Revell 1:25 '41 Chevy Pickup

Over the primer and Tamiya dark brown base coat, I added Vallejo paint, different rust colors spnoged on thickly and mixed and blended with the dabbing of the sponge.




While the paint was still wet I sprinkled rust colored pigments over it.


When the paint was dry I brushed the loose pigments off. This was allowed to dry a few hours.


Next I gave it all a good coat of Dullcoate. This will darken and change the look of the surface, but it is neccessary in this case. Left for another few hours to cure.


Then a thin coat of hairspray on the roof only.


As soon as the HS was dry, the roof was airbrushed Tamiya acrylic paint, a shade of purple-brown I mixed to match ref photos. The sides were airbrushed a pale orange-yellow.


Then the sides were airbrushed a greenish blue, Tamiya again.


Next I used a sanding stick to carefully add scuffs and scratches, just down to the rusty brown and no further.


Now I mixed equal parts of windex and water, and used a paint brush just damp with this liquid and stared to brush down the blue-green to removed some of it. In some areas I worked longer to eat the paint away down to the rust.
Also I used a wet paint brush to chip the roof, just water.

I'm working with pigments now, with a little diorama grass added. Fixed with pigment fixer, here's a quick shot:

Looks awesome JT. That 41 Chevy kit isn't all thaat bad. I had fun with mine, as you did with yours.

Beautiful job with the paint. I particularly like the mismatch on the different panels. The real wood sideboards are a great finishing touch.

Thanks for the explanation John. The grey purple paint works very well. I've struggled to achieve a good rusted steel effect in the past, thinking it was all in the pigments. I'll experiment with paint a little more now.