Painting and decaling the 1950 era containers

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  • July 15, 2020 at 6:03 pm #6372
    Charles Duckworth
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      I first washed the containers in Dawn dish washing detergent to eliminate any mold release from the castings. Then after drying I used Tamiya light gray primer and sprayed the top, sides and ends. Let this dry overnight. Container was then painted with Tru-Color Eagle Gray and dried overnight.

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      After trying to get the Tamiya masking tape (which is quite thin) to lay down between the ribs I decided to just airbrush the Eagle blue and take my chances. As long as you spray directly at the tape any overspray is minimal.

      July 16, 2020 at 4:26 am #9813
      Gary Herron
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        Charlie,

        Container looks great. Looking forward to seeing one on a flat or in one of the gons. Thanks for sharing your work.

        I can’t believe how much you get done…and so quickly!

        Gary

        July 19, 2020 at 12:07 am #9817
        Charles Duckworth
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          July 22, 2020 at 2:24 pm #9826
          Charles Duckworth
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