I am working on my first AFV kit and it is going real well but I am needing advice on how to detail/paint the tracks to make them look realistic. The kit is a Tamiya M1A1. ANy suggestions would be appreciated very much.
I searched here in the forums but didn’t find anything.
The way that I do my tracks is: Give a coat of flat black with a bit of gunmetal mixed in (if airbrushing) I will let them dry for at least 12 hours (especially if they are the flexible ones) Once fully dry, use Steel color in drybrush technique and give a coat of flat or matte to protect. The best way to do all this, for the flexible tracks, is to masking tape the ends to a long piece of cardboard.
I don’t add any rust or mud color to mine until they are finally on the armor itself.