenci depending on the overall fee! that you want the work to have. Alter allowing atleast another 48 hours of This dark brown colored stain lowed uring (when you can no longer scrub oll sit on the surfaces for about 10 min belote itis ako removed with cotton paint off with a swab), chiang is achieved by using an dll Xacto blade. Typically! wil ame aie Notice how areas of the ol stain remains in certain areas, these wl later become the focal pons ofthe ‘cut and scrape down thu the under coat wrecked walker of back and red tothe gray putty with di ferent pressure to expose diferent colors and depths Ate allowing for another hours dying, fine chips and scratch: | black enamel wash (Nato Camoufages Wash A-Mig008) i brushed ibe 2 fine brush using Tamiya Hull Red and Ger 7 chipped areas and edges ofthe model. After ithas cried to the way using whitemineral spirits. | ke 10 sare painted wa man Grey; "IO Bands” are aso added onto the rocket launchers. rally over touch (about 45 min) it & washed allow the wash to pool in certain areas for more of a drama THE WEATHERING MAGAZINE /K.0.AND WRECKS | 9 After the Tack Wash has set on the su face tis reactivated and partialy removed with mineral spirits and a brush. Once ‘overtiow wash is alowed to lect n certain places ‘Aust wash & painted on over the chipping and edges of the model. As before, the wash i allowed to dry on the surfaces for 2 petod of time and then the excess removed by thinner and ‘Another application of “Tracks Wash” i apled, this time spain aly asitis my intention fs to only “knock down” some ofthe rust that dried to heavy in some areas. Steaking Grime fr Panzer Grey and Steaking Rust Effects are as ‘multiple layers and complet tothe stains. This photo i before pulled withthe mineral spats Dark Streaking Grime is painted on using a ner brush stroke. Once the ste kings dy its pulled down using a lat brush damp with mineral spits, Mult: ple layers and passes may be required to achive the desired effect. 10 / THEWEATHERING MAGAZINE / K.0. AND WRECKS en an old brush 0 create a stippled texture grounds , ! i ‘A director in the Art of Destruction, Scratchrfiod enter- tains us with a somber scene of battlefield devastation A destroyed Lebanese Tiran, the star of this dramatic tale. The stage is c d r 14) THE WEATHERING MAGAZINE. K.0. AND WRECKS Early oni the proces decided that | would portray this knocked ‘ut Tran with hatches blown open. An appropriately burnt and resin interior from Ceicwerks was the perfect filer for The interior parts were cleaned and glued into the lower hl, fo lowed by a coating of AMIMO Black Primer this area wil har be seen, Resin aftermarket items were cleaned up and the fue! tanks rece: ved fue! lines and new handles, s well as mounting plates with ruts and bots “The assembled kitincludes not only aftermarket items, but a host of scratch bust and conversion detais as well, Combined, these tals wil elp to transform a sence vehicle nto @ wrecked and destroyed hulk, (ne ofthe keys 10 creating a destroyed appearance isto show damaged parts and fittings. Here you can see where replaced the kt tu appropriately mangled parts made from sheet and strip styrene asket with more The kits mokie ld is replaced with @ new part also made No detail is too small or overiooked from styrene which allows for the bin to be shown apen, when working to portray a convincing Small touches such as these futher reinforce the impact of model. Small hooks and are replaced the knock-out punch and help to furth The with appropr ket road wheels are replaced burnt-out replacements from An extra Frullmodel tack ink is hung the Armorscale range. ‘rom the new hooks y scaled brass pars the story in With the mode! built twas time to get a good coat ef primer on therna- Fer the color scheme chose a dark grey green color similar to reference del, here! have used the AMMO Black primer thinned with their acrylic images in the Mig Ammo Tiran book. mixed various Mig Ammo co thinner, The primer layers especialy important when painting @ model lars und | was happy withthe colar. The areas that wil have burnt-us ‘that is constructed fr ypes of materials effects gota pre shade of rust aba base to start Using the sponge technique light gtey and rst was applied onto the model, Larger areas were done with 2 brush fo enhance the pre rust afeas Using a much ightershade ofthe rusty mix use asthe base calor shading done earlier with the airbrush L& Painting Continues, now withthe paint brush | start to apply larger chip With this and ather colors stared enhancing the burnt chares effects. THE WEATHERING MAGAZINE / KO. ANDWRECKS 15 16 | THE WEATHERING MAGAZINE: K.O. AND WRECKS Larger, regular patches of a brighter rust tone used to were applied to the turret and on areas ofthe hl deck and fuel tanks by hhand to represent oxidation onthe scorched surfaces A bright orange color is lightly airbrushed over the most exposed surfaces to represent fresh rust. Note the underlying layers of tox tures and colors are still evident trough the light airbrushed color Starting with the turet, a dark rust color was used for a wash ‘around nuts and bolts using Ammo Streaking and Light Rust Wash With the upper hull deck and turet tying, the lower hull received ‘the same chipping and chared effects, but mote exaggerated since the interior fire and heat would be concentrated due to burning fuel, ‘After appljing the char and burn effects using arc paints, | then switched to black pigments to replicate the soot created by the burning rubber of the road wheels and fe ‘The resin burnt road wheels where eated the same way as the ower hull using a variety of acrfic colors making sure they all va fied 50 as not to be uniform, In this photo and the next you can easy vsualize the progress as | apply the burnt and chavred effects. This photo shows thatthe cols are stil muted and that | haven't yet spent much effort on bringing out the deals of the This second pha series shows how | cont- rue to work the surfaces and small additions such as these broken straps reinforce the con- refine the details. Most dramaticaly, cept of awrecked and destroyed vehicle his photo shows how | have e visual interest by adding highlights of ash white and brighter orange oxidation stains 2 uaa A fuel spl helps to add life tothe model. The fuel stain was ‘A simple base sal that's needed to display the model. pce of insu done by fist applying the fuel and dark brown wash mix, lating foam board was glued onto a board and then @ mix of glue and and before this died earth pigments were sprinkled over water onto which sand and rocks were added ‘The ground work was ar brushed with earth and sand colored acryic With the model secued to the hase @ mix of PVA alue and water was paints, followed by some burn and sagt applied witha pipette and 2 mixof real fireplace ash iserlly applied hear the burnt out wheels. Ove the a, Iustedusng light colored pigments followed by blak pigments to create the saotefecs The same method \waslused to applash the tut bin/and engine deck THE WEATHERING MAGAZINE / KO. ANDWRECKS 117 NT eal as & museums or to the big “atte in the sky; they could still be useful. Some becamelinstractional airframes for training ‘round crew, some: were burnt in fire training bays. ta. train rescue crews, and some, like this republic F-S4F Thunderstreak™ were left out in the open on the airfields acting as decoys in case the WARPAC strike aircraft came visiting! This. is a gift for us modellers who like heavy weather. ing, left out in the open for years or even dec- ades, they would slowly rot. Some, like this Belgian Air force example found ‘their way into random places. This aeroplane resides just outside a diving club car park! ‘To me, an aeroplane without tail planes looks ‘alittle odd. Also, | was under a tight deadline ” therefore rather than make a model as it ap» ears now, | thought.'d modelit. 2s if were ag ow ‘few years with the tal planes in tact! fore, tucked Tn the corn When taking on a project such as this there are ‘a few golden rules which should be followed. ‘The first is to constantly refer to reference pho- tos of the real thing and study the detail you ‘an see. The second is to slowly build up the effects in many thin layers and adjust and add_ to the paintwork as you go along whilst all the time trying to keep things subtle. If something doesn't work or goes wrong then don’t worry, ‘your can just either gently sand it away or just {90 over it once again. The main thing though is. 10 have fun of course! So let's get started. Peery For ths project | intended to show the nop. open and the Habby Boss cockpit ‘quite asic. decided to iprove the ap- pearance with some basic detaiing using plastic card, Airscale generic photo-etch detail parts and wie. The instrument panel had the instruments dilled out and it was ‘thinned from the back ‘After the primer layer had died a coatof RAF Ocean Grey (Tamiya) was apphed and ‘aso allowed to dry. Then a layer Ammo Scratches Effects lid was sprayed en and then about 20 minutes late alight grey topcoat was applied Tamiya again). After allowing for another 20 minutes of dying time the Scratches Effects Fuid was activa ‘ed using water anda brush, MIG-3007 Dark Earth pigment was applied was fied in pace using AMMO pigment fixer, Hobby Boss provide side walls but they are not very accu~ rate-and the deta is abit clunky 30 1. as out wit the Plastic strip and more photo etch. You may just make out the new cockpit suppor fashioned from thick pasiccard; 1 had removed the moulded items as they interfered with the new bits “Toenhance shadows round the surace details and ao {0 suggest gime.a\yash using Ammo PLW 1602 Deep Grey (US Navy jets set) Was applied using the pin wash technique. These washes ae of the pefect consistency and density for aircraft model. that h i up due t ai Because of the df iFimportant 19 use a peimer. i this ‘ase Amps excellent acrfic oiey is used, don't wory if & beads up initia, thar’ nora, i ssf eve ling and IGsed a hairdryer to speed things, rent materials it The dxcels wash isremovedtblended Using a dean, moist brush. Here isthe firs cockort Note the rusty wringlfist Was pointed With a HullRed colour befove beng highlighted with yaous rst to- es fromthe Amd range. Theselare grea for this ob Bing thinker (fe36y for Srbrushino). 20 / THE WEATHERING MAGAZINE / K.O.AND WRECKS A primer coat is well worth while owing to the different matetias onthe airrame. In ths we used the Ammo ‘grey primer thinned with 2 few drops of thinner. The coaming and the rear decking have a coat of Tamiya ubber black, neat black would be too dark Ss + N 5 hee For the chioping we use the sponge A fier using the Ammo PLW 1602 Deen Grey Speclingcan be a useful technique for derelict model method; an acrylic steel colour is the from the Metalic Airplane & Jets st is used to A micof Abtelung UN White, Ammo Afield Dust ig paint of choice, soften the ching and add a layer of dust and ment and thinner és flicked onto the model. fits too rime harsh it canbe blended with a soft brush a Using my ferences ara guide notice After bare oat of ta Red Bown, ehpng,_ Dark sts nt sped on building up the eect. that cerain gars of te undecarioge sing the sponge cath ans Ammo chip ~~ The underage stot inthe sae way are ver rs er the base colour colour at spied 3 £ — ; i ie 4 , w 4 i ey 53 is gk THEWEATHERING MAGAZINE 1.0. AND WRECKS / 21 e os io a 2 eS ee ‘Once again we use the speckling technique for more rust. Iisimportant Ammo Track Wash is used asa pin wash Othe udercariage to_be careful here as we dont want to overdo the effect on the light __ to bring depth tothe nose leg «coloured portions. fers, Oil paint is very vesatile A base coat of Alelad Aluminium was follow¥lby A thin coat. of light grey sprayed onto the surfaces ‘and here it used to add Ammo Chipping Fluid. Drying time was sped by cover the ayer oF Chipoing Fi. streaks of rust to the un- using ahairdyer dercariage, ‘The ight grey top ayers then chipped oft using Additional small chips of sel colour were added ll these layers of effects may leave a Water and 2 stiff brush, The heavy colour con- using the sponge method. This second method of | cough texture, but wiscan be smoothed trasts used on the drop tank easily demonstrate chipping is used to create cfferina sized chips, ding” down vith a welhworn sanaing sponge: hove elfecve the chipping Mui i ‘depth and interest tothe appearance ‘The isthe Sealed with ®rst Yarn 22 | THE WEATHERING MAGAZINE / K.O.AND WRECKS er: 26 ‘overtop these effects another layer of Chipping Fluid & applied as the A number of paint colours are used to slowly build up the wellavorn aluminium surface prepare forthe most wsible, top pant layers. Nat camouflage on the wings. Its vey thin and very subtle, much ofthis aluminium layer wil be seen on the fuselage, but a fair amount willbe on the wings % D ‘And again, water and a brush ae used to Another layer of colour top coats sorayed on, This & Now |tum my attention tothe fuselage. It ‘create the chips. softer brush vl esultin then sprayed with a matt varnish to seal iin ‘sitalyimportant to constantlyrefer tothe finer scratches. reference photographs and slowly bling up the effet ME I ig 3 ei pt ty ge ped away. Ths is 2 dark blue grey colour Lae ee could doing derebct subjects; these are custom which wil act 3 e ios em Mrade Mass - 2 _Trepetien [MAGAZINE J KO. ANDWRECKS J 23 ee .. (eee ee 100 bright but fear not, This rade Tater with some more ‘but in very fine est Goats. It then lightly 1 pnge well deal with that sanded wit the Flory Modelssandi : (One of the most captivating images of a WWII German vehicle is the well-known destroyed King Tiger on the Kassel highway. It was captured in full colour just a few days after being de- stroyed and showing a white swastika in the hull front. This picture wouldn't be so special if it wasn't in colour, as it allows to appreciate every surface colour and effect in detail. For stance, this tank was completely painted in red oxide primer land the dark yellow patches were applied over it leaving the ‘exposed primer in the areas intended for the green camou- flage. And on top of it this same green was used to paint the characteristic rings that inspired the popular name ‘King Tiger ‘Octopus But I don’t intend to talk about the camouflage, only about an ‘equally interesting aspect: the burnt-out and rusted side areas. Mig Jiménez 26 | THE Wes The right side took at least 6 AP rounds and the same number (of HE and small calibre shots. This may point to more than one ‘Sherman (or maybe a Pershing) shooting at it after it was al ready disabled: it can be inferred from the various di at which the AP rounds were fired from the highway. Some of this piercing shots punched through the hull and produced fan internal fie that burnt the central part of the tank, leaving the front and rear unaffected. A few days later the burnt areas started to rust, appearing reddish and orange areas as it can bbe seen on the original photo. In this article we just deal with this: how to create the burnt and rust effects. Ina coming issue ‘well explain the rest of the process -painting the camouflage, other weathering effects, groundwork and final touches. This and other photos of the same vehicle available Jn the book PANZERWRECKS 12, CREATING THE HITS: Building this famous King Tiger is quite sin le a5 i doesnt need alot of changes. I's the late version with transport tracks. At least two piercing shels perforated the armour. In addition the surface shows a host of smal calibre impacts The small calibre impacts are created with a fine tipped soldering iron, The support for the Bosch light has to be removed For the bigger impacts we use a burr on a ‘min cil. Then we retouch them with a ho- by knife and a fine tied soldering iron to refine the details ee Oo # ne oo MAGAZINE /K.0. AND WRECKS PHASE OF PAINTING ‘The damaged areas are airbrushed make @ mapping effect (highly regular shapes to enhan= clout Br Meda ates eat rank, Senne crateP rf Then the steak lines ae blendes flat brush mosstened in thinners Using 2 fine brush and a sand colour, small random chips. are 2pplied over the usted areas. 28 / THEWEATHERING MAGAZINE It’ time to app the Scratches Effects uid (A.MIG-20 10), was arrus- hed straight from the bottle. It’ a good idea to put our model in the sare postion and atthe same ‘angles the one in the photo, tobe abe 1 check whether our rendition areas is tue to the original or not. This way we would knaw ofthe rust if were doing ight. Humbvol Slack 23is applied straight anay to the sides of therusted areas. It’s better to leave some afeas with fite.to ho chinping, wherbas ine oedtlifes tn thagaes argas receive a hase ete a Be Brewer wacazne /xo,anownecks 29 ? : > - a ‘Once the chipping is dy We can appreciate how cealistic this spe technique canbe. Don't be too uniform; the key sto keep everthing ireguar leaving some zones more damaged than others. Also, don't be afraid of covering up lage areas, When a vehicle buensin the ‘cal word it wsualy sports both huge rusted and biackened zones ar! s iP [) Final painted the weld lines, but only the ones in the middle ofthe rusty areas, Notice the wel lines transition from a bright ser because, at least in theory, the weld lines in the blackened zones would be covered to progressively csappear into the blackened areas. in soot. Welds never rust due to ther composition, and always show a bright and polished appearance. ve used Humbrol sver 11 Tes important not to overdo this technique. Use it Te finished burnt-out areas. The blackened zones suround the rusted areas ut in a sparingly non-uniform pattern. Pay attention tothe bugnt wheels 1, THEWEATHERING MAGAZINE / K.0. AND WRECKS / 31 Z av i IMPACTS 34 | THEWEATHERING MAGA 36 | THEWEATHERING MAGAZINE / K.0, ANDWRECKS Oficial 3g ROBOTINES lsiad E PORQUE SIEMPRE SEREMOS CHIQUITINES eter Tit tienda especializala en modelisme de ciancia Fecién ee RO at ei So omg FIRS THOR ORT = HOMACO! PTR: ee oe Fs fele|>r aL 1? |? ie GpSCALEMODELSHOP Es SE a - % At “ WWW.SCALEMODELSHOP.CO.UK +44(0)1422 40 50 40 weve e ev oe " Au6e Escadron is the ultimate model shop “In Brussels, the centre of Europe. Visit our |__ website for everything the modeller needs: scale models of aircraft, military vehicles, ‘hips, cars, figurines, ‘We offer a huge range of paints, weathering products, glue, equipments, decals, update- | sets, accessoires, reference works, ‘Au 16e Escadron also offers many hard-to- find brands! Over 30.000 references ! Our special product lines: Hungarian vehicles from WWII East block, Modern, NATO, Civil, World Series =a info@tankmodelshop.com | Remembering 4th of july oye [have long been fascinated by wrecks of every possible type. Being a Swede means the Baltic Sea with its treasures of old shipwrecks is close at hand. The most famous ship is the 64- ‘gun 17th Century Man-Of.War known as the Vasa. She was ralsed in 1961 and has been restored using mostly original pieces. If you ever visit Stockholm don’t miss her. 1 have built ‘numberof wooden wrecks and find them very interesting as. 4 cross-over between plastic modelling/diorama building and. {aditional wooden model ships building. In order to create ‘convincing wrecks | have a few tips and tricks | like to share in this artic “As the historical background for my diorama Ihave chosen the rg Bay (in Swedish lteratirs known as Viborgska 38 | THEWEATHERING \War (1788-1790) there was numerous naval battles fought but. ‘none as dramatic as the one on July 4, 1790, Due to bad sailing ‘weather the King of Sweden, Gustav Il, ordered his battle fleet to anchor temporarily in the bay of Viborg. The Russians block- ded the Bay of Viborg with both ships and artillery on nearby islands. After a month of waiting the Swedish Navy fought its way out but suffered heavy losses, losing six ships of the line and four frigates. The battle ranks among the world’s largest historical naval battles as over 50 ships of the line participated. Allin all a couple of hundred ships was involved. ‘My diorama shows a Swedish navy veteran 15 years after the battle. He silently sits by his sunken frigate remembering the “ath of July”. want to than Hakan Mattisson forhis feedback ghd Lars Befring for his help with the photos. Ej Jonas Dahlberg Bulding a madel wooden sips starts inthe same manner as bulding area ship; the struts are cut and placed in pest ‘ot slderronis used to bend the thin wooden planks The ship is built plank by plank. The lower deck is detailed and painted before the next one is created Water has @ way of wearing down materials, making everything rounded and smooth, particulary wood. To replicate this look | use torch to burn off any sharp edges Often creating a convincing relic means that you must build extra details. [As the wooden wreckage continues to be exposed to the environment certain elements would become exposed, Te replicate period construc: tion techniques | added a couple of hundred dowels made from tooth- Picks glued in place and then cutoff. ‘The entice wreck is covered with a dark oak coloured wood-stain. Bunt _ateas act becomes very dark and by varying the intensity ofthe stain wed ‘making for an interesting mult-hued finish THE WEATHERING MAGAZINE / K.0. AND WRECKS J 39 When creating a realistic wreck scene of any kind you will read a lat of wreckage tobe scattered about. Here |am creating a stock of broken plan king, ships gear and naval accoutrements that willbe placed nto the scene. | used my own Diorama materials and alt air un to shape the tein. ‘The aquarium type diorama base is created using clea pasticard fo the sides with the waters surface made using textured polycarbonate plas AO / THEWEATHERING MAGAZINE / KO. AND WRECKS Both the orama base along withthe wreckage is painted using acrylic colours. Varying shades of color are used fo create visual interest and the details ae picked out using fie brushes IMiniNatur moss i a wonderful product use 1 create convincing texture to underwater algae growth, Different shades of green Washes are applied f0 add algae coloring to the wreckage The key toa errant strands that appear isto carefully tim a Notice that a added a couple of fish from Edu Final painting of deta include ‘aso get an application of some ru ish navy were made of Bronze and these obtain a bleak green colour feck contains guns ofboth types. tegrated si As a finishing touch | add pigments caefuly wipe off the excess using my fn cry areas enhances the: ty wood areas and then ison the A litle bird poop to the top edges of the timbers add 2 touch of color and humor. THE WEATHERING MAGAZINE / K.0. AND WRECKS J 41 SPTHE WEATHERING MAGAZINE 1.9 AI af the more dtficuttand complicated types that of creating wreckage stion. Why is this? The obvious reason is that you ‘ahnot buy kits to make a wreck of your favorite 3 cles or building, Kits are made and sold to create a © “modelresh from the factory. So, when it comes to model- = ing wreckage we must rely upon our skils as modelers, as _ scratch builders ~ as problem solvers a problem solver is really the key becoming a a age ag rn nse © graph showing @ military dozer pushing aside the mangled cass of a destroyed Panzer IV. At first this seemed like first | would need to build a panzer {complete with interior, and then | would need to “destroy” © somehow. Quite a daunting tas, full of big problems! However, once | considered the problem it struck me that really what I was seeing were parts of a panzer, many parts that | could not even recognize. Once | realized this then the solution was easy - simply give the illusion of a fully destroyed panzer. In essence, trick the viewer into thinking that they are seeing a fully destroyed vehicle when in real- ity all lam really showing are a few recognizable elements. With this strategy in mind | went about to making a “wreckage sculpture” using scraps of photo etch and small bits and pieces from the kit. Most of the sculpture is non- descript, worrying more about the overall shape and “fee!” rather than the accuracy of the parts. All that were needed were a few larger, easily constructed recognizable features of a Panzer IV to make the scene complete. Problem solved. What better way to replicate bent and twisted metal than to use the eal thing? | replaced some of the Panzer IV parts with photo fetched parts. | prefer 1 solder the joints for added strenath, especially inthis case where | wil ater be bending and reshaping also decided to use aftermarket turret armor for better scale thickness. though the a mor plates themselves would not necessarily be bent, the brackets most certainly would be The brass parts wl replicate this aspect nicely ‘The photo-tched stowage box is completed and is test to the rear of the tue, Not only wil the photortched part produce reas- tic dents and damage, but aso the fact that it carbe displayedin the open postion is a aided benef When possble, | feel that when bulding wrecked scenes itis @ good idea to build a precisely and cleanly as possible. In ths case, "have chosen to bull the photo-tched pans in ther pestine condition the factory floor as if coming off The heap of Wied metal begins to take shape. Look elosely an you wil notice that most of the bras consists of serdp photo= etch, smal an-descript items and bras tis, simply soldereqsnto imtesting shapes, Aftermarket photo-etched fenders were abo chosen for this projectin order to lend a easily recognizable component tothe heap of dams aged pars. Just take a deep breath and go for itt pair of ples is all that needed to mangle al of that rice bass, The intention i to add dam age step by step within context ofthe catas twopte. Slow and steady, being careful to only add smal bits of damage ata time = once its bent it doesn’t straighten out! The ple of wreckage get lage ahd Ween bles an abstract sculpture - wih i.e ryintention. Although tok a mess ae pad ven careful attention t,he of each pce 3 With the scrap heap place along withthe dozer all begins to make beter sense Notice how the Scrap is made to “ft tothe contour ofthe blade, As you can see, most ofthe ple consists of non escriptaddssmends soldered together. Adding the turtetfloo, an engine hatch and the fenders make the pile recognizable as coming fom a Panzer V For this scene |am looking to create burn and chared damage, not so much rust from ne: lect. inorder to accompish tis will need to festa numbers layers. | use salt masking to 44 large patterns and maintain the deepest ‘oxide color othe turret root, The yellow base Coir is airushed over the entire surfaces, Induding the areas of salt mack With the wreckage sculpture completed 1 ‘an begin the painting. did not add much in terms of interior so | choose black primer to.create deens shadows, hiding most ofthe interior from the viewers’ eyes The camouflage Colors of red and green are apglied as well, At ths stage the mode being painted as you might normally without much consideration 25 to its final, wrecked ap pearance. Wt the Bat masking removed we an see ‘the underhing layers of colar and thé ben ‘efciel dscolcation caused by the salt set ‘These masked aieas will become focal points Tor the wreckage, ares of burnt paint and hr surtaces. > Cale The wreckage sculptures fully assembled and painted, nOW'we’can begin the weathering, AG (STHE WEATHERING MAGAZINE. | KO. AND WRECKS Final weathering is performed using artsts fb and pigments, Notice how even at this cary stage the weathering has increased the depth and interest of the burnt areas cro ci Whether you view it as yesore oF at raf tainly a backdrop of our madern landscape. ane oF later, modelers whose interest retin creating mederm theme replicating the 2550 often seen on alley wals and riers wil become | definitely belive that there i a jungle out there along the ail ines tha realizes through graffi 1st insanely talented people this world might eve know. some of the AS the the contoversial debate about graffi (9 ralroad equipment in the United States and worldwide gains trcton and luches forward, 2. contival factor intensifies the argument on whether its unlawful, right or wrong etc. One might find themselves asking as they read and fallow my arte, “Does the author here acu aly condone graffi"? Ths question can simply bee answered with the fact that! personaly do not uphold any eal cemented opinion about tin ‘any vihich way on ether front, rat orweong, At times, [have an appreciation fort and then there ‘ace times and situations where whete | doa't ap preciate it and actually there ae times where find it loathsome and a bit Gveruhelming 48 | THEWEATHERING MAGAZINE With that being said, another question might come to mind as some might wonder wy | ep lcate it on rade raltoad freight equipment 1VB7 scale from time to time? My reply to this would be that | strictly enoy the exhilaration in the challenge of duplicating some of the more interesting tags in small scale. that i al. 1 definitely beleve that there a jungle out there along the raillines tha ealizes (through graft some of the mast insanely talented people this world might ever know. Stl the fat remains that | replicate itn made! form forthe sheer unadu terated challenge of it Any project that | undertake that concerns gal fi on smal scale freight car begins with find ing an interesting prototype example to use as reference forthe art that will be hand painted ‘on the model In the case of this article, | surfed the internet for some of the mare prolific examples of large end to end” graffi pieces on a prototype car. found the contemporaly Union Pacific ARMIN 64 ricool reef a good source inthe search for this article. Tage neer model cars ave bleach white in color ade prime targets for aati agg Nota better eapvas for this kind of "rattle K.OLAND WRECKS Cao can” form of art expression can nary be found aun that a photo of ARMIN 111461 would be ojact, as photos of both where readily avaiable | ako 2 great subject fo my sides of the found that the colors inthe “burners” (rtf fon bath sides of this prototype are very cutspo vibrant and considerably challenging, So, afer printing off ceerence shots ofthis part: lular ARMIN reefer, set up my studio to prepare forthe projet | begin each model project where hand painted araffti wil be the fecal point by studying. the prototyae picture and then I can decipher which colors | wil need to manifest the graff on the ‘adel | always use the cheapierattacrlis. They are available in a plethora of hues and colors and purchased fora few coins at almost ary retail dept. type store These colors ae cheap in but by no means are they cheap in ther credentials to get the job done, They mix well ‘and can remain active for mixing with other a water is continually added | | label these small bottles of acrylic paints ‘heap’ in al aspeets of the hob, do find ther extremely valuable (On to this featured model project: 1 ‘The way | go about hand painting graft on 1 seal scale models ater left of center, or can be considered abt unorthodox the methodsin which | create, On the average, most eplcators of graft in smal sale use a trplate or atest book technique ste by the use of decals, taced ‘varplesor pened autines of tags wth a base il in” of white gesso or acrylic paint ap before the graff colors are added. To me, ARMN 111461 oli find more times than not, that this method is ill prone to unnecessary build up of paint in mult ple ayers that wll render the paint cured and thick and VERY unrealistic when viewing, When | approach a project such as this ARMIN 111461 reefer, | always pre-mix my primary co ‘ors ona ceramic plat that acts asa pallet, Here, can add the necessary amount of diuted water to keep my acryles thinned and ready to mix A this pont, after the model has been sight: y weathered as per a prototype match, | begin with the intial colo ay. The color however shat low or deep) is prepped on a separate pallet. then find a characteristic feature on the mode! to se as guide or rule as to where the intial beginning of the graffiti wil commence. Once INelined everyting up and find my mark on the model as.a starting point, | use a set of 3 clean, ultrafine tipped, smal, soft sable type that | will swap out for different use through ‘ut the entire session. Each “end to end” grat piece that hand paint on a madel, try to allt fat least & to 10 hours of time in the session to complete the wrk. | find it ficult at times to ‘@aetly match paint calors once an intial apo ‘ation has been apaled to the madel. To excuse myself for the projet during the 8-10 session, might render enough time for the mixed acyic paints to dy, THE WEATHERING MAGAZINE / K.0. AND WRECKS | 49 It is easier for me to re-activate the paint from

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