Okay, so I've finished the kit. As per usual Tamiya standards, it just falls together. This is the kit with a base coat on it.
And this is the kit with paint on it.
I had the Devil's own time deciding what to paint it, it's not like there were tons of options out there. Then I realized I hadn't touched my airbrush in over a decade, Wasn't even sure if it still worked. So I stuck with a basic tri-colour scheme. Now you probably can't see it, but I did start to weather it using some pastel chalks. I rubbed the chalks directly on the kit, then softened them up an old paintbrush. In person, so to speak, the weathering is acceptable to me, but on film (err..digial) it doesn't look like I did anything.
I've done some research on weathering but all the terms just leave me confused. Reading help guides implies you know what you are doing to begin with (a catch-22 if there was ever one) so if anyone has some real idiot's guide to weathering 101....I'm all ears.
As always, C&C are more than appreciated.