My Foray into Tank Painting

[lcz128]

My Foray into Tank Painting...

So, I got myself a Type 90 tank
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/lcz128_photos/Toys/type90.png
:)

I thought what would be nice to do is to paint the sucker up and actually try my hand at weathering something...
So - after a coat of Tamiya Green Spray Can (I think it's Olive Drab - but I can't be sure...) (http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=85070)

Then a coat of Mr. Super Clear UV Cut Flat (http://www.volksusa.com/matlot0022.html) to make the tank look nice and flat - (yeah - the green may not be official type 90 tank colours - but I was kind of just using whatever can of paint I already had at home ^^; The clear coat then is to make it flat like a tank's coat of paint would be)

Then I used some of Tamiya's weathering kits (Tamiya Weathering Master A & B) to detail it up...

And we have:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/lcz128_photos/Toys/type90_03.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/lcz128_photos/Toys/type90_01.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/lcz128_photos/Toys/type90_02.jpg

Okay I lied...

It's Bludgeon :b

[1AZRAEL1]

Farout, not a bad job matey. I always enjoyed making models and painting them, but I was shocking when it came to that part of it. I could never get the painting right.

[gamblor916]

Nice, now where's the bot mode?

[5FDP]

That looks great. I wanna see the bot mode too ;)

[rampagesss]

Thats looks awsome!, the tamiya weathering kits work great and really bring out the details well.
Can't wait to see bot mode :D

[Deonasis]

Top job, I didn't recognize Bludgeon till the photo _before_ you told us.

[jaydisc]

Looks great! Although the crappy JPEG compression makes observing details difficult.

[Mr Ed]

Very nice painting. you did well....

[lcz128]

Thanks so much for the feedback guys! :)

And finally! A Chance to make an update on this!
These are a couple of pics I took the day that I took those other photos I posted earlier - so there's actually less paint aps than there actually are at present day - Just thought I would post some sharper images of the tank mode :)
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/lcz128_photos/Transformers/HenkeiBludgeon_S_003.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/lcz128_photos/Transformers/HenkeiBludgeon_S_002.jpg

So, finally we have some pictures of robot mode!!!
Kyle said that he reckoned that the head's neck articulation was lacking in that review thread. Totally agree. Took me a short little while with my dremel where I shaved off the post that was used for the neck, then I fit in a double-ball-joint! I just felt that adding a double joint would really add to the articulation... I didn;'t think a single ball joint would be sufficient in adding the right kind of articulation to the neck ... that, and I'm very spoilt by Rockdown :b So, here's how it looks!
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/lcz128_photos/Transformers/HenkeiBludgeon_S_004.jpg

And here's what it looks like with the head back on:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/lcz128_photos/Transformers/b059491a.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/lcz128_photos/Transformers/b695dcb5.jpg
(Yep - I primed the head, and did something to his eyes :b)

And now some exhibition pics of him... and yes this is now my Henkei Bludgeon :D (hence the chrome! :D):
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/lcz128_photos/Transformers/HenkeiBludgeon_S_012.jpghttp://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/lcz128_photos/Transformers/HenkeiBludgeon_S_015.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/lcz128_photos/Transformers/HenkeiBludgeon_S_014.jpghttp://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/lcz128_photos/Transformers/HenkeiBludgeon_S_018.jpg

And some shots of how the neck works:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/lcz128_photos/Transformers/HenkeiBludgeon_S_016.jpghttp://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/lcz128_photos/Transformers/HenkeiBludgeon_S_017.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/lcz128_photos/Transformers/HenkeiBludgeon_S_008.jpg

Just to note:
I've used a fair amount of gunmetal all around- helps with the covering up of the light grey plastic, for the chest, I used the copper chrome (mirror finish - the same Hasegawa stuff), and silver paint for the streaks on the 'chest eyes', I used gold and copper mirror finish for the front flap/crotch guard thing, and used clear red for the strip of red there - I mixed my own blend of paint for his helmet and forearms (they're a shade of shiney brown - I primed it with brown paint, then painted it with this shiney brown paint ... and the paint is a mix of copper, clear yellow, clear orange and clear paint) lots of copper paint was used to add a lot of detail, as did gun metal. I then used some of the weathering kit to add a bit more detail. I also painted the little weapons that were on the alt mode's end that I didn't earlier :)

Enjoy and please let me know what you think :) Thanks!!!

[Mr Ed]

very nice well done.

[Vector Prime]

Wow! :eek:

Love how 'battle-worn' Bludgeon looks in his tank mode and then how 'blinged out' he is robot mode :D

How long did it take you to complete this project mate?

[Deonasis]

K K-K-Chrome! Is there a link somewhere on how to go about making it shine this good?

[jaydisc]

The detailing of the gears and stuff looks excellent:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/lcz128_photos/Transformers/HenkeiBludgeon_S_014.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/lcz128_photos/Transformers/HenkeiBludgeon_S_016.jpg

[5FDP]

Holy carp dude :eek: That looks fantastic. Well done.

[gamblor916]

Very shiny! I like the eyes.