As promised, the rest of the pics! You know, you Auto guys may be on to something here...I enjoyed the build quite a bit! Beating it up as much as I did helped keep me entertained through a subject I'm not normally interested in.
'Nuff said, down to the nitty gritty.
At least that shot is a little more clear.
How did I make the chain link? I used to work at a pet store that received regular shipments of crickets packed in small cardboard boxes. The crickets were meant to feed the lizards but I wasn't concerned about them. I was after these little mesh wire grates that allowed the crickets to breath (long enough before they got eaten). The sign was printed off my computer and scaled down to size.
This was fun though I'm no graffiti artist. I used the airbrush after a failed attempt at using only pastels. The pastels worked but were rather dull. This project is a gift for my sister and her husband, hence their initials on the wall. Of course, writing graffiti, how could I resist 'tagging' my work with Odd Man Rush?
This is a scratch built roof top air conditioning unit. If you're into armor, you'll notice that I used 2 engine fans from a Panther and an engine grate from a T-34.
This is a view from down the sidewalk. I made grass in the cracks with bits of paint brush.
Trash bags are made out of tissue paper and the newspaper was scaled down and printed on computer paper.
Well, I hope you all like it, but if not, thats OK too! Let me know if you have suggestions or other criticism. And thanks for all the advice that helped me through this!!
Jon