I regulate the amount of paint by stroking the brush back and forth on a scrap of cardboard or cloth before touching it to the model. Add to that a fully researched essay that binds the whole story together - written and edited by two of the strongest, most knowledgeable guys in the business... Hermes Purse Brown. Fuel and oil drips were applied with oils mixed with Humbrol Gloss Clear, and powdered graphite was rubbed on with a fingertip to simulate bare metal on the tracks, gun muzzles and grab handles, also to hatch openings. There also doesn’t appear to be too much contrast between the camouflage and base colour. Hermes Purse Brown. Both seemed tedious, so this time I brushed the camouflage colours on with Vallejo Acrylic paints, which have very good covering properties. The border area around Aachen had been fortified with a double line of bunkers, and both the terrain and the weather made things difficult for the Allies.