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Finished off my Panther in splinter Camo'









There's a full build in my Blog - http://warrenhudsonmodelling.blogspot.c ... her-g.html

Looks great! How did you do the dust?

great work man, that really stands out .

Rad_Schuhart wrote:Looks great! How did you do the dust?

Yes it's very impressive how did you dust it up? I'd like to know your technique

Thanks.

After giving it the basic colours and adding scratches to the paint work I sprayed the whole tank with a very thin coat of a light smokey Grey/Brown (I mixed myself). This dulls it all down a bit. Then give it a coat of gloss varnish. I use clear wood varnish mixed with artists turpintine (not Turps).

Then I spray it with a light brown colour. The whole tank gets a light dusting but I do more layers the lower I go. Dark brown next but this time I only spray the lower parts. Leave it to dry over night.

I give it two washes starting with light brown then dark brown making sure I leave some streaks. Then I add just a few black streaks. Again leave it to dry over night then give the whole tank another dusting of my smokey Grey/Brown mix, leave to dry then add a few coats of matt varnish.

It won't win any beauty competitions but it looks good on my shelf and when it's running around.

Now I know why I haven't weathered any of my tanks. Great outcome though.