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MacTeagle
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Here's the final shots. That final coat of Mattcote really made a difference to the finish!
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Tip-top! 
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Lincolnlanc
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| Excellent build and as you say, a really straight forward build. |
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thomasweir
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Good build  |
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fittedkitchens
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kitnut617
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Very nice, I'd like to ask how you manage to do those convincing tyres, how did you get it to look like the tread has been used ?
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TimJ
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Great build Mac. I'll have to get mine finished. 
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MacTeagle
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Cheers guys! Thanks to Lincolnlanc for the tip on your build for the staple wing mirror mounts.
| Quote: | | how you manage to do those convincing tyres, how did you get it to look like the tread has been used ? |
kitnut617, Firstly, I did the effect on the tyres prior to fitting them. I stuck the painted wheel onto the end of a cocktail stick with blutack and then I rotated them along the edge of a flat brush with a very small amount of dry H29 (dark earth) acrylic on it. This method gave a nice consistent effect along the whole tread of the tyre.
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kitnut617
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kitnut617, Firstly, I did the effect on the tyres prior to fitting them. I stuck the painted wheel onto the end of a cocktail stick with blutack and then I rotated them along the edge of a flat brush with a very small amount of dry H29 (dark earth) acrylic on it. This method gave a nice consistent effect along the whole tread of the tyre. |
Very ingenious
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Lincolnlanc
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Dont know if i can add to that here but ...
I usually paint the back and tread of the tyre with Hu67. The front usually black HU33 and as mention above, i too paint the outside front of the tread with Hu29 as desired, as seen on my Bedford 4Tonne GS lorry
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Amazing Badger
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I salute you!
Excellent build.
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