IDF On Patrol - A 1/72 scale Diorama
Painting The Tank. Part 1.
Hi everyone,
At long last I started painting the Merkava tank up. First came the grey primer and a desert drab-yellow IDF colour as a base coat. Some modelers go with a greener shade , but I prefer this colour more.
First a grey primer.
A desert yellow for the base colour.The next step was to add a zenithal highlight and the decals. This is as basic as it sounds. I just added white for a desaturated look. I chose this option because I think all tanks would have their paint job desaturate in the Middle-eastern sun.
When the highlight had dried I gave it a gloss vanish and let it dry for a day. After that I gave the tank a dark brown wash and cleaned it up with a sponge and spirit.
Highlights and wash added.
The next step is to add some weathering and colour staining, but that is for the next post. Hopefully that will be on Thursday if all my plans pan out.
Until then, farewell and stay safe,
NR
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