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A fine brush dipped in acrylics added chips
and scratches. Weathering like this is only
realistic if you show restraint and try not to go
crazy with the damage.Hand-held circle
templates masked
them for the yellow.
I didn’t worry about
overspray because
the full-scale vehicles
had some as well.If I was going for the brand-new look, I might
have stopped here, but dirt, chips, and rust
were on the way!
I applied the same color to the underside.
Here’s how the
window openings
looked once masked
for painting.Chips and dirt were applied with muddy
Vallejo acrylics and a fine brush. Then I piled
on washes of Winsor & Newton artist oils. The
gear shifter is from Aber.
To bring out the crisp molding of the crane
deck, I brushed on a thin brown filter with a
wide sable brush.Once the base coat was dry, I airbrushed
desert sand lightly, letting the base color show
through.I used the same pro-
cess for the door win-
dows, but fashioned
one rolled down for
added interest.Using tape as a template worked! Once I was
satisfied the plastic fit snugly, I set it aside until
after the truck was painted.
Faded black covered
the wheels, then a
light dry-brushing
of gray highlighted
the treads. A wash of
burnt sienna oils gave
them a used look.For a 3-D effect, I airbrushed lightened desert
yellow on the middle of the panels. Note that
the fan in the background helped speed the
drying time considerably.The base coat is raw umber cut with lacquer
thinner. This darker color covers nicely and will
give the finished model a dingy metallic hue.Before I could glue the cab together perma-
nently, I had to finish the interior. To weather
the seat, I dry-brushed it with tan, keeping
the middle of the two sections lighter to show
more wear from contact.