I had already started the model before I decided to include posts about my build. This is the first time I've ever documented a build and the first model I'm building in quite some time! It's also my first time posting on iModeler, so initially this was posted in "Headlines" until some kind folks pointed out I might want to move it to this group.
My principal source of research is the "Images of War" book M36/M36B1 Tank Destroyer by David Doyle. I've started the hull and the drivers position so I'll start my build here with the instrument panel. My research shows the instrument panel is Olive Drab with black gauges and white pointers. I've seen guys like David Damek freehand these details, but I'm a little older, and because of shaky hands I can't do fine detail painting, instead going with workarounds.
Here I painted the panel black to set the background on the dials. Then I dry-brushed white to raise the pointers, covered the dials themselves with liquid mask and finally painted the panel OD before removing the liquid mask. The research showed not all the dial positions on the panel were actually used so I selectively left a few out.
5 attached images. Click to enlarge.