Thank you all for your kind comments 
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Superb work Graham, coming along very nicely indeedComment
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I have managed to get the hull painted and weathered this week. The wheels are mostly finished, I'm just working through them progressively so that I dont get too fed up with them
Most of the fully working suspension is screwed on to the hull, and held in place with the covers. The usual Vallejo grey primer was laid down, and pre-shading was airbrushed with a combination of flat black and dark brown. This was followed by layered Tamiya dark yellow. A coat of Gloss sealed it all in.
A grime wash dirtied it up followed by subtle highlighting on some of the edges with tamiya weathering master light sand. The lot was then airbrushed with a matt varnish.
I finished off with some chipping applied by hand using MrMetalColor Dark Iron.
The last image shows the hull next to that of a Tamiya 1/35th scale Panther, just to give you an idea of the size of this 1/25th Centurion.Comment
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Cannot believe I chuffing missed this. Abso-bloody-lutely...amazing work Graham. The paint job is top notch, inside and out. Top builds for me in all aspects, cannot wait to see the finished article.
Si
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Occassionally we get to see a model that is put together as beautifully as this and it is simply a joy to watch. This isn't plastic modelling, it is art. Stunning weathering making the metalic surfaces perfectly realistic and colouring perfectly toned down to give us slightly bleached out paint work.
Wonderfull. It is a crying shame though that so much of the internal detail is not visible.Comment
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your attention to detailing the build is amazing,you tend to think of everything that might be involved with the weathering its cool mate
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Absolutly stunning work on this build, I hesitate to call it a model, the attention to detail and the paintwork or rather "artwork" is outstanding, as incidently is the phtography.
When we all start out in this glorious hobby we all dream of constructing the perfect build, well even though this is still under construction i would say that this is what we all are dreaming about!!
5 stars just doesn't seem enough.Comment
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Spot on Chris, now if he wants it sunken and rusty as hell with growths all over it...I'm ya manOriginally posted by \ but, this level of weathering is sublime and something to aspire to and savour...God I sound a right crawler
Si
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I'm blown away by your comments. Thank you all very much for your encouragement.Comment
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Amazing workComment
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Fantastic this is I'm loving watching this come togetherComment
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wow, this is a stunning piece of work/ art .Comment
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Hi Guys
Another quick update before I dash off to work.
The wheels were assembled and the rubber 'tyres' were flattened as they all had an annoying dip in the middle all of the way around. I was quite aggressive with a very rough sanding stick, which also gave a nice worn feel to the rubber faces. A few nicks were cut into the odd rubber tyre. They were all airbrushed with primer and then dark yellow before a grime wash was applied. This encouraged the bolts to stand out. A light sand dry brushing sorted out some subtle highlights.
The tyres were hand painted with Tamiya Rubber Black and when dry, given a good dose of sandy pigment to show some perceived use. A final application of some paint wear and chipping was painted on by hand with a fine brush and Dark Iron paint. SOme of the dark Iron was buffed to give some variation.
The track pieces were assembled a few evening ago whilst watching Stargate Atlantis on t' telly. They were airbrushed with Dark Iron and the high and touching faces buffed to leave shiny faces where they rubbed the wheels, sprockets and ground. Rust pigment was brushed with a stiff brush into the joints and then over brushed with a mixture of sand and green earth pigments. The whole lot was airbrushed with Alcohol to help keep the dust in place.
The track skirts were painted and weathered with the same techniques used on the turret. I shaded from light to dark to give some weight. The streaking was done with Tamiya weathering master. The original decals were very worn and faded, so I redesigned the characters on CAD software and cut out some masks with a laser cutter. I lifted the mask slightly from the surface when airbrushing the white characters, as I wanted a 'roughly sprayed at the front with a stencil' look.Comment
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Great work GrahamComment
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