Pulp Vehicles - Yesteryear repaints

[gamer Mac]

Got some models of Yesteryear cheap off of Ebay.
I am repainting them to use in my pulp games.
Below is the before picture.


A couple of pictures of the first repaint.



Not decided whether to put the canopy on or not.
Anybody got good advice on weathering vehicles. I always end up with too much or too little. What colours/paints work best?

[Remington]

Nicely done! I really like that green color. The dust and dirt on the tires looks really believable.

Now, I got myself two yesteryears as well and I was wondering if you removed the tires/wheels before you painted it. And did you spray prime it at all?

Cheers,

R

[Gluteus Maximus]

I think you have done an excellent job there. You have turned a cheap toy into a great wargames model. Your weathering looks fine to me!

Your models pass the "photo enlargement" test with flying colours  

[gamer Mac]

Remington
I didn't remove the tires on this one. I thought I might damage the rims, and the axle was a single piece. I did split the rest of the vehicle up into its component parts by drilling out the rivets on the bottom.
I tried just sanding it first then painting it but at the edges the paint was just flaking off the original blue gloss paint. So I then spray painted a black primer, which seemed to work well.

[Malamute]

very nicely done.

[Remington]

Thank you for your reply.

Yiikiies, drilling out the rivers is probably a bit over my toolbox's capabilities. I guess I'll have to try some things out.

Again... absolutely brilliant.

[dampfpanzerwagon]

I think the weathering looks just right. 

Tony
http://dampfpanzerwagon.blogspot.com/

[gamer Mac]

Thanks for the complements.
Remington
Drilling out the rivets is easy. I use a Black and Decker cordless drill with a drill bit of about 4 mm diameter. You just need to hollow out the rivet a bit then you should be able to break off the edge with a pair of pliers.

I have got another one started. But I am not sure the best way to finish it. Below is a picture of it stripped and prepared for spraying. As you can see it was originally white. It’s a very large Mercedes that I want to paint black for my pulp Germans. I have not got a photo of it sprayed but it is now matt black.

My problem is that I think it should have a gloss finish. The question is, do I high light the black before glossing or do I just go ahead and gloss over the matt black? I am not sure which will look best on a scale model.

[Argonor]

I think that if you're going to use gloss varnish, you should not highlight.

I've done a lot of GW gems without adding the small white dot, and then varnished the gem - the highlight will be formed by the natural light - (and as we usually view the minis from an elevated position, the light will reflect at the upper part of the gem, as intended).

[Johnnytodd]

Are the "MODELS of YESTERYEAR" all the same scale?  what scale?

[gamer Mac]

Not sure what exact scale they are but they fit nice with 28 mm figures. The ones I have all appear to be the same scale.
I have a couple of sloppy Jalopy vehicles WIP. If I ever finish building them I will post a picture of them both together. It might give you an idea of the size.

[Remington]

Thanks, gamer Mac. I'll give it a try.

I also would not highlight the black if you are going to use gloss varnish. When you highlight, you "emulate" shadows and shines. If you add the real shine to that from the varnish, it will only confuse the eye.

[Saya]

I recently bought two vehicles on ebay too, but Lledo, as there are scale 1 / 43. Looks very good with figures of 28mm.
Very nice paint work.
Cheers

[Onebigriver]

Nicely done. I was tempted to buy some Yesteryear models from a charity shop recently, there were 5 or 6 in a bag, all knackered, but the shop wanted £5 for them! I'll have to have a look on Ebay.

[theoldschool]

Very nice indeed. I've got a load of these but had been putting off a repaint because I couldn't work out what to do with the tyres. I hadn't thought of masking tape, but it's so obvious now.
I also picked up a couple of the Bluemoon trucks, more expsnive but lovely models.