I was handed a box of old models a client had done, all in various states. Many had sustained damage of one form or another, some missing parts, and others just need a bit of TLC. His instructions were to "restore" them. I decided to start with this old Taymia Matilda. He built it using the kit markings, and what was probably accepted at the time for the colors in the famous "Caunter" scheme. However newer research has shown the colors to be a Middlestone base, with a Silver Grey, and a Slate Grey. From what Ive been told the Silver Grey would fade and bleach to a very pale bluish tint, but not as blue as we see on some museum pieces! So I dunked the model in "Super Clean" stripping off all the old paint, and reassembled the model. For the new paint I ended up mixing the colors using various Model Master enamels, somewhat going with what "looked right". I used Slate Grey and Radome Tan, both lightened with white, and for the Silver Grey I used a mix of German Afrika Grey Brown with some Duck Egg Blue and a few drops of another blue just to "blue" it up a little. I think I got it looking pretty good!
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| Original Condition | Stripped bare for new paint! |
