I've been following you for the past 5 years. I've learned how to paint my soldiers, weather my tank's, and so much more. Thanks for all the instructional videos. I wouldn't be where I'm at without you.
Just found you and subd. Your weathering techniques are 1st class! I've never seen anyone add a mud effect like that. It really brings out a whole new dimension of realism. Well done and thanks so much for sharing your techniques. I look forward to watching more of your past videos.
ok this video is one of the best tutorials now on weathering model tanks for beginners and intermediates modellers. if you -the reader of comment- are still learning how to do weathering put this video in your favorites you'll need it.
Thank you for watching, everybody :) I plan on making more "Standard Weathering Procedure" full length tutorials soon, so please let me know anything else you would like to see in the future, and what I could do to improve these videos for you guys. Standard Weathering Procedure Episode 2 might feature a Bradley in NATO camouflage, and we will focus on dusty effects rather than mud.
What brand of paint do you prefer? The initial mix I used here was supposed to be an Afrika Korps yellow which was a little different from the standard german panzer yellow. These StuGs were originally meant to be sent to Africa but then ended up on the eastern front instead. So for the two-tone camo on 131, you could use the colour I used here for the base and then add more of the greenish colour in the mix to get the camouflage pattern.
I would love to see a tutorial where you show what you can do only with the most basic techniques and recources. Like don't use any designated weathering products but only four or five oil colors. That way people can see what is possible even with minimal financial impact. Next thing you could do is take that very model and throw some advanced techniques and washes and pigments at it. That way you not only show what is possible but also that it is possible to come back to models you built as a beginner and make them even better once you became better yourself.
Christian Lang That's a great idea. I think I will do something like that on my '251 or Vorpanzer IV which will be my two next builds. Thank you for your opinion :)
After watching your video for about 10 minutes, I got out a notepad and started taking notes from the beginning. It has really helped to improve my skills. Thank you very much. Your video is very clear and coherent. Well done!
Hello Panzermeister36, thanks a lot for this kind of high detail explanation video. Most of the videos in internet are just 10 or 15 minutes long where you cannot see the exact detail of the work. Once again, thanks a lot and congrats for all the good kits you built !! I will wait for more of this kind of videos !!
I completely agree. This was so helpful for a new scale modeler like myself. I have much to learn with painting and weathering but actual "real time" weathering shown here is so helpful. Many videos show the product used and then the final weathered effect completely skipping the hard part which is actually showing the work of DOING the effect on camera.
As a kid I loved making scale models. I was a huge fan of the Francois Verlinden models and dioramas and always wondered how do they do it. I wish back than tutorials like this were available. Great work
Thanks buddy, ive been looking for channels on youtube for a couple of weeks now looking for inspiration to get back into modeling after a break of a few years now. I have to say ive found the inspiration i need thanks to your very informative and good quality videos. I will definitely be checking out more of your work...cheers from the land down under, Steve
great video and thanks for showing your techniques. For a long video like this you done an awesome job keeping your commentary on topic and without waffling on , first class and interesting
behemoth video, that was indeed evening-filling program :) you worked on the model and video very professionally, tutorials you can buy on DVD are not better than this i´d say. makes we want to build my stug III F in the italian theatre of war. already gathering diorama materials for that one.
Thank you very much Michael :) I look forward to that stug project of yours. Should be similar to this kit and this one was an awesome build. I'm certain you will do a very cool job on yours!
This is one of the most helpful tutorials on the topic i have watched so far. When i watch some other tutorials, for example from actual model shops, it often seems to me like a thing that looks easy to do but oh boi once you try it yourself. Not so in this video. Everything you did and explained made total sense to me and that way, by understanding why you do things in a certain way, it is much easier to use the techniques on my own models. I built my first armor model, a Stug as well, just this year but i totally messed up the weathering, especially the wash. Now that i have seen your video, i was actually able to identify my mistakes! Since i am quite new to the hobby, i don´t have a that variety of different powders and paints and stuff. So i would find it very cool if you could make a video in a similar style but only use products that a beginner would have. Only acrylics, no oil, no pigments, no designated washes or filters for example.
Hello Christian. Thank you very much for your comment. Yes I did use a bunch of advanced techniques in this video for sure, but I have had a few requests for a more basic weathering tutorial so I'll try to put something together. Though you can't do a good wash with acrylics as it dries way too fast, so at the very least you would need one or two oil paints, but you can get those at any art store. I'll see what I can put together sometime in the future. Pigments are a good product to pick up too...I did a video where I cover all the usual products you see and which ones I recommend someone gets if they're getting into weathering.
I completely agree with James M. Another great video by the Panzermeister a true master indeed, you put your heart and soul into your builds and your a joy to watch. I watch Adam's reviews and your builds the two best youtubers. Until next time Panzermeister, you post them and I'll watch them. Cheers mate all the best from a cold and damp Ireland.
Wonderful work! One of the best winter washes I've ever seen! Superb! I would like to see how exactly this thing with the pre-set track lengths works. Maybe a full tutorial for that, explained for a 3 years old? Thanx for showing off the masks as well! You did a great job with them, especially showing them to the white decals. That really helps them show the difference. Great looking STUG!
Hamilkar Barkas he did everything look perfect and not only that but he showed the exact dofference between the decal unrealistic white versus painted white and its final look. By the way this windmill decal can be done into mask quite easily. If I knew he'd need that...
Thank you guys! What was that you were asking about with the pre-set track lengths? And yes I do wish I had some decals for the windmill unit marking there...
After getting a taste of this video and watching your recent update, I had to subscribe. I just started working on some finished armored kits I got from a colleague at work and needed some information on how to "bring them back to life" again and came across your channel. Looking forward to watching your vids.
Great video Evan. I like how you're progressing and improving the videos each time. This one was fantastic...great intro, very informative at each step, and it was nice to see the entire process from base model to finished product in one video.
As someone who can't even be classed as a beginnner, I found this tutorial very well done. You explained everything very well, and the care in making the video and making sure we could see what you did was much appreciated. I like that you also showed what you did if you made any small mistakes.
I have been following you for quite some time and I have to say withnthis video that you have come a long way, you have mastered a lot of techniques which make you a more experienced modeller, congratulations! and keep sharing all that knowledged of which you have a very nice way of showing us how to do the processes, thanks!
I'm a big fan of your work and I greatly appreciate the time you take into making these videos. Your vids inspire me to emulate your techniques and I have to say, my work has greatly improved, thanks to you. Keep up the great work and good hunting!
Just wow. First video I saw of yours, and I"m blown away. At first I was thinking this would all be too super subtle for my tastes, then it started to come together, then the whitewash hit and I wasn't sure about it, but holy crap, the mud just married it all together SO well. Those mud products, and your use of them, are staggeringly realistic. It all came together incredibly. I'm also used to wargaming mini painting where everyone is all about needle sharp brushes doing little details, but you pull out this ratty little brush that looks like it was gnawed on by a goat, and make these perfect little scratches. Really goes to show it's about the hand as well as the tools. Cheers!
Thank you Lee! I too am very happy with how the mud came out and brought the whole thing together. Haha, yes my brushes aren't the best but it's all about what you can do with them :) Thank you for the awesome comment. I'll have a few more videos just like this one coming out soon!
I'm new to the hobby and this gave me an excellent understanding of weathering and answered a lot of questions. Really well done and the tank looks terrific. Thanks man!
Excellent job love the way you explain everything as you go . Telling us the color you use. Finally someone that tell what the base color is & the finish
Excellent model and video, thank you! This answered dozens of questions about processes and methods for getting these various effects. Looking forward to future longer length videos. Take care!
Thank you for taking the time to make this great video! I must say your videos are high quality and very use full! You might want to try to thin the winter chipping fluid with some alcohol, since they are activated by water, alcohol should be no problem. Take care, Jan
The surface tension of alcohol is lower then that of water so it should not make drops so easily and splatter, but i'm not sure how it will react to the product so don't try it directly on a model haha.
Great vid, the best, period. Dude doesnt complain about this-n-that not going right, like the rest of youtube winers, instead, he goes right straight to the point and very informative! Awesome vid m8, keep at it!
this is a perfect job. the model and video! oh yeah! and description to video. fantastic! this is a super realistic level! so many guys posting sucks. keep going please!
Very nice tutorial! I like the way your weathering. Some kind of improvisation I would like to said. After watching this video I can say that I really get some experience. In the future I will use your video like a manual. StuG looking very well! Successes to you in next buildings in the future! :)
Thank you very much! Yes my weathering technique is not the most professional or perfect one, "improvised" as you said is a good word to describe it. I am very glad the video was helpful to you :)
Wow. . . This was quite a treat! Thanks for producing, Evan. This video was a great synthesis of the weathering process with a few interesting tips and tricks to boot. Your commentary and instruction will serve model builders well. Model on :)
Hi Panzermeister36, your vids are a lot of help so thank you very much for putting up the content. I'm a relatively new modeler, I've done like 7 kits, including the Dragon 505th king tiger with zimmerit. I recommend the kit, I think it might make a good video showpiece as well as a fun project for you. Cheers, Josh.
What an amazing and informative tutorial! I learned a lot from it, and that whole hour felt much shorter, and that's a good thing! I also want to make longer videos, but my computer struggles even with short ones... Oh, well
Thank you! I am very glad it was helpful, and also that it didn't feel too long or boring :D Yes my computer had a bit of trouble when I got past about 45 minutes....
I just stumbled on this video. 100% sure my STUG III will be getting this treatment. Its already on the same base color. You might see the finished product in Chicago mate!
Love this... this is like my 10th time watching this(OK maybe not that much but soon lol) and this helped me greatly on more then just Tanks. although i used it on my M60A1 and might i say. Hot damn this was fun and satisfying did a little practice on the underside of the turret and found this is rather easy. maybe that is cause I already have a modeling backround. AT any rate love your Videos. just so informative and over explained in a very good way! love the affect i got from it just really took a dull whatever paint into something that is just so awesome. I will be using this on much more then just tanks as this would work great with skin or cloths or anything really. thanks again for your awesome channel!
Thank you so much! I'll be putting up more videos showing the oil fading technique on other colours like Russian green and the like :) I'm super glad you're enjoying my stuff!
What a great video, with excellent flow and info, you really made an hour long video seemed like it flew by. The STUG turned out great too. I look forward to seeing some more videos like this in the future. Thanks for taking the time to share this. It's appreciated and helps out a bunch.
Thank you very much! I'm glad it wasn't boring or anything...I tried to go into detail of each step but also keep it all succinct. Hopefully I will be able to make more videos like this soon!
This is the video I've been waiting for. I struggle a bit with solid colored vehicles and have a better grasp at fading and discoloring panels. This is a great looking Stug III nicely weathered and not overdone like alot of German armor often seen. I'd like to do another Stug III soon and possibly with a full interior kit if I can find one. Next project is Takom's King Tiger. 😁
Thank you! Yes solid colour camouflages can be quite boring. Colour modulation and filters and oil paints can all help a lot with that. I don't think there are any StuGs that come with full interiors, but there are some resin upgrades for that. I hope to be doing a Takom King Tiger too soon!
Thank you for this fantastic video. Really informative and well presented. As someone starting out with modelling and weathering this is perfect. The model looks great too!
Thank you very much! This is an excellent tutorial. Your approach to modulate the base paint with oil paints gives (in my opinion) better results than using spray techniques, because it's much more controllable. Regards Juergen
Brilliant video! I'm a modelling newbie, looking at moving from aircraft to armour because I like the extra scope for weathering...this video will be a great resource for the future. thank you!
One technique I find helpful is to use the actual color primer as the real thing. The color of the primer has a definite effect on the specular quality of the color coats. Grab some red oxide primer and give it a try.
Awesome job. Thank you so much for sharing. I normally do aircraft but just doing my first tank so some really great tips here. Even some great tips that i can apply to aircraft like the color modulation and chipping. Thank s again.
Wow, Evan! This is a LONG video! I'll better download it to watch it when I've got a little more time. :) I really liked the first 18 minutes. We do many things differently, but your results are much better than mine. I should check out your approach. Thanks for sharing. :)
It is a long video but it is very in depth lol. I wanted to show the full process to give everyone an idea about how I work on the tank as a whole. Also I'm not sure it's entirely legal to download a youtube video...
I do mind a little bit...I make a small amount of money off these videos from the ads. It's not much - not a real job for sure - but it's all I really make and it allows me to fund the hobby and buy kits and paints and stuff for the videos, as well as take my girlfriend out for a nice dinner every once and a while. It also took be a month to film and edit this video, so yeah, it does bother me a little bit. Sorry if it sounds like I'm trying to make you feel guilty; it's okay. Just I guess you understand?
I'm taking up modelling again after a long break and it would be great to see a series of videos for "beginners" that show the modelling of a vehicle from start to finish including glueing the model together, painting and weathering it
Thank you again for great video. Eagerly wait for any new posts from you and this is another great video not just as a variation of model building but a great tutorials. Is it too much to ask if you could post, say on left upper corner of video, on the materials you use? It would assist novices as well as average modellers to have such good guidance while watching your video uninterrupted. Cheers
Thanks John! As for overlaying some graphics like that...I don't think I can in my editor but I'll see what I can do. I wrote a full list of all the products I used in the video description.
Nice video. My personal opinion on the order you apply the steps in is 1. Filter 2. Oil rendering 3. Pin wash 4. Chipping. If you apply the oil rendering after you’ve done the pin washes, it tends to wipe out or reduce the shadows from the pin wash step. Just my 02 cents.
I find that if I do that, the action of cleaning up the pinwash excess around details also affects the oil rendering effects. Since the pinwash is usually only applied in very small amounts around details, it is usually not removed by the oil rendering effects, at least in my experience. So I do the pinwash first.
I really enjoying watching your tutorials and you do a fantastic job in demonstrating techniques. If I could make one suggestion though, that would be to slow down when you are narrating your videos. It somewhat difficult to hear what is said because you are speaking so quickly. I look forward to seeing more videos!
excellent work, very realistic mud effects. Doesn't take much research to find photos of vehicles on the eastern front at least axle deep in thick mud. My only quibble might be around rain streaking of the white wash coat as it wore off. Thanks for the inspiration :)
Thanks Mark! I was lucky enough to get some nice photos of this unit - 901st StuG Batterie - so I based the mud and stuff off that. I'm curious what you mean about the whitewash...too much or too little streaking? I like the constructive criticism, don't worry :)
Panzermeister36 i was thinking along the lines that after whitewash was applied any rain would run down the sides and "selectively" wear vertical streaking in the areas where it collected most. So, for example, under bolt heads or corners where water runs off these would have a less whitewash effect. Now in this case the whitewash has nearly completely worn off so this effect might be more subtle. So then I started searching tinternet and there are actually very few good photos showing this, most are as you have portrayed. I did find a photo of a KV2 in german use with the crew stood in front of it that shows these streaks down the side of the turret, similarly a Nashorn with streaking down the side - so maybe this effect would only show on large slab sided vehicles? I did find many more muddy stugs though :)
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I've been following you for the past 5 years. I've learned how to paint my soldiers, weather my tank's, and so much more. Thanks for all the instructional videos. I wouldn't be where I'm at without you.
Just found you and subd. Your weathering techniques are 1st class! I've never seen anyone add a mud effect like that. It really brings out a whole new dimension of realism. Well done and thanks so much for sharing your techniques. I look forward to watching more of your past videos.
Excellent work my friend. Thank you very much for sharing your extraordinary gift with us. Very, very nice.
Thank you very much, Mark :)
Yup don't know how anyone could dislike his videos. He has great talent and explains things nice and clearly
ok this video is one of the best tutorials now on weathering model tanks for beginners and intermediates modellers. if you -the reader of comment- are still learning how to do weathering put this video in your favorites you'll need it.
Thank you very much for your kind words! That means a lot to me, thank you :D
Thank you for watching, everybody :) I plan on making more "Standard Weathering Procedure" full length tutorials soon, so please let me know anything else you would like to see in the future, and what I could do to improve these videos for you guys. Standard Weathering Procedure Episode 2 might feature a Bradley in NATO camouflage, and we will focus on dusty effects rather than mud.
I would like to see a T34 ( Darker , solid color tutorial ) . Thank's Great video's
Panzermeister36 I am making dragon's Tiger 131 and I am building 131 what paint should I use?? I am nearly finishing the build!
What brand of paint do you prefer? The initial mix I used here was supposed to be an Afrika Korps yellow which was a little different from the standard german panzer yellow. These StuGs were originally meant to be sent to Africa but then ended up on the eastern front instead. So for the two-tone camo on 131, you could use the colour I used here for the base and then add more of the greenish colour in the mix to get the camouflage pattern.
I would love to see a tutorial where you show what you can do only with the most basic techniques and recources. Like don't use any designated weathering products but only four or five oil colors.
That way people can see what is possible even with minimal financial impact.
Next thing you could do is take that very model and throw some advanced techniques and washes and pigments at it. That way you not only show what is possible but also that it is possible to come back to models you built as a beginner and make them even better once you became better yourself.
Christian Lang That's a great idea. I think I will do something like that on my '251 or Vorpanzer IV which will be my two next builds. Thank you for your opinion :)
After watching your video for about 10 minutes, I got out a notepad and started taking notes from the beginning. It has really helped to improve my skills. Thank you very much. Your video is very clear and coherent. Well done!
Thank you very much! I'm glad you found it useful! Happy modelling :)
Hello Panzermeister36, thanks a lot for this kind of high detail explanation video. Most of the videos in internet are just 10 or 15 minutes long where you cannot see the exact detail of the work. Once again, thanks a lot and congrats for all the good kits you built !! I will wait for more of this kind of videos !!
Thank you very much, Andres! I'll be making more of these videos soon hopefully :)
I completely agree. This was so helpful for a new scale modeler like myself. I have much to learn with painting and weathering but actual "real time" weathering shown here is so helpful. Many videos show the product used and then the final weathered effect completely skipping the hard part which is actually showing the work of DOING the effect on camera.
As a kid I loved making scale models. I was a huge fan of the Francois Verlinden models and dioramas and always wondered how do they do it. I wish back than tutorials like this were available. Great work
You my friend, are a fantastic addition to the ranks of the (seriously talented) 'Replicators'.
This is one of the best weathering technics video on UA-cam.
Thanks David :)
Panzermeister36 are the Wilder products available in Canada?
Yes you can order them from Hornet Hobbies in Toronto I know for certain.
Great thanks I'll look them up.
Thank you for helping me get to a higher level of modeling your videos are also helping my son as well. thank you and keep it up
Thanks buddy, ive been looking for channels on youtube for a couple of weeks now looking for inspiration to get back into modeling after a break of a few years now. I have to say ive found the inspiration i need thanks to your very informative and good quality videos. I will definitely be checking out more of your work...cheers from the land down under, Steve
great video and thanks for showing your techniques. For a long video like this you done an awesome job keeping your commentary on topic and without waffling on , first class and interesting
Thank you very much!
behemoth video, that was indeed evening-filling program :) you worked on the model and video very professionally, tutorials you can buy on DVD are not better than this i´d say. makes we want to build my stug III F in the italian theatre of war. already gathering diorama materials for that one.
Thank you very much Michael :) I look forward to that stug project of yours. Should be similar to this kit and this one was an awesome build. I'm certain you will do a very cool job on yours!
I still can't get a hold of wilders products here in UK it's like finding hen's teeth lol
This is the best weathering tutorial I have seen on UA-cam. Well done Evan! Thank you!
Thank you very much!
This is one of the most helpful tutorials on the topic i have watched so far. When i watch some other tutorials, for example from actual model shops, it often seems to me like a thing that looks easy to do but oh boi once you try it yourself. Not so in this video. Everything you did and explained made total sense to me and that way, by understanding why you do things in a certain way, it is much easier to use the techniques on my own models.
I built my first armor model, a Stug as well, just this year but i totally messed up the weathering, especially the wash. Now that i have seen your video, i was actually able to identify my mistakes!
Since i am quite new to the hobby, i don´t have a that variety of different powders and paints and stuff. So i would find it very cool if you could make a video in a similar style but only use products that a beginner would have. Only acrylics, no oil, no pigments, no designated washes or filters for example.
Hello Christian. Thank you very much for your comment. Yes I did use a bunch of advanced techniques in this video for sure, but I have had a few requests for a more basic weathering tutorial so I'll try to put something together. Though you can't do a good wash with acrylics as it dries way too fast, so at the very least you would need one or two oil paints, but you can get those at any art store. I'll see what I can put together sometime in the future. Pigments are a good product to pick up too...I did a video where I cover all the usual products you see and which ones I recommend someone gets if they're getting into weathering.
I completely agree with James M. Another great video by the Panzermeister a true master indeed, you put your heart and soul into your builds and your a joy to watch. I watch Adam's reviews and your builds the two best youtubers. Until next time Panzermeister, you post them and I'll watch them. Cheers mate all the best from a cold and damp Ireland.
that is a truly epic how to vid Evan. you've done an outstanding job mate. quality and production is second to none
Wonderful work!
One of the best winter washes I've ever seen! Superb!
I would like to see how exactly this thing with the pre-set track lengths works. Maybe a full tutorial for that, explained for a 3 years old?
Thanx for showing off the masks as well! You did a great job with them, especially showing them to the white decals. That really helps them show the difference.
Great looking STUG!
you must be quite chuffed about the presentation of your lovely painting masks! they are indeed useful and no decal silvering :)
Hamilkar Barkas he did everything look perfect and not only that but he showed the exact dofference between the decal unrealistic white versus painted white and its final look.
By the way this windmill decal can be done into mask quite easily. If I knew he'd need that...
Thank you guys! What was that you were asking about with the pre-set track lengths? And yes I do wish I had some decals for the windmill unit marking there...
Panzermeister36 tracks glued and shaped as they were sitting on the wheels already. I never learned the technique.
Mitko Nikitov I just glued the links together and then put them on the kit to dry, and then when I take them off they're in this one shaped piece.
After getting a taste of this video and watching your recent update, I had to subscribe. I just started working on some finished armored kits I got from a colleague at work and needed some information on how to "bring them back to life" again and came across your channel. Looking forward to watching your vids.
Thank you very much! I'll be bring out more videos like this one soon, on different subjects and featuring different techniques.
Great video Evan. I like how you're progressing and improving the videos each time. This one was fantastic...great intro, very informative at each step, and it was nice to see the entire process from base model to finished product in one video.
As someone who can't even be classed as a beginnner, I found this tutorial very well done. You explained everything very well, and the care in making the video and making sure we could see what you did was much appreciated. I like that you also showed what you did if you made any small mistakes.
For me you are one of the best. You are my teacher. From Italy, Good job👍👍👍👍😎
I have been following you for quite some time and I have to say withnthis video that you have come a long way, you have mastered a lot of techniques which make you a more experienced modeller, congratulations! and keep sharing all that knowledged of which you have a very nice way of showing us how to do the processes, thanks!
well done. I appreciate the length you went to, to describe how it all fits together in the end. Learned a lot. Thank you!
Thank you very much!
I'm a big fan of your work and I greatly appreciate the time you take into making these videos. Your vids inspire me to emulate your techniques and I have to say, my work has greatly improved, thanks to you. Keep up the great work and good hunting!
Thank you very much Dean!
Great job on the kit and the instructions are very clear. Very helpful. Thanks.
Thank you!
Just wow. First video I saw of yours, and I"m blown away. At first I was thinking this would all be too super subtle for my tastes, then it started to come together, then the whitewash hit and I wasn't sure about it, but holy crap, the mud just married it all together SO well. Those mud products, and your use of them, are staggeringly realistic. It all came together incredibly.
I'm also used to wargaming mini painting where everyone is all about needle sharp brushes doing little details, but you pull out this ratty little brush that looks like it was gnawed on by a goat, and make these perfect little scratches. Really goes to show it's about the hand as well as the tools.
Cheers!
Thank you Lee! I too am very happy with how the mud came out and brought the whole thing together. Haha, yes my brushes aren't the best but it's all about what you can do with them :) Thank you for the awesome comment. I'll have a few more videos just like this one coming out soon!
I'm new to the hobby and this gave me an excellent understanding of weathering and answered a lot of questions. Really well done and the tank looks terrific. Thanks man!
Dude this model is awesome... the detail on those welds are amazing
Thanks for the great video! Picked up some of the Wilder oils and I'm looking forward to trying them out on my next project.
Lovely work just came across your channel ill use this as reference for my future builds. Never built tanks before.
Dude this is so good, the final result and video. Fantastic man.
Thank you Adam!
Excellent job love the way you explain everything as you go . Telling us the color you use. Finally someone that tell what the base color is & the finish
Thank you very much!
Excellent model and video, thank you! This answered dozens of questions about processes and methods for getting these various effects. Looking forward to future longer length videos. Take care!
Thank you Dan! There will be more big videos like this coming soon
Awesome, Just brilliant,. The video is clear, great quality and just very well put together. Top job, the Stug turned out stunning
Dude this is absolutely righteous and I really appreciate u taking the time to do this.
Thank you very much Deron :)
Best model I've seen so far. You got a new subscriber sir. The mud effect is really ridiculous cool.
Thank you!
Excellent build! Thanks for sharing your technique
I'm very impressed! Fantastic work and video! Please keep the video's coming.
Thank you! I'll have the next standard weathering procedure video up in a few weeks I hope.
I am amazed at how real those spare tracks look. Incredibly realistic
Thank you for taking the time to make this great video! I must say your videos are high quality and very use full!
You might want to try to thin the winter chipping fluid with some alcohol, since they are activated by water, alcohol should be no problem.
Take care,
Jan
Thank you Jan! I will try that out next time, thank you. Hopefully that makes it spray a little smoother.
The surface tension of alcohol is lower then that of water so it should not make drops so easily and splatter, but i'm not sure how it will react to the product so don't try it directly on a model haha.
Great vid, the best, period. Dude doesnt complain about this-n-that not going right, like the rest of youtube winers, instead, he goes right straight to the point and very informative! Awesome vid m8, keep at it!
Thank you Sergey! Much appreciated.
Outstanding video and awesome job on the StuG
this is a perfect job. the model and video! oh yeah! and description to video. fantastic! this is a super realistic level! so many guys posting sucks. keep going please!
Thank you Vladimir! I will have another video like this done soon, where I weather a BMP :)
Very nice tutorial! I like the way your weathering. Some kind of improvisation I would like to said. After watching this video I can say that I really get some experience. In the future I will use your video like a manual. StuG looking very well! Successes to you in next buildings in the future! :)
Thank you very much! Yes my weathering technique is not the most professional or perfect one, "improvised" as you said is a good word to describe it. I am very glad the video was helpful to you :)
A joy to watch, thanks for taking the time to make and share it.
Tin foil over the paint container to eliminate cleanup. What a great idea. Hadn't thought of that before.
This is just a great video. Visually and thorough explanation. Thank you.
Thank you very much! :)
as a beginner this video is great, it goes over everything
Glad to hear that! I hope you find it very useful :)
Great build You got to luv a Stug looking all squashed n squat. I got here late but keep up the good work
Wow. . . This was quite a treat! Thanks for producing, Evan. This video was a great synthesis of the weathering process with a few interesting tips and tricks to boot. Your commentary and instruction will serve model builders well. Model on :)
Hi Panzermeister36, your vids are a lot of help so thank you very much for putting up the content. I'm a relatively new modeler, I've done like 7 kits, including the Dragon 505th king tiger with zimmerit. I recommend the kit, I think it might make a good video showpiece as well as a fun project for you. Cheers, Josh.
Dude, this is amazing. I watched you do this and I still can't believe it.
Thank you for the awesome comment :)
Keep up the outstanding work, soldier. You're the best I've ever seen!
Thank you so much! I'm working on another video just like this one, but using other techniques
Thank you so much for this video! You gave me the guts and inspiration to oilpaints for effect on my Panzer II.
That's awesome! I hope you have fun with the technique :)
Outstanding video with a plethora of model building info.
Awesome model and highly interesting and helpful video! Very professional, too. Thanks for this tutorial, buddy.
This is an awesome tutorial. I appreciate all the time you put into this video! Happy Modelling
Thanks Max!
Thank you so much for producing this. I learnt a tremendous amount from watching the video and your equally informative commentary. Great stuff! Dan
Thank you! It was very fun to make this video. I'm glad you liked it!
This is an amazing video and you are very skilled. Keep up the good work! It's inspiring to see passionate people sharing their techniques. :)
Thank you!
excellent tutorial...working on a brummbar and elephant and its really helped...
Wonderful work and such a useful video.
Thanks very much.
Al
What an amazing and informative tutorial! I learned a lot from it, and that whole hour felt much shorter, and that's a good thing!
I also want to make longer videos, but my computer struggles even with short ones... Oh, well
Thank you! I am very glad it was helpful, and also that it didn't feel too long or boring :D Yes my computer had a bit of trouble when I got past about 45 minutes....
I just stumbled on this video. 100% sure my STUG III will be getting this treatment. Its already on the same base color. You might see the finished product in Chicago mate!
Nice, ur my favourite model channel, keep it up!
Love this... this is like my 10th time watching this(OK maybe not that much but soon lol) and this helped me greatly on more then just Tanks. although i used it on my M60A1 and might i say. Hot damn this was fun and satisfying did a little practice on the underside of the turret and found this is rather easy. maybe that is cause I already have a modeling backround. AT any rate love your Videos. just so informative and over explained in a very good way! love the affect i got from it just really took a dull whatever paint into something that is just so awesome. I will be using this on much more then just tanks as this would work great with skin or cloths or anything really.
thanks again for your awesome channel!
and what im talking about is the Oil paint modulation stuff... forgot to say what i was talking about haha.
Thank you so much! I'll be putting up more videos showing the oil fading technique on other colours like Russian green and the like :) I'm super glad you're enjoying my stuff!
beautiful work Ev ! it looks deadly and well produced video !
Thank you Shane :)
Das ist nun wirklich ganz große Klasse !!
What a great video, with excellent flow and info, you really made an hour long video seemed like it flew by. The STUG turned out great too. I look forward to seeing some more videos like this in the future. Thanks for taking the time to share this. It's appreciated and helps out a bunch.
Thank you very much! I'm glad it wasn't boring or anything...I tried to go into detail of each step but also keep it all succinct. Hopefully I will be able to make more videos like this soon!
This is the video I've been waiting for. I struggle a bit with solid colored vehicles and have a better grasp at fading and discoloring panels. This is a great looking Stug III nicely weathered and not overdone like alot of German armor often seen. I'd like to do another Stug III soon and possibly with a full interior kit if I can find one. Next project is Takom's King Tiger. 😁
Thank you! Yes solid colour camouflages can be quite boring. Colour modulation and filters and oil paints can all help a lot with that. I don't think there are any StuGs that come with full interiors, but there are some resin upgrades for that. I hope to be doing a Takom King Tiger too soon!
Thank you for this fantastic video. Really informative and well presented. As someone starting out with modelling and weathering this is perfect. The model looks great too!
Thank you very much! This is an excellent tutorial. Your approach to modulate the base paint with oil paints gives (in my opinion) better results than using spray techniques, because it's much more controllable.
Regards Juergen
Thank you Juergen :)
Legend. I wish more tutorials had time stamps.
Great, great stuff! Amazing job on the tank, teaching and video editing. Thank you very much.
First time I admire your work and damn it's so great. You got a new subscriber for sure and of course a fan. Awesome work!
Thank you very much! I hope you enjoy my content
Amazing work. Really well explained tutorial. Thanks!
Thank you :)
nice! excellent video, your explanations and production are great.
Thank you!
absolutley amazing and inspirational tutorial, well done
Thank you!
It's really2 nice tutorial video. Clear explanation & easy to follow. thanks pal =)
Thank you Andre!
Brilliant video!
I'm a modelling newbie, looking at moving from aircraft to armour because I like the extra scope for weathering...this video will be a great resource for the future. thank you!
Not sure where the 43 dislikes came from - what is there to dislike ?
Another excellent and inspiring video packed full of useful info. 👍
Excellent Video Evan.. Well Done !
Awesome video Evan, informative, interesting and sensational production, great job mate, super impressive 👍👍👍
Thank you :)
Great work Evan. It was very interesting to watch. KUTGW!
Thanks :)
One technique I find helpful is to use the actual color primer as the real thing. The color of the primer has a definite effect on the specular quality of the color coats. Grab some red oxide primer and give it a try.
Awesome job. Thank you so much for sharing. I normally do aircraft but just doing my first tank so some really great tips here. Even some great tips that i can apply to aircraft like the color modulation and chipping. Thank s again.
Amazing level of detailed work! Patience that I lack, I thinks!
Thank you :)
Wow, Evan! This is a LONG video! I'll better download it to watch it when I've got a little more time. :) I really liked the first 18 minutes. We do many things differently, but your results are much better than mine. I should check out your approach. Thanks for sharing. :)
It is a long video but it is very in depth lol. I wanted to show the full process to give everyone an idea about how I work on the tank as a whole. Also I'm not sure it's entirely legal to download a youtube video...
Panzermeister36 Nor do I, but if you don't mind me doing it, I'd be glad to do so. I won't re-upload it! Promise!!! :)
I do mind a little bit...I make a small amount of money off these videos from the ads. It's not much - not a real job for sure - but it's all I really make and it allows me to fund the hobby and buy kits and paints and stuff for the videos, as well as take my girlfriend out for a nice dinner every once and a while. It also took be a month to film and edit this video, so yeah, it does bother me a little bit. Sorry if it sounds like I'm trying to make you feel guilty; it's okay. Just I guess you understand?
Panzermeister36 Hey, no worries, Evan. I'll watch the complete vid on another day then. :)
I'm taking up modelling again after a long break and it would be great to see a series of videos for "beginners" that show the modelling of a vehicle from start to finish including glueing the model together, painting and weathering it
I love thr cruddy look around the wheels.
Thank you again for great video. Eagerly wait for any new posts from you and this is another great video not just as a variation of model building but a great tutorials. Is it too much to ask if you could post, say on left upper corner of video, on the materials you use? It would assist novices as well as average modellers to have such good guidance while watching your video uninterrupted. Cheers
Thanks John! As for overlaying some graphics like that...I don't think I can in my editor but I'll see what I can do. I wrote a full list of all the products I used in the video description.
super work I could go on for along time but you've nailed it
Thank you very much!
Love your channel, this is great for beginners like myself.
Nice video. My personal opinion on the order you apply the steps in is 1. Filter 2. Oil rendering 3. Pin wash 4. Chipping.
If you apply the oil rendering after you’ve done the pin washes, it tends to wipe out or reduce the shadows from the pin wash step. Just my 02 cents.
I find that if I do that, the action of cleaning up the pinwash excess around details also affects the oil rendering effects. Since the pinwash is usually only applied in very small amounts around details, it is usually not removed by the oil rendering effects, at least in my experience. So I do the pinwash first.
Great technique, I am learning a lot! Great channel.
I really enjoying watching your tutorials and you do a fantastic job in demonstrating techniques. If I could make one suggestion though, that would be to slow down when you are narrating your videos. It somewhat difficult to hear what is said because you are speaking so quickly. I look forward to seeing more videos!
excellent work, very realistic mud effects. Doesn't take much research to find photos of vehicles on the eastern front at least axle deep in thick mud.
My only quibble might be around rain streaking of the white wash coat as it wore off.
Thanks for the inspiration :)
Thanks Mark! I was lucky enough to get some nice photos of this unit - 901st StuG Batterie - so I based the mud and stuff off that. I'm curious what you mean about the whitewash...too much or too little streaking? I like the constructive criticism, don't worry :)
Panzermeister36 i was thinking along the lines that after whitewash was applied any rain would run down the sides and "selectively" wear vertical streaking in the areas where it collected most. So, for example, under bolt heads or corners where water runs off these would have a less whitewash effect. Now in this case the whitewash has nearly completely worn off so this effect might be more subtle.
So then I started searching tinternet and there are actually very few good photos showing this, most are as you have portrayed. I did find a photo of a KV2 in german use with the crew stood in front of it that shows these streaks down the side of the turret, similarly a Nashorn with streaking down the side - so maybe this effect would only show on large slab sided vehicles?
I did find many more muddy stugs though :)
Alright I understand what you mean :) And that is a good point too, something I'll have to keep in mind for next time. Thank you!
about time Ev, well done easily one of the best vids ive seen on you tube
Thank you very much Steve :) it was a lot of work but also a lot of fun to make.