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Painting cars.

Job's Modelling

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A couple of months ago, I was searching the internet for information about painting a car. My OO-scale diecast models of course don’t need to paint completely. On the website of AK-interactive, I found some interesting information. I can advise everyone to download their catalogue: http://ak-interactive.com/v2/downloads-2/catalogue/ . It contains a lot of useful information.
I also bought Tracks & wheels from AK-interactive. Although written for military modellers, it also contains useful for painting / weathering my diecast models. I bought their set for painting reacks and wheels.
Painting
I used their painting advice:

  • Use satin or gloss varnish on civil vehicle
  • Use a varnish before using a wash
  • Use different types of varnish on a model (for instance wheels)


So I gave my models a coat of satin varnish. For the underside of the cars and the wheels I used a matt varnish. For the wheel I used their description for wheels used in dry areas.

 

Morris Oxford III

 

The Morris Oxford III was the easiest one. I had to do the weathering of the wheels and painting the body with a satin varnish.

 

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The car belongs to Charles Holland, an estate agent with an office in Market Street. He is helping Mr. Sing Lee to found a new building for his Laundry.

 

Mechanical Horse

 

The mechanical horse I found more difficult to paint. I followed the same way of working as by the Morris. For the planks, I also used some advice I found in another AK booklet. But in this case I had to use other paints as they advised. At this moment, I must make careful choices spending my money. I have to do some investments for my visual problems. That has priority at this moment.

 

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I will make some loading at a later point.

 

Advice, information or comments are welcome.

 

Kind regards,

 

Job

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Job's Modelling

Very nice Job! Your scenes are very evocative and modelled to a very high and consistent standard. Hope you get your eyes sorted. :)

Thanks for the compliment. I will try to keep up my standard. I'm working to get my working environment more suitable for my eye problems.

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Excellent Job. I'm not a 50s specialist, but the first picture has all the right colours it seems to me.

 

I had a look at the AK PDF. I have much to learn on painting and lighting - the military modellers can teach us much!

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Job's Modelling

Thanks, Mikkel. Both pictures have the same setting. But the Morris Oxford was planned for the final diorama. The mechanical horse will be used is in other diorama's too.

I agree with you that we can learn a lot from military modellers painting our models.

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