Weathering Soviet IS-2 tanks
Tank 441
The other tank I’ve weathered couple of steps further.
I applied a rusty pigment all over the tracks, followed with a pigment fixer to hold it in place.
After the fixer had dried, I went over the outsides of the tracks with Mig Turned Earth mud effect, dabbing some of with a piece of sponge.
I washed the wheels with AK Dark Earth wash, which, after drying looked way to subtle so I did it again, much heavier. I also mixed some ”rubble” pigment to it, it give some texture and volume. After it had dried for few minutes, I softly dabbed it with turpentine to spread it out slightly and expose some of the original colour.
I’m basing my Soviet army for the Battle of Berlin and wanted some city dust/rubble effects on the vehicles too.
Again, with some trial and error, I settled with Mig ”Rubble” pigment. On the first go, I applied way to little, after applying the fixer almost all of it escaped. For the second pass, I used way more pigment and lot less fixer, which worked much better.
Then finally I went over with metallic acrylic paint to pick out some highlights from the tracks and wheel spokes and add some chipping to the edges and handles.
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