Finished Pete 351 with IMC Tank Trailer

[Old Albion]

Well I finally finished the IMC tank Trailer. The colours seem to work OK, the decals are from microscale, these are great. The Old Pete looks like it belongs up front. I,m very pleased with how this turned out, great little project. Next a Big Kenworth Heavy Hauler.

Hope you enjoy the photo's.

http://public.fotki.com/oldalbion/pete-351-with-imc-t/

Many thanks for taking the time to look.

Best Wishes.

[mackinac359]

Dave

They both look great !

Tim

[Turbo590]

Dave,

Love it !!

Maroon/Burgandy is my favorite color.

What's on the table for the next project?

Kurt McLucas

[SpreadAxle]

Now this is a good looking truck! nice work as usual Dave.

[scummy]

Dave , a truly brilliant build 8) .

[Old Albion]

Many Thanks for all the kind words. I'm pleased my little project has brought some pleasure to others makes it all more worth while. Thank You!

I,m almost certain that my next project will be a Kenworth Heavy hauler based on the Alaskan hauler kit, but then I might have a go at a twin steer Autocar Dump Truck. We'll see. I was looking in the engine kit box yesterday and came across the DD 6-71N engine, that I bought some time ago. I remembered that this engine was serialised by Ken Smith in Detailing Model Trucks. The original engine that the write up was about was the Clint Freeman one. The one I have is the Griffin one. There is considerable difference and many parts are not supplied with the kit (As bought). I started to play around with the engine next thing I had started building it. This will be a fill in project while I get my head around the next major build and will post photo's when I can.

Best Wishes

[Diesel Gypsy]

Very very nice Dave, great craftmanship.

Did you use rattle cans for the paint, Halfords maybe ? If so I'd like to know the colour. That Maroon would look great with British Racing Green & some cream pinstriping on my Kingdom Trucks LAD cab kit. I've been pondering on the livery for some time, I'm sold on the Maroon you used, thankyou for the inspiration.

Is that a set of photo etch KFS tank steps I can see ? Did you use any other goodies ?

[Casey429]

Beautiful, the maroon really sets off the truck. You really nailed a period look there,and the trailer colors really complement each other. Kinda looks like the Duel truck, albeit when it was new. Just keep it away from any red Plymouth Valiants you might have .

[Old Albion]

Dave,

Check the Pete build page for details of the work done:

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3105

The maroon paint is Humbrol No:20. This must be air brushed and you need a good base colour. I try and avoid the spray tins, the solvents that come off are evil. When I do use them its for small parts and sprayed outside in the open. The Tamiya and Humbrol brands are the ones I use. My local hobby shop stocks (Or used to stock) Humbrol paints and some Revell ones. Last I heard though Humbrol had gone into receivership and then the hobby shop closed. :roll: :x . There are no other hobby shops in the area so I,m looking on the internet for model shops. I found a really good one www.emodels.co.uk. These have a complete range of Revell paints

Casey,

Thanks for the comments. I like the little flag below your signature. Its good to remind people every now and then, that everything they have they owe to the efforts of others. We can't survive on our own without help and support from other people. Life is a team effort.

Best Wishes

[JdKustomModels]

nice Dave, diggin the paint!

[FIREMODELMAN]

SWEEEEET..man that looks great.

[Diesel Gypsy]

Dave,

I agree with you about the vapours that come from Halfords rattle cans, thay realy are very powerful & make indoor use prohibitive.

I am very fond of my Aztec airbrush's & use them alot. I'm interested to hear the type of base colour you used, did you use a different one for the silver & maroon, or, one base colour for the both ?

Humbrol paints were part of the Airfix company & as such went into receivership when Airfix did. However, Airfix & Humbrol have been bought by Hornby. Hornby have announced that both brands will continue, so lets hope to see Humbrol back on the shelves soon.

The closing of the high street hobby shops is an all to familier & sad story, I dont know what the solution is, I guess we've just got to keep suporting them, but even then its often not enough.

[Old Albion]

I painted the two halves completly seperate using differant base colours for both halves and the stripe.

The trailer colours are as follows:

Bottom

Humbrol Maroon/burgandy No 20 Gloss top coat, base coat is a mixture of Revell No 36 matt red and revell No 8 matt black. I blended these together until it was as near as practically possible to the no 20 Gloss.

Top

Humbrol Grey No 5 Gloss top coat, base coat Humbrol No 106 matt grey.

Stripe

Revell gold No 94 top coat, base coat Humbrol No 82 matt orange.

I have found that some of the Humbrol and Revell paints don't seem to have as much pigment in them as other colours, so I try and match the base colour to the top coat as best as I can to help with the overall finish. I,m not very good at painting, everytime I paint its a learning curve. But I can see that with experience I am improving.

Many Thanks to everyone for the kind comments.

Best Wishes

[pete359driver]

looks great!! 8)

[SpreadAxle]

Dave, do you have Duplicolor automotive paints in The UK? That's what a lot of modelers here in the states use, and they make the black for my Autocar. using these, I know what you mean about the fumes. I spent a lot of time as a child in my uncle's auto body shop, and the smell never was as potent as what you get out of some cans of Duplicolor paint. The Brilliant Black I am using right now is an example. Even when I was outside the dealership, I thought it was a little potent. That's why my cab only has one coat for right now, but definately could use another coat or two.

[Semi Trailer Mechanic]

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That's cool!!