Well I'm not completely done with this so hopefully it is still within the guidelines. Its not exactly armor but it has tracks.

This is AMT's 1/25 Dozer, I have attempted to weather it far more than anything I've done before. Most armor I've built weathering has been limited to a dark wash, a light wash to provide some dirt and dust and maybe a little dry brushing. I went off a couple of 1-1 dozers of various ages for ideas. The build is supposed to represent a firefighting dozer that is approximately 10 years old, the cab section would have been added later and would only be 3 or 4 years old at best. Weathering is an area I'm not really comfortable with so I don't typically do it much, bit I would like to improve. Any thoughts on areas I could improve or things that worked particularly well, other techniques I might try? Thanks

Aaron
Nice dozer How was it to build? It looks like the track on the left side didn't want to wrap well around the sprocket Towards the top it looks like one of the links came loose

As far as weathering goes.........I would make the tracks dirtier Just the part that comes in direct contact with the ground would be a bit shiny

Shame a 1/35 plastic version's not available

I like it a lot!
But IMO you should go for more dirt and mud

That looks good. Got to agree with the others about more dirt. Will you be putting it in a dio ? Keep us posted with updates please.
Andy (++)

Thanks, I was starting to wonder if it was perfect or so bad it left people speechless

I really liked this kit, the fit is good and it has lots of moving parts. It could easily be built to allow access to some of the hidden areas, so if you wanted to go wild detailing you could. The only thing I didn't like is the instructions are pretty poor and it doesn't have numbered parts, you have to compare the parts to a diagram.

The tracks are independant link and actually move, so I guess it makes sense that some may look a little out of alignment, it would probably be a good idea to pose them for future pics.

I've been trying to follow the suggestion of stopping when you think you still have more weathering to do, it actually looks a little dirtier in person but I agree on the dirt thing, I would like to add some heavier concentrations of dirt in some key areas but I'm not to up on dirt techniques, any suggestions for a good technique to try to build up clumps of dirt?

As far as a Diorama, I don't plan to do that, but I have built a Paystar tractor & lowboy for the transporter and a Chevrolet dozer tender to go along with it.

Aaron
Testors MM enamel color "tread brown" would be great for the tracks Or even chocolate brown Maybe add some small mud clumps to the lower areas of the tracks and on the areas of the suspension

it looks great!! nice work!

although dont paint the tracks brown or rust or what ever unless your depicting a dozer that has not moved in a while. any tracked vehicle that moves around in the dirt for any time at all will quickly scrub any rust/paint off the grousers.

I run these things for a living, and the only other thing I could see you may want to add is more silvering around the tracks on the chasis and definatly the sprocket segments on the final drive, on the small bogeys and on the front return roller, these are always shiny bare metal on dozers in use.

again very nice work!!

Luckily I do have access to dozers of various ages to look at, unfortunately I've found they manage to be filthy dirty, clean, rusty, and polished metal all at once.

Thanks for the comments