B1T Centauro
1October 27, 2021Let´s get started: As I do not 100% trust the ridgidity of the multi-part lower hull, I put in some styrene 1x1mm reinforcements
2October 27, 2021As you can see, I still looks like a real mess. The parts were rather hard to align and some major gaps were present on the rear hull. I already filled them and need to properly sand them smooth before adding further details
3October 31, 2021I finished assembling the suspension parts today. As it is a wheeled vehicle, the underside now looks quite intricate and even has PE parts.
4November 5, 2021A majority of the assmebly is completed and the outline of the vehicle becomes recognizable by this point
5November 5, 2021Notice the black cement I used is quite prominent on these light grey parts
6November 5, 2021The turret has nice detail, although I will add a little bit of stowage to the basket
7November 5, 2021The upper side of the vehicle has different surface types, which should come in handy when intending to achieve a pleasing variety in the painting and weathering
8November 5, 2021Some final cleanup is still needed and the gun barrel and some other parts have still to be attached
9November 6, 2021Testing some stowage layout on the turret. The parts come from Black Dog resin stowage sets
10November 13, 2021I finished the basic colouring by airbrushing different mixes of NATO green on the vehicle after priming it grey
11November 13, 2021The base layer was NATO green (Tamiya) without any lightening. I followed with a slightly lightened mixture to highlight most panels and thus give more contrast. Note, that I sprayed the lighter layers in a cloudy irregular pattern.
12November 13, 2021Upper hull panels were lightened with an even lighter mixture. Those coats have given me some nice contrasts to work with. They may be enough to not require any further contrast, but I plan to try some further discolouration with oils.
13November 16, 2021Decals are on and some details painted. I will fix these results with a coat of varnish to follow on with washes, oils and other weathering
14November 20, 2021After a satin varnish, I slightly enhanced the fading on some panels with oils and applied a wash to outline some details
15November 20, 2021The fading has the nice effect of giving a "soft" dust effect on top of the vehicle
16November 20, 2021Another test fit of the now painted stowage
17November 20, 2021I applied some dry earth enamel paint as a "heavy" dusting around the lower hull of the vehicle. I also speckled some up on top
18November 20, 2021The speckled bits on the upper hull/turret may be blended some more to make them less contrasting
19November 20, 2021The lower hull was treated more heavily with the enamel paint. Most of it will be covered by wheels, though
20November 21, 2021Blended the speckling a little further ans added an additional dust colour from enamel paint focussed around the lower parts of the vehicle. I also fitted the wheels in place.
21November 21, 2021The gunshields are in place on the turret. I still need to put on some finsihing touches such as colouring the periscopes, maybe some grease stains and some minor chips around the lower areas and the turret top
22November 28, 2021The last steps were to add some light chipping around high traffic areas and some oil/fuel stains around filler caps. Also the periscopes were painted and recieved a glossy finish
23November 28, 2021
24November 28, 2021
25November 28, 2021
26November 28, 2021
27November 28, 2021
28November 28, 2021
29November 28, 2021
30November 28, 2021
31November 28, 2021
32November 28, 2021
33November 28, 2021
Kommentarer
29 September 2024, 15:36 -
Album info
Building ACE´s 1/72 B1T Centauro... the kit is typical short-run quality and the fit of the hull parts was way less than stellar... and that´s putting it nicely. Anyway, a good bit of MR Surfacer 500, scrap plastic, glue and putty might help to make it a half decent model. The potential is there. And I can still decide to cover the thing with stowage 😉
