Wow, those are awesome! Do you have any suggestions for how you did the weathering?
Thanks
And regarding suggestions to doing the weathering....
First of all - I use a lot of the techniques described in this free weathering booklet
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=41757.0as well as some techniques described on the homepage of MIG models weathering powders.
Basically I started by masking up the walker using normal masking tape and gave it two coats of cheap hairspray (The “hairspray”-method)
Then I gave it two light spray coats of first light gray and then white and removed the masking tape.
I then stated the scratching by applying warm water to small areas and then scratched the white paint using stiff brushes and toothpicks.
As the scratching only work on the spray painted areas, all scratching on the dark gray areas was painted with black paint using a very small brush.
Moving pistons was painted with a color of gun metal.
Afterwards the whole model was given a wash of brown ink (the new GW brown "wash" with the silly name)
Then I added some rust spots to the scratching using different shades of brown and rust colors - Again using a small brush.
The running rust was added by applying tiny small lumps of brown oil color (artist colors) and afterward brushing the pigment downwards using a stiff brush. Takes some practice to find the right consistency and amount of color for each lump but the effect is really worth the effort.
Next - wreathing pigments of earth and rust colors (MIG) was applied to parts of the model and black soot weathering pigments was applied to the gun muzzle, exhaust vents and mechanical parts.
That’s more or less all of it – straight forwards but quite time consuming.
regards
Thomas