U.N. Leclerc weathering advice

[GPalileo]

Hello everyone!

This is my first post here on the forums, so I'll keep it short. I'm a novice modeler who normally works in 1/72 scale. I'm about to assemble Revell's 1/72 Leclerc T.5, and I'd like to paint and weather it up in U.N. colors ("colors" being just white ). I've never painted any white vehicle prior to this, but I'm primarily worried about getting all the weathering right. Would it be better to lay down a base coat of pure white, or should I mix it in with something in order to fade it down a bit? The dust buildup on these vehicles appear to be dark brown/reddish in color, so what pigment mixtures could one recommend? And what color could I use to dry brush the finished white?


I'm sorry if these questions seem basic or complete nonsense, but I haven't seen many tutorials or posts regarding U.N. paint schemes, and I would really like to improve my general weathering skill-set.


Thank you!

[DoubleDigit12]

Hey GPalileo,
I dont know if you have an airbrush, but if you do, trying a pure white base to start. Then after that add a few drops of grey to make it a bit darker, then spray the darker white onto the edge of the panels whilst leaving the pure white on the top like a highlight. This is called colour modulation, you can find videos about it on youtube.

As for the pigments, I dont really know. You could maybe try and test a few different ones on the bottom of the tank to see which one you like best.

For the drybrushing I think dark grey could be good to show the contrast and make the details stand out.

Hope that helped a bit, James

[digger303]

paint it black...then thin layers of white until your happy.