Trumpeter E-75 1/35 Build update 004

Yikes. What a day! Sometimes no matter what you try your Airbrush just won't cooperate. 🤣 What do they say about a tradesmen and his tools? Anyway, after a fair bit of frustration I have finally made a start on the painting.

So, to make a start I preshade the hull with a thinned mix of burnt umber. This doesn't need to look pretty, it is to simply add a little depth to the layers to come. The idea is to darken areas such as panel lines and joins to add some depth later. The masking tape alone the sides is to stop paint from getting on the join for the side skirts, as this can effect the glue and bonding of the parts when I join them later.

As the bottom will receive a fair bit of dirt and grime most of this effect would end up hidden so I just go ahead and spray it the dunkelgelb, or German sand yellow. For the later half of ww2 this was applied to most German vehicles when they left the factory, with other colours to be applied in the field.

Incase you were wondering I use the small cups as stands whilst I paint the model. It makes it easier to handle as I don't need to worry about mucking up the paintwork.

The above image is of the side skirts that I will add once the road wheels and tracks are completed, this just makes it a little easier. 👍 See the road wheels below.

All the paints used so far are from the Vallejo Air paint range, I will be using these for most of the project. If you have any questions about any other the stages shown so far please feel free to ask. More than happy to help where I can.

Thanks for stopping by. A MASSIVE THANKYOU to everyone who has voted, commented and resteemed this project. I really appreciate it 👍