For many years I hand painted my models. I was bought an airbrush as a present and decided to give it a go. The first model I used it on was the Vosper for weathering of the hull mainly. most of the model was sprayed using acrylic spray paint, due to the size. The results were quite good, but it was evident that I would need more practice to get the best effects. The next project I tackled was one of the unsung heroes of the second world war, that was the 2 and a half ton Amercan truck, nicknamed the Jimmy. This was an even better result, where I experimented with more weathering effects. On the subsequent Famo tank transporter I used it for the three tone camouflage used by many units on the western and eastern fronts. From examining posts, left on various forums, it seems that some units hand painted camouflage, while others used spray. The hand painted versions had a hard edge, while the spray versions had a softer edge. For my Famo I followed the Bishops Hobbies version and was grateful for the great pictures and build sequence on the website. I still hand painted the road wheels and other details, as I still can't figure out how to get a good result with an airbrush. On my Schnellboot I sprayed the hull, deck and superstructure with Tamiya acrylic sprays, again due to the size of the kit and the result gave a very good finish.

These are a couple more shots of the Vosper.

  

These two shots are of my Famo, which is displayed on a metre long shelf painted with Tamiya textured paint. it also includes the BMW R75 motorcycle and machine gun troops on exercise. The commander examining his broken down Stug is the decorated Bodo Spranz.