Pershing Weathering before/after or after/before

[michaelwhittmann]

As usual, commander first.

[michaelwhittmann]

Prime time

[michaelwhittmann]

2 coats of Tamiya TS 28 + adding what my wife calls "decorations".

[MrChef]

Lookin nice and green. But your post title is a bit misleading. When does the weathering start? I look forward to some down and dirty tank mucky, muck, muck...

[michaelwhittmann]

After taking off the holiday weekend, weathering began in earnest yesterday.

-cast texturing of the turret, mantlet, and glacis slope (I think it came out better than w/ my Sherman).
-dirtied up the road wheels
-went for a dust look so I mixed some pigments and did some dabbing
-weathered the 2 storage boxes (not sure if I like them; I might remove them)
-drilled a hole for the coax machine gun in the mantlet

I am in contact with ECA to order some "fixes".
And HL acc. pack was missing 1 spure so they are on their way.

Progress but not complete. See the pix. So far so good.

[michaelwhittmann]

Yesterday
added fender stiffeners to the rear panels
added tarp pin rails to the turret and mantlet
removed the offending portside fire extinguisher "box"

Today is a golf day. Too nice out.