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Mission paint bad. Should have stayed with Vallejo or Tamiya but I wanted to try something new since they had amazing selection on colors... I do like MRP paint, I will them to paint the helicopter International Orange.

Some areas are too faded and some need less after looking at the photos but this is how it looks so far.

Started painting in the dio pieces. i was looking for the right Olive drab color to offset the truck color. I had heard about Mission Models Paint but never used them before, they have a great selection of colors and they were on sale at the hobby shop on top of it. it has to be the worst paint ever produced, coverage is awful and several steps need to be done,mixing it with two different products hoping to get the right ratio and finding the right pressure so it lays down flat is a guessing game as well.

That's a beauty.

Started priming today the parts today

Funny you mention it. It was going to add a small folding table on the side of the toolbox and put the vice on it but it looked odd.

Finished tool box

Looks just right in my book. Nicely done.

All dio pieces are done. Now it's time to clear the bench and start painting them. I have no idea where they will be placed in the dio just yet. Added an engine craddle.

Figures not scanned but designed

I went with the bigger box. Next is the cradle for the engine. Figures are still being designed. Heres the guy outside by crane controls. i have ordered tools from Bregun Models .

Thanks for the feedback on the toolboxes.

...and this is the reason why I try new things. Airscale is the man. You rock.

So I made 2 toolboxes since I was having difficulty with scale. I used the helicopter tire for reference but there is some gap between the helo and the box and that threw me off for size. Still need to add wheels to the box. heres how it looks so far, feedback welcome on which box looks better.

Thanks but I must say I often look at your work to keep me in line. You are truly talented with your aluminum work.

Yes solder wire

Working on the toolbox, doesnt look like much yet.

Great article, thanks for posting here.

great maintenance photo. I really want to do that toolbox in the front of the photo

Thanks Pete.

Update. Need to add hoses.

Update

Some progress. Got all the ground.