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I was planning out a scene I have in mind, so I grabbed one of the amazing 3D steel tubs
from my recent delivery.
I simply sprayed it black and then just damp brushed it with 'aged steel'.
I figured it would look good with the exquisite detail on the outside rusted up
a little, highlighting the handles, ribs, lip etc, then I did the inside... holy crap !!
The ribs are on the inside too !! , every line to perfection, damn ! this stuffs amazing,
and I've still only got a base coat on it.
Who knows where it goes from here...
I'm going to need to redo the caps because my tarnished steel
paint was obviously 'clumpy'... but I was really just playing around
with the 'new, clear oil' look. I like how they came out.
The darker pic is more how they look in reality just sitting on the desk,
the lighter pic has a light directed through them and shows the glossy, clarity.
Terry
Add labels to your 3D 7up bottles. HO would be more challenging.
Better pics coming up, but these for now...
Getting two colours cleanly on those tiny caps and keeping the necks clear after colouring the bottles is as far as I'm going to try... for now...
Thank you..
Emery,
I used one coat of "Minwax Puritan Pine 218" stain on the beer bottles, and three coats of the same on the oil bottles to get them a little darker and more of a honey/oil color.
I did the oil bottles first as a test. I noticed that the stain wicked up through the details surface and colored much more area than I wanted. Not a problem for the oil bottles. The metal caps would hide that.
However I wanted the necks of the beer bottles to be clear, for me a more prototypical appearance and showing that they weren't filled all the way to the cap (as they are not in reality). You can see this in the third pic above in my post where the necks of the bottles are clear just above the shoulder, where it should be.
It's the small things...
Edit: Before the labels were added I gave them a spritz of "Rustoleum Crystal Clear Gloss Enamel" for the 'glassy' look.
Have fun !!
The beer's on ice, the barrel is burning and its time to chill.
If only I could find the O scale bottle opener I made !! ... oh well,
I'll make another one tomorrow, until then...
Model Responsibly !!!
What did you use for ice, pretty sure I know but will let you tell everyone!
Terry