Erik Wauters' Modelpages

Tamiya 1/48 M-10 (Mid Production) Tank Destroyer (TAM 32519)




This kit comes with a die-cast lower hull (gray), the plastic parts are dark green.



I start with assembling the lower hull, drive wheels and interior. The only part (B20) that has some sinkmarks is on the right, but you can't really notice it from above, I used some putty nevertheless (update february 2nd, 2006).



Assembly continues on the upper hull and turret. I like to assemble as much as possible before painting, but with an open interior you need to make choices about the painting sequence (update february 5th, 2006).



Slowly getting everything ready for painting, I will leave the tracks on the sprues for painting, I think it might be easier. Some white interior area's have been painted with white primer. The small white spots on the hull are from putty. Some exterior parts (holders for spare track links) might have to be attached AFTER decalling, see instructions, don't put them on yet ! (update march 2nd, 2006).



In one session I paint the tracks black (still on sprue) and I do the preshading which I apply in a fairly rough way.



Then basecoat and you can hardly see the preshading anymore. In my opinion many modelers tend to overdo preshading so that it becomes the dominant factor in their finish. It might be artistically a nice feature, but it's not realistic. Therefor I tend to make my preshading almost unnoticeable at this stage. But it will still be effective in the final result. (update may 18th, 2006).





painting the details and then attaching the tracks with superglue.



A coat of future and then decals on, use microset and then microsol to get the star decals to lay down over the bumps. You might need to make a few incisions to get there. I use spare white decals from the sheet to repair/correct small mistakes in case something goes wrong.



Another coat of future and then a mild oilwash with a burnt sienna/black mix.



Now it's time for some dirty work, I use dark brown, dark grey and some black to wear up the surface and tracks. (update august 26th, 2007)



Now I use filters (very diluted paint) of sand/yellow/white mixes to simulate rough conditions. Use a small fine brush to drop some diluted paint on the surface and then use mostly vertical streaks and extra thinner to let it flow down the model.



Then drybrushing with oils, a flatcoat and finally some metallic paint scratches. (update august 30th, 2007)



















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