The Planet Industrials Ruston 165DE prototype has now had a light weathering, nothing too filthy, this needs to look like a hard working but relatively new and looked after model, so aid the illustration of the kit...
I think this has really finished it off, before hand it looked a little garish, the wasp striping just grabbed your attention and the red wheels jumped out from the darkness, now everything is a little more muted. The finish is my usual multi stage approach, wash, micro painting, dry brushing and airbrushing - I won't go over that again here.
Posed here on Pont-y-dulais, she looks the part, neatly assembled - and the Hornby chassis doesn't give any clues to it's Peckett origins! The big Gibson 24" buffers are a lovely touch, and hopefully we'll be able to include these in future kits next year.
Release is likely to be January now, we've just got too much on between now and Christmas to rush a pre-Christmas release. In the meantime, there will be news on Victory in the next few days, keep your eyes peeled and if you haven't already, sign up to the email list to hear first. More soon...
Great work! That is very realistic. I look forward to painting it into Rowntree Mackintosh '80s colours :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks, yes it would look lovely although I would imagine the lining will be a labour of love!
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