The Brush

Thanks Steve, Your comments are always welcome.

Thank you for the kind words much appreciated.

Thanks,getting there slowly

A quick update, The windscreens fitted & interiors, bit of clean up needed, I will need to make some adjustments on future builds fitting the interior was a bit tight. Now on with the cab lights, mirrors etc. & not forgetting the badges left these to last.

Your fleet looks great, The motor is impressive in this scale Well done.

Fantastic workmanship, it's a privilege to see it, Well done.

Neat work, very nicely done.

Hi Jurgen. I`ll try to answer your question, First i did the design using a graphics software, printed it off on thin card to use as templates,Then cut these out of blue vinyl i had, starting with the roof stuck 1mm masking tape down butted up to this a large stripe then 1mm masking tape gap & so on . the 1mm lines on the front & sides i added last with 0.5 masking tape gap. Then remove larger tape to paint in lines. I used enamel paint. If you mix a colour make more than you need for touching in etc. Hope this helps , If you need any further info just ask. All the best Graham.

Hi, I have just finished the interiors & moulded the windscreen , full door panel in clear acetate with decals for lower panel, Looks lighter than it is, I formed the windscreen with a 2 part wooden male & female mould heated the acetate with a heat gun then pressed together to get the shape. Interiors from plastic card with steering wheels form wire & 2mm rod, also made a few decals with dials. They are not exact replicas but fill a gap. Probably not much of it will be seen. I will make a new interior in sections so i can cast it in resin. Thanks for looking.

A job well done, Very nice old truck. Your detailing makes it stand out.

Thanks Brian, I masked it out in three stages, Cab roof, Then upper cab sides & finally the front & lower door. letting it dry between stages.

Thank you steve.

Thanks for comment, The kit is AMT Astro 95 with ATL decals, rear air suspension is from a GMC general ( not the type used on the real truck) P/E Parts fret from CTM

Thanks for the positive comments, Here`s a couple of pics of the original idea i used.

Whilst paint is drying on other projects, I thought i`d post a few older builds. This astro d/bunk has air suspension,movable steering axle, Opening driver door, The grill, heat shields & wipers are P/E,Tanks from aluminum tube home made ,Bumper from plastic card. Cab & frame are airbrushed then stripes masked & brush painted Inspiration for this build came from a picture on the web. Thanks for looking

Good work on the freightliner. some nice details in there. Your right not the weather for painting.

Nice moulding of wheels & tyres. I built one a few years back using the techniques, Good build to follow.

The good old days are back. A great looking trailer well done & nice collection of classics.

I built 1 years back, Made new hinges for the hood, cut the doors open & hinged them, also aluminium exhausts & made a few extra decals. A nice model to add extra detail too.

That should catch anybodies eye, Your bold use of colour as always make your builds stand out. Doors open as well . Very nice

Thank you Ben, I have just made a mould for the frame see how the rest of the casting goes.

Thanks Steve, I don`t think it rained this much up north where i was born. I was thinking of a low loader with an old cat on board for 1 of them.

Thanks Jeff for your positive comments, Once these are done it will the Hayes & brockway.

Hi, Managed to get paint on some parts despite bad weather, summer has been damp, today 5/9/24 is wet ,cold & dark so no painting today, Both cabs painted 1 green & 1 white-still drying. I have made moulds for lights & other cab fittings. the exhausts are 3mm round solder. Started the interiors, I intend to make another as a master for moulding hopefully. Thanks for looking.

Tremendous effort as always, I now know how fiddley this scale is to work with. Well done.