More scale model madness

[NeufUnSix]

It's been a while... My production has been slow lately. But here is my latest work, a German Panzer II "Luchs" recon tank. Some of the shots are with a tungsten filter to show the "surface modulation" (filtering with light and dark to give the panels more depth). It's not quite done, I am finishing some jerrycans for the racks on the rear and I need to do some minor touchups once the oil paints dry on the "wood" parts.

[the_Journeyman]

Nice work!

I know you've answered this before, but what do you use to create the dirt like you have on the wheels & such?

JM

[Triple J]

WOW...that's friggin' awesome work!! 

[Drunken Monkey]

 

Really nice work!

Before I became obsessed with Monsters, I used to do WWII airplane models.

[A.duc.H.duc.]

simply unbelievable 

[NeufUnSix]

The dirt is pigment (artist's pigment, there are also modeling pigments that are the same stuff but mixed in earth tones) mixed with acrylic gel medium to a thick consistency and applied with a stiff brush. You end up with a really convincing soil effect.

[triangleforge]

Great rust!!! The texture & the stains streaming down from places where rainwater would pool -- very nice!  Gave me all kinds of flashbacks to my '73 Land Cruiser...

[somegirl]

Wow!

[zarn02]

Neato.

[teddy037.2]

  as usual!

[NAKID]

Dude, you rock.....again...

[sbrguy]

the best picture by far, is the non filter close up top view of the hatch open where you have the wear patterns around the plates on the top of th tank.

that over everything else looks insanely good, i like how the edges of the plate literally look like they have been taken off and on hundreds of times.

that is some ridiculous work there   

this isn't a diss to you, but why  in general even when taking pics of models and getting the scale right, in professional pictures and movies do "scale models" at times still look "too much like models"?

is it the depth of lighting on such a small scale just can't be replicated?.. just curious to those that know.

[Le Pirate]

awesome!


do you do any scale moving models?

your work is awesome. I'd like to see it on stuff that moves. I like R/C scale stuff, especially the planes with working chutes and guns and what not.

[trenner]

why in general even when taking pics of models and getting the scale right, in professional pictures and movies do "scale models" at times still look "too much like models"?

is it the depth of lighting on such a small scale just can't be replicated?.. just curious to those that know.

Depth of field.  Check out this technique to make real scenes look like miniatures, by artificially reducing depth of field:

http://www.visualphotoguide.com/tilt-shift-photoshop-tutorial-how-to-make-fake-miniature-scenes/
http://www.photographyjam.com/articles/52/the-tilt-shift-miniature-fake-technique-in-photoshop-cs-a-simple-how-to

I expect that you could therefore reduce this undesired effect in pictures of actual models by moving the lens further from the model, and using a zoom, rather than getting close and using a macro lens.

[NeufUnSix]

I use a macro setup to take photos. I get very close to the model to focus on a specific area. 

I'm building a proper macro light box, I'll post some better photos once that is done. These were taken under direct halogen light, which distorts the colour quite a bit.