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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
Final Assembly This is the fifth and final last part of the AMT Fruehauf FB 40 Foot Reefer Trailer Watkins 1/25 Scale 1421 Continuing from the previous post, I stated that I had run out of time to complete the various model boxes. I decided to build these first, and using the edge of a … 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
The Basics Washes/shades (the name depends on the brand mostly, they are the same) are a core part of the miniature painting hobby! Whenever you paint a model, even if the paint has been thinned down, covers built in details on the model. Without an application of washes, a model kit may end up looking … Read more
Strengthening the Trailer This is the third part of the AMT Fruehauf FB 40 Foot Reefer Trailer Watkins 1/25 Scale 1421 After the epoxy cement had dried, I still wasn’t totally satisfied with the strength of the trailer, and so I wanted to try to reinforce the underside a bit more. This was a challenge … Read more
First Look Transcript* Intro Hello all. This is David from Sunward Hobbies and in today’s video, you are going to be getting a very special sneak peek at AK’s highly anticipated new paint line coming out this October. It is their Glow Precision Fluorescent Inks. High coverage fluid enamels with intense color and a matte … Read more
Assembling the Trailer Sides, Roof, and Floor This is the second part of the AMT Fruehauf FB 40 Foot Reefer Trailer Watkins 1/25 Scale 1421 I’m building this trailer out of order from the instructions, as this will help me later on with the building process. I’ve also decided not to paint the whole interior, … 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
Application and Examples Transcript* Intro Tamiya, you know and love them. Makers of masterpiece models and tools that will last you forever. So then why when you brush this on does it look like skid marks? Hello all. This is David from Sunward Hobbies and in today’s video I’m going to share with you the … Read more
Truck Cab Decal This is the seventh part of the AMT Kenworth Aerodyne Cabover Tractor Truck 1/25 Scale 1463 Before moving on and working on the exterior of the body, I needed to first paint the interior. This was painted in 2 sections. The first section was more Mr Color C19 Sandy Brown. This was … Read more