6mm Cold War Tank Painting Basics

[@matth5241]

Great video. Do you mind sharing the type of primer?

[@HerooftheTable]

I'm glad you found the video helpful. I use Dupli-color sandable primer. I buy it at my local auto parts store. They carry white, grey, and red-oxide, but I think it actually comes in a few other colors as well.

[@matth5241]

Thank you. Allen over at gcmini.com likes Dupli-color as well. Trust you guys and bought a can today.

[@HerooftheTable]

I hope it works out for you. Be sure to shake the can really well and don't spray to it to heavy.

[@johnkelley9877]

Great tutorial Sean! The dry brushing really brought out the details on the model and it lightened up the color scheme too. Thanks for sharing this.

[@HerooftheTable]

Glad you found it helpful.

[@paulwalsh2344]

Sean, you are right there are a lot of other KZbin videos that show painting techniques, but yours is the best I've seen on KZbin by far. Your camerawork is superb, locked shots and in focus and I really appreciate how you show the difference between steps by showing a sample of the previous step for comparison. Very well done.

[@HerooftheTable]

Thank you very much. I'm glad you have found the video useful.

[@abrams678]

Hi, thanks for good vids, i'm trying to paint my 6mm GHQ M1A1 with Summer Verdant MERDC or NATO 3 color camo, could you suggest adequate colors for them?

[@HerooftheTable]

I've not done any MERDC camo schemes myself, but I'd go to my local game store and find a medium green, a light green, a tan, and black. I'd suggest a lighter color than you think is appropriate, as it is nice to have bright colors at this scale to make the models stand out on the table. Also, if you put a wash on the model, it will darken the colors a bit. I hope that helps.

[@madddog6790]

I just got my 10 M1A1s and 10 T-80s in the mail today, so I'm in the same boat. For the MERDC camo, I just found this link...it might be helpful: www.cybermodeler.com/armor/m1/m1_profile01.shtml Also, check out Allen Rockwell's blog...he has massive amounts of Microarmor, much of it in MERDC of one variety or the other. I'm just about to prime my stuff in a minute. My 1 attempt to airbrush micro armor camo didn't turn out so well, so I'm gonna stick one color for now. Good luck!

[@pacificstatesofamerica]

Hi there! I'm brand new to Micro Armor and recently bought the US Urban Combat Command box, and I found your video very helpful on how to paint the vehicles! I have little experience with models this small so it really helps to see someone try it. My question to you is, which method of painting is better for modeling these small models if you just want basic detail. I don't really want to spend hours just to paint a few miniatures. Does the modeling require an airbrush or just paintbrushes? Thanks, and if I have more questions I'll be sure to ask.

[@HerooftheTable]

I'm glad you found the video useful. Good luck with your 6mm experience. I find this scale to be great fun to game with. Personally, I don't use an airbrush. I have though about getting one, but so far, I stick with a regular brush. Some may say that an airbrush is the quicker way to paint these, but I can't say. Using a brush and some pretty simple techniques (as seen in the video), you can paint models fairly quickly and to a reasonable standard. One way to speed up the process, is if you find a spray can with the base color you want to use. Then all you need to do is wash and drybrush. I hope that helps.

[@Shooter762]

Hey Sean, I’m brand new to 6mm wargaming. Any tips or techniques on how to paint camouflage patterns on 6mm armor?

[@HerooftheTable]

Personally, I have not done any camo on my 6mm models yet. So I don't have any useful tips to offer. You might try searching on KZbin and see what you can find. If you are on Facebook, there are a couple of 6mm/1:285 scale groups that have lots of experienced painters that might be able to offer some advice.

[@Shooter762]

Sean Gewecke Thanks Sean. I’m in that group and they have been helpful!

[@steverecce788]

great vids, pleased at no airbrushing (old school). new into 6mm area and like many thought it was too difficult to paint but you made it look a bit easier. im def going down this route for team yankee. please keep vids coming, thanks.

[@HerooftheTable]

I'm glad you found the video useful. Good luck with your Team Yankee project.

[@aanler]

Airbrush for 6 mm is extremely silly.

[@jarydbarley9556]

Great job, I ended up picking up the green Vallejo for my Sherman's, this helped a lot! Now I was planning on using model masters desert sand camp color for my Abrams company to keep them traditional. How do you think I could pull that off? And I like the idea of using citadel paints, my friend is into warhammer so I might be able to get some ideas from him. Keep up the great work Sean!

[@HerooftheTable]

I think you could use a similar process. Use the desert sand color then wash with a brown shade/ink; I think agrax earthshade would work, but you might want to water it down a little. Then dry brush it with the original color (or a slightly lightened shade of the original color).

[@jarydbarley9556]

Oh, ok, thanks a lot! Keep up the great work, these videos always help!

[@igm1743]

I am not very skillfull with airbrushing but you can get better finishing with 6 mm minis by using blue tack masking gum, a couple of colors and drybrushing - some decals also

[@HerooftheTable]

I've seen some nice work with an airbrush, but haven't used on myself. I also not sure I'm going to do any decals at this point.

[@darrelld.paveyjr.1477]

Hey just subscribed. Does Gauntlet Games carry GHQ Products? And how correct you are, the surface preparation is the most important step in finishing any surface. You have me hooked on "War Games"!

[@HerooftheTable]

Thanks for subscribing and the kind words. Gauntlet does not carry GHQ products. I've found used models there on occasion, but not very often.

[@WARdROBEPlaysWWII]

Almost all of my 6mm is based on those metal bases. My only problem with them is that they are so thin that I end up picking up the models instead of the base.

[@HerooftheTable]

I've noticed that as well. I'm hoping a good dull coat will keep the paint job from getting beat up.

[@normannobrot]

i airbrush mine..

[@HerooftheTable]

That is a great way to paint these if you have an airbrush available. I wanted to provide some guides for those of us that don't have an airbrush.