This formerly Armour Yellow pickup truck (above) became an ex- periment for weathering techniques. It was given a coat of rust col- ored primer and then several coats of diluted blue colors. Note the scrape on the front fender. The red rear fender, missing tailgate
with a gouge and hobby blade. The re- sults worked well enough that I went back and added a few subtle dents and scrapes to the other trucks.
In contrast to the worn farm vehi-
cles, this Art Deco pickup with its Chess blue stripe was in good condi- tion. That explains why, despite a bro- ken axle, crushed front fender, torn off rear one, two missing hubcaps and cracked windshield, it will sit on the roof of Bumstead’s Auto in Troy wait- ing for repairs instead of in a junkyard.
Flatbed truck The front tires on this model stuck out
too far. That took me a while to notice. I twisted both wheels off the front axle and sanded their mounting hubs flush to
and wood frame in the bed help to make the model distinct (above right). The taillight and license plate have yet to be added. The broken front axle, missing hubcaps, side mirror and rear fender, and cracked windshield all await repair on this truck (below).
the back of the tires. The axle got short- ened so everything fit inside the fenders. I reshaped the lower front edge of the fenders to approximate photos. The “lenses” of the molded on turn signals were cut away. Aftermarket turn signals made from styrene rod and wire were added on top of their housing. Posing the driver’s left arm was a challenge, but worth it. Those details came from photos. A laser stake bed kit seemed too fragile for the club environment and didn’t fit what I wanted, so the original bed was modified. The bulkhead be- hind the cab was thinned and slightly shortened from each edge. The sides of the bed were notched for 2″×4″ styrene stakes which held 1″×6″ styrene sides. Styrene 1″×6″ also
wrapped the outer edge of the bed. A load of hay fit the season. Hay bales come in different sizes and weights which helps fit them into the truck bed. My first bales were terrible. Several tries later I cut balsa cores slightly undersize and painted them with craft paints mixed to the grass colors. They were liberally coated on their visible sides with thick matte medium. Woodland Scenics field grass- es, precut into very short lengths, were heaped onto the wet medium and gen- tly patted down with a palette knife. The second-cutting bales were lightly stippled with pale yellow acrylics to give the Timothy a drier look. They were bound with two strands from un- twisted fine silk thread.
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