First attempt at weathering

[beefychicken]

Decided to take a break from the regular grind of building kits, so I pulled and oldie off the shelf and tried my hand at some serious weathering for the first time. My only other attempt was some dry brushing on a military vehicle.
I may have gone heavy, but that was the original intent. Definitley need to smooth out some areas, the photos i took are very revealing...in a bad way : )
Anyway, here are the pictures and critiques (the friendly type) are welcome and encouraged!

 

[beefychicken]

More pics of my first weathering attempt. Some are the same perspective with different lighting - heres to hping the darker one hide my mistakes.