Page 41 - TPM Issue4

SCRATCH
BUILT
REVIEW

the FTF and the Nooteboom corners with a small brush and then
low-loader. The cabin had to be pat with a piece of fine sponge to get
sprayed in two colors, which meant the desired effect. If it is too much,
that I had to mask off. In the past that I can remove it with a brush of
has gone wrong sometimes because terpetine. The lacquer layer is
I removed the paint with the removal therefore not affected because the
of the tape and then had to model is sprayed with acrylic paint
start again, but this time it went well and terpetine has no effect on it. After
in one go. this, I apply a thin layer of dirt with the
After spraying it was time to stick airbrush. In this case the same dark
the decals on the cabin and the brown Revell paint, only diluted very
Hitachi crane. I have drawn all these strongly, and when everything is to
decals myself on the computer with my liking, a thin layer of matte clear
Adobe Illustrator and then always lacquer is sprayed over it.
have them printed at Decals.nl, which The Hitachi crane, however, I
then are of excellent quality. After wanted to give a more used look and
sticking the decals there is always a damage. During the construction I had
layer of clear varnish over it to protect already taken that into account by,
the decals. And when all of this is for example, not closing the doors
sufficiently dried then comes the next properly because they were
somewhat warped.The technique was
step, weathering it. However, the FTF
and the Nooteboom lowloader are
Nooteboom only more rust and more
only slightly weathered. Lightly the same as with the FTF and the
polluted and in the logical places damage so that on the undercarriage
the necessary minor damage and and tracks, nothing more of the
damages with matte dark brown All in all, it took exactly one year to
original black color can be seen.
user traces. I always make those little
emanel paint from Revell. First a wash
build the complete model and I was
ready in time for the Jabbeke model
of the same dark brown to apply the
necessary dirt in the right places.
building show in 2018 where it
Then I apply small dots of paint to the
logical places like the edges and earned the first prize in the scratch
built category.

Summer 2020 - TPMMW Magazine 41