Simple Winter Camo - Whitewash Any Tank! [How I Paint Things]

I don't ordinarily like to deal in absolutes - I'm no Sith - but I'm pretty confident I can stand by being able to paint up any tank in this way and have yourself a pretty respectable winter finish! For Bolt Action, Achtung, Panzer!, Chain of Command, Warhammer 40,000... if it's got four facings and an armour value, chances are this whitewash and sludge will work a treat!
Thanks to Warlord Games for sending along the Panther for this guide! Check out the pre-order page for Achtung Panzer here: eu.warlordgames.com/products/...
00:00 - Intro
00:53 - Priming
01:10 - Basecoats
10:07 - Applying Transfers
11:39 - Whitewashing
16:03 - Making Snow Paste
19:41 - The Finished Panther
Thanks to Producer Patrons Alan, Kyrie, Andrew, Jimmy, Rod, Phil, Robison, Woodcock, David Kinney, and Matt Dischner - as well as all the other Patrons that made this video possible, and Exit23 Games for recording equipment that helps keep the channel ticking over! Find out more at the following links:
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PAINTS USED:
PRIMER:
Dunkelgelb Panzer Yellow (Vallejo Spray Can)
VALLEJO:
Middlestone
Refractive Green
Saddle Brown
Iraqi Sand
Black Grey
Burnt Umber
Oily Steel
Beige Brown
Off-White
CITADEL:
Agrax Earthshade (Shade)
Lahmian Medium (Technical)

[@marekladkowski]

Thank you so much! Such a simple tutorial, exactly what I was looking for. My Germans are looking fabulous and ready for winter.

[@johnkelley9877]

Excellent work! Living in the Mid Western U.S. I have seen a lot of vehicles with this type of snow on them. It is the blowing wet kind that sticks to everything. Your recreation looks very authentic and is something I want to try to. Thanks for sharing this.

[@spidey10to1]

That looks cold or rather cool.

[@dariostabletopbastelecke4846]

12:18 Looks TRULY GREAT! Grüße aus Eislingen!

[@ARed-TailedHawk]

Great tutorial, as always. Thank you!

[@julianwarren7770]

Another paint job I’m going to be following! Love your tutorials. I have found Vallejo Panzer Aces Dark Rubber as my favourite for painting tyres and road wheels though!

[@firasjurdy1404]

What about painting planes? Your focus has been always on ground units :) I would love to see you paint some WW2 spitfire or any air unit really. Great job like always. Thank you so much for your outstanding content

[@chuck11duck64]

You gotta do a Soviet tank next. Would love to see your technique on those

[@thepiratepenguin4465]

Looks great, I have not tried doing a white wash yet. if you have Army painter paints. Skeleton bone, Elf Green & Fur Brown will give you a similar look after doing a wash.

[@simdoyle]

Good advice and well executed. Good work buddy.

[@maxouph212]

Awesome! Exactly what i need for my KV-1. Thank you!

[@sleepsinleaves]

Thanks for the tank videos!

[@ShaunTame-re5us]

A great tutorial again, a great result and thank you for another enjoyable vid.

[@Carl810]

Another great video. Keep up the good work

[@HacksawsHobbyBunker]

Cracking work as always. I have never done any winter vehicles, but since I have some winter Germans to paint they will have to have some winter panzers to go along with them. Cheers!

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

It's always fun getting out the cut-up chunks of foam to make a mess! :D

[@Strawfoot]

Looks amazing as usual! Thanks again for all the great tutorials!

[@gruppenfuhrer45]

Looks awesome great work

[@duritti]

Great job 👏

[@musoseven8218]

That looks fab😊💜👍✌️

[@nickdavis5420]

I want more tanks now I’ve been lazy though and all my conflict 47 are in a dirty grey early war scheme but it works in ruined buildings.

[@Devilman413]

Stumbled upon this while trying to do research on how to whitewash a tank. Excellent job! Quick question though - Just how diluted is the white glue for the baking powder step? Is it like 75% water?

[@papaaaaaaa2625]

Good morning. I really don't like to paint a tank in wintercamo, it ruins a complete paintjob permanently. Meanwhile were the originals nonpermanent, they just put a mixture of water and chalk on it. That's what i tried now. I bought one of this cheap chalk pens (they look like white eddings), took some of the liquid out and "painted" one of our Tiger 1s with it...works amesome and can be washed out later with simple warm water! I can prepare any of our tanks for a game on snowy terrain now without ruining its paintjob😊 Now i have to build snowy terrain...god dammit🤬

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , Troy . 🐺Loupis Canis .

[@failblazer5156]

Very cool effect. Would the baking soda go yellow after a while?

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

I've not seen it go yellow, and I've got some of this stuff that's three or so years old. It's possible, I guess, but I can't attest to it.

[@Jim-yk9if]

You are *killing* it with this and these recent tutorials! Thank you! LOL @ "I'm no Sith" I'll still maintain my subscription if you ever go to the Dark Side...I don't want to miss out on the tutorials. 😛

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Ha! Always delighted when someone reads the descriptions. ;D

[@LurksNoMore]

So, is that Tank Juice?

[@andyshaw5378]

Do you still spray varnish after the sludging ? does it discolour over time? I was pleased to see no yellow snow 😂

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

I've not really found it necessary. Between the sludge, the whitewash, the camo, then the primer... you'd have to come at this thing with an angle grinder to chip down to plastic anyway, and even then I doubt you'd notice! 😅 As for yellowing, I've heard it mentioned a couple times, but I've got miniatures three years old (and counting!) that've had this sludge applied and still haven't started turning, so if it does happen - I'm not saying it's impossible! - it happens on a pretty glacial timeframe. Pun absolutely intended.

[@Spardin]

Looks great but the finished model looks more like a tank that's been snowed on than given a whitewash coat

[@SonicSledgehammerStudio]

Well... yeah, that's the point. If you just want the whitewash, don't add the snow sludge.

[@happygingertime]

I think it looks more snowed on than white washed. Except for on its right side maybe