April 18, 2025
Description
Emergency service vehicle 14b - Crane extended (z-scale)
Assemble as seen in the picture.
Paint to your taste.
I use 3 different methods how to print and paint vehicles:
b) - use filament of the intended color of the model
- apply (matte) clear coat (to avoid bleeding of the colors applied later)
- paint the windows with black color (I typically use acrylic markers for this, e.g. Posca or Edding)
- add the details (here I use also acrylic markers, e.g. silver (Edding is perfect) for the front lights)
- to finalize apply (glossy) clear coat
(This method is quicker, but the color options are not so numerous)
c) - use transparent filament
- apply (matte) clear coat (to avoid bleeding of the colors applied later)
- protect window areas with liquid mask, e.g. from Vallejo, before applying the further paint
- scratch off the liquid mask after the paint has dried
- add the details (here I use also acrylic markers, e.g. silver (Edding is perfect) for the front lights)
- to finalize apply (glossy) clear coat
(This method gives the „most realistic“ result, but the after scratching quite a lot of detailed corrections are needed)
License:
Creative Commons - Attribution - Non-Commercial - Share Alike