Hi, It's been a while since i posted anything but i haven't been idle. Still working on the KVII diorama and i now have the tank undercoated, tracks complete. Painting will start soon. I have a club competition on this coming Thursday and i knew that i wouldn't get the dio finished so i've went for a quick build.
Here it is so far, Tamiya's M20. Nice little kit. It's a few years old now but it is still a great model and subject. I got this by swapping with someone in my local club, good call!
Simple build as with most Tamiya kits. I added some wiring to the sides of the interior walls, quick and easy job and gives a better look to the insides. Under coat from a rattle can then detail painting can begin. The floor is painted olive drab as it could be seen from the air and a white floor would make a good target. walls are painted in white with some sand added to tone down the brightness. I applied some washes to the whole of the interior and a light dry brush followed. Once everything was dry i added a mixture of pigments to dirty and dust up everything up.
I would assume with an open fighting compartment it would be fairly dusty and with crew boots bring in mud it would be quite dirty.
I then closed everything up and masked off to prevent any overspray later on.

Box art.

interior with added wiring.

undercoat applied.

Nearly there.

There are a few details to be added later on such as weapons, crew stowage but i will add these once the painting is finished and drop them in at the end.