As i do not have spray equipment for armour,i thought i would try and paint the Wespe the same way i paint a figure,which means painting in oils,after priming which was done in matt grey,i painted the whole thing in dark grey,highlighted in white,and blended with a bit of sponge,the green camo was brushed on and stippled with a soft brush,as the oil takes a wee while to dry,i will be doing this mainly at weekends,and will post as i go,any help,advice from you armour lads would be very welcome,such as colour of the interior,road springs etc,don't hold back that is what this forum is for.
Arthur

Careful Arthur, you could end up being an innovator in painting armour It seems to have a really subtle effect with really nice blending in the colours, not the great lumps of colour which so often happen.... This could end up becoming a really interesting thread...Keep the pics coming! Jim

No fear Jim,there are too many fiddly bits,i just wanted to see if i could paint a piece of armour the same way i paint a figure.
Arthur

hi Arthur - you are most ambitious.... I'll be following this very closely :-)

The leaf springs on the roadwheel arms were base painted the same color as the hull and chassis. However they tended to flex a lot, so the paint didn't stick to them all that well. I would go with the base color - then paint on some "chips" where the paint flaked off, if you are so inclined.

Be sure to keep us posted on your progress :-)

Later-
Nelson

Quite honestly ........ if no information was given, I would consider this a lovely airbrush job! The camo looks perfect. I love the subtle lightening of the green at the top of the armor only to give a sense of light. This is amazing!
After airbrushing I usually end up at this level anyway.... although I tend to add some earth shade on the lower hull and running gear, so this will be easy to replicate with a light wash or two of this area. I like to give the springs and wheels a a very light dry brush with gunmetal to show wear and give them a metal look. Those new metallic paints from humbrol are excellent. I use the gun metal first and then I mix some aluminium into for a lighter brush on the peaks. Then an all-over wash with black and dusting withpastels brings this down and loses the shine... gives a nice effect!
This will be a perfect answer to all those "I have no airbrush ... how can i get a nice camo?" questions. Time for an article Arthur!!

looks great to me so far!!
Nice blending of colors here.I too will follow this thread with an eye for the detail and the choice of colors!
How will do you the wash techinque?
No wash you say!!
Okay let use know choice of colors!!

Arthur, you should be aplauded loud and long. No airbrush.
Just shows what can be done the old-fashioned way.
I just might try it on my next aircraft.
Impressed.
Cheers
Peter

I have to admit that the oil painting in a vehicle is something that i wouldnt imagine or dare to do!! but it looks splendid? How many time did it take it to totally dry before you could touch it ? And more to what thickness did you dillute the oil painting for an overall painting ?
Is looking awfully good !!!!!!!

Thanks for the replies lads,i think i might have bitten off more than i can chew here,Nelson& Plastic,good info on the leaf springs did they rust up at all,and if so where else on the body work might you have got rust,Jeff,ihave given the fighting compartment one wash in dark brown over the grey but will wait untill i have painted the roadwheels and done some more shading in the nooks and crannies using a dark brown mix straight from the tube and blending it in,Goose,for the first two colours grey and green,no dilution,as the grey was put on then sponged off using a rough sponge to give the armour some texture,it dried overnight,the green took a wee bit longer.