thanks guys as always your feedback is appreciated. the bedsprings were quite easy to assemble but i dont have a hold and fold or any folding device so using razors made the task a tad more fiddly still nothing serious and to answer Erics question i wasnt too concerned because they will be getting a bit beat up in the end anyway.
well painting has begun now since the tiger is now out of the way.
first thing everything was primered with flat black auto primer of the cheapest variety
next up the basecoat which is mm acrylic dark green i let a little of the black show through in places and using my airbrush close in i painted the wheels while leaving the tires black this is important because they would be hard to paint later.
then i lightened up the dark green with a little mm desert tan and did a little fading here and there just to break things up a bit
now the fun begins, i did a filter of yellow ochre and ivory black oil paint working the filter in using a brush and oil thinner dont worry about making a mess it will all clean off if need be also make sure not to do this on an enamel base without some kind of sealer.
once all worked in i then began cleaning it a little with downward strokes to create a little streaking
now then its time to paint the tracks, to do this i use a small brush and acrylic craft paint from walmart yes the cheap stuff works fine this is just a basecoat, i made sure to put a couple of thin coats rather then a thick one this makes it easier to get close into the wheels without touching and it wont dry and cover all the track detail up.
with that done i painted in the small straps and put a base coat on the mufflers and next up is a coat of future on the turret to ready for decals, this is the only part i am kind of anxious about getting them to lay across all those handes and what not.