How do we go from the blister...

...To this?  

"...*crackle*...Ja Otto, it looks like a thumb to me as vell!"

Step 1a

Tape up your thumbs and get out the x-acto! Flash and mold seams have to go...and we gotta tame that barrel!

Step 1b

Our model is mounted on a 3" roofing nail with the cyano and primed white. (this would pass for winter camo - not!)

Step 2a

Base coated by brush, try and keep it thin and even. No house paint here!

Step 2b

Camo - if desired it then added via airbrush or brush as per your preference. I tend to use the thumbnail as a start area for the airbrush!

Step 2c

Turret gets more of the same. Now where have we seen this gizmo before?...um...can't seem to remember...*

Step 3

Here we see the wash mixture - between a black and rust brown. This may depend on overall vehicle color, leaning toward brown or green as you see fit.

Touch off the wash. Less is more. This is the way we wash the tank...

Step 4

The model has had a 1 hour air-dry and is beaten sense-less with a flat wet sable. Sound like fun? Starting to pick up some highlights here and wear off a bit of the green camo...mold on the thumb is becoming chronic!

Step 5

Now we add selective washes and rust stains, almost done...

Step 6 & 7

The extremely light drybrushing is done. Tools, track and cables painted. Finally found the turret lost in the rug! Now lets go hunt some Russkies!