Thanks Tread! I forgot when I originally posted it to use the 'rich formatting' option and had to go in and edit it to get the pic links to show properly. Yesterday was a very interesting day in the NFL for sure!

Very nice work!  Thanks for the step by step in your weathering process.

Mike

Excellent WIP my friend!. 

Regards!
Rodolfo

My pleasure Buckeye and thanks for the comment!

Rodolfo

OMG....OFS..... Especially being out of your element... using a Russian hull.

Impressive.....most impressive

Rounds Complete!!

Another winner Bill. Like that whitewash. Maybe a little more wash on the upper hull?

Very nice build Bill-I especially liked the weathering.  Thanks for sharing your techinques...I've got this one bookmarked for future reference.

Mike

Bob

Hi Bill just brilliant work she looks great, congrats on another great build.

Regards,

Terry

No Bill, you are correct about the "whitewash". I was referring (poorly stated) to a dirtier look on the upper hull. Sorry for the confusion.

Thanks Terry glad you enjoyed the ride with me!

Eric

Amazing build ! As per usual, AWESOME!

I really enjoyed watching this one come together, Bill. Nice job as always.

Thanks Ben and Boyd, glad you enjoyed the build along with me.

Man i like the look of the weathering here Bill ! Some beautiful paint and weathering techniques

HEY!  FSM CENSORS! Why isn't this being banned?  It's so hot it is making me think unclean thoughts

Thanks Carl always appreciate the comments and support!

Marc

Another winner Bill! Love the whitewash!

Thanks Gamera, glad you like how she turned out!

A really nice build Bill!

I especially like that the whitewash covers almost all of the tank. Otherwise it's quite popular these days to make the tanks look like they would do in the middle of March after the thaw.

By the way, I'm preparing to do build my first white washed tank ever, so ther I got some inspiration.

As usual when you present your excellent builds my first reaction is: "Aww, I would like to paint a figure, break into Bills house one night and add it to the tank". But I know your not into figures... ;)

Keep'em coming!

Bultenibo aka Tony

Tony,

LOL! I know about the figures...it's something that I've just never gotten into. Did try my hand it a while back though. Appreciate the comments and glad to hear this one's inspired you to take on a whitewash project of your own.

Ah HA! I knew you were lurking around here somewhere, Bill! Nice to see that nothing's changed in terms of the fine builds you keep putting out like clockwork.

Some fine weathering you've done on this one. Another magazine cover, I'm sure...!

Nice to see you bounce in for the holidays Karl! This one was a fun little project to put together, glad you like it.

Excellent finish on this one Bill, really like the end result !  Have enjoyed watching you attack this white wash using all enamel paints and achieving the results at such a high level.  This is very inspiring for us other enamel users.  Thanks for the show.

Thanks Rob, appreciate the comments! I had fun experimenting with the finish and trying some new things, hopefully they will be of use to other enamel users as well.

Fantastic job - per usual... I really like the way you did the whitewash/wear. Chipping looks neat, but in reality I don't recall photos where the whitewash chipped. It was many times hastily and roughly applied and just washed off or was worn off over time. To me this is much more realistic. Cool subject too.

Thanks Dave! I agree with you about the look of whitewash in general but there's no denying the 'cool' factor of a heavily chipped/worn whitewash done up with the hairspray or similar technique to show a vehicle that's in spring time for example, which is why it's so popular among modelers I guess!

Whitewash finishes, like all finishes, had a 'life span' from freshly applied/pristine to heavily worn/chipped...so there's plenty of room for all on the spectrum.