Italeri 1/24 Ford Transit Completed

[prichrd1]

Tights on the head?

Now you're talking - Bring it on! :flushed::flushed:

Me thinks you had too much champers & sun!!

I hope this works, cos if it don't I've been an' gone an' ruined a perfectly good kit!

You'll never get that one through an MOT !!! :flushed: :thumb2::thumb2:
Looks good so far.

Paul.
:smiling2:

[Gern]

With my figure painting skills ( read - lack of ) I should be able to just about manage a squashed distorted face!

That would be better than mine for sure!

[Gern]

Ooops! Made a boo boo - got a bit of clean up to do.

[Gern]

Too much rust in the inside - now sorted.

Does anyone know if 1984 Transits had steel or aluminjum wheels? I need to weather them but don't want to put rust on aluminjum.

[yak face]

They would have been steel Dave , they only started offering alloys fairly recently, but don’t forget the kit has wheel trims to fit over the wheels so if you use them then don’t rust them up , although in 1984 I don’t think many jobbing transits would have had wheel trims , don’t know about the police spec ones though.

[HAWKERHUNTER]

looking awesome Tony

[Gern]

Gotta use the trims supplied Tony, but I got decals I can use on them so the band could justify the expense! The wheels fit over a split axle with a collar so they're free to rotate but look really toy-like. No prob to add a bit of rust to the wheels and leave the trims as flat aluminjum though. Thanks.

[Gern]

looking awesome Tony

I know Tony writes well with proper spelling and punctuation but I can't see how that makes it awesome! :upside: :smiling3:

[scottie3158]

Dave count me in.

[Gern]

OK. Wait for it! The absolute worst job of spray painting you'll ever see. It's blotchy and uneven and the deep red blood colour it's supposed to be looks more like a deep pink - it's absolutely perfect for the old, faded look I wanted! It's not only Ron who has happy accidents! A couple of coats of Klear and I'll start decalling.



No way would a 70s wannabe band have new tyres. Lots of work with heavy duty sandpaper and I've got rid of most of the tread and scuffed the sides. Bit of wash in the treads and I think they'll be OK. I've checked how the wheels go together and the way the discs fit, there's just the tiniest rim of steel showing. I've put a coat of steel down and I'll add some dings and rust tomorrow The discs themselves will get a coat of Tamiya flat aluminjum, Klear coat and decals then just a light dirt wash.



First washes on the underneath - lots more to do yet.


Another couple of questions though. Was the grille cover at the front steel or plastic, and what about the bumpers, were they chrome or plastic?

[Mini Me]

Hi Dave, I'm clueless on your questions but man I can tell you are in your element!!! It is obvious to anyone with more than 2 brain cells, that this is where you belong...........Rock On!!!!!

[Gern]

Hi Dave, I'm clueless on your questions but man I can tell you are in your element!!! It is obvious to anyone with more than 2 brain cells, that this is where you belong...........Rock On!!!!!

Rick! You woke up! Nice to see you and glad my work meets your expectations.

Long way to go yet though and plenty of opportunities for it to go wrong. Never done this sort of build before and despite seeing videos on techniques, it's always a bit nerve wracking when you try it yourself. I'd have my fingers crossed but that would make it tricky, so just keeping my toes crossed for now!

[Gern]

So now you know! The band called themselves the 'Blood Angels' after a series of characters in the Warhammer world.

Their van was originally plain white so they got a cheap re-spray and some decals to tart it up some. Decals were cheaper than a proper paint job, but even then they had to be kept small to keep the cost down. It didn't look too bad back in the day. Both the red and yellow were more vivid and the black stood out with a greater contrast against the darker red.



I'm happy with how the rust effects turned out. Not perfect but good enough for me. I'll add a few more rust colours in and around some of the white areas where the paint has peeled. Then I think a spray with really, really dilute light grey will give it an overall dusty look. I've got some matt medium around somewhere. Could I use that with just a tiny drop of light grey paint and some thinner? I don't want to use just water with a touch of colour as there won't be enough bonding agent in the paint to hold it.

What do you reckon guys?

[yak face]

Looking well knackered now dave ! The grille was plastic , the bumpers were plastic for the end pieces and painted steel for the straight middle section , i know this for a fact as I had a little parking bump in my dads Sierra back in the day ( about 1984/5) while still learning to drive and guess what I hit and had to fork out for a new Bumper centre section ? Yes a mk 2 transit ! Strangely enough the plastic bumper on the Sierra was undamaged !

[HAWKERHUNTER]

I know Tony writes well with proper spelling and punctuation but I can't see how that makes it awesome! :upside: :smiling3:

Haha. Sorry Dave.