The American brand Moebius Models offers the 1971 Ford Ranger as a fantastic detailed kit which won the German trophy „Model of the Year 2015“. It consists of several grey plastic parts, some rubber tires, clear parts, clear red parts, decals.
I started to complete the 1-part frame with the multipart axles, (non-working) steering and further add on parts.
Once the engine is also finished I have painted the chassis in matt black, the engine in aluminium and blue before putting all together and adding some further add-on parts such as the exhaust, cooler, spare wheel and wheels. A light dry brush with silver, some oil washing on the engine, a little bit of rust at the exhaust…. The frame is mostly finished.
I have decided not to add any wiring at the engine as I will keep the hood closed…
The body of the car comes next. Some sinkmarks on the side walls of the bed were removed, then everything sanded a bit. A light grey primer on everything which was sanded under water for a smooth surface. The “FORD” letters on the engine hood were covered with Bare Metal Foil before painting. Then the beige areas were painted, later masked and the blue areas painted. I used Tamiya colors for both.
The interieur was painted in beige, then dark brown oil colors followed. Once dry, some drybrush and detail painting will follow ….
So far for the moment ….
Cheers
Micha
