a wash is just a highly diluted mix of paint and solvent. I use water based paints so alcohol works well with these. a typical was might be one part paint to 10-15 parts alcohol. I just brush of spray it on the tank from top side then let it dry. I recommend investing in a couple of modelers books for lots of different techniques. We also had a string running on painting sites a few days ago. http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_8303414/tm.htm.

Faded paint is usuall what ever color you are using diluted with white, sand or light yellows. They can be other mixes but these are common. Try a mix of 1 part base color to 10 parts light color (white, yellow, etc) make your self a test patch on a pice of cardboard or ol tank parts. put on your base color let it dry then put on the faded paint. JUst some in the center of your test pices so you will see the differences when it dries. let it dry and see if you like it. If not put on another coat to darken it, same procedure.

Weathering can take several days and should only be done in small stages until you get the feel for it.


1. Take your time
2. Have fun
3. Do not get discouraged f you don't like the results, just start again or make small mods.