A question about your jeep.
I notice you don't have ANYTHIN painted.
If that was my jeep I would have all detail parts off. Shovel, .30cal. tires... waiting for base coat, wash, dry brush, bla bla bla of the vehicle itself.
After the vehicle was detailed out and complete as fare as painting would be concerned, I would apply all the detail parts. However, I see that's not your technique.
You must not find it overly cumbersome to paint the shovel and tires and main gun once they have been applied to the model. How does that work for you? I've never been able to try that way do to it appearing to be overly painstaking. I have always felt and practiced, detail such parts on the spruce then, apply them to the model.
The reason I ask is because I'm new at more advanced techniques. My M1 floating around this forum being my first model in about 14 years. My first ever to use techniques other then simple dry brushing.
I'm getting ready to start a HMMWV and was wondering how to approach painting it. See here:
http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4756