By Nathan Miller
I picked up a couple more 1918 Ford Runabouts like the one I painted up before at one of the "Antique" shops that rents out space to sellers. These two however will be painted and converted. One will be a Pickup with a yellow body and bed and black fenders. The other one will have a bigger wooden bed with tall sides. I may even remove the back fender and push the wheels farther back if I think I can manage it. The bigger truck will be grey and more heavily weathered with rust spots and more caked on mud.
I'll do the yellow truck first.
I got the trucks all stripped and primed and started work on the yellow pickup.
First I painted the body yellow. This took several thin coats.
Next I used a dark brown wash on the yellow areas.
Then I highlighted the yellow areas.
Finally I highlighted the black and added a few details. I've decided to make the bed of the pickup out of wood so I'll make that next.
I’ve made a simple truck bed out of basswood. I left the gate off so I could load the back with different items depending on what I wanted.
I'm going to stain it the same color as the steering wheel.
It's basically finished. Here are a few snapshots.
I'm pretty happy with it and I think it will make a nice addition to my games.
