Part1
Befor i color a modell, i sand all parts, mostly times i do this when i build it. Sandpapier, Sandingblock or sanding fleece material 240-400

After sanding, i clean the parts with alcohol ( 75%-100% for all parts ), or nitro ( only metallparts ). The modell must be free, of grease, dirt and settled dust


now, i brush the basic colour ( at this fall Tamiya XF 57 )

after this step was doing, i will remake the decals with coreldraw and print this out at regulary papier. than i cut this out.

i fixed this with tape, than i brush this again

if the decals are not ok, i restart with basiccolor ( just sanding and brush again )

if its ok, i take mate varnish over all

Part 2
now, we come to the first effects.
Shadows and brightening...
For shadow i used XF 51 Khaki drab, it fit to all desertyellow colours as shadow.

First i brush all Corners and Cants, also Bolts and Slots. For the first it looks way to strong, but we will fix this soon. When this is try i go back to the Basiscolor and Brush over the Shadows how looks to much. No, we see, Basiccolor ( XF 57 Buff ), XF 51 Khaki drab, and something else between this both colors. Important is that you brush it cloudly

Here you can see the differents.
At next i use Filterset from MIG ( P403 Afrika Corps Filters Set )

The Filters are working great and the colours looking more homogeneously. For the Top i used ochre, for the suspension ( you can see this at the moment ) i will use the brown one. Another special Effect

I put the Filter on the Modell with an large soft brush, first the roof of the turret, than the side of the turret. Don´t brush the hole tank in one, cause you need time to work with the Filter.

on the Top i used an Kitchen Papier and dab it into the wet Filter...

...after this i´m going to the side...

... and i´m going up and down with the brush ( little harder brush ). Very important is, that you don´t have some drop formation
Here you can see our first effects

it´s still wet, when its try looks much better.

Same steps you can do with the suspension and the brown filter