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Dapol meat van painting and decorating.

westernviscount

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As described in my previous blog post i have been improving (attempting to) a Dapol meat van kit i previously built as per the instructions. This involved scratch building some new doors. 20200509_184720.jpg.662a89f6a4371145db636eebf05089d2.jpg

 

The original paint job was phoenix bauxite weathered with powders and decalfix wash. This appeared too dark and was not helped by the oversized decals supplied in the kit. 

 

I didn't bother stripping the paint, simply scraping away the decals and a layer of halfords grey primer over the top. 

 

Next, as used by @46444 i painted a layer of tamiya nato brown over the top. Decals from modelmaster were cobbled to make a representation of a sixties livery (no they are no strictly right for this vehicle but are all in the correct position)

 

Next, i washed over an enamel black diluted in white spirit. I recalled white spirit and acrylic paint are not good bedfellows. 

 

The wash dried and was then rubbed away with a white spirit soaked cotton bud. This begins to remove the paint also. 

 

Next, a cocktail stick was used to scratch away some of the paint. 20200516_103620.jpg.246a61baca1bae4e371c3db2b5c0ab9b.jpg

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This stage was sprayed with a matt varnish as it was quite glossy. 

 

Next I will use powders on the under frame and some rust effects on the corner bracings.

 

Cheers for now. 

 

Dave

 

 

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46444
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Very nice work Dave. 

 

The paint effects work nicely and give a lovely work weary appearance. 

 

The Tamiya NATO Brown has blended well with the previous finish also.

 

I do like Tamiya paints to work with. Halfords windscreen washer fluid is a good thinner for these paints by the way. 

 

Keep the posts coming. Always good to see some Dapol kit builds. 

 

Cheers, 

 

Mark 

 

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sb67

Very nice work there Dave, the doors and roof look great and the weathered appearance is spot on. I like the torn roof covering and the effect of peeled and worn paintwork on the body. It's all very inspirational great stuff! 

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That's very effective weathering. Thanks for the tips on how to achieve it.

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westernviscount

Cheers @46444. I hadn't used tamiya on rolling stock before and was in 2 minds about the brushed finish. The screen wash hack is a great call and will i am sure improve results. I actually used humbrol acrylic thinner which is all i had to hand. I know humbrol and tamiya are completely different entities!

 

Cheers @sb67. The torn roof on the previous post was a direct and unashamed copy of the Martyn Welch approach. I am going to experiment with tissue paper to create creases next time around. 

 

Cheers @Mikkel I am happy to share the results from my experiments and I have to acknowledge the influence of the work of others on my own!!  

 

Cheers for now

Dave

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