Diamond T Flatbed Update

(Gosh has it been a month already?  Where has the time gone?  Early in the lockdown the days felt like weeks, the weeks like months and the months, well, you get the idea.  Modeling has slowed but not stopped.  Plenty of material to share in the next few weeks, thankfully.  Hang in there...we're all in this together.)

These shots are a few weeks old, but were taken just after I had applied a first layer of black oil wash.  The mineral spirits I used were "green", (which is my preference, to be environmentally friendly), but in this case that meant they had a milky color and thick consistency, making it harder to apply as a pin wash.  I was also a bit uncertain as to the finished result until they dried and with oils that meant a few days.  I have since purchased the traditional non-eco-friendly mineral spirits for my next wash.

I went ahead and painted the pallets that came with this kit though I won't be using them in the scene for which this truck is destined.  Before applying the oil wash I gloss-coated the truck to allow the wash to better find and follow the cracks and crevices.  Also note the poles holding up the cab roof.  These are not included in the kit but nowhere could I find any evidence that they shouldn't be there; just the opposite in fact, so there they are.  A freely hanging cab roof is a thing, but not on Diamond T trucks as far as I could tell.

Oh, and the color?  Just personal preference.  Since these images I have finished assembly.  Weathering still to come.