A Little Weathering Can Go A Long Way...

[tmanthegreat]

Pictured below are the results of my first attempt at fully weathering a vehicle in any scale. I chose to experiment on the newest repaint of the Action Grade FOV 1:32 Stug IIIG. As the first photo (taken by Ostketten) shows, the tank was a little plain-looking, even compared to its action grade cousin, the tan "Itally 1944" Stug III. My weathering was designed to darken the colors a little, highlight seams, & other details, as well as simply give the vehicle the worn look I would expect a Stug III stationed on the Eastern Front to have. Enjoy

Unaltered "Action Grade" Stug IIIG:


My Weathered "Action Grade" Stug IIIG:








To weather it, I combined two methods. First, I rubbed chacoal from a chacoal pencil onto the surfaces of the tank. With a little bit of water, it rubbed on easily, adhered to the surfaces, and doesn't seem to rub off. I then also dabbed on and spread Testors acryllic flat black paint with an old stiff paintbrush. The paint spread easily and got that sort of streaked look that I was aiming for. I then highlighted some of the weld seams on the armor with aluminum paint to show where the paint had "worn" away, exposing the bare metal. All in all, I'm pleased with how it turned out

[olifant]

This looks good Tman. Did this come from Target? I have never seen the new StugIII in the action grade.

[ostketten]

Looking good T, it definitely has the "Grungy" look to it now.

[Jagdpanther]

Good job Tman!

[KAMIKAZE]

Dirty is good T-man. I like it!

Mark

[Light.Inf.Scout]

Looks good. May have to get the one at the target by me.

[AlloySkull]

Same here, saw it tonight, my dad talked me out of it... AND, I saw an American half-track Enthusiast in an action series box... But he talked me out of it.