Nice! I wish I could get my dirt and grime to look ten percent as good. 

It looks awesome, JT! You've dirtied it extremely well!

But, for some reason, I'm reminded of the headless horseman... Just kidding!

Looking forward to the finished pics!

got some more painting done on this one. I did manage to knock the horn off but it's since been fixed! lol 

will build up the top part next lol

Stunning!!

What is your technique to make it look so dusty and dirty. That look you've done is exactly what I'm inspiring to create myself on my 1/72 kits but I'm struggling! (noob builder)

Would love to know how you go about achieving your results.

Great stuff there James!

acctingman

Stunning!!

What is your technique to make it look so dusty and dirty. That look you've done is exactly what I'm inspiring to create myself on my 1/72 kits but I'm struggling! (noob builder)

Would love to know how you go about achieving your results.

Great stuff there James!

 

thanks!

i first make an initial layer of dust areas using artist oils, then seal that with clear, ( duplicolor acrylic enamel is what I use). I do all my initial weathering over gloss clears.

Then I use dry concrete mix, a simple method of brushing on thinned white glue or even clear paint to the upper surfaces and then apply the concrete, I kind of let it fall from the brush onto the surface, then blast away any extra with the hair dryer.  Repeat until you have a build up to your liking. If there's some where you don't want it just dampen a brush and remove it.

On the lower parts I don't thin the white glue I just brush glue on then apply the concrete mix with a brush . Just add as many layers as you want. I do the same thing on the tracks.

Then everything is sealed under a flat varnish. I use Liquitex matte varnish with the airbrush.  

Then if you want to add any wet areas or oil and fuel spills on the lower hull just go in with oil washes, and future to make wet effects.

Concrete mix? Wow, I'd never have thought of using that. 

So are you doing the turret separtly? I generally paint the whole thing as a unit so the paint/weathering etc matches. 

Looks real good,top to bottom.

Thanks! Yea  I was lazy to build it all at once, it's an awful lot of parts just to make the turret lol. Shouldn't be a problem painting separate I mixed up more than enough paint. 

some progress, thinking about sticking some random stuff around on it. also went over the tools with a light coat of future so they have a bit of a sheen on them.

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              Very nice.
                            

Great work. Love the muffler's and the dirt

Looking forward to seeing the turret all painted up! 

I like what you have done with this, really nice job on the dust build up. Look forward to seeing more.

thanks guys!, some more work done

simple base, blue foam board and concrete mix, airbrushed the color with artist oils

Done, thanks for looking!

Beautiful work. I really like the dusty look on her.

......................Beautiful work all around.

She turned out great, looking forward to seeing her on the base.

Great work on that Pzkpfw IV ausf C. I figure its a veteran of the Polish campaign, I really like the white balkenkreuz recognition cross on the turret top. 

Finished up real nice.

One of the nicer weathering jobs I've seen.