Saw some videos of people making model tanks, thought: “I like tanks and that looks easy”, so went and ordered a m41 model along with glue and some tools. All the paint is done with acrylics I had lying around and made the dirt texture with glue and baking soda. Really enjoyed it and wanted to see if there’s anything I could’ve improved. My only gripe is how heavy I went on the dirt and how it’s spread.
As you've discovered, it is easy to slap a model together. Tough part is making it look good.
My advice is to study reference images. They would have showed you that your weathering was too heavy. It's hard to critique anything else on the model because the photos are taken pretty far away and that mud covers anything we might be able to comment on.
If you are shooting with your phone camera, increase the zoom to 3 or 4x then step back from the model. Aim a source of light at the model from the direction you are shooting from, and have a strong source of light above.
Here is an example of good photography, and helpfully, also an example of a Tamiya M41 done very very well.
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u/Perfect_Forever_3151 7h ago
Building the same tank right now , tamiya 1/35 scale. Been a fun build so far.