Spot fading was next, I used white oil paint and Humbrol yellow enamel for this stage. The white bleaches the underlying green while the yellow lightens the tone.
Now we’re on the home stretch…
The following images show the overall effect of the weathering so far.
Now attention turned to the tracks, I used Alclad grey primer but when dry it flaked off, it may have been because it was the bottom of the can but I stripped the paint (by whacking them against the outside wall!) and re-primed, this time using Vallejo polyurethane primer which is a bit more flexible. The tracks were then painted and weathered (see my technique in the Techniques Bank) and then glued to the model.
Now it was time for the pigments. I wanted a dusty looking vehicle that was used during the hot dry summer in Korea. The pigments were applied and fixed with White Spirit.
All that remained was a couple of detail bits. The exhaust was painted in a red brown colour and then blackened up with pigments and the spare track links were weathered up again using pigments. The 50 cal was made up and painted with matt black followed by a dry brushing with Mr Colour Steel. It was pushed onto the mount which leaves it to swivel.
To sum up…
This is a great model; it builds well, is nicely detailed and provides a great canvass for weathering. There is only one downside though, what was it that Henry Ford said? You can have it in any colour as long as it’s green!
