[Epapazian]

Originally Posted by Shawn 507

OK I'm not trying to be critical here, but the panel lines are still obvious. Perhaps its the picture. The weathering does look good however, I'd like to try it but I'm better with armor than a/c. When toning down, were you wanting to hide the black or hide the obvious panel lines?

As I mentioned in a previous post, the picture isn't terribly good, however my goal wasn't to completely eradicate the panel lines. Rather, I intended to make them about 50% less prominent and get rid of the black. The model, as it now looks, has the panel lines considerably less visible and, more important, their color is a somewhat darker tan --- or gray for the bottom---than HM used in its original paint job, which makes them look more realistic. It's hard to see in the picture, but I also added staining in many places which is even more difficult to capture using my camera and limited photographic skills.