Mostly Digital Photography

Still putting on a show.

This is the engine of a few days ago, now complete with the radiator and the exhausts, which make it easier to identify (Rover V8, in this case in a Morgan Plus 8).

I have applied a very light coat of Ferrari Red to the 250 GTO. I think I should have applied rather more primer before this, as the paint is very easily damaged, and a few very fine scratch marks are showing, so a bit more sanding is needed. As I suspected, the colour looks a little lighter and less intense than what I think of as Ferrari red. SO some more work is needed before I go on to apply some more top coats. The acrylic paint also seems difficult to get a gloss finish, so I shall probably have to apply a final gloss varnish.

Now nearly all the materials have arrived I can start on the painting of the main parts of the 250 GTO. It’s a long time (20 years or more) since I’ve done any airbrushing, and the old cheap airbrush and compressor were not operable, so I needed replacements. I never was much good at airbrushing, but of course the internet wasn’t available in the way it is now, so I lacked the tutorials and advice which are readily available now. Of course, skill and experience are still needed, and I’m sure I’ll have plenty of problems for quite a while. So far I’ve just applied a mist coat of primer to the main body, which has made me more aware of a seam between the front apron of the model and the main  body, so I’ll need to fill this and do a little bit more priming before I can get on to the Ferrari red to see how the colour looks, and I’m sure this will also show up my poor use of the airbrush even more.

The first magnolia is now looking superb – it may even get a bit better, but all too soon the flowers will start falling.