Jap SPG WW2

[Grumpa]

Ya gotta give em credit fer tryin

 

[BarleyBop]

What gets me with many if your builds is how good they look even when I zoom in! The suspension bogies don't even look painted, they are so crisp.

 

[Grumpa]

What gets me with many if your builds is how good they look even when I zoom in! The suspension bogies don't even look painted, they are so crisp.

Thanks so much Brian, what I do is use many layers of very thin washes in progressive stages to 'sink back' tiny details such as seams, hinges,
bolts, molded in closed hatches and the like. also 'pin washing' which I'm sure you are familiar with which comes a the very end to pick off
and touch up, this is usually done using the thinnest brush you can find or one could easily make one by carefully clipping a small brush down to
your satisfaction.

I've even come to the point of just making 'dipping pots' of washes in little sealable jars to keep them from drying out.
For smaller parts they can just be 'dipped' and laid out on a paper towel, cardboard etc... to dry

I tend to go with a mixture of dark brown and black (matte colors of course) about a 60% to 40% mix in favor of brown.
I use cheap water based craft paints like the kids use right outta Walmart Make a small sampling in like a coffee scoop
or some thing similar. Start out on the thin side (you can always add more paint), I usually do this with a brush, dipping
and depositing.

After a while it will become second nature and a natural sequence fitted into your building scheme.
After the "initial dark washing steps" you can switch over to laying the 'first' of many "dry brushing" layers, initiated at different
stages of the build, just pic one color and stick with it throughout. Of course other hues may be integrated into the main
color scheme but that mostly comes in closing stages with weathering and the like.

Well the old fingers are starting to lock up so G'Nite! to all you blokes out there!

Jim.