Last of the desert British and basing guide.

Here is a final pic of the last unit i’ve finished touching up and rebasing.

 

Desert basing guide: (Note paint colours are Vallejo and the Basing materials and static grass are by Gale force 9.)

Step 1: Black Undercoat over a mix of fine sand and gravel.

Step 2: English Uniform.

Step 3: Heavy Dry Brush of Desert Yellow.

Step 4: Light Dry Brush of Buff.

Step 5: Very light Dry Brush of Deck Tan on the Highest points.

Step 6: Add very small amounts of Spring undergrowth and Straw static grass.

basic step by step painting guide for US vehicles in the Vietnam war.

As promised here is a quick run down on how to paint US vehicles in the Vietnam war.

Note: this step by step assumes you have an airbrush and have access to Tamiya colour acrylic paint.

Step 1: base coat the model with black primer.
Step 2: spray the model xf-62 olive drab.
Step 3: using the panel fade technique spray a 50/50 mix of xf-62 olive drab and xf-60 dark yellow.
Step 4: again using the panel fade technique spray a 25/75 mix of xf-62 olive drab and xf-60 dark yellow.
Step 5: once step 4 is dry apply a thin magic wash over the whole model.

At this point you have done all the basic body work for the vehicle. In my next post ill talk about detailing the model , dirt, dust and paint chipping ect..

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