Bridge Crane Construction Part 5

Well it’s finely done. Painting it turned out to be more of a chore than I thought. I used a whole bottle of Floquil “reefer orange” to paint the main structure and the cab was painted Floquil “CNW yellow”. The bucket cable and spools were painted with Floquil “weathered black”. The roofs on the mechanical house and electrical cabinet cover were painted Floquil “roof brown”, along with the interior of the unload shut. All of the orange and yellow was air brushed. The roofs, cable and unload shut were painted with a brush.

I did not use the window material supplied in the kit. Depending on the model and its location dictates what kind of window material I use. In this case I went with Micro-scale “Kristal Klear”, when applied to an individual window pane it will dry fairly flush. What is Kristal Klear? It’s a liquid material that resembles white glue, when it dries it’s clear. The trick for getting a great looking window will depend on how much material you apply to the opening. You want to apply as little as possible. I typically fill the opening quickly with a fare amount, and then I take my applicator and push it through the opening and back it out slowly to remove excess material. You want the middle of the area you just completed to look like it’s already dried (clear). The edges take longer because there’s more material there. The nice thing about this product is that if you don’t like your results just simply scrape out the opening and try again. I recommend practicing on left over windows from other projects first. You will need to develop your own technique. It can get a little frustrating.

Finishing touches; I added a few decals on the cab and mechanical housing, then I air brushes them and the window treatments with Testors “Dulcoat”.