Its been rather busy on the hobby front but I was determined to see how a few toy cars that I picked up at a car boot for a pound would turn out with a new coat of paint. The models were stripped down and the metal (it is actually Mazak a cheap monkey metal) placed in boiling water which then had caustic added.
A wash and dry later they had a new undercoat of white acrylic paint over which normal hobby paints were used. The insides of the models were also painted but you can hardly spot it so this may have been a waste of time. The yellow trucks are 1:80 scale which is a little small for the huge trucks but they will work as 10 tonne 10 wheelers of the sort that trundle around the awkward small tracks of Afghanistan and Africa. I have resisted painting the Afghan patterns on them that would make Elton John yell GAY as I want to use them in Africa were the truckers are far more manly.
The Volks Wagon Camper is much more the correct scale (1/76?) and I really liked painting this one as I recently watched Blood Diamond and one of these Campers features for a while. In fact the next one I find is being painted the same colours as the one in the film!
Cost wise these things are cheap and when gaming in 20 MM our town boards should be full of them...if we can find the time that is.
Next up is an African street made from a frozen pizza base....my defence budget is squeezed but that is not going to stop me playing games all over the world!
Keep blogging Chaps this hobby is amazing!
Really nice paintjob on the camper van - proper hippy trail stuff.
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Thanks TWD...if I ever see a van suitable its getting the Scooby Do treatment!
DeleteThey look absolutely superb! Really, really good.
ReplyDeleteThanks michael, whilst I am watching my spending these are cheap to work on and will fill my table eventually
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