Painting Little Trucks

Paul Heiser Models 2 1/2 ton truck with tires behind the cab show it is an artillery prime mover.

Overall it gets spray painted Rust-Oleum 2X primer, then Testors Olive Drab spray paint.  Most of the details get painted with Tamiya, like this winch cable.

Gloss black for the windshield.

And then flat black for the tires.  Testors 1164 Flat Green for the canvas, lots of touch up around the tires and canvas.

Painting the spare tires is a chore.

Each jar of paint gets a little sticker on top with the name and sometimes the number of the paint inside the jar.  I also include other information such as US Army Troops if it is a color I use for uniforms.  The jar lids get a black marker circle around the rim once it's opened.  I often have multiple jars of the paints I use a lot, so it's helpful to prevent me having multiple open jars of the same color.

Testors 1164 Flat Green and Testors 1165 Flat Olive.  I have probably used this paint for more than 50 years, and could have painted my house with all of it I have used.  It was about 5 cents per jar when I started using it.

 Their Flat Olive is a perfect match for Testors Olive Drab spraypaint.