jeudi 7 août 2014

TOUS LES BLINDÉS DE L’ARMÉE FRANÇAISE 1914-1940

Pour tous ceux qui, comme moi sont fans des blindés français :

La France est, avec la Grande-Bretagne, le berceau de cette arme nouvelle qui allait révolutionner l’art de la guerre : les chars. Et avant même l’apparition de ceux-ci, c’est en France également que naissent, à l’aube du XXe siècle, les premières automobiles de combat armées et blindées. Sous une forme encyclopédique, en n’oubliant aucun des 100 engins principaux (chars de combat et automitrailleuses) ni leurs 285 variantes et matériels dérivés (transports de troupes, poseurs de pont, chars saute-mines, etc.), cet ouvrage offre un panorama absolument complet de tous les matériels qui se sont succédés ou côtoyés dans l’armée française, de la Grande Guerre jusqu’au début de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Un texte concis et d’une synthèse absolue, des tableaux généalogiques d’une extrême précision, toutes les fiches techniques des principaux engins, une illustration à profusion, constituée de rares photographies d’époque et de somptueux profils en couleurs, tous à échelle constante, font de cet ouvrage l’incontournable bible du sujet.
ISBN : 978-2-35250-321-7

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dimanche 20 juillet 2014

Tiger I late - Schwer Panzer Abteilung 507

To change a little bit of the 4BO green I show you a project made last year. It's a Tiger I late from Tamiya with Verlinden zimmerit, some Photo etched parts from Eduard and a little bit scratch like tool clamps ...
The painting was made with "old system" (without zenithal or modulation style) with Tamiya paints.

It depicts a Tiger of the 2nd compagny of s. Pz.-Abt. 507 in april 1944 in the Tarnopol-Brody area. This compagny was one of the best Tiger unit of the Heer. Within 11 months in operation, this unit has destroyed more than 500 tanks.









I have planed to add figures but I have to improve my painting techniques and why not a little vignette.

Comments are welcome.

samedi 12 juillet 2014

T-80 Soviet light tank - Finished

Hi friends ! My T-80 is now finished. It depicts a tank of an unknown unit somewhere in Ukrainia in summer 1944 probably a command tank of a SU-76 unit like it was often the case for these light tanks. It was the last light tank ever build by the Red Army.

The weathering is made primarily with AK Interactive products, oil paints and pigments. I hope the result is somewhat realistic so your comments will be very useful fo me. Thanks in advance my friends !












mercredi 25 juin 2014

T-80 Soviet light tank - Ready for weathering

Hi friends. Here are some little updates like the extreme highlights, decals, a coat of gloss varnish and some base painting of details (tools, clamps, headlight, ...)







So, the zenithal painting is done, let's go for the weathering !

dimanche 15 juin 2014

T-80 Soviet light tank - Base painting

Hi my friends.
After the grayscale preshading It was the critical stage to be made : the base painting.
The first layer was done with Lifecolor UA-259 (4BO ground shade) very diluted (in fact it was more colored thinner). several very light coats were made but I didn't very happy with the result because one base color did not made really the zenithal painting result I would like. (sorry I forget to take a picture of this stage). I have decided to add two others colors (4BO deep shade LC UA-260 and 4BO flashed shade LC UA-258) to add more intense zenithal effect.
Due to further processes, the effects will be a bit obvious otherwise with one single color I think it will be too subtle to see after all further weathering stages.
In my opinion, the grayscale (B/W) preshading will be done with only pure black and pure white. The several gray tones are too subtle to be see after the base painting.
All kinds of comments or discussions will be welcome.
Thanks guys.






samedi 14 juin 2014

T-80 Soviet light tank - Gray scale preshading

Hello my friends. I've tried to paint my T-80 with the preshading "Black and White" style from José Luis López Ruiz. In fact it is a gray scale painting to make all light and worn effects before the application of the current paint.
During the building stage I've prepainted the lower hull, road wheels and tracks for ease, they will be treated later.
After a coat of Vallejo Acrylic Polyurethane grey primer, I've sprayed the Tamiya XF-1 Black on all recesses and around all details followed by Tamiya XF-2 White and two grey tones (XF-24 and XF-83).
This is the result on my MiniArt T-80 :






Any kind of comments or suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks.

lundi 9 juin 2014

T-80 Soviet light tank - assembly complete

This is my new project : The T-80 Soviet light tank from Miniart (special edition with photoetched parts). Only some improvements were made (handrails replaced, welding beats created with sprue, some bolts added, butterfly nuts added for the tools). The PE parts included in the kit are very fine, very crisp.
The painting will follow soon. All comments are welcome.