WeatheringIn my experience weathering is, together with scratchbuilding, the most fun part of AFV modelling. If it works out you can change the appearance of your model from a shiny plastic toy into something looking quite realistically.
So, let's go!
The starting point: hard colours and a gloss finish.
First a filter of sand coloured oil paint was applied to tone down the contrast between the sand and the brown. A new layer of gloss was applied to protect the filter.
Then some diluted dark brown oil paint sloshed over the model as a point wash.
Here the excess oil paint is wiped away, so it only remains in corners, nooks and crannies, in recessed detail and around raised detail. Visually this point wash creates shadow and thus brings depth to the model.
After the point wash a drybrush with a very light sand colour and white. This creates highlights on raised detail, increasing the suggestion depth. The grilles of the engine ventilation were filled with a wash of very matte black gouache.
Some chipping with a very soft graphite pencil.
Then mud was added around the wheels with different shades of brown and khaki enamel paint.
And some mine explosion damage around the blown off left front roadwheel. Chips and soot.
Everything protected with two layers of matt varnish.
Some details on top of the vehicle.
Some details on the front.
And a comparison before and after. Nice to see what difference it makes.
And now to continue with the tracks....