Do you guys use airbrushs or paint brushes to do the winter camo on you tanks??

Both. AB for the winter wash coat, and then a brush to brush it off. But then, that's just my method.


Tread.

I do the same thing, I airbrush thin layer of white on the base color, than use thinner to brush it off.

Both here too PfcGreen. It also depends on the vehicle in question. Not all troops had access to air guns during the war to apply their white washes. Many had to rely on old rags or anything they could get their hands on. I like to use a brush for representing those.

Hey, thanks guys

I use real light, very thin coats of white through the airbrush at low pressures. I try to let the base coat show through, especially around areas of wear.

I don't use a brush to remove paint but lots of people do. I've been happy with my results and hope to post pics of an M4 with this method soon.

Steve

Airbrush:

Nice looking tank, pcmodeler!! :-)
I tried a winter white wash scheme on my Tamiya T-34/76 Model 1942 (yes, the ugly inaccurate one LOL). I started by applying the soviet green as a base coat, then tried the 'white pastelchalk slush' method. It looked really messy and I suppose most of the the tanks at that time did too, but I couldn't get it to cover right. So in the end, I broke out the airbrush anyway and sprayed on the white. I drybrushed some green to simulate wear, although perhaps removing the paint with a brush and some thinner would haven been more realistic... Oh well, live and learn. I will try that next time I do winter camo.