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[scottie3158]

Love the paint and build Scottie!

Cheers Sjors, good to see you again.

[scottie3158]

I'm really not happy with this, the gloss coat I put on has reacted with the paint giving it a horrible mottled look. Despite this I continued with it.






The load bed I am happy with but there is still work to do on it.





I am happy with the running gear. Hopefully you can make out the dirt on the chassis. Just for interest I painted the idler red oxide to show a replaced wheel, to this end the wheel rubber has not been distressed.



cheers
Scottie

[Guest]

I don’t know, I kind of like the mottling effect I see on the cab armour.

[Mini Me]

I tend to agree with Jakko, it may well turn out to be a happy accident.

[Si Benson]

Gotta agree with Jakko and Rick, if you hadn’t of said anything about the varnish I wouldn’t have known there was an issue.…. Has a nice weathered look by my eye :thumb2:

[scottie3158]

I don’t know, I kind of like the mottling effect I see on the cab armour.

Jakko, I'm getting used to it and I guess it could of been worse. Lesson learnt. I have used it on Valleyo paints with no issues, but it doesn't seem to like Tamyia.

I tend to agree with Jakko, it may well turn out to be a happy accident.

Cheers Rick, I guess it could have been a lot worse.

Gotta agree with Jakko and Rick, if you hadn’t of said anything about the varnish I wouldn’t have known there was an issue.…. Has a nice weathered look by my eye :thumb2:

Si, it does give a lived in look, but would rather it wasn't there or at least of my doing if you understand what I mean.

[scottie3158]

The vehicle is pretty much done now, just have the wing mirror to add but that will wait until the end.

The tracks have been added, but from the picture I have to smooth down one of the links over the sprocket.





Some graphit has been added to the raised detail on the tread plate.



cheers
Scottie.

[Andy T]

Looking fabulous mate!

[Si Benson]

Very nice

What are you using for you polished steel effect….looks really good

[Jim R]

If you hadn't mentioned the reaction between the gloss coat and the paint I'd not have noticed. Just thought you had a well worn vehicle which looks very good. Doesn't a bit of graphite make a big difference :smiling:

[scottie3158]

Looking fabulous mate!

cheers Andy, to kind.

Very nice

What are you using for you polished steel effect….looks really good

Si,
The tracks were just burnished with a 2b pencil. The load bed I have a graphite pencil that I rub on some emery paper then using the tip of my finger I rub the powder into the model.

If you hadn't mentioned the reaction between the gloss coat and the paint I'd not have noticed. Just thought you had a well worn vehicle which looks very good. Doesn't a bit of graphite make a big difference :smiling:

Jim, thanks mate as the others have said a lucky accident.

[Mini Me]

Looking good Mr. Dawg!

[scottie3158]

Looking good Mr. Dawg!

Thanks mate, glad you approve

[Mickc1440]

Like others have said it wouldn’t have been noticed but does look good

[scottie3158]

Like others have said it wouldn’t have been noticed but does look good

Thanks Mick, I guess I got lucky it's not the finish I wanted but it could have been a lot worse.