My first Leman Russ Project Log

[MunDMC]

Thought i'd put up a little project log for my first swing at the infamous LRBT. Sorry for the mid-res pictures.

1) Tank was primed black, stencils applied, airbrushed Kemri Brown, more stencils applied, airbrushed Knarloc green then Catachan green. At this point it looks really sterile and high contrast.

http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv257/mundmc/2c6a2dc7.jpg

2) I applied a "filter". I'm still new at this, but the best way to describe a filter is a glaze of multiple colours mixed into one pot, then applied over everything. It helps to unify the tone of the varying camo colours. In this case, I used a little catchan green, dark yellow (almost brown), glaze medium, water, and flow improver.

http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv257/mundmc/9b9b8132.jpg

3) Next i applied something between a glaze and a wash, using vallejo "smoke" and "black ink" with added glaze medium and very watered down. Vallejo smoke is really cool as it has particulate matter in it that helps to dirty up the tank a little.

http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv257/mundmc/64bf109d.jpg

4) Next, in prep for using some basic oil paint techniues, i applied a gloss varnish, as it allows oil paints to flow over nicely without disrupting work i've done.

http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv257/mundmc/3f1d9e3f.jpg

Next step will be the fun part: applying some black and umber oil paints. Black-lining will also be done using black oil paint. More to come.

[person person]

Nice, like the digital camo.

[Ithmaril]

Interesting camo style, you don't see that very often on IG tanks. I like the look and the step-by-step, although I'd personally prefer a denser pattern.

I also suspect that your pictures don't do the effect of all of all the described steps justice.

[MunDMC]

So oil paints really are the fun part. The next part is two steps:
1) Put little dots of umber anywhere i think muck or grease will accumulate or drip from
2) Take a thick brush wet with a little turpentine, and drag the pait down. Really easy, and if i mess up the paint comes right off with more turpentine.
3) Black-lining with thinned black paint is a snap

http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv257/mundmc/5602cbc3.jpg

Next step: adding bare metal and the details

[MunDMC]

Boltgun time. I applied dark grey patches to high-ware areas of the tank, then sparingly stipled boltgun metal to the areas. At this point i finished bolt-gunning other metal parts. Baggage was also applied at this point. TO keep the boltgun from being to shiny, i gave it a thin wash of vallejo "smoke".

http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv257/mundmc/4ffcd304.jpg

Next up: airbrushing on some mud.

[MunDMC]

http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv257/mundmc/687ecb14.jpg

The attempt at a white back-drop clearly wasn't helping with the other pics.

Bestial brown has been lightly airbrushed on. Fresh mud will be with snake-bite leather.

[person person]

Cant wait to see wome mud on this tank.

[Aldramelech]

Its just not working for me Im afraid. The paint works Okay, its the scheme itself..........

[MarshalAdamar]

I'm with person person, I really like the digital camo and I agree with Ithmaril that I too would like to see MORE camo patter. Not much about 20% more I think.

But really, looking good.

Are you going to try and put the same scheme on the foot troops!?!

[MunDMC]

Thanks for the feedback, both positive and negative. Digicamo looks pretty wierd on one tank, but with more armour, the pattern begins to melt in a little. MarshalA-> Digicamo on guardsmen, while possible, doesn't really pay off as the eye (/ occiptal cortex) will naturally blend all that work in to make one colour. Most US GI infantry fatigues are now digital, and they just look grey-green-beige to passerby's.

Below are the last pics in the series. Snakebite leather was used as "fresh" mud over the bubonic brown "dried" mud. The hull was also drybrushed very very lightly with bleached bone to simulate dust.

http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv257/mundmc/42bbbdf4.jpg

http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv257/mundmc/ab6d4b2e.jpg

To quote the movie Contact, "Why do one when you can do two for twice the price?" Below is the demolisher kit i did along side the LRBT. In the back is the chimera i proto-typed this scheme on.

http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv257/mundmc/41f811c3.jpg

Sorry again for the lousy quality of the pics. Hope people out there enjoyed the work-log.

[eldargal]

I love the paint scheme, especially on the demolisher,I love demolishers, they slook so adorably stubby. This paint scheme seems to accentuate that stubbiness.

[ssylyss]

I really dislike digital camo, but I have to say your models look fantastic with it. I'm not sure why I like it, cause normally I don't. Perhaps its the subtle pattern you have.

[MarshalAdamar]

I was kidding about the camo guardsmen, can you imagine trying to paint them with digital camo! I would go MAD, MAD I tell you!

But the work looks GREAT I love the dried mud and fresh mud look. The army is really top notch!

I've thought about a guard army, but its sooooo much work. But looking at your work it seems to be all worth it!

[MunDMC]

Thanks all! I wasn't sure how elcome a project log with my mediocre photography skills would be. Much appreciated.

[Slann]

Looks good , nice work .