Rusty Jagdpanzer IV L48


The model used was an old Revell kit, using the Dragon molds. This was my first experiment using the hair spray technique on a wreck or a rusted relic. I wanted to show the tank with almost all of it's paint missing and lots of rusted metal. The model was build mainly out of the box and missing a lot of items especially the tools.













A gray primer coat followed by a dark Hull Red from Tamiya was applied and set to dry. Once dry I then applied the hairspray in to light coats and set the model aside to dry for a couple of hours.












I then sprayed the tanks original paint color using Tamiya acrylic Panzer Yellow lightened with some Tamiya Buff. Once again the model was set aside to let the paint dry. This is important because if the paint hasn't cure a bit you will get a nice mess with the paint smearing instead of chipping.








When the desired amount of paint was removed, I sealed the model with a coat of Testers Clear Flat Enamel paint. I then stared the weathering process by applying filters and washes followed by rust. For the rust I used real rust powder and some rust colored pigments. The last step in the weathering was to apply dust color MIG pigmentsWhen the model was done it was time to place it on a small base. This I made the same way as most of my vignettes, plain and simple as not to distract from the model.








































Rob
(scratchmod)