Well after some time away from the bench due to a distinct lack of modelling mojo I've finally got back to finish off the weathering on the little tank. I went for a light effect as I did not want to cover it in too much weathering. I've also shelved the Dynamo figures and have instead used the kit figure which is just as good. 

Now with only the figure and a small base to deal with I think this should be finished pretty soon. 

A few filters and pin washes have now been applied as well as a matt varnish. So far so good, the next stages will be adding some mud and dust effects and perhaps some built up mud on the running gear. Not forgetting of course to sort the tracks out. 

A start has been made on the detail painting with the tools all done. I also used the AK gunmetal marker for the road wheels before giving the model a coat of satin varnish. Next the decals have now been applied. They went down very well and add a nice bit of interest to the model.

I've now got the model sprayed up with it's camo pattern. It's not as interesting as some of the patterns seen on other tanks but I'm just going with the kit suggestion for an easy time. Tamiya XF-58 olive green and XF-9 hull red are the main colours used. As usual I faded them with XF-15 flat flesh for the green and XF-64 red brown for the hull red. 

Well that's the model all primed with Mr surfacer black primer and a brown primer for the tracks. The primer has really popped the detail on the figures.

Well the build has progressed really well with it now almost finished apart from adding a tarp and perhaps a wooden crate on the rear trench skid. Again detail is excellent throughout the kit and just a small bit of work is needed on a few mold seams. A quick scrape with the scalpel and some stippled tamiya extra thin adds just the right texture and hides those areas. 

The Dynamo figures are also extremely well printed. The uniform details are awesome and I'm really looking forward to painting them up. 

Swift progress on this little gem with the track runs sorted. They can be removed carefully for painting later as well. The cast areas have a very nice texture which should show up during painting and weathering. As you can see two handles on the engine deck covers have been added, I think this is pretty much all that needs adding detail wise.