Working only with paintbrushes because it’s winter, I have been experimenting with one of my wife’s make-up sponges to soften the transition between the desert yellow and the dark earth.
You probably can’t see the difference here, but I have also done some weathering using diluted Airfix dark earth acrylic with Flow-Aid.
I still have to paint the spinner which I think is red and do a few touch-ups here and there. After I will add a thin coat of acrylic clear and then…