I recently treated myself to Imperial Armour: Model Masterclass Volume One, and I must say, it’s the best book on painting I have ever seen. Blows the Games Workshop How to Paint Citadel Tanks (which is actually a rather good book) out of the water.
Well, I decided to put the techniques into practice on a spare Rhino. I want to learn how to paint brightly-coloured Marine vehicles in a realistic fashion. I’ve always struggled painting vehicles as they’re a different skill set to infantry, and well, I’m still struggling.
This technique I’ve lifted from the Masterclass involves basecoating and drybrushing the tank, sponging on chips, giving it a gloss varnish, then using oil paint and thinners to simulate grime.
It looks passable, but not great. More practice is required. I also think I need to spend more time highlighting the red with drybrushing, and even shading it with a darker red in the recesses else you rely too much on the weathering process to add depth to the paintjob.
Still, like my Space Marine Weathering Experiment I feel I’ve gleaned something I’d like to play with more.
