PAGE 3 ALL FINISHED! "Checkered Past" Rusty Impala vignette

Thanks for the thumbs-up on the article, Jim! I don't think I'll be making it to Arizona any time soon though--that's a plane flight for sure; no way I could drive all the way out there with my models!

Interesting ideas about the progression of weathering a series or just one model. That may be something to think about in the future--thanks for the idea, guys!

smeagol the vile

I just had a cool idea to do with all these weathering techniques you have.  Do a series of Vignettes showing like how the car goes from Just left in the lot, to lair of the rust bunnies kind of thing

I like that idea!

By the way, congratulations on your article about the SdKfz in the latest FSM! Are you coming to Arizona for the IPMS Nationals? If so, you ought to show off some of your work.

smeagol the vile

I just had a cool idea to do with all these weathering techniques you have.  Do a series of Vignettes showing like how the car goes from Just left in the lot, to lair of the rust bunnies kind of thing

 I also have sort of an idea, but it would be very difficult. 

Have you ever seen those head-on photos, whre there's a car and 2 photos (of the same car) have been spliced together, to show the Before and After of a restoration?  It would be interesting to see a amall-scale, 3-D version of a photo like that ( I don't know how to remove 1/2 of the chrome plating from bumpers,though. You may have to BMF it)

I just had a cool idea to do with all these weathering techniques you have.  Do a series of Vignettes showing like how the car goes from Just left in the lot, to lair of the rust bunnies kind of thing

Thanks, Railfan! I appreciate the comments and the story!

Railfan 233

  I can't wait to see your finished car. 

Sorry, I jumped on the band wagen too late, and didn't know the work was finnished. I honestly thought the 5+ pages were replies of how great the model looks so far. I didn't know it was a project log Oopse!

  Don't blame me for my mind going blank. I just got done looking at a rusting relic (a mid-50's Lincoln.)

I'll try to get photos, so you can get a model and work your magic, Karl.

 (No garuntees, my camera is not working properly right now, for some reason. I'll try my best.)

 It looks fantastic, Karl.

    I love a good junker (I'm going to give a crack at it with a Revell '49 Mercury, If it turns out good, I'll send it in to the Reader's Gallery, mabe...)  I can't wait to see your finished car.  (Mabe you can, one day, make a thred just showing the cars you made. I didn't know you made many threds on making them)

 I have sort of a short story, from when my dad was on the fire department as a paramedic.

  There was a dirt track in Jacksonville, FL with a low wall protecting turns 1-2. My dad and another paramedic on the ambulance were assigned to the Saturday night's race. It was my dad's first time there on rescue, so he was curious about what was over the wall.

      The other paramedic told him "Don't worry, there has never been a crash that went over the wall."  To make it short, the first wreck of the night (about 5 minutes later) went over the wall, flipping over and over.  As it turned out, there was a grassy and rocky slope, which ended in to a river. The good news, the car didn't go in the water, and the driver was unhurt.

Let that be a lesson to you. Never say "Don't worry, It hasn't happened before and won't happem" It is garunteed to happen!

Thanks, IBuild48--that's very kind of you!   It's much appreciated!

Karl,

You are amazing! Every time I see your work I say, how can he top that.

Then you shows us.

Thanks,, guys! BUNNIES ROOL!

Honestly, I think that cottontail rabbits are the CUTEST things! I know they can be a pest if they get out of control, but they are so cute in their proper numbers. Here in the eastern US, the numbers have been decimated by  coyotes.

We used to see four, five or more out in the yard at night; now you're lucky to see two.

THEY SHALL LIVE ON IN MY DIORAMAS! lol!

If you run out of bunnies, we got plenty of 1/1-scale rabbits out here in Arizona! Working at plant nurseries out here, I get plenty of customer complaints about rabbits getting into their yards.

Heck, my mother's neighborhood is overrun with them.

The Rust Bunnies are back!   Run for your lives!!

One last detail, guys---what would a rusty car be without a bunny?

I finally got in my order of Preisser bunnies, and thought that a snowshoe hare would be appropriate for the "finishing touch" on this dio. Can't help it--the bunny motif will be my "trademark" in these rusty car builds!

Kinda like James Caan lighting that one cigarette at the end of the book in "Misery"....I can finally call it "finished"!

smeagol the vile

I have a question, that technique you did with the snow, do you think that would work for sand?

I have a question, that technique you did with the snow, do you think that would work for sand?

Why am I disappointed to see that you haven't given your bike your own custom Paint job Karl?

Thanks alot, Mike! I hope to be back over in the field before the end of the summer!

Dr Faust--WOW, those are some old horses! Very cool stuff!

I once rode a Suzuki PE (?) that was quite the ride. I ride an old '97 Suzuki RMX250--I've got two identical ones, with FMF pipes, and all the standard mods--Boyeson reed, Wiseco piston, etc. Also got some trick parts from a Czech company that sponsored me for some years. Here's my current racing one, on the line at a Hare Scrambles in New York...

Hey, isn't that CR one of those with the brutally stiff aluminum frames? Didja have to revalve the suspension? Mine is redone for the woods--really plush.

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the doog

Dr. Faust:

Thanks Karl for taking the time to post this wonderful WIP from start to finish.

I enjoyed it and learned ALOT.

Thanks again,

Dr

 

Thank you, Dr Faust! (Sorry I missed your post in replying!) I'm happy that you've learned a little from it--now let's see your own junker!

Cool, The only junkers i'm working on presently are my dirt bike restros. An 1979 cr125 and a 1981 cr250 lol

Like my bro said "they are just big models"

I'ts keeping me busy.

Ride On!

the last one is my race bike  2001 CR250

sorry for the hijack

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Karl - As usual your ground work is tremendous....nice work....love the look

See you when your clanking again!!

Rounds Complete!!

vespa boy

Karl, you really captured the feel of the real car beautifully. I especially like the piled snow. It gives the dio a specific time of year and also helps explain the condition of the car. The birch seeds work really well. (I also use them mixed with other garden litter for groundwork.) You tell the story of the car in a quiet, understated way. I think this is your best yet imho.

I'm happy that you think it's a worthy effort,. and I thank you for the kind words!

Those "leaves" really do give the whole build some "atmosphere", don't they? So far, I've used them in every "junker" scene. And I just ordered some more bunnies! I think that a "Snowshoe hare" would look cool in this one!

Dr. Faust

Thanks Karl for taking the time to post this wonderful WIP from start to finish.

I enjoyed it and learned ALOT.

Thanks again,

Dr

Steven. sometimes I'll spray the groundwork when it's on the base, but if I sprayed it in the tub, it would blow all over the place!

Those "leaves" are already pre-colored, so they give a nice variety as is

Hmmmm, when I used the rock in the base I made I had stuck the rock into the celluclay before it dried.  Gave it a really nice look of actuially having been there for quite a while.  Do you spray the diffrent groundworks in the tub with your AB to color them, or leave them as is?

Karl, you really captured the feel of the real car beautifully. I especially like the piled snow. It gives the dio a specific time of year and also helps explain the condition of the car. The birch seeds work really well. (I also use them mixed with other garden litter for groundwork.) You tell the story of the car in a quiet, understated way. I think this is your best yet imho.

Smeagol,

Since I use white glue (Like "Elmer's") to secure the groundwork AFTER the celluclay, I would just "paint" the glue around the rock and that would take care of any issues. To paint around it, I would just be careful with the airbrush. However, if you need to spray Dull coat to stick powder, you could mask the rock with Silly Putty--just stick it on and pull it off.

As far as the groundwork, I generally mix all the elements in a tub--that mimics the way that it all gets mixed together in real life. Once I put it down, I look at it after it has dried, and then add individual elements--grass, extra leaves, twigs, branches, etc. where I think it needs it.

Let me ask you this karl, if you use a large rock (I did and had issues though it still looks good) how do you go about texturing the ground without getting any coloring on the rock, or do you do ALL the static grass and ground work before hand in one of those tubs?

Thanks Karl for taking the time to post this wonderful WIP from start to finish.

I enjoyed it and learned ALOT.

Thanks again,

Dr

Thanks, Bill! I appreciate the "Hammer", lol! It looks just like one of our old album covers!

Thanks too, Jason! Your generous praise is much appreciated! I"m glad that you have learned and been inspired by my WIPs!

Smeagol--thanks too.Yeah, I love those leaves too! They're actually dyed birch tree seeds--I've got to get some from the forests around here; they're "Out of stock" at the place I get 'em! As far as the Celluclay, I sometimes put small stones in the clay, but I usually as that in the second layer--the"dirt" cover. I use the Celluclay as a literal "base" and then put a ground covering over that, whether it be grass, forest litter, or dirt and stone. If I want a big rock in there, I DO put that in the actual "base" clay. Thanks for the input--I"m sure it will give others who read this thread ideas as well!

Thank you, Oddmanrush! I am grateful for your comments!

Thanks, too, John!

Excellent work Doog!