When I did get back to this one a few days ago, I managed to make some good progress.
I painted the three color camo scheme, according to the box and instructions. I chose the - s.H.Pz.Jg.Abt.654, Western Front, 1944 - option. I had a guide for left profile, front, and rear, but no clue about the top or right profile. I Googled for quite a while, but never found anything either. I even looked up my Panzer Colors I - IV.
So I faked it. My strategy when I started was to follow the patterns I did know, and when I did that much, I would just "feel" out the groove I was in and keep spacing and width and length consistent on the unknown profiles. I can live with the result.
Today I clear coated it with Future, and this evening I put on the decals. Tomorrow - another coat of Future to seal it all in. (I am still on vacation!)
I painted the tools and machine gun today. I has also been playing with the accessories in the past month or so, I had the tow cables done (chipped and weathered), The spare track, (racks and track links), The jack mounted on the rear, (chipped and weathered).
As I looked at it today, I was seeing it too bright/washed out. Therefore, I airbrushed a coat of transparent yellow over the whole thing. It did give it a more yellowish hue, but I am not completely satisfied. I am hoping a couple of heavy filters with Winsor and Newton Yellow Ochre will bring it around.
Progress so far.
And I added another one, couldn't resist putting on the wheels and the cable hooks.
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