As with all my kits, Halford's Plastic Primer was used as an undercoat for the other colours to follow. Vallejo Model Air US Dark Green 016 mixed with a little 028 was sprayed over the top half of the hull and the turret through a Harder & Steenbeck Ultra Airbrush, set to around 30-35 psi, these colours are very good but do need to be built up in thin layers to stop them running. Black Grey 056 again with a little Sand Yellow was used to create the black camouflage scheme.
XF-52 Flat Earth thinned with Tamiya thinners then formed the base colour for the lower hull and running gear sprayed at the same pressure as the camouflage colours. Once this had been allowed to dry fully, a couple of thin coats of Tamiya Clear were sprayed over the model in preparation for applying the decals (which are excellent by the way, sorry if I have started to repeat myself) and washes. To mute the white of the decals I used one of the Mig Filters P245 Brown for Dark Green. These filters have ultra fine paint pigment particles so there are no spots of paint left behind which you can get from enamel paints. But a word of warning.... give the filter a really good shake for the best results. Vallejo 520 Matt Varnish with a drop of Sand Yellow was then sprayed over the kit to give it a very matt dusty look. Some Combat Command 1st Armoured division dry transfers from Archer Transfers were now added to the sides of the hull.
XF-52 Flat Earth thinned with Tamiya thinners then formed the base colour for the lower hull and running gear sprayed at the same pressure as the camouflage colours. Once this had been allowed to dry fully, a couple of thin coats of Tamiya Clear were sprayed over the model in preparation for applying the decals (which are excellent by the way, sorry if I have started to repeat myself) and washes. To mute the white of the decals I used one of the Mig Filters P245 Brown for Dark Green. These filters have ultra fine paint pigment particles so there are no spots of paint left behind which you can get from enamel paints. But a word of warning.... give the filter a really good shake for the best results. Vallejo 520 Matt Varnish with a drop of Sand Yellow was then sprayed over the kit to give it a very matt dusty look. Some Combat Command 1st Armoured division dry transfers from Archer Transfers were now added to the sides of the hull.
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