Hi all,

Well I'm not really familiar with modern armour. I'm now working on a M1A2 for a friend of mine but I'm not sure how to deal with weathering.

Of couse the usual wash and dust coat will be applied, but how about paint chipping, rust etc? I don't know what damage/weathering effects are normal for modern tanks!

My Abrams is a desert version, if this changes anything!

I have no real decent pics of how the tank looks now but this comes pretty close: (maybe new pics tommorow with daylight)









The tank is in gloss coat, waiting for the decals to be applied. After that I'd like to start weathering. I hope you can get me on the right track for that

Thanks
Martin

Your best bet to visually see great weathering of an M1A2 is to look in the feature section at GunTruck's M1A2 "Boom Stick" Otherwise google and the US Army's web gallery are the best places to look.

As for tips on weathering, best answers will come depending on how dirty you want it. Washes and drybrushing are about as far as you need to go, but the question is just how "deep" you want it. you want dirty, more washes, and use a mix of sand and a somewhat dark color.

As a technique, the best thing you can do outside of drybrushing and washes, simulating the fading of paint. Post the newest pics that you can and I guarantee you that I and others can help you better.

Jeff

http://www.missing-lynx.com/rare_world/rw05.htm

how about weathering powders? ive got some mmp powders coming throught the mail, can't wait to give them a try.

Frank

For dust that is?

I may give it a try for rainmarks.....I think it indeed works much easier than with tamiya buff

Martin

Hi Martin,
I won't apply to much chipping effect as the CARC paint seems to adhere pretty well.

The damages mainly concern the front fenders, the CIP's.
To give it a worn-out look try to apply on the sides and the bow spots of brownish paint then brush them downward.
I tried to do so on my DML USMC M1A1 (in the features section).
HTH

olivier

I looked but I don't understand what this weathering is simulating....mud? rust?

Martin

I think he means the dust being washed downwards... Dust is what they tend to pick up the most in the regions where they operate....

though this one is nato-green



hth

Ok I always do that with a dust colour and not with a real brown colour.....

Martin