Scale Military Modeller International – August 2019

out using an icing sugar rolling-pin

before being cut to size and put in

place. I made sure I could remove the

recognition panel for painting later. To

inish of I sanded and illed the two

pieces barrel a few times to hide the

seam then used the Dremel tool to add

wear to the track pads and that was her

ready for the painting.

Whilst I do like building kits, painting

is the fun part for me. After washing

the model in washing up liquid to

remove any dust and grease and after

drying the irst coat of primer I decided

to use was black, over this white used

to highlight upper areas and panels

that would attract light. With regards

about the sand colour. I was reading

accounts from veterans that they pretty

much used whatever sand paint was

available. So, I did to, I sprayed Vallejo

Dark Sand into the areas needing

shading and then a mix of their Buf

and Pale Sand onto the upper surfaces,

also picking out certain armour panels

for darker and lighter colours. Over

this I misted a heavily thinned coat

of Tamiya X24 Clear Yellow. Once

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desert shield

USMC Mighty Marine

Dry brushing with oils

Adding chips and scuffs with a sponge

Oils mixed ready for detailing

Streaking added to the bolts and colour being added to the tracks

The track pads being painted in dark greys

Starting to paint details onto the stowage