During the process of moving to a new home, I hadn't had much time for scale modeling, so I wanted to build something small that I could finish quickly. While looking through my stash, I came across the Toldi III tank and decided to give it a try. Unfortunately, I hadn't taken any photos during the assembly stage. So, for this particular build, I can only share some general information along with photos of the finished model.
For this vehicle, I wanted to recreate the three-color camouflage scheme shown on the box art. Since camouflage painting isn't exactly my strongest skill, this build also became something of an experiment for me. I decided to use the paints I already had from the Revell Aqua Color range.
I painted the green sections of the tank with Revell Aqua Color 36139 Dark Green. Since I didn't want the color to look too monotonous, I lightened the same green with Revell Aqua Color 36362 Greyish Green and applied it over the original color using a sponge. Unfortunately, the result ended up looking more like bare grey plastic than the green tone I had intended.
After finishing the green sections, I moved on to the brown camouflage using Revell Aqua Color 36186 Olive Brown. To add some tonal variation, I lightened this color with Revell Aqua Color 36105 White. For the lighter brown sections, I used Revell Aqua Color 36117 Africa Brown. I also mixed this color with Revell Aqua Color 36105 White and applied the lighter mixture with a sponge over the previously painted areas to make the finish a little more interesting.
Once the main camouflage was complete, I moved on to painting the remaining details. Since the camouflage colors had turned out quite pastel, I decided to paint the tracks with Revell Aqua Color 36109 Anthracite Grey. I then dry-brushed the areas of the tracks that come into contact with the ground using Revell Aqua Color 36191 Steel Metallic. I applied the same technique to the machine gun barrel on the turret and the metallic parts of the tools mounted on the hull.
Once the varnish had dried, I applied a pin wash using Humbrol AV0201 Black Enamel Wash. To make the tracks look more realistic, I also applied a wash using AK Interactive AK083 Enamel Track Wash before moving on to the oil-paint stage. I used Winsor & Newton oil paints to apply filters over the entire model, starting with Winton Titanium White, followed by Burnt Sienna and Yellow Ochre. After completing the filtering stage, I applied a matte coat using Vallejo 26518 Matt Acrylic Varnish.
I waited for the oil paints to dry and then mixed various pigments I had on hand with Cadence thinner. I applied these mixtures to the wheels and side surfaces of the tank. Once they had dried, I removed the excess pigment using thinner again. I also spread the same pigment-and-thinner mixture over the tracks.
To give the flat surfaces of the tank a dusty appearance, I thinned AK Interactive AK4062 Light Dust Deposite with thinner and applied it across the surfaces. Afterwards, I mixed several different pigments I had and used them to give the entire model an additional wash. The darker pigments accumulated particularly around the front of the tank. I also used Humbrol AV0014 Weathering Powder Smoke to create black soot effects in areas where soot would naturally collect, such as the gun barrel and exhaust. Finally, I dabbed AK Interactive AK711 Chipping Color onto the edges of the tank with a sponge to give them a worn appearance.
With the weathering stages complete, I rubbed graphite pencil lead along the edges and corners to give the model a metallic appearance. As a final touch, I used a graphite pencil across the surfaces to enhance this metallic effect even further. Once all the weathering was finished, I photographed this little model and placed it in my display cabinet.
