Pin wash
Before the wheels were attached to the hull with the tracks I decided to pin wash the detail with a dark drown wash. This would be the predominant pin wash colour as I thought that with the camouflage colour and pattern a strong colour would help make the detail stand out more. I used Mig Dark wash applied with a small pointed brush to all raised detail having first thinned the mix with some white spirit and left it to dry. I then took a round No 2 with a good point very slightly moisten with white spirit and cleaned up and of the wash that was too prominent. You need to ensure that the brush is cleaned regularly and with the minimum amount of thinner for the cleaning.
Wheels go on
Once the wheels had been allowed time to cure it was time to add them to the model. As the front and rear of the four main wheels fitted inside the drive and idler I placed the front one inside the drive sprocket and fitted them both at the same time. This left the rear one and I attempted to do this in the same manner but as the track had been joined it was a little tight and low and behold it parted. So all the wheels were fitted and the track was rejoined with super glued and activator.
The other side did exactly the same and was made up in the same manner. If these or any other problem arises in your build it’s a good idea to keep calm and take time to work out the best way to proceed before applying glue or cutting as this time will be well spent and save heart ache. I then applied the side skirts again with a touch of super glue on the fender supports and a dot of activator applied with a small pointed brush to the indent in the hull and attached making sure it lined up as this method allows very little time for readjustment.
Taking Mig’s Brown and Dark Brown washes are applied with pin washes as well to all the panel lines, raised detail and started to weather using some of the wash that had overflowed the panel lines by dragging in a downward direction with a flat brush to emulate streaks.
I try to vary the colours of the wash to add more interest and variety to the model.
Pigments
The model was now put on its side and pigment was picked up with a brush which was positioned above the wheel and then tapped, dropping the pigment onto the wheel in a random manner. Thinner was then applied to the edges of the pigment to fix it in place once it had dried out. This was done with three separate colours and repeated for all the wheels.
The side skirts were given an overall wash with a sand colour similar to the dust / mud application allowed to dry and then a few spots of pigment were added and scrubbed into the surface.