Thank you, T.!
WeatheringOn with some weathering. I will deal with the weathering one tank at a time, as I have a slightly different approach for both tanks, due to the different camouflagecolours.
This is the starting point with the H35. The colours are too bright and too constrastful.
That's why I start applying a heavy filter of diluted ochre coloured oil paint. This draws the colours closer together, fades the colours and gives a nice dusty appearance, suitable for the sunny weather in may and june 1940. (Ideal campaining weather!)
After having sealed the filter with an acrylic gloss varnish, a pointwash of diluted dark brown oil painted was applied to create more visual depth on the model. The airvents on the engine deck were painted using black gouache.
Next step was drybrushing the model, using a light sand colour, and doing some chipping, using a graphite pencil. As a finishing touch some mud was applied on and around the wheels and tracks, using different colours of enamel paint. Everything is sealed with a matt varnish.
So far for the H35, now to continue with the H39:
As the H39 has a much darker camouflage scheme, I used a slightly different approach. I started with applying rain streaks by fading out dots of white oil paint top down using a dry brush.
After a gloss varnish a dark brown point wash is applied.
And black gouache in the air vents.
Next step is a drybrush using a light olive green colour, and do some 3D chipping using this olive green and dark gray. I choose this method so the chips will stand out a bit better on the dark base colours. And of course some mud was added.
A picture of the muddied wheels and tracks, that, due to mud and dust, all look more or less the same.
Next step will be the last: final construction and adding some accessoiries.