Showing posts with label Tamiya. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tamiya. Show all posts

8/02/2010

Painting a BT7 without Pigments!

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It seems to be that lately I am looking for alternative ways for many techniques that we habitually use. In the begining I painted a model using only acrylic paints. The PzII was an example. Then the Panther II were made without oils. And now, I have painted this BT7 without pigments. It can seem simple, but at the moment all modellers use pigments regularly, and it can be complicated to make dust or mud without them. But I like to know that we can make the same effects with alternative techniques, because not all the people have the same conditions. There are people that cannot use enamel paintings because health problems. Recently I have known to a US modeller that cannot use their hands to make scale models, and he should make everything using his mouth. Can you imagine to your self in a similar situation? For this friend from Michigan, it is almost impossible to use the airbrush. It could be very interesting to develop new techniques where it is not necessary that tool. Anyway, I like to prove and to make new things. Is easy to be comfortable and to make always the same things, but that, sooner or later is boring, and it is not my style. This BT7 has been made for the Japanese magazine ARMOR MODELLING. I hope you like it. Any comment is always welcome.

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Parece ser que últimamente estoy buscando caminos alternativos para muchas técnicas que usamos habitualmente. Primero pinté una maqueta sólo usando pinturas acrílicas. EL PzII fue un ejemplo. Después el Panther II se hizo sin oleos. Y ahora, he pintado este BT7 sin pigmentos. Puede parecer sencillo, pero actualmente todos los modelistas utilizan pigmentos con regularidad, y puede ser complicado hacer polvo o barro sin ellos. Pero me gusta saber que podemos hacer los mismos efectos con tecnicas alternativas, porque no todas las personas tienen las mismas condiciones. Hay personas que por problemas de salud no pueden utilizar pinturas esmalte. Recientemente he conocido a un modelista americano que no puede usar su manos para hacer maquetas, y debe hacer todo usando la boca. ¿Podeis imaginaros a vosotros mismos en una situación similar? Para este amigo de Michigan, es casi imposible utilizar el aerógrafo. Podría ser muy interesante desarrollar nuevas técnicas en donde no sea necesario esa herramienta. De todas maneras, me gusta probar y hacer cosas nuevas. Es fácil acomodarse y hacer siempre lo mismo, pero eso, tarde o temprano es aburrido, y no es mi estilo. Este BT7 se ha realizado para la revista japonesa ARMOR MODELLING. Espero que os guste y cualquier comentario es bien recibido. Garcias.




The rear mud splashes was made mixing plaster and
AK mud and dust products.

Make a mix of the two products in a small recipent, and project air with your airbrush over a brush with the mixture.


First stages of the model, just with some washes and oils.





Maybe a will make a vignette for this BT7, but not now. I must paint the DIANA Bronco.
Thanks
Mig Jimenez
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2/24/2010

JSU-152?

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Once again, my friend Nobuo from Tamiya, sent me kindly the last kit: JSU152.
Only opening the box you can "smell" the quality of the pieces and the detail. Is necessary admit that Tamiya Team overcomes everything with each new model. Although some pieces of the kit are same ones than in the previous JSII, the new parts are extraordinarily fine and well modeled. But the great difference of the JSU152 with the JSII is that the first one can be located in Yom Kippur war or in "The six days war." And of course this it is the reason for which I should make reference to this kit. From now on I will go adding in this blog all the vehicles and information that I can find about Yom Kippur War and the participant vehicles. By now, until I get some accessories, I leave you here pictures of the JSU152 in the Museum of Volgograd (Stalingrad) that I photographed some years ago. I hope you like it!
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Una vez más, mi amigo Nobuo from Tamiya, me envió amablemente el último kit de la marca: JSU152. Solamente abriendo la caja puedes oler la calidad de las piezas y el detalle. Hay que admitir que Tamiya superan todo lo anterior con cada nuevo modelo. A pesar de que algunas piezas del kit son iguales que en el anterior JSII, las nuevas partes son extraordinariamente finas y bien moldeadas. Pero la gran diferencia del JSU152 con el JSII es que el primero puede ubicarse en Yom Kippur o en "la guerra de los seis dias". Y por supuesto esta es la razon por la que debo hacer referencia a este kit. Desde ahora iré añadiendo en este blog todos los vehiculos e información que pueda acerca de Yom Kippur y los vehículos participantes. De momento , hasta que consiga algunos accesorios, aqui os dejo fotos del JSU152 en el Museo de Volgograd (Stalingrad), que fotografié hace algunos años.

(The next model was made by my friend Shigeito Takeuchi)


Photos from Volgograd Museum:









Thanks for looking!!
Mig Jimenez
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2/02/2010

WINTER TIME, 1/16th TAMIYA KVII

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The winter subjects is one of my passions. I really like white vehicles because offer me a large range of possibilities about weathering or effects. You can paint a winter vehicle with dry dust or mud or very fresh one. You can apply a faded whitewash or a very clean white. You can make very evideny chips or scratches, rust or grease, and all kind of dirt or effects. In this case, with my last winter KVII, I wanted create a very worn or faded winter camo, result of a prolonged period of battles. Maybe this KV is going to the the Spring. The sun and the rain entried in action and the winter color is coming inapropiated. This is what I mede under this concept. I hope you like the result:


The technique used for this case is a complex combination of hairspray technique, oils fading, chips by brush and much more. Everything covered by a coat of dirt, rust and dust.


Is important create a combinations of "more dirt areas" and more white ones, in a way to keep a random look and make it more interesting and real. Avoid do the same in the whole model.

The same with green and white areas. Is important make a good contrast between very faded green areas and new white ones.

Tool box chipped with hairspray technique and covered with dust.

See how there are very dusty areas close to clean ones. This is important to give volume to the model.


For first time, I added a big cuantity of leaves and vegetation over the fenders, like I have seen in many pictures. In fact, is hard to find a picture with very clean mudguards. Obdserv how the dirt is acumulated in the corners.

WINTER MODELS
I wanted collect all my preview winter vehicles in this page, in a way to see the paint evolution. The next ones is an example of some of my old models which was a good source to get experience to paint the KVII in 1/16th scale. Some of them is really old, but I feel proud because in that time was good enought.










And that's all folks. Now I need a couple of day of vacations after paint the KVII. It was really hard because it should be finsihed for Nuremberg toy fair 2010. Fortunatly, I was on time and the Tamiya staff will be able to show it in their stand!
Thanks, Nobuo Yoshioka.
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1/20/2010

MIG AT WORK

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Hello friends. This is my frist post this year, and not because vacations (which was also long) but because I was very focus in a couple of projects.

The first one is one of my dreams, a T55 in Egyptian army, just after cross the Suez Chanel in 1973. This is a huge project because this version have many differences with standard T55, but also I wanted make it with PE and many upgrades. And finally, I will make the whole crew (4) in scratch. Now I have made only one, but it fit well and I am happy with the result. The KTM mineroller is another nightmare, beacuse it is trumpeter and is not like a Tamiya kit. BUt it is done, and now I am closer to finish this model. I will continue showing more steps of this one.

The second one is the well know KVII in 1/16th scale which I started months ago. The next photos is not the last stage, but I was not able to upload the last ones yet. Anyway, it is another funny project, even if I have a deadline. It must be ready for next Nurember Toy fair 2010, so...I am in a hurry. This is why I am so quiet the last weeks (my apologies friends).
The KVII is getting complex because the big surfaces, and is hard to create a nice general look like in 1/35th scale. In this big scales, the most difficult thing is to get used to this big sizes when we paint the effects. Is easy to fall down in the monotony and we must force our self to create big random areas in a way to make more realistic the finall look.
But the good thing is that the chip effects seems more realistic because the big size. Anyway, like all 1/16th scale models, it comsume a lot of time. To paint anything needs more than 4 times more than in 1/35.



I hope fin ish it on time for the end of this month and I will post some pictures here in my blog and another forums. Or you will be able to see it in Tamiya Stand next month in Germany.
And now, I must continue working with it. I cannot spend more time in my blog by now. Is time to finish the mud and the funny weathering, like oil, metal, rust....
Thank you for watching this and I will continue the blog very soon.
Mig Jimenez
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12/16/2009

98% FINISHED KING TIGER

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Fianlly I am able to show you the finished King Tiger. After two months work, the cat is almost done. I must add small details but the general look is almost finished. It is a Radio Control tank for a collector, so...many details was avoided, and others was impossible to add, but I am happy with the result.
The big size made this task a bit complicated to me, used to 1/72, 1/48 and 1/35...it is too big and need a lot of time for each process or step. Sometimes you get tired to paint chips or effects in all surface...but...this is the 1/16 scale.

Well, so..it is almost the end and I must go for my KVII, also in 1/16.

Thank you guys and I hope you like it.

MIG












That's all folks!
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11/02/2009

TAMIYA KV II, 1/16th scale


This is the second 1/16 monster that I am currently building and painting. I will show more pictures of this new kit, but...by now, just note the size of the turret. Seems small?? Check my hand size close to the turret!! I think that I will need more than one tamiya jar to paint this surface. But is really cool to build this tank in such scale. I cannot wait to finish it.

I must explain that I was forced to build the turret without instructions sheet because it was a pre-production kit, but after the bad time dicovering where I must place each rivet, screw and metals parts, finally it's done!!


To be continue....