Hi guys,
I've been away for a long time but you how life is ..... job, family, well not enough time to spend on model kits.
Anyway I managed today to find time to work on my KGV and after much hesitation I did weathering effect on the hull using pastel colours. It's the first time that I use them and do weathering on a model
To make me self-confident I started to work on turrets, A and Y, to learn how to use them and choose the best home made paintbrush. Here are some pictures, hope you will appreciate them
. This is the A turret before weathering:
Then I used a light grey pastel and here is the new turret...
As I was pleased of the result, I decided to practice on the Y turret
The black spot is supposed to be the location of the "pom-pom", I guess this should be durty underneath
Now that I feel much confident now with this skill, I started to apply pastels on the hull : rust, light grey, black ... It's really interesting to work with such material. Here is how it looks like
I took a picture with the Y turret fitted on the deck to make sure that weathering is not too contrasting.
Next step: some spots of light grey on the red of the hull.
Final touch: as I like challenges, or maybe because I'm a bit crazy, I though it would be great to had seaweed on the black line.
I brushed it, and here is the result
I'm quite happy of the result and I really enjoyed using pastels. The next step will be to varnish the hull and I hope everything will be ok...
See you next time Guys!