Oh Okay, you talked me into it...Damn I'm easy:
After painting the entire chassis black as it would have come from the factory, I used a serious of earthtone washes and drybrushings to weather the frame. Same method was used to "Rust" the leaf springs.
I went ahead and painted and weathered the engine even though it will not be visible....I know it's in there and it should be painted seen or not. Better view of rust on leaf spring in this pic.
As with the engine, the dashboard won't be that visible but I owed it to the model to paint her anyway. Not finished yet....used the old #2 pencil trick to simulate the scratches on the dash and the chrome rings around the guages -"an oldie but a goodie!"
Please excuse the lighting fellas, that's what one of those "Green Friendly" @&#*$^+@ bulbs does for your lighting...need to take LT's advice and get some good lighting. At any rate this gives an idea of what it should resemble. 20mm gun platform centered in bed, 20mm ammo cans in their rack and affixed to the front "wall" of the bed. Still haven't glued the cab down yet... that should be together today or tomorrow.
Going with 15th Pz. Div. markings .... early Afrika Korps.
Lots left to do by the end of this month, better get working on it ....NOW!!
See Ya'
razorboy