01-15-2009, 08:26 PM
Tom Wrote:Yeah, please do! Another modeler friend of mine was looking at the number on the side and is still 3 days later scratching his head as to how Doc Wayne did that seperated paint line number. Pretty slick! I figure he cut a "45" out of sticker stock or vinyl and painted over it.
Actually, those numbers are painted on, not decals. I used dry transfer lettering as a painting masked, applied over the colour that the lettering was to be, then masked, with tape, as required for the colour separation. The lower half of the numbers and the green stripe along the bottom of the hood and cab required a second painting and masking operation, including another application of the dry transfer numerals. After each painting operation, the dry transfers are removed by dabbing at them with the sticky side of a piece of masking tape - this is done as soon as the paint is dry to the touch, that same as you would for regular masking tape.
For those who are unaware of what I'm talking about, here's a picture:
[album]454[/album]
Wayne