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M'kay, I got a 1:48 Tamiya Tiger here that's for my dad's birthday next month. I want to paint it up in simple white winter camo to fit in with two Tamiya figures I also got him, who are dressed in winter camo. I've got my tank primed (first black, then Flames of War Middlestone) and ready for the white paint bit. I know that the paint ze Germans used back then was water-based white coat straight over the regular camo, with the old camo showing through at the corners, spots of wear and tear and whatnot.

Question is, how to best proceed?

Try using a sponge dipped in thinned skull white and dabbing it on top of the "normal" camo scheme. Be careful around places of wear and tear (near the tracks, turret etc) so that more of the original camo is visible.

edit: not my own idea, it's from "How to paint citadel tanks".

Skull white maybe bait harsh . Too pure brilliant white ? I would mix in a bit of brown just to take the edge off .
Then use make up sponges (the kind on a stick a bit like a small brush.) To add the paint . As for the wetherd parts try using tooth paste as a mask as 1.48 maybe bait small for salt . Then artists chalk pastels crushed up as weathering powder .
Also for any bits worn down to metelwork I use a pencil on the edge .

CURNOW wrote:Skull white maybe bait harsh . Too pure brilliant white ? I would mix in a bit of brown just to take the edge off .
Then use make up sponges (the kind on a stick a bit like a small brush.) To add the paint . As for the wetherd parts try using tooth paste as a mask as 1.48 maybe bait small for salt . Then artists chalk pastels crushed up as weathering powder .
Also for any bits worn down to metelwork I use a pencil on the edge .

This.

Though, a smoother blend with softer edges can be achieved if you have an airbrush and skills.

Try this for size, ideally using an airbrush.

Gloss the model. Use Klear / future if you can, it goes on nice and thin. Mask off areas that aren't to get whitewashed. Don't use a brush on gloss - you have to use a spray.
Spray the model with hairspray - couple of light coats. Any cheap stuff will do.

Airbrush the model with a very watery off white (grey/white). Don't use a brown/white - the whitewash is grey/white. Any other dirtying should come from oils and pigments later on.
Alternatively apply with a wide, softish brush, nice and streaky. IIRC the common method for applying tank whitewash was a common cleaning mop. Imagine yourself as the poor bugger doing it (at scale) and it'll look really quite effective.

With a stiff brush moistened with a little warm water, scrub away from edges and other points of wear. Smaller chips can be done with a toothpick (again moistened to help it scratch away the hairspray). You can use a toothbrush for this, but it's easy to overdo the wear.

Once done, gloss the model, and do your oil washes etc. Then matt coat for final pastels / pigment.

Oh dear, I have neither an airbrush, nor these skills you speak of.