Painting Guide
All the models displayed on this site were painted in the following way; a style evolved to give the maximum impact with the minimum effort; i.e. designed to allow mass production of big armies
I use pretty much exclusively use Humbrol Enamels to paint micro-armour. There is a wide range of military colours and they are hard wearing. Above is an M3 GMC painted in basic green, As we are going to put a dark wash on later the base colour must be lighter that the final required shade. in this case I've used Humbrol 150 to represent (faded) olive drab
As this is to be a British M3 I have gone for a mickey mouse scheme. When painting cammo schemes it is necessary to increase the contrast of the colours beyond the historical if you want it to show at a distance on the final model.
Mud on the running gear and spattered up the side, Humbrol 28. This gives the painter an excuse not to paint the tyres and tracks, if they wish as painting them takes ages and will slow the completion of a project.
Dry brush the highlights. I use Humbrol 148 (pale yellow) for the bodywork and flesh for the muddy bits. Looks a bit rough but bear in mind the pics are 4 times real size, what's more the wash will tone down the effect
Painted on the details, flesh for the gunners and the handles of the pioneer tools. As this was a one off I chose to paint the tracks and tyres. I used Humbrol 67 - dark grey as tyres are not black
Done! The final part of the process is to wash & varnish the model. I use Humbrol Matt Varnish (don't forget to stir it well) with a smidgeon of black in. Basically I use one brush full to an entire tin of varnish. This shades and protects at the same time
Closer to real size - the blemishes are not so apparent