Painting and Weathering
I first painted the model Tamiya Dark Yellow 2 from the LP range (LP-55). The Dark Green was Mr Color 70 and the brown was Tamiya Red Brown (XF-64).
All the markings, bar the “USA” were painted on. I tried to make the white a little translucent so you could see original underlying paint. The USA were decals from the decal sheet that came with the book.
Weathering was done almost entirely with pigments. I have three pigments mixture, light, middle and dark. These mixes are made up from a number of different pigments of different shades.
Streaks were done with a damp brush loaded with a liquid pigment mix. Likewise, the splatters were the same liquid pigment mixes flicked on the model.
The Base
The base was made from insulation foam. I then covered it with artists texture paste mixed with Tamiya Texture Paint Soil Effect Dark Earth.
The Pigment mixes described above were applied and set with Tamiya X20A. The Tufts are from various manufacturers.
Vallejo gloss acrylic was used for the really wet mud and semi gloss for the slightly dryer wet mud (if that makes sense).
The Figure
The figure was from the 1:48 Tamiya U.S. Airfield Fuel Truck. He was painted with various Vallejo acrylics. A wash of Mr Weathering colour Stain Brown and then some dry brushing finished him off.
Sure, there is no story here but I’m not a subscriber to idea that “the scene must tell a story” in modelling. I’ve only ever seen a few pieces that I think tell an obvious deep story. I just like adding a figure or two to armour models as it gives a sense of scale and gives me an excuse to try and paint little people.
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