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will give this oven spray a go on something like a old tiger body if it works give your self a purple heart old chap wot wot

Its a trick I learned years ago to strip chrome from model car parts or the paint off of Athern 1/87 locomotives to repaint them. Good luck and post pics if it works....could be a tip others could use.

Pics anyway please...... It cannot get any worse if we see it ..... and at least you would get a Second, Third, Etc Etc opinion....

hi chaps wot wot
tried the oven spray mr muscles it didn't work ?but having said that this toy soldier paint dries like enamel is very hard it does not chip easily so ? will try another coat of paint and see , also my idea of weathering will more than likely not be mosts idea so reluctant with the pic,s

had a go at salvaging now its to dam dark ,wot wot

canned

that looks cool, it's got that IDF "been in the sun too long " from what i can see you haven't done enough weathering ! eg the hand rails for the hatches on the engine; the gun mantlet would have wear ! alos your accessories jerry can etc need attention. touch it up and put a coat of matt varnish on it. If it is annoying you so much then send it to me and i'll do nothing to it,call it my xmas present from you mate. you do have plenty shermans so just get another one. i did say before i reckon you own GM ! one other thing ! have you ever tried chipping ? i would guess many IDF stuff would be heavily stone chipped cue to terrain.

doc, I was trying for that sun bleached paint look, messed up big time then had a go at salvaging now its looks like its got a sun tan will have one more go with some pale tan /sand colour paint, but me liking things mint and show room is probably why I think its a mess but will give it a go wot wot ......

Hey Canned,

If I may, what you have now is reversed of what you need. It looks like it is light where is should be dark and dark where it should be light. So you can either darken the light areas or lighten even more the lighter areas. I would go for darkening the light areas by using dark washes very thin and make sure the shade is really dark compared to the original. paint it on with nice bristle brush and use a hair dryer to REALLY dry each layer. Just keep applying till you get the look you want. Try it in a little area with some detail first to see if you like it. Then when you get it where you like it do the rest of the vehicle, clear coat it with floor polish thinned down if you don't have an airbrush. Add a little chipping on the edges of things, do a black pinwash, flat coat the whole thing and it should look fine!

canned

completely agree with dg ! i still think it looks good but it's your tank.


ps still like it gimme !

PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFT ... It looks dirty...but damn good Canned... if you want it lighter just use the base color and fade it from a distance ...if you're using and airbrush that is.... if not.. subtle stippling with a brush will work as well

and as doc larsen said... If you don't like... gimme

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