Nice build, I must say I have building models way before cell phones and the internet. The problem I have noticed in many of these videos today is that their is too much emphasis on the variety of ways to weather, paint, pre-shade, modify, detail.pin wash ad nauseum. I spent several years in our country’s armor force and experienced first hand what trucks, humvees, afv’s, and tanks went through in the field. This has become a mind boggling predicament for the young beginning modeler. Field modifications and painting of vehicles in the field was a haphazard experience. Many field work shops were not, I repeat not artists! When a truck, AFV, Humvee, or any vehicle of European origin went to the fixit shop, they were repaired and quickly repainted if there was paint. To all new and beginning modelers do your own style, forget about all this super new cool camouflage painting. Remember tank crews were not interested in the neatness of their vehicles or what style of camouflage their vehicles had, they just wanted their vehicles to work.
Thanks for your comment, I agree with what you say here. Vehicles were made to do a job and field repair and mods would have been carried out using what was at hand so that the vehicle could be brought back into service quickly. Certainly modifications that were done to increase stowage would only have been carried out while a unit was being rested and only if engineers had the time to do it. On the other hand, painting a model is a process where you attempt to recreate highlight and shadow that due to scale would not be apparent on a model. I would hope that new modelers would enjoy the insight into the process used to create the finished model. There are many model makers on youtube that each have their own style and way of doing things, but underlying that, its basically the same process of painting/weathering that all do. I remember as a young model maker buying 'Model Monthly' as this was the only source of information for a budding model maker and staring in awe at the work the was featured and wishing I new how they did it. Indeed I remember seeing a Tiger tank with Zimmerit and thinking 'Wow' , there were no kits that came with Zim in those days or photoetch grills. In fact that made me try adding my own Zim for the 1st time. I think TH-cam has replaced the model magazine, and in a form that is able to give more insight into the process for new modellers.
Amazing work my friend,the camo is so neat,and that H&S does an amazing job,I see why you recommend it to me,and the weathering looks great,a fine finish in my opinion.Thanks for the video!
Hey man,been in the hobby for 50 years. After a 30 year focus on all 1/32 WWI biplane scouts, I recently started building 1/35 German armoured cars, halftracks etc, and 1/32 Messerschmit's again. So been looking youtubes to get inspired :) Your Puma looks amazing!! Defenitely gonna use yours chipping/ washes approach on the Sd Kfz 2 Kettenkrad I'm building rightnow. If mine comes out as good as yours I'm going to be stoked :) Subbed to keep track of more beauties you produce, thanks for the content
Thanks man. Glad you like what I am building 👍 I have more videos highlighting the techniques I use over on my Free Patreon Page. These are not available on TH-cam, but you are welcome to 'join for free' and take a look... you may get more info from these that you can use on your own models. You can find the link on my homepage ☺
AWESOME!!! Seeing your Puma come together has given me inspiration to buy & build- not just buy!- the new MiniArt Puma. I want to make good on the Dragon Puma that I buggered up last year. Once again, great model!! Love it
@@jimaltergott9326 Of course you can ! My email is part of my channel. Anyone who wants to contact me can do so.... afv.studio555@gmail.com. You are welcome to share privately or prehapse via 'what's app' or' telegram'. my email is available to whoever wants to make contact. Just send me your mobile/ contact via email and i will respond 👍
@@jimaltergott9326 Great! I look forward to seeing them... If you include your mobile I'll add you to my contacts on what's app or telegram. I wont give my mobile here for obvious reasons, but via email, then its more private correspondence 😉
Fantastic result with the Puma! I have enjoyed this build, as I have one in my stash that I will start soon, and this will be very helpful. I don’t know if I can emulate your work on the camo, so I might settle for something easier as my airbrush skills need improving a little. Look forward to your next project. Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺!
Thanks for your comment I did actually drybrush the camo net, but didnt show it in the video except at the opening sequence at the very start. and visible in the closing shots of the completed model. I could have gone a bit lighter but felt it was standing out quite nicely at the end.
I think these may be Panzer Art. I purchased a whole tub of resin figures from someone locally who was getting rid of. No boxes but I'm sure I saw them with different heads on the Panzer Art website. My commander had no head so I just grabbed something suitable out of the tub and mad it fit.
Well done. I made this kit also and I enjoyed the build. There is more very good Pumas on the market now (RMF, MiniArt), but Dragon is a Dragon. BTW. what colour do you use for wooden handles of the tools? I like the tone, looks realistic.
Thanks, I like to use AK's Light Earth for tools that would have Hickory or Ash handles. A bit of Burnt Sienna wash over the Light Earth will add a bit of age and variation to the final look. Green Ochre is another tone i use which is more Oak looking
I will stick at 15psi for all my airbrushing. Thinning ratio... Well how long is a piece of string. Really it depends on the paint in the pot. Even same brand will be different between colours. The olive green here is great, no spatter hardly at all. The red-brown is a sod and very hard not to get more speckle/splatter at same thinner ratio. I will thin these lacquer paints 4 or 5:1 sometimes more. I even have times when half way through a fill I see no colour and when I look in, its just half a cup of thinners sitting there because all the pigment has settled and gone out the needle. Other factors are, an airbrush with good trigger action, you need to know when paint is going to flow or suddenly you have a spiders web going on (and that a disaster). Cleaning the needle regularly as well especially with acrylics as these build up and dry faster on the tip, this will give you speckling as well, so keep a brush and small pot of thinner next to you to clean.
@@afv-studio Thanks for the detailed answer! I asked because I made exact the same expierence with both of the colours. The Olivgrün goes like a charm, but the Rot-Braun is driving me crazy. I tried different pressures and thinning ratios with this colour in my Evolution with a 0.2 needle/nozzle but no luck so far to achieve an acceptable result. Thanks for the tip with keeping the needle clean! I will try it again with 15psi and more thinner ...
@@kevin.reible There you go. Its not you after all. At least it sounds like you have a nice airbrush in the 2024 Evolution. You wont go wrong there. Its a better brush than my more costly (cult of paint) Infinity.
@@afv-studio Thank you for giving me courage. It's the "old" Silverline Evolution, just bought it right before the new was released - if I had known they will setup a new model ...
@@kevin.reible Oh Dam. You know its still a decent airbrush. you might consider matching your .2 needle with their new .28 nozzle. I believe this contributes to the performance of the new Evo. And there is a hack that will lessen some of the play in the trigger. 2 PTFE nozzel washers placed on that spindle that slots into the trigger slot. That would help tighten everything up trigger related. I use the 2 washer hack on my old infinity and it does help a bit.
Thanks Greg. Believe it or not, this is the 1st time I've attempted this pattern. Its not perfect by any means. But seeing the needle tip and trusting that the airbrush will deliver the expected flow of paint is really key I guess because there is no room for error like there is for larger block patterns.
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Nice build, I must say I have building models way before cell phones and the internet. The problem I have noticed in many of these videos today is that their is too much emphasis on the variety of ways to weather, paint, pre-shade, modify, detail.pin wash ad nauseum. I spent several years in our country’s armor force and experienced first hand what trucks, humvees, afv’s, and tanks went through in the field. This has become a mind boggling predicament for the young beginning modeler. Field modifications and painting of vehicles in the field was a haphazard experience. Many field work shops were not, I repeat not artists! When a truck, AFV, Humvee, or any vehicle of European origin went to the fixit shop, they were repaired and quickly repainted if there was paint. To all new and beginning modelers do your own style, forget about all this super new cool camouflage painting. Remember tank crews were not interested in the neatness of their vehicles or what style of camouflage their vehicles had, they just wanted their vehicles to work.
Thanks for your comment, I agree with what you say here.
Vehicles were made to do a job and field repair and mods would have been carried out using what was at hand so that the vehicle could be brought back into service quickly.
Certainly modifications that were done to increase stowage would only have been carried out while a unit was being rested and only if engineers had the time to do it.
On the other hand, painting a model is a process where you attempt to recreate highlight and shadow that due to scale would not be apparent on a model. I would hope that new modelers would enjoy the insight into the process used to create the finished model.
There are many model makers on youtube that each have their own style and way of doing things, but underlying that, its basically the same process of painting/weathering that all do.
I remember as a young model maker buying 'Model Monthly' as this was the only source of information for a budding model maker and staring in awe at the work the was featured and wishing I new how they did it. Indeed I remember seeing a Tiger tank with Zimmerit and thinking 'Wow' , there were no kits that came with Zim in those days or photoetch grills.
In fact that made me try adding my own Zim for the 1st time.
I think TH-cam has replaced the model magazine, and in a form that is able to give more insight into the process for new modellers.
Love your work and style.
Regards Steve.
Cheers Steve
Amazing work my friend,the camo is so neat,and that H&S does an amazing job,I see why you recommend it to me,and the weathering looks great,a fine finish in my opinion.Thanks for the video!
Hey man,been in the hobby for 50 years. After a 30 year focus on all 1/32 WWI biplane scouts, I recently started building 1/35 German armoured cars, halftracks etc, and 1/32 Messerschmit's again. So been looking youtubes to get inspired :) Your Puma looks amazing!! Defenitely gonna use yours chipping/ washes approach on the Sd Kfz 2 Kettenkrad I'm building rightnow. If mine comes out as good as yours I'm going to be stoked :) Subbed to keep track of more beauties you produce, thanks for the content
Thanks man. Glad you like what I am building 👍 I have more videos highlighting the techniques I use over on my Free Patreon Page. These are not available on TH-cam, but you are welcome to 'join for free' and take a look... you may get more info from these that you can use on your own models. You can find the link on my homepage ☺
Wonderfully painted and weathered! Well done!
Thank you, I hope the process was enjoyable to watch
AWESOME!!! Seeing your Puma come together has given me inspiration to buy & build- not just buy!- the new MiniArt Puma. I want to make good on the Dragon Puma that I buggered up last year. Once again, great model!! Love it
Nice ! You can do better 🤣 No really if you messed it up so bad, another go will make a nice addition to your collection 💕
Thank you for the support
@@afv-studioIs there a way I can send you photos of my Puma? Be fun to share and see what you think.
@@jimaltergott9326 Of course you can !
My email is part of my channel. Anyone who wants to contact me can do so....
afv.studio555@gmail.com.
You are welcome to share privately or prehapse via 'what's app' or' telegram'. my email is available to whoever wants to make contact.
Just send me your mobile/ contact via email and i will respond 👍
@@afv-studioThanks! I will put some photos together soon.
@@jimaltergott9326 Great! I look forward to seeing them... If you include your mobile I'll add you to my contacts on what's app or telegram.
I wont give my mobile here for obvious reasons, but via email, then its more private correspondence 😉
Beautifully done!! 👍
Thanks
Sehr geil!
Thanks for watching. 👍
Exceptional build!
Thanks
Excellent 👏
Thanks Colin, glad you enjoyed it.
I can't ever paint such small lines and connect them, I always miss and paint a different area than what I wanted
Thanks for watching
lol
Fantastic result with the Puma! I have enjoyed this build, as I have one in my stash that I will start soon, and this will be very helpful. I don’t know if I can emulate your work on the camo, so I might settle for something easier as my airbrush skills need improving a little. Look forward to your next project. Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺!
Thanks Gary. Glad you enjoyed it. Good luck with the build
Nice job,l myself would dry brush the cam net a bit with some lighter greens give it some life,
Thanks for your comment
I did actually drybrush the camo net, but didnt show it in the video except at the opening sequence at the very start. and visible in the closing shots of the completed model.
I could have gone a bit lighter but felt it was standing out quite nicely at the end.
Amazing work. 👋👋👋
Thanks Dan
superbe
Thanks William... Much appreciated 👍
Wow. 👏🏻🤘🏻Looks Realy Cool
Thanks, comment is much appreciated 👍
Great work. Would like to know which kits were used...
Thanks
Looks cool. 👍
Thanks my friend 👍
love the build....who's figures did you use...
Thanks for watching?
I think these may be Panzer Art. I purchased a whole tub of resin figures from someone locally who was getting rid of. No boxes but I'm sure I saw them with different heads on the Panzer Art website. My commander had no head so I just grabbed something suitable out of the tub and mad it fit.
Well done. I made this kit also and I enjoyed the build. There is more very good Pumas on the market now (RMF, MiniArt), but Dragon is a Dragon. BTW. what colour do you use for wooden handles of the tools? I like the tone, looks realistic.
Thanks, I like to use AK's Light Earth for tools that would have Hickory or Ash handles. A bit of Burnt Sienna wash over the Light Earth will add a bit of age and variation to the final look. Green Ochre is another tone i use which is more Oak looking
Excellent work! May I ask you with which pressure and paint/thinner ratio you applied this camo?
I will stick at 15psi for all my airbrushing. Thinning ratio... Well how long is a piece of string. Really it depends on the paint in the pot. Even same brand will be different between colours. The olive green here is great, no spatter hardly at all. The red-brown is a sod and very hard not to get more speckle/splatter at same thinner ratio. I will thin these lacquer paints 4 or 5:1 sometimes more. I even have times when half way through a fill I see no colour and when I look in, its just half a cup of thinners sitting there because all the pigment has settled and gone out the needle. Other factors are, an airbrush with good trigger action, you need to know when paint is going to flow or suddenly you have a spiders web going on (and that a disaster). Cleaning the needle regularly as well especially with acrylics as these build up and dry faster on the tip, this will give you speckling as well, so keep a brush and small pot of thinner next to you to clean.
@@afv-studio Thanks for the detailed answer! I asked because I made exact the same expierence with both of the colours. The Olivgrün goes like a charm, but the Rot-Braun is driving me crazy. I tried different pressures and thinning ratios with this colour in my Evolution with a 0.2 needle/nozzle but no luck so far to achieve an acceptable result. Thanks for the tip with keeping the needle clean! I will try it again with 15psi and more thinner ...
@@kevin.reible There you go. Its not you after all. At least it sounds like you have a nice airbrush in the 2024 Evolution. You wont go wrong there. Its a better brush than my more costly (cult of paint) Infinity.
@@afv-studio Thank you for giving me courage. It's the "old" Silverline Evolution, just bought it right before the new was released - if I had known they will setup a new model ...
@@kevin.reible Oh Dam. You know its still a decent airbrush. you might consider matching your .2 needle with their new .28 nozzle. I believe this contributes to the performance of the new Evo. And there is a hack that will lessen some of the play in the trigger. 2 PTFE nozzel washers placed on that spindle that slots into the trigger slot. That would help tighten everything up trigger related. I use the 2 washer hack on my old infinity and it does help a bit.
I still have no clue how people can paint such small lines with a airbrush and connect the lines. How many years of practice does that take?
Thanks Greg. Believe it or not, this is the 1st time I've attempted this pattern. Its not perfect by any means. But seeing the needle tip and trusting that the airbrush will deliver the expected flow of paint is really key I guess because there is no room for error like there is for larger block patterns.
🤝👍
Thanks
Hi! what colors did you use for the chipping?
I use AK11320 with a little white added for the light chips and AK11112 for the dark chipping
@@afv-studio Thank you :D