Tentative stowage ...
Autocarretta OM35 2025-09
- Thread starter BarleyBop
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... been down with a cold the last few days, so what better excuse to quarantine myself at the bench!
Started brush painting this puppy... general colours to start.
Trying a light crackle on the seats, more colour variation to come... going for that weathered dried leather look.
Started brush painting this puppy... general colours to start.
Trying a light crackle on the seats, more colour variation to come... going for that weathered dried leather look.
Edbert
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I would suspect the oldtimers just used expertise, not a tool.
... considering they'll mostly be hidden, will try the faux, painted approach!
Jakko
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But if you're talking about micrometres, you'll need a tool to do that. No amount of experience or skill will let you just cut brass, say, 50 µm shorter than the full length it should have. This is in the realm of the thickness of individual human hairs.
Ah, young @Jakko , learn to trust the Force you must...
Don't wanna lose that pin that holds the bumper on! 
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... bunched up, visible in photo, pulled it out now.
There was also some reflection from the frame behind adding confounding effect.
In person, without magnifiers, very hard to see what that black chain is doing...
Felt like I must have held my breath for 15 minutes opening, threading then closing that brass ring link onto the chain and then the pin (without shattering the pin ring)!
For scale:
Small amount of crackle medium did its thing... debating whether or not to add a few tears with stuffing showing.
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Amazing look on those seats. Like they've been sitting in the sun awhile
...easy does it: making a concerted effort to use pencils on this one. Starting with the wood bits, more wear inside the box...
Along with some Tamiya titanium weathering stick on the wheels and some other metal edges... no rust yet.
Along with some Tamiya titanium weathering stick on the wheels and some other metal edges... no rust yet.
Good idee, mee boy! (the only anglais my Quebecoise aunt was known to utter, LOL)
... messy painter. Should be fired.
... some cleanup, some scraping to reveal primer/rust on metal parts.
KowboyKaleb
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It looks like such a small truck with the figures sitting in it haha! Looks like you're getting quite a bit done while quarantined at the bench
Yup, think mule tracks through the Italian mountains...
Decided to add my own detail to the dash even though I couldn't find any references...
And painted the tools...
And painted the tools...
