Re-painted Flak '41 (1 Viewer)

[breslau]

I've always thought it sacrilegious to re-paint K&C but I was lucky to get one of the damaged Flak '41 guns and wanted it in Afrika Korps colours so I thought - make it so.

The Flak '41 was not the most mobile of guns and was generally deployed in fixed positions. In late 1942, 44 of the guns were sent to Tunisa with about half making it.

The gun shield and carriage were air-brushed in a range of greys; sealed; covered in water-soluble hairspray and over-painted in sand yellow. Once dried, some of the hair-spray was washed-off with water to reveal the grey underneath. The gunner was removed - he was just pegged to the seat (other than some missing paint he’s undamaged). The seat was originally broken-off but it's again fixed on the gun. The end of the barrel was hollowed-out with a drill and blackened to make it look like it's been fired. Painted the dials, control wheels, seats and added the "kill" rings. A flat varnish then took away any uneven shine.

I now have an Afrika Korps Flak '41 to go in a fixed position but no gun crew. Some pictures:

 

[uksubs]

Very nice work, can I asked how long it took ?

 

[Northgate Woods]

Rob mate,
Out Bloody Standing job. Fantastic effort. Just love it. I salute your efforts.
Cheers Howard:salute::

 

[Rob]

Excellent job, looks very realistic.

Rob

 

[wayne556517]

Great job mate well done,is it for SALE i need one to defend my Desert airfield which is in the making............^&grin
Na dinkum mate looks great love it well done.

 

[ostrein]

BRILLIANT JOB - well done. In general I like more the one color paint scheme (grey or sand yellow). So that's just as it has to look IMO.

Very intersting your technique with the hair spray! Have to try it myself.

Thanks for sharing with us.

Oliver

 

[Guy]

BRILLIANT JOB - well done. In general I like more the one color paint scheme (grey or sand yellow). So that's just as it has to look IMO.

Very intersting your technique with the hair spray! Have to try it myself.

Thanks for sharing with us.

Oliver

Very nice, magnificent job .Did you use acryl paints ?
Guy

 

[breslau]

Thanks for your comments everyone. I was inspired to post by the superb re-painted LAH figures posted recently.

The re-work didn't take long at all - a few hours over 5 nights. It's acrylic paint over a lacquer primer (sprayed straight over the top of the K&C finish). By using thin layers of paint you can more easily create different colours and tonal variations. When you spray soluable hair spray over parts of the base colour, let it dry and then apply the final colour, it can be washed-out to give the more weathered look. The matt finish makes it look real. The little bit of shine is on the moving parts, gun breech etc, and areas of high wear. What I really like is the the drilled end of the barrel.

My next project is to make and paint some MiniArt buildings of a German liberated East Prussian town circa August 1944 - my first diorama ever which should keep me out of trouble for a long time.

I have posted some before and another after photo of the Flak '41 for comparison:

 

[Mitch]

Nice job
Mitch

 

[Normandy1944]

Excellent job!!!

Harrie

 

[wwiibuff]

Excellent job! It looks great and better than the original version. Also, the fact that you drilled out the gun barrel makes it look so much more realistic. Nice work.

 

[cnq]

Beautiful job. It looks WAY better than the original version.

 

[Vezzolf]

VERY NICE....Much better than the original version...100% improvement....Shame we have to do repaints;...especially for those of us with limited paint skills

 

[Phantom Warrior]

Well done - it looks better than the original. I wish I had the painting skills, because there are some models I have that I think would look better in a different paint scheme.

Terry

 

[tallyho]

thats a great job the weathering is perfect

 

[Louis Badolato]

thats a great job the weathering is perfect

Couldn't have said it better . . . ^&grin

 

[lancer]

Beautiful job on the repaint. Great tip on the hairspray, too.:salute:: -- Al

 

[jbonzo1]

Outstanding job! Miles ahead of the original.

 

[whdamon]

I am very impressed with your repaint here.....the Hair Spray is genius...I must absolutely try this. What i like best is the wash you have applied that makes the details on these K&C pieces really pop. Normally the single hue factory paint colors do not always alert the eye to the amazing detail these pieces have. You have allowed the level of quality in these factory pieces shine...fine job

Walt Damon

 

[GJB22]

Nice Job, I wonder why Andy hasn't done a desert 88 yet. What will you use for a crew?