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[crazyrichard]

this one was actually my first ever plastic modelkit and like my coupe i desided to redo this one after a while .

started like this back then >



and it ended up like this





2 weeks ago i decided to redo a ford coupe to use in my garage dio project and after completing that one i desided last week i wanted to redo the pick up also..
sure i could have kept it as my forst plastic build kit ever but i'm not that sentimental

so i started to break it apart



getting some idea's flowing



and i desided not to make a whole new frame but use the existing one cut of the fenders that where one piece with the frame
reason most is hidden , its a fairly quick rebuild and it will be rusted .
also i wanted a sort if flimsy looking frame ..

actually used parts of a incomplete vw beetle kit for this



drykitting and getting the idea's flowing

[crazyrichard]

then started to sand the cab and bed like this



added a rust brown wash with acrylic paint



made some rust texture at the bottom using saw dust and paint



real wood in the bed



and some darker washes and texture making





added a older looking steering wheel and weathered it a bit

[Dr. Cranky]

I like it, it's looking good.

[crazyrichard]

then weathered the engine



the seat / bench i made cracks in that like the leather had dry cracks and washed it with acrylic paint

also desided to use these wheels to compensate for the rust a bit







aged the wood in the bed



did the rear wheels



and started the dash and window frame (just first set up)

this is where i'm at right now , now i need to make some cool details , add stacks and carbs on the engine and some more nice detailing maybe

I like it, it's looking good.

thnx , just posted the past pics to where i'm at atm

[BOSWELL891]

Looks great

[crazyrichard]

thnx
wanted to do a lot on it today but instead i have been here for e few hours now

[TooOld]

Very cool looking Richard ! I like the before and after , you do excellent work .
And WELCOME to the forum !

[bryan_m]

very cool!

i never thought of using saw dust for texture, ive been using baking soda and you have to be careful with it because if you dont seal it good enuff, it will turn white again!

nice work
bryan

[crazyrichard]

thnx guys

very cool!

i never thought of using saw dust for texture, ive been using baking soda and you have to be careful with it because if you dont seal it good enuff, it will turn white again!

nice work
bryan

its like finedust i dont know if you call it the same but its sawdust from mdf wood (the smooth pressen stuff) , waight i googled it and its just short for
Medium Density Fiberboard so i'm sure you know what i mean
i used it as base for my diorama and i saw the dust lying there and saved it in a container because its superfine stuf and i thought i can use that as dust or as stuff they trow on oilspils in garages .
when i was doing this ford i saw the jar with dust and got the idea to use it as texture , it actually is perfect scale wise..
first i tried wood glue and dust over it and then acrylic paint with the brush ..
but soon i tried just a layer of acrylic paint (waterbased) and just trow some sawdust on it , then paint over it right away .. then after drying some darker stuff and its like you get depth .. i could have made tiny holes even like its rusted through ..
but now it does not come of even when i wrub it with my finger , ist just enclosed in the paint

@ MCM Ohana , thnx , still learning new stuff , due to the diorama and the fact i tried a lot of stuff there i got the idea to turn my rods into weathered models ..
tbh i think its so much more fun and you can get much more realism with weathering , its like i found my calling lol



after looking here and posting some of my stuff i made carbs on the engine today and gave them the same weathering as the rest of the engine



mounted the windowframe and dash , the dash got a orange lightbulb in the middle , a small speedo en 2 pinstripes

Edited by crazyrichard, 13 October 2012 - 04:15 AM.

[jeffs396]

Good stuff here!!!

[slusher]

Very nice work...very cool..

[vwrabbit]

Nice rebuild!

Tim

[cobraman]

Very cool build.

[dimebolt]

Really cool build Richard.
Corey

[crazyrichard]

thnx all

[crazyrichard]

today i moved everything from my workshed into my house , its getting too cold there , everything is cold and eventhough i could place a heater it will never become like real comftable in the shed ..
so for the winter i'm building in my house

started with some lighthousings out of my partsbox , like little bullet shaped ones and glued some lenses on them




then fixed them under the bed







and gave the houses the same rust threatment as the rest to make it beld in and not stick out so much under there












on this picture you see the carbs on top of the engine , need some fuel lines en other detaling



desided to place the window a tad openen like a safariwindow and made the glass slightly dirty , also drybrushed the tryes slightly
and make then less static (i already sanded the tyres before placing them)








next to the coupe on my new winter work area on the dinig table , i cant sit upstairs because i'm remodeling the whole upper floor / rooms

Edited by crazyrichard, 14 October 2012 - 04:52 AM.

[crazyrichard]

started on the grille and used a ruined ford grille from the coupe kit .
i cut out the closed middle section so i only had the edge



cleaned up the edges a bit



luckely i could salvage this piece of radiator also





then painted this inside black , bitrough but later on you hardly see this , the black is only to give darkness and depth when i make a grille in front
i also made a bottom piece from scrap plastics so the grille is closed again



dryfitting loose in front to see how it looks





then made a top on the carbs



and tried some headlights from the spare kit .. hmm bit big , the bar is cool with the v8 logo in the middle , maybe fit smaller headlights on that ?

[cobra98]

Very nice!!

[crazyrichard]

thnx

just did some small head light on the grille , looks betetr imo

i kinda failed with placing some mesh i got it in now but far back due to the center bar i could not make nice formed mesh in there

i hope tomorrow i think hmm cool otherwise its back to the "drawing board"

crappy evening pics



made the headlights a bit yellow , i always like that on rough cars on the pic they look more yellow then irl



here are 2 pics how the mesh is in atm , far back ... what do you guys think ?





i could do paint on the inside edge now and its ratty so it doesnt have to be perfect imo

Edited by crazyrichard, 14 October 2012 - 09:14 AM.

[vwrabbit]

I like the new lights!

Tim