Greyey browny dirt is the New Black

axle box
Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker.

Painting the chassis.

Stage 1 – Hand paint with Humbrol Matt black. Spraying might have been a bit better but I couldn’t be bothered to set up the airbrush. The paint brushes nicely anyway to give a nice finish.

Stage 2 – Let the paint harden. This takes 24 hours and you can feel the difference. New paint may be dry but it feels soft to the touch. I don’t know why but it does.

Stage 3 – Dry brush everything with matt dark grey. Humbrol 66 because I didn’t have any 67 to hand.

Stage 4 – Repeat with rust colour.

Stage 5 – Repeat with gunmetal from the metalcote range.

Stage 6 – Dust with a rusty weathering powder for a bit of colour & texture.

Finally, clean out the bearings with the reamer and leave to dry.