Cheers guys for all the comments, I have decided to go down another avenue with this one and im gonna do a single colour late war version in the Adam Wilder style of colour modulation as i love the look of his builds lately. So first of im gonna mix up some light sand colour with a touch of yellow and base coat the whole vehicle,
Then im spraying on a darker shade to all the bottom of the tank and all areas of where the light would not hit.
I have also sprayed the drivers hatch surroud a darker shade for some contrast
I have now added the highlights to the uppersections and areas where the light would hit ie the tops of the fenders, the turret top and top of the sides and the engine deck and top of the glacier plate. This was followed by a black brown wash to details and crevases.
I then did the oil dot treatment keeping light colours to top sides and areas of light.
Next i gave the entire model a coat of satin clear and when dry i added dry transfer markings.
Then i have started to do the negative chipping in a lighter base coat to the engine deck followed by the turret.
In the next shots you can see the dark to light contrast on the rear of the vehicle which when painted like this it adds to the depth of the vehicle and helps the details jump out when they are highlighted.
Now im starting on the micro chipping in a black grey colour which is painted inside the light chipping but be care full as to not overdo this stage as it can easily become unreal lookin. Less is more as they say and keep the most chipping to areas of wear from the crew ie around hathes and where they would climb up and so on.
Thats it for now but i think thats enough to keep the dial up boys going for a week, sorry lads.
Im enjoying this one![Thumbs Up [tup]](/emoticons/icon_smile_thumbsup.gif)