This Solido models of a Berliet fire tender was part of a small batch of dodgy die-casts I picked up at Triples in March. Having need for only a limited number of fire engines I mulled over other roles for some of the toys. The Berliet will now serve on as a radio truck in a Brigade-level HQ - a purpose for which it looks the part.
The original paintwork.
Red is always a bugger to paint over, but from 3 feet away on a dull day and without my glasses I can hardly see all the bits I missed...
I like this! A very good idea indeed and it looks good. I usually strip the paint from mine but now I think that there is no need.
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ReplyDeleteI've been re-spraying all manner of dodgy diecast toys for years. You get interesting toys cheaply and as a bonus it annoys the self-styled 'proper' Wargamers.
Nice work Tim!
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Peter