Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. B (Sd.Kfz.142) build – Part 6:Weathering (fading and streaks)

9/30/2019

The following oil paints were added as dots to the various surfaces (the lighter colours higher up the vehicle than the darker): AMMO Oilbrusher “Medium Grey”, Winsor & Newton “Payne’s Grey”, “Permanent Magenta”, “Permanent White”, “Lamp Black”, “Raw Umber” and Abteilung “Blue-Green for German Grey”. They were then drawn down the vertical sides with a flat brush or worked into the horizontal surfaces in a circular motion. This was to attempt an effect of paint fading and streaking.
AMMO Oilbrusher “Medium Grey” was worked into the surfaces of various hatches and prominent panels.
To the vertical and sloping sides of the hull dots of AMMO Oilbrusher “Starship Filth”, “Starship Bay Sludge” and “Rust” were added. Then, using a flat brush, the oil paint was drawn down the side to simulate streaks. After drying, this process was repeated multiple times.
Winsor & Newton “Raw Umber” was painted onto the wooden handles of the tools and then wiped in one direction with a cotton bud to simulate wood grain.
The tow cable was treated with a dilute wash of Abteilung “Light Rust Brown” (ABT060).