Been working on the fuel induction the whole week. I started out with the intake runners and plenum. Shot with the unpainted carburetors from Futureattraction:
Then I shot a coat of Tamiya X-31 Titanium Gold on 'em, filled in the throttle bores with some flat black and assembled them
Then came a dark brown acrylic wash, allowed to dry and followed up with a dry brushing of ground up black pastel to flatten it all out and add some "age" to them.
I took a comparative pic of both carbs. One on the left is with the wash and pastel treatment and the one on the right is without it.
And with both carburetors painted and "weathered". Now.....it's time to add the details.