The red looks faded and nicely so, was that something you intended with the washes or how did it come about?

Hi, the washes are added top to bottom, and then wiped off with a flat brush dipped in a touch of thinner after a few minutes - this process was repeated until I was happy! Really this just left some shading around the detail, although the cab fronts received extra attention.

The dulling down of the red was indeed something I’d hoped for, I didn’t risk washing the red with white (too pink) or yellow (too orange) to fade it though. I always use a matt varnish finish from a can - it’s probably the most important stage of the whole process to transform something from out if the box IMO - and two coats seemed to just capture the look I was after. It’s subtle, but looks nice in natural light, I’m glad you like it!

Hi jonas

Have just stumbled across this amidst searching for info about parcels van withdrawal dates - and I got dragged back into RMweb and your blog. Really lovely work, very inspiring for the n gauger. I'd like to know a bit more about your techniques but can't seem to find enough.

All the best.