As you can see, I still looks like a real mess. The parts were rather hard to align and some major gaps were present on the rear hull. I already filled them and need to properly sand them smooth before adding further details
The upper side of the vehicle has different surface types, which should come in handy when intending to achieve a pleasing variety in the painting and weathering
The base layer was NATO green (Tamiya) without any lightening. I followed with a slightly lightened mixture to highlight most panels and thus give more contrast. Note, that I sprayed the lighter layers in a cloudy irregular pattern.
Upper hull panels were lightened with an even lighter mixture. Those coats have given me some nice contrasts to work with. They may be enough to not require any further contrast, but I plan to try some further discolouration with oils.
Blended the speckling a little further ans added an additional dust colour from enamel paint focussed around the lower parts of the vehicle. I also fitted the wheels in place.
The gunshields are in place on the turret. I still need to put on some finsihing touches such as colouring the periscopes, maybe some grease stains and some minor chips around the lower areas and the turret top
The last steps were to add some light chipping around high traffic areas and some oil/fuel stains around filler caps. Also the periscopes were painted and recieved a glossy finish
Building ACE´s 1/72 B1T Centauro... the kit is typical short-run quality and the fit of the hull parts was way less than stellar... and that´s putting it nicely. Anyway, a good bit of MR Surfacer 500, scrap plastic, glue and putty might help to make it a half decent model. The potential is there. And I can still decide to cover the thing with stowage 😉