Thanks everyone,
Let me answer a few of your questions:
wildwilliam - This was one of those builds where I assembled the tank nearly completely (turret, hull, and skirts) before painting. The tools, extinguisher, etc, were all painted on the vehicle with the only exceptions being the spare track on the front and the spare road wheels.
Moses - Let's see, basecoat was MM enamel Sandgelb overcoated with airbrushed Future, wash was an acrylic (generic) burnt umber, and then I dry brushed with Max Grumbacher water-soluble oils. For the paint chips I use MM Gunmetal for airbrushing (but don't airbrush it!) where metal-to-metal contact occurs or my own thinned mix of a darkish red-brown where scratches or general rust occurs. The tracks and spare links are base coated with a generic acrylic mix of burnt umber and black, then given a rust wash. The main track in then lightly drybrushed with MM Steel. The rust streaks are a very thinned out combination of MM Rust, MM Leather, and just a touch of MM Flat Black. There's an entire can of Testors Dull Coat on the tank in three seal coats between various steps. Finally ground pastel chalks were used for dirty discoloration on the schurtzen, lower hull, and bottom.
bismark9 - Four things...a good quality 20/0 (no bigger than 15/0) brush, very thinned paint, an Optivisor (or any good magnification), and most importantly...patience.
Thanks again everyone for the kind comments!
Bring on Mad Tiger Day!!!
Enjoy your modeling...