Steve, Jim, Allen, Ian- most kind of you, gents!
Wouter- that’s a beauty, though I do prefer the more cluttered asymmetrical lines of the Mk IIID
. You’ve always had a lovely touch with your weathering- thanks for sharing those pictures
Mike- thanks sir, read on...
Time to start bringing out the details on the beast then! I decided to eschew the usual AK or Mig ready-mixed washes, as the ones I have don’t quite work on Sinai Grey. I decided to mix my own using a combination of these:
I used a low-odour thinners to make a wash, and a fine brush to start picking out all that lovely hull detail- here I have done about half the front glacis area:
An hour or so later, I had completed my first pass over the whole tank:
I’ll let this dry for a day or so, and re-assess for a possible second pass. I turned back to the crew, and used light washes of Payne’s grey and burnt umber on the uniforms, and worked on the faces, using more oil paint. I blocked in the eyeballs with a tiny spot of white, and will go for the irises when the white is more dry:
Happily enough, the boom mics are still intact!
Thanks for looking chaps,
Alistair☠️