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Centurion. MK5 to Danish Cent.

The painting

Once all the modifications were done, I shifted to the painting step. The base shade is Tamiya XF67 NATO green with some XF4 Yellow green to enlighten it. The black reference is XF1.

A coat of gloss varnish was sprayed before setting the decals. The numerals came from a pdf file available in the howitzer.dk website.

A coat of mat varnish sealed the decals then I started the weathering. Some oil dots (ochre, yellow and white) were laid all over the vehicle then merged to create a worn-out effect to the paint.

Finally, I tried to give a dusty effect by airbrushing thin layers of XF57 Buff and XF52 Flat earth with variable dilution.

Conclusion

In the end I was satisfied with the final result. I wanted an original Centurion and I think I got one without too much effort apart from the research step.