Looking good, love it and thanks for great tutorial

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Looking good, love it and thanks for great tutorial

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GREAT WORK! This is a different technique that shows what really can be done with judicious use of airbrushing skill!

I myself haven't used the White paint technique, although on my next project, I think I'll give it a go. My usual technique:

I prime, paint a dark OD base, and then progressively lighten my OD with additions of Panzer Yellow, shooting in "cloud patterns". Once these coats have dried, I then "shade" with my own mixes of weathering powders in certain areas. A coat of Clear Sem-Gloss to seal everything, then I like to apply my markings- either decals, dry transfers, or airbrushed-on, using stencils, depending on what I want to depict. Once markings have been applied and have dried, I like to apply a dark pin-wash in the appropriate spots, then I shoot the whole thing with Clear Flat. I prefer TESTORS 1960 Lusterless Flat, in the spray can. It dries dead flat.

I like to use a regular graphite pencil to simulate wear around places that have had a bit of paint-wear: Sprocket-teeth, Hand grabs, etc. I don't use much "Rust" at all; Exhaust Pipes and chains get a bit of it. I usually depict my US/Allied stuff with very light weathering- a light bit of road dirt and/or mud, a very light dust coat, and a tiny bit of dry-brushing on raised details... My tracks get my usual look to match my road dirt/dust...

I'd like to say that this build shows very graphically what can be done with an older kit to make it a WINNER!!! VERY NICE WORK, indeed!!!

love the way you did the paint.looks very dirty.very well done.