Drybrushing with acrylics?

Well done, i love the lend-lease sherman, although they were only donated to the soviets for the breifest period before the soviets said they didn't want them, just in case you didn't know. But those are fantastic.

i use nothing but acrylics i find villejo model air and drybrush acrylics to be top notch for kits and figures, plus its very easy cleanup water and soap, you dont need harsh chemicals liek you do for enamels. i just finished these two armor models useing nothing but acrylics.

I find that Games Workshop metalics are the best out there, but as stated are pricey.  They may be hard to find as well.

Art paints also work amazingly well for me.  I just found some DecoArt silver paints and they cover superbly.  And at $2 for a 2 ounce tube, it can't be beat.

I've never had any trouble drybrushing Tamiya silver—that's almost the only thing I use it for.

Try dipping your brush in Tamiya thinner (or isopropyl alcohol with retarder added) then into the paint. Proceed as usual for drybrushing.