Second coat - Olive Drab. The salt stuck nicely with just water, and my hope is that it comes off easily with just a bit of brushing. Now on to the final blue coat...
Final coat added (sky blue). Wow, that's really blue. The salt rubbed off easily and the chipping looks good. Not much green shows through, but I'm reasonably happy.
Detailing is coming along now... My daughter asked why there were bicycles in the tracks! It's a pedal powered tractor, sweetie. Everyone's going green these days...
The beginnings of the diorama base. This is my first, so I'm keeping it simple. This is a piece of 1.5mm plywood with some shaped styrofoam to mimic berms or hills. I then coated it all with some AK Natural Earth texture mixed with Vallejo paints.
Unfortunately, I think the fence is too big. The boards are 35mm long, which is a bit more than 8 feet high in scale. At 1/4 inch wide, it's almost 18" in scale. I think I'm gonna leave it though. It looks okay.
Holy smokes my friends, this little guy ended up in the reader's gallery of FSM!
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28 December 2024, 05:57 -
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With a maximum speed of 35 mph, I'm thinking this should have been named the M4 Moderate Pace Tractor. Well, I suppose, if we're comparing it to other tractors...
Regardless, this is going to be a re-purposed civilian version of the vehicle. My plan is to put on some salt (for chipping), paint it OD green, add some more salt and then paint it blue (for my daughter, it's her favorite color and she wanted Daddy to make her something...). This should give me a really good layered chipping effect, revealing both the original OD green and some rust.
This is my first armor (if it's even armor...) so any tips, tricks, or critiques are welcome.
