My Walker Bulldog

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Now that the tank was completely painted in drab from head to toe I painting items that arent supposed to be green. First up was the idlers rubber coating. These were easy with a small brush and flat black.

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Now I have a brand new looking under carriage but a new model is like fake boobs..although they look great, they just dont look real.

I got out my doc johnsom weather powders, and a made a few washes and set out to make a dirty little tank.

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Next was the tracks.. I had no idea what I was doing here (or anywhere really) so I just set out with a general idea in mind. First up I made a wash with Tamiya metalic grey and coated the tracks. I then coated that with a black wash. I then sanded down the pads to bring the black back to them as they are not metalic. After that I sprayed them down with tamiya red brown. Final coat was a wash consisting of a mix between red brown and dark yellow.

The pictures arent that great but the site wont let me upload anyway... is there a limit here?

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Now it was time for the rest of the tank.

For this I used the same weather powder as before. I also used white oil paint to highlight sharp edges and age things like the 50 cal. The entire hull was also given a dusting with light gray paint to age the paint. Attention was given to any hand holds or latches with black grim dusting powder. The mufflers were given a dose of ye' ole rusting solution and smoke trails were made down the fender. I also used some black wash to accent divets and corners as well as the vents as they tend to act like dirt concentrators. All of the attached tools were repainted and so were the ones that are molded into the tank from the factory. The led rear lights were flattened (looks great thanks guys). A black wash and black grim were used on the business end of the barrel to show a nice well used gun.
Some of this may seem a little over stated..Agreed but I have yet to give it the sealer coat which always dulles down the powders and such.

I still need new decals for this tank but I cant find anything conclusive that says they went to war with a big shoot me here white star on the side. Some photos have it others dont... any input here?

I am now in the process of repainting the included figurine ( another first for me) I will let you know how it goes.

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looking good,making me want to dig out my bulldog and start work on it,got to complete my rebuild of tiger 1 then my king tiger first,will get there one day :~

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I have been using this as practice before I get to my KT.
It has been going very fast though. Not much to painting american tanks..just put some green on it.

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Do tell. I would like to know the method to your mayhem as this was my first go at it.

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Fairly similar to my method except I used light grey instead of a lightened OD..yours looks great.

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Nice weathering job. i love the exhaust mufflers. Really good.
I dont own an airbrush so for the plastic tracks on my Bulldog I used Humbrol Metalcoat. You brush paint it on and leave it for 15 mins. It dries dark grey. Then you buff it up with a rag or, as I did, an old toothbrush. It comes up looking like worn, dirty steel. you can then sand the track pads to create the rubber effect and dry-brush your rust and mud effects on. its quick and easy.
Another useful tool is a 2B pencil. I use it to rub over metal edges such as grab rails, edges of fenders, bolt heads etc to simulate bare metal. The sheen can be altered to your taste by buffing with a fingertip.

Seafire.

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Went out and bought a few books and from what I can see tanks went into battle without a big shoot me here star on them. On the other hand non "tank" vehicles seem to sport them sporadicly. The exception I have found so far was a picture of a KT capture by the allies which had some very nice stars painted on it.

Also I was watching the movie Full Metal Jacket while working on the tank and Ill be damned if two very pretty bull dogs were sitting right on my screen. Covered in crap and no white stars. Doesnt get much better then seeing the real thing. Of course how often does the movie companies get things right. On the other hand these two were probably on loan.

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I used rattle can paint for my application . Doesnt always take an air brush.
Love the pencil idea..I will try that out.