Chad L Ryan
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This is a shot of my "Car Topper" & in this case it is a Kibri JCB C4X kit on an ExactRail gondola.. I added 'cleats' to the JCB to make it a 'Car Topper' & painted the JCB unit, although, I'm not 100% happy with the paintjob..
The JCB Backhoe is a just a little small for this project (but what I had on-hand), I did not have a MotorArt Volvo, or a GHQ JD to test with.. I posted a few trial shots a couple weeks ago & finally found the lil' JCB kit that was '404' on my initial search.. I knew the kit was moulded in the wrong colors, (it was a 'special edition' moulded in dark green) so, I painted it in a mix of a CAT-like yellow... From a distance it looks fairly good, but up close there are tone differences & it is not so good. Reason being, I airbrushed everything on the sprue, as I knew that I could not do any painting on it as an assembled unit. This led to mis-matched tones & coverages, but in the end, it is not 'THAT' bad, so it will fly.. If it is was one of the Yellow ones, it may have looked really sharp.. I guess the pictures tell it best..
The Exact Rail Gondola was an SP unit, that I patched to IC&E. 'Eagle Eyes' may notice something, (thinking cleverly), I used an old sheet of Numberboard decals as my patch backrounds. I added dry transfers & trimmed (the end [small] sets), & applied them to the unit. I also attempted some fine airbrushing over the SP logo plate, attempting to replicate someone with a paint can, haphazardily blanking out the 'Southern Pacific' lettering on the plate. I think instinct took over & I pulled away the airbrush, fading & blending everything more evenly than intended. I also added appropriate details, like airlines & cut bars to the gondola..
Here is a Link to the "Herzog Car Topper"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4toJA5EXcM
CR-ICEcartopper1
This is a shot of my "Car Topper" & in this case it is a Kibri JCB C4X kit on an ExactRail gondola.. I added 'cleats' to the JCB to make it a 'Car Topper' & painted the JCB unit, although, I'm not 100% happy with the paintjob..
The JCB Backhoe is a just a little small for this project (but what I had on-hand), I did not have a MotorArt Volvo, or a GHQ JD to test with.. I posted a few trial shots a couple weeks ago & finally found the lil' JCB kit that was '404' on my initial search.. I knew the kit was moulded in the wrong colors, (it was a 'special edition' moulded in dark green) so, I painted it in a mix of a CAT-like yellow... From a distance it looks fairly good, but up close there are tone differences & it is not so good. Reason being, I airbrushed everything on the sprue, as I knew that I could not do any painting on it as an assembled unit. This led to mis-matched tones & coverages, but in the end, it is not 'THAT' bad, so it will fly.. If it is was one of the Yellow ones, it may have looked really sharp.. I guess the pictures tell it best..
The Exact Rail Gondola was an SP unit, that I patched to IC&E. 'Eagle Eyes' may notice something, (thinking cleverly), I used an old sheet of Numberboard decals as my patch backrounds. I added dry transfers & trimmed (the end [small] sets), & applied them to the unit. I also attempted some fine airbrushing over the SP logo plate, attempting to replicate someone with a paint can, haphazardily blanking out the 'Southern Pacific' lettering on the plate. I think instinct took over & I pulled away the airbrush, fading & blending everything more evenly than intended. I also added appropriate details, like airlines & cut bars to the gondola..
Here is a Link to the "Herzog Car Topper"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4toJA5EXcM