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American Engine Colours: Why “Just Paint It Orange” Is Usually the Wrong Answer Few details can undermine an otherwise excellent engine bay as quickly as the wrong engine colour. Get it right and the powerplant immediately begins to belong in the car. Before the viewer notices the carburettor, ignition wiring or casting detail, the colour … Read more
Trailer Chassis and Axle This is the fourth part of the AMT Fruehauf FB 40 Foot Reefer Trailer Watkins 1/25 Scale 1421 Hi everyone, I hope that you’ve all had a good long weekend. We had a lot of rain here, and it was a wonderful way to spend the day sitting and working at … Read more
Final Assembly This is the eighth part of the AMT Kenworth Aerodyne Cabover Tractor Truck 1/25 Scale 1463 Before I could assemble the truck, I still needed to chrome some more of the parts. A friend of mine had recently been painting a bright silver, and I was really impressed with the almost chrome like … Read more
Truck Cab Assembly This is the sixth part of the AMT Kenworth Aerodyne Cabover Tractor Truck 1/25 Scale 1463 I’m very excited to dive back into this project and to start working on the interior. I looked up several Aerodyne trucks for reference, and it seemed there wasn’t really a standard set of colors. All … Read more
Radiator and Exhaust Assembly This is the fifth part of the AMT Kenworth Aerodyne Cabover Tractor Truck 1/25 Scale 1463 This week, I’m getting into some of the more difficult parts of the build. There are a lot of fiddly and delicate parts that are going to be added. It’s crucial at this stage to … Read more
The End Is Near Transcript* Intro Hello all. This is David from Sunward Hobbies and welcome to part seven of my Meng 1/32nd scale Fokker DR1 build. In the last part, we finally got around to painting the main air frame in that glorious shade of red. In today’s video, we’re just going to be … Read more
Engine and Frame Assembly This is the fourth part of the AMT Kenworth Aerodyne Cabover Tractor Truck 1/25 Scale 1463 This past week, things just kept piling on and on. And it makes you start to think that things will never slow down. An unexpected event this week meant that I was delayed further from … Read more
For That Aged Copper Look Transcript* Intro Hello there. Paul here. Another happy landing. Hey, quick question. You ever wonder what the green stuff is in the Statue of Liberty? If you answered verdigree, then you, my friend, are correct. Um, but to the others, you’re like, “What the heck is verdigree?” Well, don’t worry. … Read more
Will This Post Shading Work? Transcript* Skit Hello all. This is David from Sunward Hobbies and wouldn’t you believe it, I have lost yet another important part for this kit. Can’t move on without it. So, I guess it’s time to just give up on the whole build and move on. Oh, there it is. … Read more
Interior Painting Transcript* Intro Hello all. This is David from Sunward Hobbies and welcome to part three of my Meng Fokker DR1 build. Uh in the last part we had primed and pre-shaded all the interior parts. Now we are going to start painting and varnishing. Oh, where are my manners? Come in. Recap of … Read more