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Thanks everyone for the kind words.
--- Quote ---What base color did you use for the Sherman ? Looks just about the perfect shade of OD to me
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For a base color, I started out with vallejo Brown Violet (70.887), and worked up from there.
In the photo, the M4 appears just a little bit lighter than if seen in person. Just a little bit though.
--- Quote ---The subtle camo on the 250 is especially good.
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Its less subtle if you see it in person. For some reason the photo makes it look more subtle. Maybe the camera picks up the dusting better than the underlining camo. I do not know. I'm no expert when it comes to taking photos of miniatures.
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I hope I do not get into too much trouble because the below photo does not show Rubicon kits, but I am somewhat disappointed in the photo I posted above that I had to show you guys what the colors should really look like. Depending on your video screen and other factors of course.
The Sdkfz 250 model above should actually look just like these models in the photo below. This photo is an old picture I took sometime ago, but I did use the same camera with the same settings as I did for the photos above. The only difference is that I took this photo outdoors when it was lightly overcast (diffused lighting). So maybe its the lighting (and background) that makes it looks so different and not so much the camera.
ultravanillasmurf:
More great work. The camo is still subtle.
The lighting has a major effect on the colour. I tend to use a combination of the flash on my (elderly) dSLR and a daylight fluorescent (my magnifying work light).
I have thought about a proper daylight lighting rig (LEDs this time) and a proper background (not just some grey foam).
ripley:
I've used V Brown Violet , and mine didn't turn out that good :-[ . You've got the weathering / highlighting down pat . Your German stuff looks good a well , maybe a little to clean for my taste , but nicely painted . Getting the lighting right for photos is a hobby in it's self
Jaeger:
Too clean? Imho no. They look great.
Some weathering of models I have seen are too much on vehicles that didn't survive long in combat.
For example: James Wappel's "King of the Jungle" Tiger II. It does look fantastic, however; King Tigers only lasted for a short time before being lost in combat or more often, abandoned and sabotaged by the crew. It looks great but the weathering imho is too much.
The above vehicles look great, would be welcomed on anyone's gaming table and shows cases how well they can be done.
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