Belgian Renault ACG1 – Renault ACG1 belge (painting part2: Belgian khaki camo)

Hey everyone,

As I promised, it didn't take long before taking the ACG1 to the painting booth. I tried to get as close as I could to the Belgian khaki color. This was the only camo color that existed in the Belgian army in 1940. It's a color that is actually between Olive Drab and Brown.
First I mixed Tamiya's Olive Drab (XF-62) with Dark Yellow (XF-60) and some drops of Hull Red (XF-9) and I diluted this mix with about 60 to 70 % of Tamiya's Lacquer Thinner. The result was a bit too greenish to my taste so I decided to spray a brown "filter" (paint diluted with about 90% of lacquer thinner) made of Flat Earth (XF-52) on all the model.
The rubber of the suspension and the wheels were brushed with a mix of Vallejo Black and Vallejo Panzer Ace's Dark Rubber and the exhaust was brushed with Panzer Ace's Dark Rust.

Here are the pics of the result. The two last ones represents the only last surviving T13 tank preserved at the MRA (Musée Royal de l'Armée) of Brussels on which you can observe the color that I tried to achieve.

Next step: spray some varnish and setting the decals. Stay tuned!!!!

HAPPY MODELLING!

Belgian Renault ACG1 – Renault ACG1 belge (painting part1: black and white technique)

Hey dear reaeders,

I'm back in the game and really eager to finish all the projects that I started and that I left on the shelf unfinished before I started the renovation works at home. After the Mercedes L4500A, I decided to tackle down the Renault ACG1. It will be part of a dio with 5 to 6 figures and a house from Diodump.

 I started the paint job by priming the model with black and then grey Vallejo primer. After that I sprayed some Tamiya white on the panels that are the most exposed to the sun and afterwards I brushed some Vallejo white paint on the details exposed to the sun. I then used a wash made from Vallejo black paint mixed with glaze medium and water around the nuts and bolts and in the panel lines.

Next step will be to spray the belgian khaki on this work letting the preshading effect appear under the paint. Here are some pics, the last one shows the figures that will be used on the dio.

Enjoy and stay tuned!

 HAPPY MODELLING!