HOW? winter camo ww2 german tanks.

Thanks everyone on all your tips,  and photos of some bad ass lookin tanks!  I will try out some of these methods.  I dont think I will airbrush because you are all right about the way it was applied by the crew, and aibrushing would look to "factory".

I like to use white oil paints for that distressed snow camoflage look. Here's a Russian T-50 I did a couple of years ago.

Mike T.

I used something called the hairspray method,I found this thread very helpful;

http://www.modelersalliance.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=246:hairspray-method-step-by-step&catid=83:sven-frisch&Itemid=68

Seeing how whitewash was applied with mops, brooms, rags, brushes, etc. I like to replicate that look using smaller paint brushes. Nothing bigger than a #3 brush. I then use Flat White and cover the base color one area at a time, just like the crew would.This gives the nice patchy appearance typical of most whitewash camo.

I should have pointed out that the above kits were painted using a good ol' fashioned bristle brush.

If I wanted a solid,pristine looking whitewash,I would definately spray it.If you want a beat up scruffy looking finish,I'd go with a small brush.

Yes that helped thank you.  So I can just randomly spray some flat white not to thick tho?

This one is several layers of Tamiya 'snow' powder over German grey.The powder goes on very thin.Each coat has to be clearcoated before applying the next.

White washes could be very scruffy looking.Hope this helps.

This is a more even coat of white over green.

This is white paint over a green base.