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Want to do up some of my IG tanks in a white but have a problem. Now i think the easiest thing is to spray the tank with a white under-coat and go from there. Only thing is i don't want it to look stark white but am worried washing it will make it look grimy.

Anyone have pics and a recipe for painting a nice looking tank with washes or similar techniques to make it look realistic.

You can prime it grey, weather it somewhat and then start laying down some layers of light grey and then white.

Yeah i am not one to layer hehe. Most of my models are a few coats at least color wise. Was primarily a dry brusher mostly but with the washes and foundations there's a slew of new pallette possibilities.

Still only want to make a few strokes brush wise hehe.

I still think a grey undercoat is the way to go.

Grey undercoat is best way to go, or just use an airbrush loaded with really watered down brown paint after and airbrush it over the stark white.

So i go with a grey undercoat am i looking at a watered down solid coats of white after or a heavy over-brush?

I'd go with the heavy overbrush. Maybe with a large round brush. Search this forum for the big brush method of painting.

All the smoothest vehicles are done with air brush , in this case white undercoat for your white tank.

check your pm i 'll send you something nice to look at.

Court wrote:Want to do up some of my IG tanks in a white but have a problem. Now i think the easiest thing is to spray the tank with a white under-coat and go from there. Only thing is i don't want it to look stark white but am worried washing it will make it look grimy.

Anyone have pics and a recipe for painting a nice looking tank with washes or similar techniques to make it look realistic.

I have a white land raider that I did for my UMs... should be able to see it in my Dakka Gallery. as well as on my website http://www.courageandhonor.blogspot.com

You should look at Soviet WW2 tank camouflage. They used to paint a lot of tanks white in the winter.

Personally I struggle with white. I'd undercoat white and then weather using ideas from forgeworld modeling masterclass book. Some of the stuffs really easy and effective and shows up the model detail really well and will also take away that starkness.

this Tutorial should answer any question you ver had on painting white tanks.

Kilkrazy wrote:You should look at Soviet WW2 tank camouflage. They used to paint a lot of tanks white in the winter.

Not only soviets did it.

But why go so far back in history.
Type: "UN tank" in any picture search engine on the net.
googled you recive : click this

UN just loves white tanks

greetz typhoon

Bigred from the Bell of Lost Souls sight has done a pre heresey Death Guard army who have an off white colour. i will have a look as their are some article on his painting technique.

Stark white?

You know, what might look better is if you start with normal camouflage and put what looks like a white wash over it. I did this with a Tiger 1 once, I sprayed it over in panzer grey, but then used a stiff coarse brush and painted on the Testors white paint. The coase brush left brush marks in it and gave it the effect that it had been applied in a rough and ready workshop appearance, or even out in the field. It's worth remembering that whitewash was painted on in a carefree fashion using brushes, brooms or even someone's shirt tied to a stick. Neatness is not to be expected, and the model looks the better for it. If that appeals to you, there are probably articles out there, even worth trying the more serious scale modelling magazines.

It would be good to do a dark undercoat, then a few coats of drybrushing, leaving the deep crevaces darker.

Thin layers look the best but take the longest. It keeps the white from getting a chalky look to it.

What I do is:
Undercoat black
Dry brush Scorched/bestial
Get a sponge and sponge on Skull White.

You get a nice frosted look.

Arran