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Working over a tractor in a week, or maybe a bit more pt5

Steadfast

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Well some more progress has been made on the grotty Dutch tractor. Inbetween scratching the weathering and throwing my paintbrushes out of the pram, I've attacked the underframe with some powders. They still need some work, but the variation in tone is getting there - in fact it looks a lot more varied, yet subtle to the naked eye than in the photos. Somehow I'm going to add some satin bits to the black on the underframe to give that greasy look, probably a powder and varnish mix. I'll probably add some drybrushing to the steps too with gunmetal or similar. The front end details are done too, pretty happy with these, and the scratches of yellow showing through on the centre plough.

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Not sure whether to cut back and redo the bodyside brown weathering to remove the scatches, or live with them. We'll see!

 

 

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Nice work Jo - do like grubby locos!! The front end detail with all the trimmings + weathering, I find particularly compelling.

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Steadfast

The nose dirt was a bit touch and go at one point - I just couldn't get a clean edge, but I tried using the side of a cocktail stick, and that worked. Holding it at the right angle, the side of the stick will wipe the weathering paint off the shiny RTR finish - hey presto! It's proved the technique for use on other tractors in the future, and the photos in pt3 show how rough and painted on it looked before the cocktail stick treatment

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