{"id":4922,"date":"2016-04-18T01:17:29","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T01:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=4922"},"modified":"2016-04-18T01:17:29","modified_gmt":"2016-04-18T01:17:29","slug":"a-day-with-the-air-brush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=4922","title":{"rendered":"A Day with the Air Brush"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"German<\/a>
German infantry in front of three Ban Dai Hanomags<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In 2009 a buddy gave me an airbrush, and then I deployed to Iraq, moved twice, retired, and changed jobs. \u00a0Today was the first time I had a chance to play with it. \u00a0About a year ago, my dad replaced his compressor and gave me the old one. \u00a0Last time I used an airbrush was probably 35 years ago with Humbrol oil-based paint. \u00a0There was a bit of a learning curve with getting the consistency right with acrylics and also learning how to operate this model air brush. \u00a0The results are passable. \u00a0These are all 1:48 kits, and I will use them with my 28mm Combat Patrol(TM) games.<\/p>\n

\"German<\/a>
German infantry in front of a Fuman Hetzer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Italieri<\/a>
Italieri 3-ton 4x2 cargo truck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Fuman<\/a>
Fuman Sherman 76mm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Sherman and Hetzer kits came with stick on “decals,” but they had a hunter green background. \u00a0I tried cutting the stars out of the background, but the results were pretty lousy. \u00a0Instead, I hand painted the stars, which is slightly less lousy.<\/p>\n

\"Rear<\/a>
Rear of Fuman Sherman 76mm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

These aren’t going to win any contests, but they are good enough for gaming. \u00a0This was a fun project, and I enjoyed getting to play with an airbrush again. \u00a0I also air brushed a bunch of science fiction vehicles for 28mm Combat Patrol(TM): Science Fiction, but I haven’t done the detail work on them yet, so those pictures will wait for another day.<\/p>\n