How to be an Armoured Farmer, building Hobart's Funnies in Glorious 15mm (and maybe 28mm if they arrive in time!)
Time to apply paint
With everything built and all the gribblies added it was time to get some paint down. Now normally I’ll base coat with a rattle can but if there is a lot of fine detail I will airbrush it instead. I like to base coat tanks in black, so that I have instant shadows when I apply the colour. The colour in this case, for Late British WW2 tanks will be Vallejo Russian Uniform 70924. I use Vallejo base coats through my airbrushes but the one thing to note is that you do need to thin it down (I do 50/50 mix with Vallejo thinner). Whilst plastic models will take the Vallejo base coats really well, you must let any metal models dry/cure for at least 24hrs or there is a chance that it could peel back off.
To Rattle, or not to Rattle???
Vallejo Russian Uniform for Late War British Vehicles
My airbrush setup. As I don't have a dedicated hobby space, everything is done on the kitchen table, therefore I must be tidy and able to pack away really quickly.
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