I need some help with a winter white wash. I'm using Tamiya Acrylics so I want to stay with the paints I have.

What I've done so far is paint the primer coat and then laid down some panzer grey as my primary base coat. Then I put down several Future Floor polish coats then sealed that with an enamal coat. Going to lay the flat white over that then remove the white on the "worn" areas.

How should the white camo pattern be put down.

This is my first winter model. After I get the white down I'm good to go again.

Any help would be great. Thanks guys!

howzit autofix
what i do when I apply a winter whitewash is to have my primer sprayed. then my base color and I then seal it with future, much the same way you have.

i would then vey lightly "wet"(for want of a better word) the areas where i want it to appear worn and used, but it should only be wet enough to allow the salt to stick to the model and it should not dissolve! and then apply normal table salt(strange I know!)

once applied i spray very thin irregular coats of highly thinned white paint over the whole tank letting it accumulate in recesses and nooks and crannies but do not spray so as to outline the salted areas as this looks unnatural.

once this has all had sufficient time to dry I remove the salt either with a cloth, cotton buds or whatever works best for you.

hope this helps!
cheers

Why dont you try grinding up some white pastel chalk, and mixing it with a bit of turpentine. You can then use a brush to apply it. Once it is dry, use another stiff bristle brush to brush off any excess where you dont want it. That will give it a matt white wash finish. I have been using this technique for whitewashes and also for making a model look dusty overall. One simple rule to remember when doing pastel washes. If your model is painted with acrylics, use a mixture of chalk and turpentine. If your model is painted with enamels, use chalk and alcohol. If you use alcohol on acrylics, and or turpentine on enamels, you wind up with a disaster.

AutoFix,

Go to an art shop and get a small tube of white watercolor paint. You can mix this with just plain water to what ever consistancy and slosh it on with a small used brush. If you get it too thick in places, just use a clean brush and water to thin it out. Believe it or not, this works real well. Once it has had time to dry, an over spray of clear flat enamel paint will seal it.

Dave