Hello everyone,

Here is my Patton just about ready for weathering. I want to portray it as having served a moderate amount of time in Vietnam, hence the missing and dented fenders and distressed OD finish (a'la the Zaloga method).


yes the figure isn't done (i've already had that pointed out to me elswhere)

I just don't know where to take it from here.. should i wash and drybrush then do the tires and tracks, the nthe mud, etc. or muddy it up first and then wash, drybrush, and tracks. Also how do I enhance the canvas covers?

i'm thinking the next step is to paint the tires and tracks, then the lights and other details and then bring on the dirt. However is there a different (better) way?



Any and all advice will be greatly appreciated


Thanks for looking

Ralph K.

Paint all the details first. then do all of your weathering. Remember, the details will get the same treatment as the other stuff. It could be interesting to have a newly placed item on the tank, like a C-ration box, to show the contrast of how dirty the tank is.

To enhace the conavas covers at this point is going to come down to painting. this should be done how you would do the uniform highlights and shadows..


Sean