Tiny van fits the jigsaw…
Sometimes I find it’s good to jump from one project to another. The piece or work required may be fresh, or favourite. The task may be bigger or smaller matching available time. It is like finding the right piece to fit life’s jigsaw in that moment… This small plastic van from Oxford Diecast (none of it appears die-cast, that’s a good thing) is one such distraction. The pen behind shows it’s small size, a ‘modern’ 2006 registered vehicle destined for my Modern Goods project. A pleasant hour transforming its high gloss toy like appearance to something that will add rather than detract from the scenes I have in my mind. Removing the steel front axles and replacing with some bent brass to give the wheels a bit of ‘steer’ is one massive transformation. A second is sanding flats on the plastic tyres. Then a coat of satin lacquer including the glazing dulls the gloss down. On the window it actually removes the toy like prism effect too, especially in N where the body is a single piece...
