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What paint colours are used on the engine bloc pic

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  • Member since
    December 2005
  • From: Toronto, Canada
What paint colours are used on the engine bloc pic
Posted by Stuart06 on Friday, April 19, 2024 2:20 PM

I am trying to figure out the color of the engine bloc in the pic below.

I was wondering what shade of grey that is.  Also the browns for the rust....

Woud like to reproduce that effect.

What would be the best technique

 

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  • From: Valrico, FL
Posted by HeavyArty on Friday, April 19, 2024 3:46 PM

Any medium gray would do, especially since it is so dirtied up.  What vehicle is it from?  That isn't really a good example since not everything would/should be grey.

For the rust, a couple different rusty brown colors will do.

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  • Member since
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  • From: Toronto, Canada
Posted by Stuart06 on Saturday, April 20, 2024 6:31 AM

The Kit is Thunder Models S-60 tractor.

I was planning to paint none engine parts russian green, but the engine in the metallic iron with grey 

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  • From: Poland
Posted by Pawel on Saturday, April 20, 2024 8:36 AM

Hello!

As somebody with experience with soviet bloc motors I can tall you that most of these motors were not painted at all - I mean the cast parts, like the block and so on they were left in natural metal, because the gaskets leaked and everything would soon be covered in mixture of oil and dirt - and this is what you want to recreate here. I'd suggest painting everything flat medium gray and then going over that with more than one black wash, preferably somewhat glossy to show still wet oil in the recesses and more dry dirt on the exposed parts. Stamped metal parts might be painted gloss black when new, but that would quickly get dirty too.

Hope this helps - good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł

All comments and critique welcomed. Thanks for your honest opinions!

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