It took me a while, but... (Patreon)

... it's now ready for earth effects and other tasty weathering!

My friends, it took me a few days to get it to this stage, because as it turns out, there was a lot of stuff to sort out! My weekend was two birthday parties in two days, in other words, it was quite horrible, but I got back to work on Monday.

The rust tones took a bit longer to finish, but I think the pale orange rust on the oxide primer adds nice contrast and visual texture. There were other rusty details such as the exhaust pipes and spare tracks... and I just found that I completely forgot how to paint spare tracks! My skills have gotten quite rusty here.

What I did enjoy, though, were the shiny metallic parts of the running gear where wheels or suspension swing arms are missing. I'll put some grease on them during the final touch-ups. Also, the fresh rust on the polished areas of the wheels was also fun. The matt rusty oil paint creates some exciting contrast with the shiny metal. Oh, the AK markers were so helpful here, both on the polished surfaces and the rubber!

What wasn't as fun was adding chipping effects on the Zimmerit. It's so textured that adding any precise chipping is very difficult, and in most cases, I resorted to these "textured highlights" on the individual tiles.

I hope the earth tones will be more fun than this. I better knock on the table because I don't need any more surprises with this project! :D