Zirrian's various 1/72 (mostly WW2)

[huib]

Nice T34!

[MABO]

Nice T34!

If you say this, we all have to agree.

[zirrian]

Thank you for your kind words. I still owe you pics of three more T-34s, and I recently finished up an ISU-122 as well...plus working on a 3D printed PT-76 and Bren carrier that hopefully will be finished by the end of this month. I will keep you posted, and again, thank you very much.

[zirrian]

Apparently I need to take pics at night with my standing lamp as those tend to look the best. Pictured an Armourfast StuG G somewhere on the Eastern Front or Italy in '43-ish. Mostly just a quick exercise with a new paint set that turned out much better than I originally anticipated.

[Peter]

I like this one a lot!

What color did you use for this model?

[zirrian]

I like this one a lot!

What color did you use for this model?

Thanks. I have used the AK Dunkelgelb modulation set, a DAK filter and AK wash for Dark Yellow.

[Peter]

Thanks. I have used the AK Dunkelgelb modulation set, a DAK filter and AK wash for Dark Yellow.

Thank you for this information!

[zirrian]

Thank you for this information!

You are welcome. Note that these were good for airbrush painting, but the new 3rd Gen stuff is ready for brush painting out of the bottle I did not try airbrushing them yet, only their matte varnish (as a matter of fact, the StuG's final layer was the 3rd gen varnish), but I've heard really good things so far. I purchased a bottle of their own thinner, even tho it sprayed with water instead of thinner very nicely.

[Peter]

I have some bottles of AK but these are all for weathering purpose. Never used them so far, but I'm working on a few models and then I will use them. And if possible in open air because I have to be carefull for the smell. Could give me migraine.
For the colors you mentioned I will try to find the Vallejo colors.

[MABO]

I have some bottles of AK but these are all for weathering purpose. Never used them so far, but I'm working on a few models and then I will use them. And if possible in open air because I have to be carefull for the smell. Could give me migraine.
For the colors you mentioned I will try to find the Vallejo colors.

Hello Peter,
I found this in the web for example. But if you look you will find other solutions as well. And there are also painting sets from Vallejo to use for AFVs, I think.

February 1941: - Initially vehicles sent to Africa, arrived painted dark grey (Dunkelgrau). Units immediately sought out ways to cover or break up this color. Mud, local stores of paint or paint borrowed from the Italians/Luftwaffe are among some of the solutions crewmen found to camouflage their vehicles.

Color Vallejo
RAL 7021 Dunkelgrau 995

March 1941: - Vehicles in Africa were to be painted yellow-brown (Gelbbraun RAL 8000) and grey-green (Graugrün RAL 7008) using two-thirds to one-third ratio.

Color Vallejo
RAL 8000 Gelbbraun (Grünbraun) 879
RAL 7008 Graugrün 866

March 1942: - Yellow-brown and sand paint (Gelbbraun RAL 8020 & Sandgrau RAL 7027) were made available to be used once current stocks of Gelbbraun and Graugrün ran out. The colors were to be applied using two-thirds to one-third ratio (yellow-brown to sand) with feathered edges.

Color Vallejo
RAL 8020 Gelbbraun 847
RAL 7027 Sandgrau 819

Green Tigers in Tunisia: - “Panzer Colors” notes Allied reports that some Tigers and Panzer III’s in Tunisia were an overall medium olive green. Sometimes this color is incorrectly identified as RAL 7008 (Battlefront recommends Vallejo 924 – Russian Uniform if you wish to model this).

[Peter]

T(h)ank you for the information Jan! I will take note of the Vallejo numbers for my next stop at the model shop!

[zirrian]

I apparently finished something Elhiem early USMC for Vietnam with M14s as shown in the WIP thread.

[Peter]

Real nice painted infantry! Like them!

[zirrian]

ICM Su-2...there are some issues with it for sure, but I had no desire to work on it any further else I would never finish it.

[zirrian]

Hope the lack of an MG42 does not disqualify it from the Gallery, so here's Trenchworx's SdKfz 250 and FlaK, both printed in 1:72.

[C M Dodson]

Wonderful work.

You are forgiven !

Best wishes ,

Chris

[MABO]

Cool paintjob again. You are forgiven, yes, but you have to add new stuff faster...

[zirrian]

Cool paintjob again. You are forgiven, yes, but you have to add new stuff faster...

I will try

[Beano Boy]

All looking good. BB

[Peter]

MG42 missing? That gives you a





Well we had a "VAR" intervention and because it is a nice painted model you only get a warning and the red card is cancelled!