Project - Painting Bayardi's Open Crate/Top, Small (Generic)

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Kit No. M77/14A
Resin Casting
Armand P. Bayardi
info@armandbayardi.com
www.armandbayardi.com

Armand P. Bayardi of Pennsylvania produces much more than tree trunk and stump castings. Three features are neat about his Kit No. M77/14A. First, Kit M77/14A has a separate fitted top; second its graining is an indicator of the lengths Bayadi will go for accuracy; and third, both sides of its lid have grain carved in it. Obviously, if one is to include this on a model railroad, the top should not be glued shut but left open given the price paid. Bayardi's two-piece resin casting I received was free of any flash and had nice wood grain. This package is marked as 1:24 scale but this box could probably be utilized in any scale. Like most offerings that Armand P. Bayardi sells, this item came in a simple plastic pouch. The $ 6.50 marked is a 2022 price.
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Armand P. Bayardi Kit No. M77/14A (1/24)

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Meyer's Dish Soap
Step One - Clean the two castings with soap and water and let dry on a paper towel. I decided it would over-kill to prime a detail of such small size that would not be handled much so no priming was attempted.

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Step Two - Brush paint both interior and exterior of both castings with Tamiya XF-59 Desert Yellow 23ml (a water-soluble acrylic resin paint); no need to break out your air brush.
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Step Three - Brush paint (using a fine brush) with Vallejo Model Color 70.870 Medium Sea Grey (FS36270). Use your index finger to spread the paint to your liking - move fast, this paint dries quickly. Any light grey would have sufficed, this is what I had on hand. Yes, at this point the castings look a bit awful but we are not done yet.
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Step 4 - Painted with Americana acrylic Bleached Sand 2 fl. oz. - this is a water-based paint that cleans up easily. This Americana paint is available on Home Depot's web site or check your local big box crafts store. Any light tan would have worked but this is what I had on hand). I then smeared this paint with my finger.
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Step 5 - Applied MIG Productions P701 Engine Grime Effect with a brush (a Tamiya cotton swab would have worked as well). Any black wash would have worked for this purpose. Bayardi's castings are still a bit wet in this photograph and hence a bit shiny.

Step 6 - Insert some contents into these empty castings. A nice touch would be some shredded paper or wood to protect the supposed modeled contents during shipping.

Step 7 - Clean your hands with Tub O'Towels.
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My take-away from this project is that one does not need to purchase Acrylicos Vallejo Old and New Wood Effects, Model Air Paint Set for a list price of $ 30.00. Vallejo also has a Wood and Leather set of eight paints that also may not be necessary. This method detailed above can be accomplished for a fraction of the cost - the most expensive part of this endeavor was the MIG product which was not a necessity - it could have been duplicated with a black ink and alcohol wash that many modelers have on their workbench.


 

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