German WW2 - Schwere Wehrmachtschlepper (sWs) Half-track or Sd.Kfz. 9 FAMO - 3D Printed

 

This is the last of my prints from last year, as the weather warms up in the UK I hope to get back on track with my 3D printing.

This print was the start of the run that nearly made me give up 3D printing (this was before I realized the cooler temperature was the probable cause of the failures I was having). The one side is lop-sided, and the one wheel is heavily lined as it failed to print properly, but I kept the print an any case as I reasoned once painted and on the battlefield it would not be too bad.

As always, the painting method:

I started with a black primer. Then a base colour of Middlestone for the vehicle. I then heavily washed the entire model with a 60/40 Brown black wash.

Next a drybrush of Middlestone for the vehicle.

The brown camouflage was a 50/50 mix of Middlestone and Chocolate Brown and a 70/30 Chocolate Brown and Middlestone mix for the centre part of the camouflage. The green was a 50/50 mix of Reflective Green and Middlestone as a base then a 70/30 mix of Reflective Green and Middlestone for the centre of the camouflage.

Last a drybrush of Middlestone, followed by another drybrush of Bone or Ivory.

 

 

Vitor

German WW2 - Sd.Kfz. 234 4 - Pakwagen - 3D Printed

This vehicle is the next in line of my WW2 German 3D prints. The Pakwagen was yet another conversion by the germans in an attempt to stem the flow of the Allies advancement.

The painting method:

I started with a black primer. Then a base colour of Middlestone for the vehicle. I then heavily washed the entire model with a 60/40 Brown black wash.

Next a drybrush of Middlestone for the vehicle.

The brown camouflage was a 50/50 mix of Middlestone and Chocolate Brown and a 70/30 Chocolate Brown and Middlestone mix for the centre part of the camouflage. The green was a 50/50 mix of Reflective Green and Middlestone as a base then a 70/30 mix of Reflective Green and Middlestone for the centre of the camouflage.

Last a drybrush of Middlestone, followed by another drybrush of Bone or Ivory. 

 

 Vitor

German WW2 - Sd.Kfz. 234 2 - Puma - 3D Printed

The next 3D print I painted up is the familiar German Puma, a very effective (as we say in our hobby) conversion. Take an armoured car and put a big gun in a turret on it, job done!

I painted it in the exact same way as previous posts on German WW2 so check those out if you want to know the method.

This is how it came out.

 

Vitor

German WW2 - Kubelwagen - 3D Printed

 

After a long hiatus I have managed to paint some of my 3D prints from the summer (not that we had much of one last year 2021). I printed off a few different WW2 vehicles in 1/72 scale and I loved how the Kubelwagen came out.

I painted it in the exact same way as previous posts on German WW2 so check those out if you want to know the method.

This is how it came out.

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Bolt Action - German Tiger 1 - Finished

I have added washes to the details, mostly my mix of brown and black in a 60/40 ratio. I find this a great all round wash for just about anything.

I have experimented with a slightly darker background for the picture as I found the blue tends to skew the colours when I use my phone camera.

Sorry the last picture is slightly out of focus.

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Bolt Action - German Tiger 1 - WIP3

So I have finally managed to get both time and motivation to do some more painting and I can say that it felt so good to put paint to brush after such a long layoff.

I have completed the dry brushing, first pass over with Middlestone and the second with Bleached Bone.

I have also started to paint in the details as you can see with the tracks and tank commander.

Next to complete the deatils and add the washes .

Vitor