..couldn’t wait – I assembled all painted parts together – damn – it looks amazing like brand new machine out of factory!

Small photo-etched details and pistons adds extra flavor

… it looks definitely “too new” – I’m fan of realistic models – machines that are used on battle field somewhere in UC 🙂
Weathering started – scratches are hand painted with at least two layers – first light-gray to show primer of warn part, then gunmetal for old metal scratch and then light silver for fresh scratches. Rust streaks and dirt marks I painted with Vallejo Game smoke ink and Games Workshop washes – looks fine imho.
