One thing about military uniforms is that they look smart on the parade ground but once out in the field they do get dirty and especially in combat conditions. The four, so far, headless tankers that come with the MiniArt Egyptian T34 tank had been painted in a shade of sand colour. This needed to be 'dirtied' as it was parade ground clean and the creases and folds in the clothes highlighted with shadow.
I initially used some Vallejo Game Wash that is a brownish colour. I did not dip the figures in this as the jar suggests but painted it on.
Leaving that to dry, I thin used a coat of thinned black paint to further highlight the shadows and creases in the clothes.
Finally I used a dilute coat of the base sand colour to harmonise the brown and black washes which appears to have been successful. I also used a light grey wash over the boots so that they look suitably dirty as well. Once back at base this crew will no doubt welcome a change of clothes given how dirty they have become!
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