World War II Project - Return to Normandy - The Gangs all Here - Fading

Next step trying to fade things a bit. In this instance I'm using the new Oilbrusher paints from Ammo as opposed to straight up oils. They are a little easier to use but I wasn't found of the green fade and I ended up mixing in a bit of the buff to lighten it a bit more. Its hard to see the photos though, the lights tend to wash things out a bit much.

Decide where to apply paint. The Oilbrusher has its own brush. On this first vehicle those dabs of buff paint are a little large. A drop of oil point goes a long way. If you choose to use straight up tube oils, you should put them on something (cardboard works) to pull out some of the excess oil.

All three faded. Most of it is on the upper surfaces. Clicking on the picture will give you a better idea of what's going on.

And on the Pak 40 S307(f)

And blended in. Blending done with some older brushes and clean. low odor, mineral spirits.

The three colors I tried. In the end the green wasn't a good choice and I added some buff to it to lighten it up.

All three camo colors blended. Next step is chipping but they need to dry for about 24 hours before I do that.

And the S307(f) finished up after the Lorraines.

It has  been an interesting process and its definitely going to take some practice to really pull it off effectively. Gaming models are the perfect test bed or this.