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Hiya, Many thanks. Yes, I prefer the natural look, personally. The style of the move along trooper is what I had in mind. Once I saw this method I couldn’t think of a better way to make it dirty than throwing actual dirt at it! Lol And yes - hosing it down was an experience that I thought I’d never have. Glad it turned out okay in the end. Thanks again for your feedback. :-)

BIG thank on this Hausi. I had a couple days I thought the wife was going to bury me in the backyard. I played around with the "wash and dab" and finally was getting some results I liked AND could replicate. I basically took almost everything off and re-worked it back up. Still not 100% happy with all the areas, but MUCH closer to what I wanted it to look like. It's weird, I thought things like the ammo belt that were really detailed would be most difficult, but for me its the bigger smooth areas. Time to take a huge breath and do the helmet... Here's where it's at now: