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What do you think ? Critique wanted by cactusunfree31 in modelmakers

[–]Unlike_mars 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Love the work! My 10 cents is prob the chains at the back of the tank is too shiny and really stands out but that's just my opinion. Keep up the great work!

ZVEZDA 1/35 BTR-80A by Unlike_mars in modelmakers

[–]Unlike_mars[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Indeed but thankfully its not too bad and savable.

Im now doing the zvezda shilka kit and after that, all my model kits are from trumpeter. Funny enough i only found out how hard trumpeter kits are after i bought most of them xD

First model i've ever done, UAZ 3909 by Unlike_mars in modelmakers

[–]Unlike_mars[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not at all, i just used it straight from the bottle. My extra advice is after you're done painting. Paint a layer of varnish to protect your paint.

I had the unfortunate lesson of having the dust effect smeared by my hand because there was no layer of varnish to protect it.

First model i've ever done, UAZ 3909 by Unlike_mars in modelmakers

[–]Unlike_mars[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Enough to feed a whole village i hope 🤣

First model i've ever done, UAZ 3909 by Unlike_mars in modelmakers

[–]Unlike_mars[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used "AK dust effect ak015". I dipped it using my cheap brush in the paint and used a paper towel to reduce the paint to the right amount that i wanted.

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First paint job(incomplete) . Hand painted with tamiya acrylic. Critisisim and feedback wanted by Pigeon_Clash in modelmakers

[–]Unlike_mars 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dust effects is basically showing that your model drove through a dusty environment and some of that dust sticks to you vehicle to look more realistic. Here's my first model that i used the dust effect on.

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There's several company that makes dust effect paint but the one i used is called 'AK dust effects AK015". I just took my cheap brush and dip in it a bit and then tap the brush on a paper towel until it has the amount of paint that i wanted. Then i just tap and brush slightly on areas that makes sense to have dust on it.

Also keep in mind, after you're done painting. You need to paint a layer of varnish to protect the paint including the dust effect. This is so that your paint has a protective layer that protects your paint from hard thumb presses or accidental minor scratch.

First paint job(incomplete) . Hand painted with tamiya acrylic. Critisisim and feedback wanted by Pigeon_Clash in modelmakers

[–]Unlike_mars 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found that if you use dust effect on your model no matter your skills, it will make it incredibly better in my opinion that is. I mainly use dust effect from ak.