Turret Truck with Frozen Tuna

Pic showing chips, scrapes, and impact blemishes on Rust-oleum Real Orange Gloss over Rust-oleum Dark Grey Primer (from Home Depot), dabbed with Testor's Silver Metallic from a bottle. Body of turret truck is aluminum, hence the absent of rust.

CN Spots, ModelCrazy, Spru-ceGoose, sorry it took so long to get back to you. To  answer, because I only use rattlecan (for personal reasons), I found that the primer sticks to the plastic much better than the top coat does to the primer. So, after layering the orange top coat on the dark grey primer, I use an X-Acto knife to induce the chipping through scrapping of the dried orange top coat, revealing the primer, but the primer stays un-chipped. Then, in certain areas, I use good 'ole Testors enamel silver in a bottle to paint within the primer chips, the look of bare metal. That's it, guys!

My dad couldn't Af FORD to Tuna Fish . So he got hit by a Hornet ?

Oh Cool !

Even with those darned dangerous oversize gloves . He's got a wary look . Is someone off camera gonna trow a pish at em ?( Pish ) childish form of Fish ) Just like it better . That's what it sounds like when they hit the deck fresh anyway !

Dude.

Very realistic, nice job!

Mike

I heard their mechanic was incompetent - he couldn't tune a turret truck, but he could tuna fish.    Badum bum!

It looks good even if it's a bit fishy.

You know somebody was going to post that.

LOL

Very interesting kit subject. Done well too with paint and weathered effects 

This fish tale didn't include the fish tails. Probably the best weathering and wear job I've ever seen, on any project. Completely realistic. Thanks for posting this, I really enjoyed seeing it.

Patrick

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2-13-15. Finally finished this, adding a simple asphalt-modeled base showing  the truck negotiating inside a warehouse. Wanted the driver to appear intent on his work (hence the pupils of his eyes looking towards the right), but contrast that with the ground stains of unknown origin, and a possible ominous end in the direction of the fish bone. The third tuna escapes (?)

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Honestly, I can smell the fish!

I have to ask .

   Do you want to buy my next catch ? My boat will hold 100 tons ..

The weathering / chipping / wear on the truck is exceptional good

Sashimi!

That is honestly the cutest model I have seen in a long time, and so well-done! THe figure looks great, honestly!

Wow very cool subject, great job.

Very nicely dirtied boots on that driver.

Gotta tell him he dropped a fish, though.

You can tune a piano but you can't tuna fish.

.....and the painted tuna look frosty, as if the fish are frozen 

very unusual subject matter. one forgets that tuna are a large fish, since they come in such small tins.

Very cool!

Nice, similar to something I use at work every day called a pack mule.

You just built that for the Halibut!