02-08-2010, 10:36 PM
Well, that went better than expected... the paint I mean.
I mixed some blue and brown together, took a few minutes of experimenting, and the color was almost there.... Hmmmm.... added a touch of violet and bingo, pretty darned close! I painted the ends and roof, and touched up around the sides where I shaved off the ladders and added the grabs and such. I put on three quick coats, using a hair dryer to dry between coats. Reason for that is because the mixed paint was such a good match, I didn't want to have to mix a new batch for the other coats.
It turned out better than I expected. Next thing will be some light weathering in an attempt to match the proto photo, and then a bit of dry-brushing with some tan to highlight the details.
I mixed some blue and brown together, took a few minutes of experimenting, and the color was almost there.... Hmmmm.... added a touch of violet and bingo, pretty darned close! I painted the ends and roof, and touched up around the sides where I shaved off the ladders and added the grabs and such. I put on three quick coats, using a hair dryer to dry between coats. Reason for that is because the mixed paint was such a good match, I didn't want to have to mix a new batch for the other coats.
It turned out better than I expected. Next thing will be some light weathering in an attempt to match the proto photo, and then a bit of dry-brushing with some tan to highlight the details.
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