What do you guys like to use for texturing on your tanks? I’ve used tamiya putty mixed with tamiya glue as well as Mr surfacer from a jar. Is one better than the other or is it shooter preference?
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Personal preference, I’ve always used Mr. Surfacer…never used the tamiya putty/glue mix, but ever since everyone started watching Night Shift, I see more & more guys using that combo.
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I prefer Mr. Surfacer… its basically the same thing as the Tamiya Putty/Glue mixture, but is already done for you in one bottle. They also have different colors (black, red primer, mahogany) if you’d like…
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I like the Mr Surfacer 500 in the jar
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I got the idea from night shift and have done both variations of it, even have done it with white putty but that didn’t look as good.
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You can also use Tamiya glue and a used brush for similar texture.
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@Tank_1812 ill have to try that next
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an old brush, Mr.Surfacer and time; for me this looks the best
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I don’t tend to “texture” my tanks; I might if I was trying to replicate some Soviet monstrosity fresh off the factory like, but most armour plate I’ve ever seen, including that on an 80-year-old King Tiger was still pretty smooth, as have been the many other vehicles I’ve encountered - fairly modern I must admit. Non-slip is a different thing, but “texturing” - just why?
Dare I suggest, yet another modeling fad that has gained far more traction than it should? Perhaps I’m the heretic here, and I assume we’re talking about 1/35 here, but convince me otherwise!
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@BootsDMS I think you’re correct. I do like the texture fad when it comes to hiding lower and upper hull seems and crevices, this of course sometimes is seen when you don’t have the fenders on.
i have done it once before on a set of idf Sherman’s and it did improve the texture. Not sure how it ended up on ever vehicle model though.
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yes and no. yes, enhancing the texture for the sake of enhancing the texture is a bit odd. no, putting together some cast turrets that have obvious seam lines need to be done such as Tamiya’s M51 and any Centurion that has the four part turret.
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I primarily use it to texture mufflers and exhaust pipes on WWII armor
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Yes me too… I have used the “new” Acrylic version in black and it works just as good, without the smell.
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I don’t use it for texturing either but how found the Tamiya basic grey putty thinned with their green cap cement great for spot priming and for simulating the fillets between shapes on a casting when thinned a bit less. It seems to dry much more quickly than their liquid surface primer which I’ve used in the past.
Used to add fillets/blend in the webs on the pintle and hatch hinge bases on this t-62 cupola
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But the smell of Mr. Surfacer 500 is the best part of using it!
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To give those texture I use a combination of rust colored paint and dito pigment powder.
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That works too
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On Russian Armor I use Mr Surfacer 500. US cast armor the Tamiya Green Cap stuff stippled on.
Google Sherman turret images. That will help you a lot with the level you want to take it.
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@Seanmcandrews that came out great.
i think texturing looks good on certain kits. I did it recently on a king tiger that I’m in the process of finishing and i have mixed feelings on it. I feel like it helps if you want to do battle scruff and damage and are afraid of puncturing the kit.
I will say that doing it on Sherman’s and some Soviet equipment makes sense. I’m starting to get into what night shift does with remaking the weld seams and cuts. I think that makes some sense as long as weathering and painting don’t hide the work.
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Thanks! I’ve been hugely inspired by him as well and my current T-62M project is an attempt at what I would say is his signature style with the vehicle really integrated with the scenic base, lots of dirt and debris in nooks and crannies.
Cool, i just now found a new image of this same vehicle
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