PanzerKaput’s Clash of Katanas/Test of Honour Japans

I’m painting this beautiful tea house from 3DAlienWorlds and I’m going to show you my guide to painting new thatch. Firstly step is to paint it in a watery Acrylicos Vallejo Panzer Grey or Black Grey over a black primer.

The next stage is to very roughly and heavy drybrush or wet brush Acrylicos Vallejo Model Colour Flat Brown so the grey coat shows through to act as shadows.

The next stage is to drybrush Acrylicos Vallejo Model Colour Light Brown. So far this is the same for the bamboo fencing and wood as well as the thatching.

The last highlight for the bamboo and the wood is Acrylicos Vallejo Model Colour Flat Flesh. This has really brought out the the bamboo colour and this was a happy mistake.

I have added the detailing to my tea shop and added the word tea to the lanterns and bunting. I’ve also added a very thin wash of Vallejo Model Colour Panzer Grey to bring all together. Starting to take shape.

The finished Japanese building from 3DAlienWorlds for Clash of Katanas/Test of Honour. I really enjoyed painting this building and needed to get these on the table now. I finished the building off with a light dusting of Vallejo Pale Sand.

This as a guide for new wood effect. So using a 3DAlienWorlds shop, and I’m primed it black first and need I’ve painted a thin coat of Vallejo Model Colour Panzer Grey.

The second layer and as I’m wanting a nice warm colour for three new wood I’ve gone with Vallejo Flat Brown with as a colour I love for the reddy hue it has. I’ve painted this with a heavy, rough drybrush.

The next stage is completed on my 3DAlienWorlds team shop and I’ve used Vallejo Model Colour Light Brown which is a lovely rich, orangey brown. I’ve drybrush this and the building is starting to take shape.

I’ve highlighted the tea shop’s wood with a light drybrush of Vallejo Model Colour Flat Flesh to knock back the brightness a little without being too harsh. Next it’s painting all the details before adding a final wash to it.

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The next stage is done and drybrush of Vallejo Model Colour German Camo Beige to bring out the texture of the model and add that warm dried look

The top highlight has been done before adding colour to the stones. I used Vallejo Model Colour Iraqui Sand is a light dusting drybrush to bring out all the texture.

The next stage of painting my fourth Japanese building for Clash of Katanas and Test of Honour is done with the stones/rock painted with a thin coat of Vallejo Model Colour Basalt Grey and then a light drybrush of VMC Silvergrey.

I’m in the final stages for this wonderful Japanese building from 3DAlienWorlds and you give it that aged, old look I’ve added a wash of very watery Vallejo Model Colour Panzer Grey to it. I think it get it that weathered, lived in look.

Now it is all finished with the last part done on my painting of this Japanese building from 3DAlienWorlds. To finish it all I added a very light dusting of a drybrush of Vallejo Pale Sand. Now it’s all done.

This is a strange place to start a new project but it sort of makes sense. I started this a very long time ago and with the interest in my club, Leicester Phat Cats, and the excellent TV series Shogun, I started re vamping and updating some of my old Test of Honour stuff and building on it.

So I found some rather amazing, module Japanese buildings from 3D Alien Worlds, and started to print these off to build and through I can use this as a project/guide on how I paint aged wood.

So here it is.

Assembled my fourth Japanese rural(ish) building and I so love these 3DAlienWorlds modular kits. They even come with interiors but I’m not doing that at the moment. Just need to fill the gaps in the roof now.

Firstly I prime it black and then my first coat is Vallejo Model Colour German Grey.

The next stage is to heavily drybrush Vallejo Model Colour USA Olive Drab all over the building. I like Olive Drab as it is a nice greeny grey brown and is perfect for the base of aged wood.

The next stage is done and this is a drybrush of Vallejo Model Colour light Brown. It’s a lovely warm colour and adds to the overall effect.

To Be Continued