Great progress! The uniform colour of the driver suggests he is of Luftwaffe prodigy?
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Cramped indeed … but beautifully put together … you have really nailed it without overfilling it. Great detailing as well
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That tends to hold true even today.
Ken
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Well spotted Erwin.
However… I have done my research! The waffenfarben (piping) of the SS Recce corps was golden yellow.
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Thanks again for all the kind words and observations.
I have really got the bit between my teeth with this 250. It was actually the very first part of this project which I started over 2 years ago - before I started the actual diorama - so I am happy to see it approaching the finishing line. It’s especially gratifying to see the plastic and photetch disappear beneath a coat of paint and begin to tie in with the landscape.
As I have said, it would be practically impossible to paint the interior with the top and bottom halve of the hull mated together.
Painting started with an airbrushed coat of Mr Surfacer 1000 Mahogany followed by Tamiya Dark Yellow 2 XF-80. This is the ‘improved’ acrylic version of the classic German Dunkelgelb (RAL 7028). Since I had not used my airbrush for a while I forgot just how beautifully these Tamiya paints spray from the airbrush. After the base coat I added another coat or two lightened with some white and then finished with a coat of Semi-Gloss X-35.
This is the bit where all the details start to pop out. Unfortunately, it’s also the bit where all the glue blobs and other mistakes also appear… Oh well, that’s why I started with the interior!
One reason to give everything a semi-gloss finish is to help the washes flow over the surface. I started with an emamel wash from MIG: Brown Wash for Dark Yellow. To be honest, I was a little heavy-handed, but I kept reminding myself that a lot of this was going to be almost hidden or in shadow… so it helps to create stark contrasts. I will be a bit more light-fingered when I get to do the exterior!
Next I added chips and scratches (some light grey, some dark brown, a few highlights of pale yellow) and started to paint the details.
This is by far the most satisfying part of the process because you really start to appreciate the details of the photoetch and even some of the original kit parts.
Here I have to give a special shout-out to Dragon for the seat textures. I have no idea if the Germans were still using real leather for seat covers at this stage of the war (although why not? They certainly had plenty of horses!) but the effect is very pleasing. I concede that the look is more artistic than realistic - a lot of stippling with wet-blended shades of black, red brown and yellows - but it works for me!
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Superb work with that interior … it jumps out in all the right places showing that sweet detailing.
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Wasn’t Erwin referring to the bluish colour of the uniform, not the piping?
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