Painting cars.
Information
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
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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.
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.
I will make some loading at a later point.
Advice, information or comments are welcome.
Kind regards,
Job
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