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New monographic dedicated to the Afrika Korps. 88 pages in which you can find the latest
techniques employed by the authors showed step by step. A perfect reference to learn how to paint
those effects produced in desert conditions. Techniques that will inspire you to build your desert
models.
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Whippet Mk. A
Wonderful recreation of an armoured vehicle from the Great War in action. With an
exquisite paint job and a careful setting, this is one of the best works that have been
published in our magazine. The article includes a reportage of a specimen kept at
Aberdeen.
AEC Mk. 1
Also known as the tank on wheels, this kit has been painted with such an unparalleled realism
that it seems that it was extracted from an old documentary.
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Generalfeldmarschall
An excellent figure depicting the Desert Fox at the peak of his career. This is a must read if you are interested in
this important figure, as an extensive period photographic collection is included in the article.
Accurate Armour
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The Medium A
Whippet AFV was
designed by the British
engineer William
Tritton after the battle
of the Somme, in 1916.
The design was based
in the combat
experience of the Mark
I in its male and female
versions. The first
prototype was built by
the Foster &
Metropolitan Carriage
and Wagon Company,
full-scale production
began in 1917.
The tracks were submerged in hot water. They became flexible and allowed an easy adaptation to the road
wheels.
A S S E M B L Y
As a modeller, I have always felt
attracted to the Great War. I was
looking forward to working on a vehicle from this period of History, especially this model. Until recently there
was not much to choose from regarding armoured vehicles from the First
World War, but fortunately brands are
now launching models regularly, so
there are a fair amount of references
to choose from.
KITS USED
- British Light Tank Whippet Mk.
A, Accurate Armour ref. 358,
1/35 scale.
The larger parts have been glued with two-component glue, while superglue
was used for the smaller ones.
PA I N T WO R K
The base colour of the Whippet
raises some controversy. Different
sources indicate that British WWI
tanks were painted in a greyish green,
dark brown or khaki colour, even
though the exact colour is unknown.
I decided for the second option, using
a mixture of olive drab (80%) and dark
The trees were made with split thyme branches that were fixed to the terrain with wire
bolts. The barb wire is a Verlinden Productions ref. 51, held to stakes that were built
with wire.
COLOUR CHART
TAMIYA (acrylics)
P245 brown
P242 tan
2 burnt sienna
8 cadmium yellow
35 titanium white
44 ochre yellow
62 leather
72 khaki drill
179 French artillery green
MARABU (varnishes)
TITAN (oils)
69 bess green
80 asphalt
78 burnt umber
94 transparent golden ochre
1106 clear
TALENS (watercolours)
copied exactly from the bulldozer photos, using Marabu glossy varnish,
slightly soiled with pigments and
diluted with Humbrol thinner. I paint-
THE
BASE
Dry leaves
(Hudson &
Allen Studio
ref. 9704)
were fixed to
the ground
with white
glue.
and a bit of water, stirring the elements until a consistent mixture was
obtained. You must have a clear view
of the places where the paste will be
located, as you must spread it relatively fast. To simulate the tracks left
by the 14 ton tank I placed the model
on the base and carefully pressed it
against the surface.
After painting all the elements, I
applied several Mig Production pigments that were fixed in place with a
few drops of Humbrol Thinner. The
last effect consisted in filling the
crater with resin which was tinted
with sever al drops of olive dr ab
acr ylic paint. I also spread several
Hudson & Allen leaves on the terrain.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- SOLARZ, Jacek. British Tanks
1914-1918, in Militaria n 30,
Wydawnictwo Militaria, Warsaw,
1996.
- WHITE, B. T. British Tank
Markings and Names, Arms &
Armour Press, London, 1978.
- HOGG, Ian V. and WEEKS, John.
I finally added the only living creature of the scene: a rat, so common in
the trenches and called to inherit our
world if we maintain the current predating pace. I took it from my spare
parts drawer, so I cant tell you the
brand or reference number.
Photographs by Octavio Dez Cmara made in the Bovington Tank Museum, Aberdeen.
The Medium Tank Mark A was 6,08 m long, 2,61 m wide and 2,75 m high and had a weight of 14.200 kg.
Known as Whippet (small hound), it could cross 2,10 m wide ditches, pass through 80 cm obstacles
and climb 40% slopes.
Close up of
the right
hand side
tension
adjuster.
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Hatches to access
the two Tylor 4
cylinder, 45 HP
petrol engines
(identical to the
ones used by
London
busses).The
engines drive one
track each.
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Even though the prototypes were designed with a revolving turret, a fixed square turret was
finally installed to the 200 specimens that were built.
The peepholes have a sliding closing plate located inside the vehicle. Each of the pistol firing
apertures was protected by a rotating cover.
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Engine
ventilation
holes are
visible at both
sides of the
nose, just
above the
tracks.
The armour was 14mm thick in areas such as the front, and 5mm in the belly and roof.
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KITS USED
Model:
Figure:
- Russian KV-1 model 1942 Simplified Turret, Trumpeter ref. 358, 1/35
scale.
made was to add a small cable simulating the front headlamps cable. The tank
is a perfect model to enjoy both the
assembly and painting phases.
PA I N T WO R K
I chose to paint a white winter camouflage over the standard Russian green
coat because it allowed me a wide range
of possibilities when representing the
multitude of wear effects that take place
in an operational vehicle. When deciding
to reproduce the desired effects, you
must have a clear picture of what you
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COLOUR CHART
TAMIYA (acrylics)
XF-3 flat yellow
XF-5 flat green
XF-10 flat brown
XF-24 dark grey
XF-52 flat earth
XF-57 buff
XF-62 olive drab
XF-63 German grey
PANZER ACES (acrylics)
309 periscopes
MODEL COLOR (acrylics)
HUMBROL (enamels)
34 flat white
THE FILTER (enamels)
P245 brown
P246 grey
TITAN (oils)
6 zinc white
82 ivory black
88 yellow ochre
96 burnt sienna
MIG PRODUCTIONS
(pigments)
The
scattered
tree leaves
are from a
Hudson &
Allen die-cut
paper Ref.
9704. They
have been
fixed with
white glue.
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the paint dried, I rubbed with a cotton swab, the finger can also be used
to obtain an interesting steely effect.
As a final touch I applied graphite
from a pencil in those areas where
the continuous contact leaves the
metal uncovered, fixing it in place
with a drop of Humbrol thinner.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- DE DIEGO VAQUERIZO, Carlos y
VERGARA DURN, Cristobal,
Carros en Rusia II, in Monogrfico
n 11, Accin Press, Madrid, 2002.
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Erwin Rommel
(November
15, 1891
October 14,
1944) will be
remembered
by his military
feats and his
chivalry.
A. Press.
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Just visible under the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds is the highest Prussian
military decoration, the order Pour le Mrite. S. Guilln.
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KITS USED
Figure:
T H E
S C E N E
917 beige
918 ivory
920 German uniform
945 magenta
947 red
950 black
953 flat yellow
ANDREA COLOR (acrylics)
This model was used by other German generals, but what made this
specimen famous was the name written on the sides: GREIF (griffin), the
mythological winged animal with an
eagle head and a lion body.
F I G U R E
This figure belongs to the Spanish
Andrea Miniatures brand, ref. Rommel, August 1942. It is cast in a high
quality white metal. The author of the
excellent modelling is ngel Terol. It
is possible to assemble two versions
of the figure, thanks to the extra
pieces included in the kit, one with
short trousers and another with M
1940 Cavalry breeches.
I decided to paint the figure using
Model Color and Andrea Color paints,
applying the overhead lighting technique, widely shown in previous articles published by this magazine.
The different paint mixtures I used
are shown in the accompanying footnotes.
Dusting
effects were
made with
several
washings of
cream enamel
and wood
grain, beige
and ivory
acrylic paints.
The final
effect was
made with
beach sand
pigment.
V E H I C L E
The vehicle is a German Sd.Kfz.
250/3 GREIF kit made by the Japanese
Tamiya brand. This version has been
improved by the Dragon kit, but con-
COLOUR CHART
(Sd.Kfz.250/3)
TAMIYA (acrylics)
828 woodgrain
851 deep orange
917 beige
918 ivory
950 black
HUMBROL (enamels)
103 cream
MIG PRODUCTIONS
(pigments)
T H E
B A S E
base, spread white glue that was diluted with water and dusted the surface
with fine sand and railroad modelling
small pebbles. To have the prints
marked in the surface, I placed the
vehicle on the base and pressed
against the surface. The same method
was used with the generals footprints.
I decorated the terrain using Tamiya
paints that were diluted with alcohol,
using an airbrush. For the final painting phase I used Model Color and
Andrea Color acrylics, using the dry
brush technique and several washings
(see Modelling lessons in Panzer Aces
/Armor Model N 13) as well as Mig
Production pigments that were drypainted.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The trousers strips were painted red, highlights were made with
deep orange and flesh tone. Shades were made with a mixture of
red and Prussian blue. The effect of polished metal in the field
glasses was made with pencil graphite.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- THOMAS, Nigel and ANDREW,
Stephen. THOMAS, Nigel and ANDREW,
Stephen, El Ejrcito alemn 1939-1945
(II), in Carros de combate n 48, Osprey
Military/RBA, Barcelona, 1999.
- BUFFETAUT, Yves. La guerre du
desert (I), Bir-Hakeim, in Militaria
Magazine Hors Serie n 3, Histoire &
Collections, Paris, 1991.
Conversion/Italeri
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care, proceeded
to cut the model. After
sanding both ends, I joined them
and applied a generous layer of putty
where necessary.
KIT USED
A S S E M B L Y
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Model:
Photoetchs:
Barrels:
Figures:
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COLOUR CHART
TAMIYA (acrylics)
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MODEL COLOR
(acrylics)
41 yellow ochre
45 raw umber
46 burnt umber
REMBRANDT (pastels)
Black
Burnt umber
Yellow ochre
Raw umber
MARABU (varnishes)
PA I N T WO R K
I gave both models a base coat of
Tamiya acrylic dark yellow. For the camouflage, I used both matt green and matt
brown. For the vehicle armed with the
20mm gun, I hand painted blended
green stains, while I airbrushed bigger
and more marked blotches on the other.
After allowing them to dry for about
24 hours, I distributed raw
umber earth oil paint washes onto both models to
highlight the volumes.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- SPIELBERGER, Walter J., Die
gepanzerten Radfahrzeuge,
Militrfahrzeuge n 4, Motorbuch
Verlag, Stuttgart, 1991.
- PERRET, Bryan, German armoured
cars and reconnaisance half-tracks
1939- 45, Vanguard n 25. Osprey
Military, London, 1982.
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We start a new series of Model Laboratory with a Sd.Kfz.171 Panther and the intention of offer you
an exhaustive step by step of the realization of this model kit, from the building to the painting.
Also you can find some profiles and a gallery with Panthers of several authors.
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KITS USED
Model:
Accesories:
Weaponry:
Figures:
A S S E M B L Y
A word of caution when working
with resin
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the main one consisted of three sections of four feet each ( 3 x 3,48 cm
1/35 scale) and the second antenna
was 20 inches long (1,45 cm in 1/35
scale).
Other items, such as the cage for
the jerr ycans and the box that is
located over the rear mudguard, had to
be scratch-built with Evergreen plastic
stripes and sheets. Another typical
piece was the armoured guard near the
turret base. I could not find a plastic
profile to represent this piece, but I
luckily managed to find a steel strip
that had the exact measurements I was
looking for. After cutting it and bending to the appropriate angle, I fixed it
carefully for the correct vertical and
horizontal adjustment. Now I can say
that my AEC is a real armoured car!
CAMOUFLAGE
COLOURS
The manufacturing period of the
AEC Mk.1 was short, from the end of
1941 to the beginning of 1943, the
date when the improved version AEC
Mk.II entered active duty. The 120 cars
that were manufactured arrived on
time to fight with the 8th army in the
middle east and in north Africa with
the 1ST army in Tunisia. Some cars
even made it to Italy.
Even if there was a possibility for
one of the first AEC Mk. Is arriving to
the north African theatre to be painted
in the old Khaki Green G3 factor y
colour, the fact is that by that time
regulations called for a progressive
replacement for a dark khaki brown
called SCC2 Service Colour. NevThe base
colour has a
mixture of
50% white and
50% red brown,
while white
colour was added
for highlights.
The dark preshadowing can be
observed in the
bas-reliefs.
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ertheless, all the vehicles were refurbished for desert service in Egypt and
repainted in Light Stone 61 (clear yellow sand) or Portland Stone 64 (pale
greyish sand). Once the cars arrived
to their units, a second disruptive
colour could be applied, usually Slate
34 (pale greyish green), SCC7 Dark
Green (dark olive drab) or SCC14
Black (bluish black). Many other
colours were used with a multitude of
patterns. The reason was that regulations allowed large units to have a
cer t ain degree of freedom in the
application of the second colour.
Other vehicles remained without any
camouflage, as observed in period
photographs.
Another colour, SCC11b Desert
Pink, was introduced in October
1942. As with Light Stone 61, a second one was to be used as a
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disruptive camouflage colour. The designated colour was SCC7 Dark Green.
If unavailable, SCC14 Black, SCC1a
Very Dark Brown (chocolate) or Slate
34 could be used. To prevent a camouflage anarchy, specific patterns were
carefully established for each type of
car. Less tactical valued vehicles had
no second colour applied. Regarding
Armoured vehicles, period photos
show specimens with and without
camouflage blotches.
The vehicles that took part in the
Tunisian landings of November 1942
with the 1st army, had a factory SCC2
Service Colour finish. It is also known
that some vehicles were given an
improvised camouflage in the form of a
crude mud application or any available
colour, like CC14 Black or SCC1a Very
Dark Brown during the
Tunisian campaign. AEC Mk. I
cars were present in some of
the units that disembarked in
Tunisia, like the 1st Derbyshire
PA I N T WO R K
I decided to represent a vehicle
belonging to the 2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry, 4th Lt. Armoured Brigade, 7th
Armoured Division in north Africa at
the end of 1942, painted with SCC11b
Desert Pink.
Priming: I started by adding a sky
grey priming coat to the kit. This allowed
better observation of faults, which were
corrected by sanding and applying putty.
Priming also allowed the following paints
to have a better adherence to the different kits materials.
Pre-shadowing: I first used flat
black to completely cover the grey
colour, paying more attention on the
tyres, being their final colour. Next I
used a highly diluted colour in successive coats, creating transparencies that
allowed the black colour to see
through in places like angles and
COLOUR CHART
TAMIYA (acrylics)
X-10 gun metal
X-22 clear
XF-1 flat black
XF-2 flat white
XF-5 flat green
XF-19 sky grey
XF-20 medium grey
XF-49 khaki
XF-52 flat earth
XF-57 buff
XF-59 desert yellow
XF-64 red brown
XF-68 NATO brown
An eraser and a
hard bristle
paintbrush were
used to remove
the dust from
bends and
curves. The
undersides
received a mud
treatment using
a mixture of
brick dust and
light dust
pigments.
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F I G U R E S
After carefully checking the figures
in my drawer, I decided for the three
that were better adapted to the
armoured car. The figures in the
T H E
B A S E
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Several authors.
Contribution to Victory, The
Associated Equipment Co.
Southall, .
- Several authors. British
Armoured Cars, in Ground
Power n 42, Delta
Publishing Co. Tokyo, 1997.
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The terrain was modelled with Das Pronto; fine sand and small pebbles were
fixed with water diluted white glue.
After
airbrushing a
couple of coats
with a mixture
of buff and
white, several
glazings were
applied with
highly diluted
oil paints. The
pebbles were
highlighted
using the dry
brush
technique.
Acknowledgements
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MODELLING LESSONS
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The powdered
pigments are placed
in the container
together with the
plaster and mixed.
In order to achieve an
uneven appearance, a
hard-bristle paintbrush
can be used to peck the
surface. If the mixtures
consistency is correct
(without too much
water), it will remain in
place when dry.
Dont worry if
the mixture
seems a little
dark at the
beginning, as it
clears up
considerably
when it dries.
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Publishing Manager
Rodrigo Hernndez Cabos
Executive Director
Ricardo Recio Cardona
Editor in Chief
Carlos de Diego Vaquerizo
Translated by
Gustavo Cano Muoz
Edited by
Ian Parsons
Have collaborated in this issue:
Javier Redondo Jimnez
Octavio Dez Cmara
Abilio Pieiro Grajera
Agustn Pacheco Fernndez
Agustn Lagartos Castellano
Juan Luis Mercadal Pons
Photographers
Rodrigo Hernndez Cabos
Basilio Tante Daz
editorial
GREAT CONTRASTS
In our continuous effort to offer modelling contrasts to our readers, we have managed
to prepare an issue with a mixture of rare and classic models. Oddly enough, the first
article is neither of them. Of all the scarce range of World War II tank kits, the Whippet is,
without a doubt, an interesting piece both because its size and features, as Javier Redondo
shows us with his hyper realistic modelling work on this rare pioneer vehicle.
Nowadays, when is seems that detailing is an absolute necessity, a sudden feel for
assembling a kit like the classic KV-1 arises. This out-of-the-box assembly was made by
Abilio Pieiro and includes a very realistic painting. We are certain that this article will
satisfy those impatient modellers who like to build their kits as soon as possible.
Rommel was the military man that took the concept of Alexandrian war, developed
by Alexander the Great, to new levels. He obtained spectacular results in all the battles
that he fought, especially considering the small amount of equipment and scare supplies
at his disposal. However, just as Alexander in India, he had to retreat due to the
impossibility of defeating a much bigger army opposing him. Agustin Pacheco Fernndez
has made a homage to this German military man with a figure, whose excellent painting
job is explained in the article.
Now lets deal with the rarities. Its about two versions of the reconnaissance Sd.Kfz.
234 prototype that never made it to the to the factory, due to the manufacture of similar
vehicles that were better adapted to the needs of the German Army. They were made by
Agustn Lagartos. Rarely seen kits are always refreshing.
Another rarity is the AEC Mk. 1, the most effective armoured car of the allied arsenal
during World War II. The scarce production has made this vehicle less appealing to
modellers. Not to Juan Luis Mercadal, who has made an excellent and interesting model.
The closing article is about the frequently used but hardly well executed mud
weathering. We hope you like this atypical issue and that you enjoy the variations.
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