First Model in 10+ Yrs.

bobbaily

Member since
November 2003
From: Nashville, TN area

Posted by bobbaily on Sunday, August 23, 2009 3:43 PM

And you should be happy with it. You're doing a great job with it. I'm looking forward to seeing more progress pics. And I love the gatling guns....oh to have one of those on my Focus the next time some yo-yo runs a red light and cuts in front of me....

Bob

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DuHast

Member since
August 2009
From: Rhode Island

Posted by DuHast on Sunday, August 23, 2009 2:45 PM

Worked on Darkside some more yesterday with the help of my man Jeremy. He showed me how to dry brush some stuff to make subtle differences in elevation on some pieces stand out more and we started on the scratch building of the massive side beams on the Darkside Truck. I scratch built a mock up of one of the gatling guns to be on either side of the cab as well. Onto the pics!!

Enjoy!!

Just as a reminder, here is the Darkside reference pic.

Attempt at the same perspective

Side Rail Shots

Gatling Gun Mock-up (Cut Q-Tip Stems and Metal Duct Repair Tape)

It's Coming Along!! I'm happy with it so far!

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bobbaily

Member since
November 2003
From: Nashville, TN area

Posted by bobbaily on Thursday, August 20, 2009 10:01 AM

Tim-the engine looks fantastic with the wash. Makes a world of difference. My only thought (and please, this is just my opinion) is that the wheels are a bit 'too heavy' on the wash. Again, this is only my opinion and I have a tendency to build my auto projects on the 'clean' side. I really need to 'dirty' one up sometime. Hmmmm...maybe a "Dirty & rusted out GB" sometime in future?

It's great that you have co-workers that are involved in your hobby. Are you guys hiring..

Bob

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DuHast

Member since
August 2009
From: Rhode Island

Posted by DuHast on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 9:41 PM

Bob - I did what you suggested with a little input from Jeremy JMABX whom I work with... we went over some stuff together today while we should have been working I'm sure.

Jeremy - As always thanks for your help and patience with my seemingly neverending questions.

I washed the engine and all the parts as well as the chrome wheels (per the picture). I used some Flat Black, Rust and a slight bit of silver all thinned out and mixed together to get a good "grimy" look to some of the parts.

Let me know what you think and I must say, for my first time ever trying to wash something and give it an old and dirty look I was quite impressed with how it came out.

Some angles of it however look TOO dirty... but then again, when you're driving a Semi-Cab with machine guns bolted to the hood, iron beams on the sides, a police car strapped to the hood; it may not matter how dirty your engine is!

On To The Pics!!!

Enjoy! - CONTACT!!

Engine Parts Washed and Assembled

Wheels

Engine in Chassis

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aussiemuscle308

Member since
September 2006

Posted by aussiemuscle308 on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 9:21 PM

bobbaily wrote:
Tim-Welcome to the forums. Nice detail work. ...A suggestion that is really more a matter of opinion would be to consider using an oil wash (or acrylic wash, depending on the base surface) to bring out the details on the engine & drivetrain parts.

yes, great detail. and you'll want to give it a 'wash' of thin black paint as bob suggested to give it that worn/worked look. i've played the original 'twisted metal' way back on playstation 1.

My gallery: http://www.thepartsbox.com/BB/viewforum.php?f=252

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jmabx

Member since
October 2007
From: Rhode Island

Posted by jmabx on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 7:36 PM

Hey Tim... looking good! Glad ya signed up!

As you probably know, I don't get to this end of the forums too often. Eventually I will be sliding on over here for the expertise of this fine group when I start building a 1/24 Fujimi Datsun SR311 to replicate the race car that my father-in-law drove. But that's another story!

You're in the right hands in these forums... everyone is very helpful!

As Bob mentioned, a wash will do that thing some good. The great thing about this project is that you can't screw it up. In my opinion, a very heavy wash of black followed up by another of, say, raw sienna will make it look grimy, dirty and nasty and that's the look you want. (I think )

I anyone has more input... let it fly! This kid is very talented and catches on very quickly!

Don't be afraid to ask questions here or at the "office". (You know I'll drop anything for a modelling related question!)

P.S. - I'll be keeping an eye on you! CONTACT!

Jeremy Propeller

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Brizio

Member since
May 2009
From: Brizioland

Posted by Brizio on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 12:27 PM

Welcome!!! Looking forward to see more of your work!

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TD4438

Member since
March 2006

Posted by TD4438 on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 11:33 AM

This one aughtta be good!I'll be watching it out for a finished product!

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bobbaily

Member since
November 2003
From: Nashville, TN area

Posted by bobbaily on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:23 AM

Tim-Welcome to the forums. Nice detail work. Looking forward to more progress pics.

Only area that I can offer a suggestion on is the seam on the air tanks. Is there a burr on the mounting surfaces? Or maybe the parts were labeled incorrectly and therefore mismatched upon assembly? If not, then maybe using strip stryene and or filler & sanding would fix the problem.

A suggestion that is really more a matter of opinion would be to consider using an oil wash (or acrylic wash, depending on the base surface) to bring out the details on the engine & drivetrain parts.

Bob

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DuHast

Member since
August 2009
From: Rhode Island

First Model in 10+ Yrs.

Posted by DuHast on Monday, August 17, 2009 10:33 PM

Hello Everyone, my name is Tim and I've been a big fan of all types of models my whole life. I have a decent collection of diecast AutoArt Racing Division models and I used to build the plastic models with my Dad. I haven't built a model in over 10 years so I've decided to get back into it after talking for weeks about it with a co-worker of mine JMABX (predominantly in the aircraft section).

The model I've decided to undertake is a pretty heavily custom model. I'm not sure how many of you on here will be familiar with the video games Twisted Metal. The game was basically a big demolition derby but with projectiles as well (missiles, napalm etc). One of my favorite characters from that game series was Darkside. Darkside is a tractor trailer cab with machine guns and other armaments.

The particular iteration of Darkside I'm going to attempt to replicate is from Twisted Metal Black, which is a Semi-Cab with a police car chained to the front to ram people with.

Here's a picture of the Darkside I'm speaking of.

i bought a Revell Peterbuilt 359 Conventional and have just started putting some things together and doing some painting... Enough talk, on to the pics. I'm only 3 days into it so far.

Enjoy!
Thanks,
Tim

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