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COMPLETE PART 2
CRUSADER
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MODELED AND DESCRIBED BY RICARDO RODRIGUEZ
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Photos 1 to 11 In keeping with the practice of the British Army during the first years of the war the interior was painted in silver, the idea being to reflect as much light around the interior as possible. Wear an tear inside the cramped vehicle was heavy but the maintainance crews of my Crusader had no time to source the correct paint so rust patches were treated with white enamel. Note the scribbled notes on the turret
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walls and the pin ups which all help bring the vehicle to life.
Photo 12 to 16 The turret basket floor was heavily weathered with oil and ingrained dirt. The folded signal flags add a touch of colour and the letters from home add some interest.
Photos 18 to 20 The 2 pounder breech is painted in brass, note the kill tally on the turret wall. 12
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The Drivers cab is treated in a similar way
Surely the road wheels are amoung the
along with the hatch covers.
most battered painted parts on a tank. No two are alike and I made certain that they
Photo 25 to 30
had a really worn appearance.
I took maximum advantage of the possibilities that inner "furniture " gave for
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vivid colors, red for the oil can, yellow for
The painting of lower hull is the last refuge
the fire extinguishers, grey for drinking water
for of dry-brushing in my style of painting
cans and so and on. The printed material
and I followed it up with some washes with
also help to give the tank the appearance
acrylic colours and pigments.
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of being inhabited. Photos 43 to 45 Photo 31 to 37
Dust & rust are added to the tracks with oil
The painted interior components are
paint washes. It is necessary to keep in
brought together for the first time for a dry
mind the different conditions on the inner
fit. The small details make the difference,
and outer sides and where the friction and
the pin up in the small MG turret will be
wear occurs.
visible when the model is complete.
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Photos 46 to 49 The first step for my plan of painting was to paint a primer with a mix of British green and rust enamels. When dried this was then sealed with a coat of gloss acrylic varnish.
Photos 50 to 52 The sand top coat was airbrushed with Tamiya acrylic colour, varying the density to emphasise the areas of light and shade in the different panels and edges. The delicate fine quality of the acrylic paints are perfect for this purpose.
Photos 53 to 54 The tactical symbol and the name of the tank reappear when the adhesive masks are removed.
Photos 55 to 60 The fragility of the recently applied acrylic paint and the resistance of the primer colours, are the key to the next stage. 17
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Using a modelling knife and different shaped blades, and wooden toothpicks I made all the scratches and chipped paint effects. Sandpaper is also useful for this task but you must carefully control the pressure so as not expose unpainted plastic.
Photos 61 to 66 I added some filters with watercolors (made from a watercolor pencil) diluted in turpentine. This gives a wide chromatic variety in any painting scheme, specially in the simplest with plain colors like this one. Accumulated dust was added with some washes with very diluted oils.
Photos 67 to 69 Graphite pencil and pigments gave oxide and natural metal retouches where the modeling knife had exposed the plastic.
Photo 70 The underside of the hull is a different world where washes and pigments reign.
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73 Photo 71 Small colour touches applied with watercolor pencils, in linear or irregular patterns finish the effect.
Photo 72 It is important to pay equal attention to painting accessories. British designed fuel cans were famous for their poor quality. The pennants of the
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antenna were made with metal sheet from these damaged oil cans.
Photos 73 to 75 All stowage was painted with Vallejo acrylic in a variety of tones.
Photos 76 to 77 The smaller fittings were painted prior to installation.
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Photo 81 to 87 Figure painting is not my speciality. I used oils for the skin tones and acrylic for uniforms.
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