Generally, no good First Shirt, no matter what Army he's in, will allow any of his lads to ride around in a rust bucket. Yes, there is some wear and tear on any AFV, but it is my understanding that pretty much up to the end discipline, ergo care of your equipment and weapons, was pretty good. You also have the CO of the Work Company to contend with, and I would bet that if your King showed up for PM at his platz looking bedraggled and beaten, it would not be one of your better days.

As far as longevity, one of the Porsche turreted Kings lasted virtually to the bitter end. Last photo I saw he had winter cammo, in HUngary. I would be sure others did too.

I would go for some subtle wear around the hatches etc, but would not overdo it. Even with poor paint, it takes a lot of butt slides to wear paint off. Some dust and grime in a wash, but again subtle. Wear on the tools, yes. Shiny shovels and hammer, ax blades bright, tow clevis' at the point of contact with the cables, all will have paint gone and show bare metal. Tool handles will also show wear, including the crank handle.

As far as paint quality, they are still digging German, and Russian, AFV's out of holes and bogs in former SSSR and east EU, and generally they look pretty good when raised from the grave.