So, after Ron's brilliant guide I thought I'd have a go at brush painting the underside of the chassis. Let's just say I think I'd better pick something less complicated to practice on next time, and any colour other than white
After 5 coats of AK3 acrylics over a light grey primer, some of it is starting to look white but the paint has definitely gathered into all of the nooks & crannies, the problem I usually have with a brush.
Coat 1
Coat 2
Coat 3
Coat 4
Coat 5
I'll see how it looks in the morning once dry but it's already clogging up the detail and still needs a few more coats to be fully white, so may end up stripping it, and picking something less taxing to try my hand at brushing!
With that taking most of the afternoon it did give me several hours to work on other things. The suspension parts and some interior bits have been clipped off, cleaned up, primed, sanded, re-primed & most of them painted with MRP black, giving a nice satin finish.
The engine parts were already primed, but I also managed to assemble & paint them, along with the gearbox, heater pipes, battery and subframe. These were all brushed. I'm pretty confident with small parts like this, it's just big areas I struggle with. Practice practice practice I guess
I'm tempted to add some detail to the engine in the form of wires and suchlike, and there are several
decals to add yet, but since it'll probably never be seen I'm not sure I want to put myself through it! Will mull it over.