German SdKfz 251 Armoured Half Track
So trying out a camo technique and I don't have an airbrush, so decided to use a stipple effect. What I did was take an old paintbrush and cut off the bristles leaving a quarter inch. This brush is then used to stipple on the camouflage pattern.
I used Reflective Green (890) and Chocolate Brown (872).
I am quite pleased with the effect and once the model is washed I think it will look better.
Though the official German manual during the war told how the camo pattern was to be applied, it said the raw paint mixture was to be mixed with petrol and sprayed onto the vehicles. Reality and short supplies of petrol meant that more often the camo pattern was "painted" onto the vehicles, sometimes with brushes and sometimes with rags.
I do like the effect that the airbrush gives these models, I am not sure if I have the requisite skill to do it justice on small models like this.
The next stage was to paint the tyres and tracks and I used German Grey (995). I then gave the models a wash using Devlan Mud wash from Games Workshop.
Quite pleased with the end result.
I painted the MG with German Grey (995).
