I had a little time to spare this week so I thought I’d give
a battered and playworn Dinky Shado 2 I’ve had lying around for a while a bit of a cheap make
–over.
I took off the paint with some left over paint stripper and
once it was cleaned up, sprayed the whole thing with grey primer. I had a root
in the bits box and found a driver that was roughly the right scale and some
parts for the cabin roof and the track guides.
Once I added the cabin top detail and the track guides, I
sprayed the top grill with a satin black and used ‘Hycote’ Ford Cuirass Metallic
spray paint for the body and chassis.
Once I’d painted the thin red stripe, I added matt black for
some subtle weathering, and then some white electricians tape for the stripes.
(I may change those for something more permanent next time)
Finally, a few random decals from the bits box for a little
added detail. The only thing I need now
is the lettering for the sides.
Love that!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kev. :)
DeleteThat is a really lovely restoration Scoop.
ReplyDeleteI agree, looks superb Scoop. Love the white racing stripes.
DeleteThat is one beautiful restoration, bravo!
ReplyDeleteThanks fellas. Considering I only used what I could find in the workshop, it turned out rather well. I suppose I should keep my eye out for an Interceptor in need of restoration now. ;)
ReplyDeleteNice work , I may have to scout around on ebay for a battle~scarred example and have a go myself
ReplyDeleteFenton