Schwerer Wehrmachtschlepper (sWS) armoured cargo version. (More mud, dust and rust)

 I have started adding volume to the scratches and scuffs and dirt and mud has been added to both the top of the fenders and the load bed area.  Vallejo acrylic black brown was carefully painted into the centres of the exposed primer with a fine brush and enamel rust effects were spotted on with a brush and then blended out. Graphite will be added to edges to complete the worn look in the final steps.

 

A drier dirt mix of dried tea leaves, dried sea grass and real dirt was carefully added with a mini spatula, then VMS ballast freeze, added sparingly with a fine brush, fixed it in place. Too much VMS product and you can get glossy tide marks, but I thankfully only ended up with a few areas to clean up. These were effectively removed after 24hrs with a quick blast of VMS Matt Varnish. Much to-ing and fro-ing was then required to get the dried mud tone I was after. 

 

Fixing the remaining sub-assemblies to the chassis is the next step so I can start adding rain marks and then stowage can be added. I can then tie all the mud, dust and rust effects together with a round of OPR.