My first tank - weathering

First, I wouldn't think I would put too much mud on it for the Iraqi desert.

I'd give it a wash with a burnt umber oil wash.

Then I'd drybrush in three different steps.
1. Hard drybrush with 75% body color and 25% white
2. Lighter drybrush with 50% body color and 50% white
3. Very light drybrush (just the raised sections and corners) with 25% body color and 75% white.

Give the lower hull a "dusting" with your airbrush and a "dust" color. The object here is to lay down a "mist" of color, but not totally obscure the base colors beneath. Work this up the sides of the vehicles getting lighter as you go farther up the vehicle.

I'd use wheathering powders (a dust color, or a brown) around all fine details to pop them out.

I hope this helps. Good Luck on your build.

i'm just started armour last Christmas, tanks should be weathered, as my friend says: " tanks are dirty" which is true, nobody ever cleans a tank, and they go though dirt, mud, and dust. I don't weather my tanks as much as i should though. I just paint the ends of the gun barrels black and teh tracks and road wheels brown (same colour as the ground).

I'll second what Latch recommended. It is remarkably similar to what I do.

Good luck. Try and work slowly up to your desired affect, and start in hard to see areas.

And have fun. Weathering is my favourite bit.

Matt

Hey guys just so you know, M-1 tanks do get washed in the U.S. When coming out of the field the tanks are driven through a pool as water cannons spray the turret and upper hull. Tanks in Iraq are not so lucky.

QUOTE: Originally posted by tnker101 Hey guys just so you know, M-1 tanks do get washed in the U.S. When coming out of the field the tanks are driven through a pool as water cannons spray the turret and upper hull. Tanks in Iraq are not so lucky.

Thanks for the info.!!!