Hello guys. I've been wanting a small old tractor for some time that I could used and abused on a 1950s era layout. There are so many gorgeous CAT models out there, but I don't often see one of a 1930s or 1940s model CAT.
Then one day I was watching the weekly on-line update from Caboose Stop Hobbies and I caught a glimpse of this little critter.
I had Merlyn set it aside for me and I picked it up at the Indy show.
Got a little more than I bargained for when I got home and opened the package.
I've never worked with pewter before, never worked with brass before, and haven't painted a model since before I was a teenager - I'm very much a ready-to-run guy. But I bought some drill bits and glue and paint, and made slow progress for a while, and finally got to this point earlier this week.
This is the prototype, new-ish.
But I was shooting for something a little more distressed, like this.
or this...
So I started with a few coats of paint...
added the decals (at least the ones that didn't fall apart on me)...
and then finished with three shades of rust and a couple dark washes...
This is my first attempt at weathering, so I'm looking for constructive critisism. I wish I had gone with more of the dark rust and less of the orange-ish rust. Also, I was debating on weather to add some mud to the tracks and fenders, or just rust them up a bit more.
Thanks for looking.
