{"id":8306,"date":"2018-11-05T01:01:55","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T01:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=8306"},"modified":"2018-11-05T01:01:55","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T01:01:55","slug":"vehicles-for-technical-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=8306","title":{"rendered":"Vehicles for &#8220;Technical November&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5413.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8305\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5413-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5413-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5413-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5413-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5413.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>November&#8217;s challenge in <a href=\"https:\/\/azazelx.com\/2018\/10\/27\/mechanical-november-18-monthly-hobby-challenge\/\">Azazel&#8217;s Bitz Box<\/a> is &#8220;technical,&#8221; meaning vehicles. \u00a0I already had a bunch of Russian 1:48 scale tanks awaiting painting, and I intended to post those. \u00a0I also wanted to do something &#8220;new,&#8221; started after the announcement of the challenge. \u00a0So I decided to create two science fiction tanks for my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bucksurdu.com\/Buck_Surdu\/Combat_Patrol.html\">Combat Patrol<\/a> science fiction games.<\/p>\n<p>I started with some cheap plastic tanks that came in a bag with some poorly sculpted and molded green army men. \u00a0Then I built up the super structure to make them look like assault guns.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8302\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8302\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5376.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8302\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5376-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5376-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5376-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5376-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5376.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8302\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The beginnings of the superstructure built on a cheap dollar store tank body. The superstructure is made of matt board, some plastic bits from the bit box, and an excess GW hatch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5374.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8300\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5374-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5374-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5374-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5374-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5374.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I then added a few extra bits to make it look less homemade.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8295\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8295\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5392.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8295\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5392-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5392-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5392-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5392-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5392.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The addition of a few more bits, the hatch doors, and commander&#8217;s weapon, etc.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5391.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8294\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5391-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5391-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5391-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5391-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5391.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I then primed them with Army Painter Angel Green paint.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8298\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8298\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5395.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8298\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5395-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5395-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5395-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5395-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5395.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The vehicles after a coat of Angel Green paint.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5394.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8297\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5394-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5394-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5394-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5394-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5394.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I then decided to do something a little different. \u00a0I used some cans to Testor&#8217;s texture paint to apply what I hoped would look like dirt and weathering.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8299\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8299\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5406.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8299\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5406-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5406-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5406-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5406-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5406.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After the application of Testor&#8217;s textured paint.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5408.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8304\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5408-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5408-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5408-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5408-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5408.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5407.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8303\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5407-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5407-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5407-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5407-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5407.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I think I applied it a little too heavily for my first attempt. \u00a0So when I applied this technique to my Russian WWII tank, I went a little lighter.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8308\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8308\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5409.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8308\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5409-1024x462.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5409-1024x462.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5409-300x135.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5409-768x347.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5409.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8308\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Russian infantry in front of two T-26 tanks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8309\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8309\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5410.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8309\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5410-1024x712.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5410-1024x712.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5410-300x209.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5410-768x534.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5410.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8309\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A closer look at a T-26 with the rare 37mm cannon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8310\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8310\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5411.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8310\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5411-1024x518.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5411-1024x518.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5411-300x152.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5411-768x388.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5411.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8310\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Russian infantry in front of a KV-2 and KV-1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8311\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8311\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5412.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8311\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5412-1024x624.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5412-1024x624.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5412-300x183.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5412-768x468.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5412.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8311\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A closer look of the KV-1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And now another look at the two science fiction vehicles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5413.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8312\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5413-1024x658.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5413-1024x658.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5413-300x193.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5413-768x494.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5413.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5414.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8313\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5414-1024x614.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5414-1024x614.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5414-300x180.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5414-768x460.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_5414.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='shareinpost'><ul class=\"socialwrap row\"><li class=\"iconOnly\"><a  rel='nofollow'  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