The doog's Hairspray tutorial--Nomad junker

Doog, I can't beleive you're building a car

Actually, I can't say anything. I have a couple of cars in my stash

Looking good by the way. 

If it turns out 1/100th as well as your January featured "SPOOKED" did, you are well ahead of the game. I have to tell you, I enjoyed that article and build of your very much. Very impressive.

Brent

ogrejohn wrote:

Looking good Doog! I don't know about any tips I could give but go over to Scale Auto Magazine (sister mag to FSM) and on the forum topics "other models". There's a thread on there about junkers and beaters. It's about 21 pages long with lots of pics. Some are very cool! Looks like yours is coming along nicely!

Aaron-- I agree the nests and stuff--actually I've benn looking for some 1/24/25 rabbits to put in the scene, or perhaps a lazy doog to lay around; kinda an "angle" I'm working for the scene....

 Reload--thanks so muchfor the compliment on "SPOOKED!"; I'm glad you enjoyed the article! I'll settle for this, my first "junker" to come out 1/10th as good as that dio!

 kenny and bostonbruin--thanks, and I plan to weather the interior pretty well too.

I'll try to get some pics up soon--not much more done, but at least I want to show some progress! Thanks again, guys!

I like it so far . A neat little trick for the ripped seat is to insert some fine scouring pad or very fine horse hair from undeneaath and also add somme coiled wire the effect looks great

Summit wrote:

Doog , what did tou use for your ignition wires ? Something on hand or did you pick it up at your LHS ?

I was actually thinking about putting a tissue paper blanket laying over one of the seats...?

A "rat's nest"? Hmm...probably just papers and such. I am trying to find some Preiser 1/24 Rabbits, but they're out of stock everywhere I've looked! 

I've thought about the seat thing--these seats had not coils but wavy lines of metal under the seat foam. I'm going to add foam to it, but I have to wait until I paint it.  

Thanks for your comments guys!

fantacmet wrote:

My onlu suggestion, and I'm actually pleading this.  PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, don't make the mistake other people do, and make an otherwise outstanding model look like a toy or a diecast, by mucking up on the hinges, so the doors open incorrectly.  Set the hinges up so the leading edge of the door folds INTO the body instead out swinging out and away from it, like a trunk or a hood.  You can use the same design of hinge, just shrink it, and then swap it's mounting points.

I WILL simulate the latches as they stick out of the door, and put the holes in the interior walls where they should be, but I'm not going to "open" them per se! I know there's a Nomad kit out there with working doors and all that, but this one isn't it.

You don't have to engineer latches.  The best way is amazingly simple though.  Pin head for the door jamb, just a piece of plasitc on the door that looks like a latch that will slid over the pin head(I can get photo's of this on a model), as for the latch itself, use a couple of tiny magnets one inside the door the other inside the body.  LOL.  Yeah no reason to do that on your project.  Iw asn't thinking latches though, just hinges.  :P  There is something in an issue os scale auto from this last year, that could add some absolutely wesome rust cancer effect to the body, I can either explain it or try to dig up that issue for you, if you are interested.  It takes alot of extra work but the effect is incredable.  Not sure how far you want to go on this.

*EDIT*

One other thing, asie from it looking good.  I've seen article/tutorials you've done for the mag.  You do well and I can follow them.  I've seen all kinds of tutorials and such showing how to do the doorjambs and whatnot, but they all seem to be rather vague.  Think you could do one?  I've tried to do it and have ended up with plenty of kits turned into massive parts boxes.  Just because I can't build the door jambs and such.

For some modelers, they have a gift. You are one of those. Beautiful work, the whole care is looking great but I just love the way you have done the seats.

Stunning effect, Doog... looks fantastic. Nice read, as well.

Steve

Most interesting technique indeed. Thanks for that. My wife is gonna wonder where her hairspray went!

Would this work on Corvairs, too, or just Nomads?

Mark you might want to check with Ralph Nader first ...

Doog ~ Simply Outstanding, The text and pictures make this so easy to follow. No Gray areas at all.  Man that Nomad looks just like the ones I remember hid behind barns and out in pastures in Colorado, paint and surface rust wise.

SteveM wrote:

Stunning effect, Doog... looks fantastic. Nice read, as well. Steve

Steve stole the only word I can think of to describe those results.  Can't wait to try it on something-- anything.  I wonder if this would work to simulate paint worn off a wooden floor......I smell an idea....To the bench!

Well, this old dog just learned a new trick. Cool effect, and well presented. Thanks, doog!

Hey guys, thanks a lot for the enthusiastic responses!  I do appreciate the "props"!

Modelnerd--this wil work with Corvairs, Corvettes, Cadillacs; whatever ya got in the stash! It also works with brunette or blond hair too--you can just about use Aqua Net Extra Super Hold for model glue if you want! LOL!

(Just please, don't abuse any old Mustangs in this manner! )

Summit--cool! I was hoping someone said that it looked "real"--that's the best thing a modeler can hear!

 kenny and Steve--thanks, guys!

Ian--if I know you, you'll take this toot and run with it and post some amazing new model over there in armor, beating me to using it on a panzer--hey, GO FOR IT!

ruddrat--what's a "dog"?!? LOL!!!! Thanks for the 's! 

Thanks again, guys--next update will be the interior weathering and maybe some rust effects on the outside--depends on what I have going on here. My "real life" vehicle just blew the fuel pump, if I'm correct! Man, there goes the tax check!