Weathering
Once the paint and clear coat had fully hardened, the weathering process started. As the Tiger was active in Tunisia in November, I wanted to add a lot of dried mud to the lower hull. The pic below shows what was used for this. Quite a lot of pigments, washes, filters and effects were used.
A panel wash was first applied using the Mig Afrika Korps wash. I then used the AK Interactive Filter to try and get some shade variations on the panels and hatches.
After the washes were dry, I then carried on with other effects. Streaking was randomly applied and scratches & chipping were added using the AK Interactive Chipping Colour applied with a fine brush. I enhanced the chipping on the edges of the armoured panels using a soft pencil rubbed along the edge. This gives a nice shiny bare metal effect.
Dust and pigments were added for the mud. This was randomly applied by mixing various pigments with flat varnish and just slapping it on with an old brush. This makes a hell of a mess of the workbench so lots of kitchen roll was put down first!!
Once everything was dry, I was quite happy with the effects. Good and dirty!
