crazyrichard Posted April 28, 2016 Author Share Posted April 28, 2016 after the post i got the feeling my version looks like a set of worn seat covers , like aftermarket .. i distressed the apolstery more andd that looks way better .. was a bit of a try out first time i really went abandoned on a interiour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Crazy, I like it, it looks like a junkyard dogs home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted April 28, 2016 Author Share Posted April 28, 2016 thnx Lloyd test fit with the body steering wheel imo looks good weathering wise from old christmass napkins ... jut cut to size and only thing i did was sand it with used sandpaper , making it rough and a tad dirty from the stuff on the sandpaper test on the hood , slt is drying atm .. weird i buid a lot of weathered but this is the first time i actually try the saltmethod lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted April 30, 2016 Author Share Posted April 30, 2016 the engine bay , with poped up hinges aand the engine in a base rust layer .. will get all the details later , just the base those hinges are too thick so started sanding them thinner a bit thinner and made holes for pin , cut out the fake spring and will add a real spring base layer of rust taped of the engine bay and roof and sprayed orange ... i hope it turns out nice .... we will seee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted April 30, 2016 Author Share Posted April 30, 2016 came out nice i like that its not over flaked like this ..on this i can build on with weathering... add runner , filth , real leafs on the body ....try to make a partially peeled of vinyl roof the real springs look great , the hinges need some layers now ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted April 30, 2016 Author Share Posted April 30, 2016 thnx Lloyd ! just gave it a wash with black that brought the patina to life ..colored the panellines and made the engine bay filthy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted April 30, 2016 Author Share Posted April 30, 2016 aircleaner top in black with a bit of flyrust the decal all scuffed up that top was placed on the fromt crossmember .. i opened up the inlet manifold and also made mount holes for the carb on the corners .. so it lookes more intereting and like part where ripped off (or bought lol) outside pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted April 30, 2016 Author Share Posted April 30, 2016 painted a distributer in silver and red , when thats dry it can be weathered wipermotor on its place , needs weathering and i will make the holes with shaft sticking out where the wiper sit .. maybe do one wiper on one off windows in need work already put some green in the seems i will also make the firewall wiring and put it somewhere not connected .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Beautiful work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 thnx james ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 after some research decided to do the flower forming on the battery poles .... also made a bracket to hold the battery window wiper motor got a first wash the windshield .. nothing was really to my liking .. did 2 chips with cracks .. i the end cracked te whole window .. the wnted to dent it in a bot at the hole and heated it with a lighter . then magic happened .. the whole screen went like this and looked wat more realistic ... then dented it a tad the right a pillar lookes weird that got heated and bend when i did the dent on the side ... looked weird so i straightened that again ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWAGON Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Loving this! Great story behind it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 thx brandon ! i added wires to the battery and put a non connected wire beside it with real inner wire exposed big doubt .. should i give the hood the same orange paint and put it on like this or leave it hoodless with the hinges sticking up ...?? few fun picss in my backyard i just pulled the charger out of my river Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Mean looking project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted May 2, 2016 Author Share Posted May 2, 2016 thnx mark ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted May 2, 2016 Author Share Posted May 2, 2016 just started on a part of the wireloom on the firewall , used real real thin steel wire and painted that black .. will ad some thicker wires and some hoses i saw on a reference pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTalmage Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 The hood would be neat if you could add tiny pins to the hinges that way you can display it with the hood up, or put the hood on the roof, or lean it against the car for display. And a shredded up vinyl top would be killer too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotorbolt73 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Very nice. I've got a 70 Plymouth I used as a parts donor and I'm planning to do this with whats left of it... Thinking about trying the salt method on it. never done it before..Still confused a little about it..I also want to do the weathered vinyl top too..Still trying to figure that out too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted May 2, 2016 Author Share Posted May 2, 2016 (edited) thnx guys !The hood would be neat if you could add tiny pins to the hinges that way you can display it with the hood up, or put the hood on the roof, or lean it against the car for display. And a shredded up vinyl top would be killer too!well thats what i tried , putting the hood on the roof and that looked cool as well .. i'm more of a make a decision and glue it together person , rather then making it removable .. for me on a weathered build its key to make it all one piece and after the last layers and pigments i dont have to hande it a lot anymore ..putting the hood against the car looked weird its kind of tall .... and yes def. want to do the shreddded vinyl top .. thats why i left the roof rust and didnt paint it like the sides .. it needs a lighter rone of rust on the roof to take the color away from the orange weathered paint , then i want to make a vinyl to and peel it off artially Very nice. I've got a 70 Plymouth I used as a parts donor and I'm planning to do this with whats left of it... Thinking about trying the salt method on it. never done it before..Still confused a little about it..I also want to do the weathered vinyl top too..Still trying to figure that out too...its a lot of fun , i also still have some incomplete kits / cars in boxes so i'm thinking of doing a bunch of them ...just fun building these and going crazy .. and you can do this in all kind of stages , like still drivable to what i have a junker ripped for parts Edited May 2, 2016 by crazyrichard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelticModeler Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Just a thought but id put some dents in the body panels aswell. Patina looks awesome but a car that old and beat would moat likely have been banged up a bit too. But your build just a thought. Vety creative tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted May 3, 2016 Author Share Posted May 3, 2016 Just a thought but id put some dents in the body panels aswell. Patina looks awesome but a car that old and beat would moat likely have been banged up a bit too. But your build just a thought. Vety creative thothnx mack ! and if you ook back at pics there are quite a few dents in the body overall , passenger door has a massive dent , passenger side front wing has a dent , driersides wing has a dent on top of the wing , the rear wheel well is ll out of shape and dented in at the bottom , drivers side door has a dent ..ooh and the whle roof is dent in in 2 sot ... i just didnt want to overdo it some are small and 2 are bigger . i figured if i would really bang it up like crazy it would be overkill ...and now it looks kind of restorable ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted May 3, 2016 Author Share Posted May 3, 2016 i washed the rear window with a grey wash from lavado , this gave it a realistic look and lookss like a lot of pics i saw of weathered windows ... now its hard to get on a picture it kind of light up too much .. like on thiss shot .. wierd look > this shows it better but irl it looks better ...its got a stained look and is a tad see through ... it becomes real matte and make the windows look aged and dirty then decided i liked this look more then the smashed window i found one window that fit but it was broken in two pieces .. so i just glued it in with the crack then i got a cool idea and glued a for sale sign on the dash so it just shows through the wash , atm i gave the window a second wash (looks better after 2 layers) and then rubbed it off partially where the sign is so it looks like people cleaned the window to read the sign (will make pics later) then some pics with my gasser it kind of comess out nice next to the shiny charger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Wow, very convincing rust treatment, that battery corrosion is super. I like that you have left the carb off. This thing looks like it has been sitting for 30yrs. So many things you can do with this from here. Good luck man, it really looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted May 4, 2016 Author Share Posted May 4, 2016 thnx Lloyd , yes will get more stuff .. cant waight to put some real tiny leafs on the body , i collect them every autumn from a leaf bonsai i grew ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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