Shambles Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 This will be an addition to my Shambles Performance Motors garage. I've bought up a bunch of cheap but nicely built plastic models and am in the process of wrecking and/or weathering them. I found some static mat "grass" for the yard and added scale gravel and have other detail items on the way. I'll keep yall posted... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglia105E Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Liking the grass and the gravel, John........ David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbeard Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020  Very cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shambles Posted March 15, 2020 Author Share Posted March 15, 2020 (edited) Wrecking another one tonight. An Olds 442, nicely built model I found on eBay. Sorta hate to wreck it but it was dusty and, well... destined for Shambles Salvage Yard.  A tedious process to make it look real. This one was T-boned on the passenger side. Door cut out, exterior and interior carefully heated and "crunched". Brake rotor attached, concrete blocks glued to the undercarriage. Weathering is next. The details probably won't be visible in the final diorama... but it's fun doing them. Edited March 17, 2020 by Shambles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglia105E Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 5 minutes ago, Shambles said: Wrecking another one tonight. An Olds 442, nicely built model I found on eBay. Sorta hate to wreck it but it was dusty and, well... destined to Shambles Salvage Yard.  A tedious process to make it look real. This one was T-boned on the passenger side. Door cut out, exterior and interior carefully heated and "crunched". Brake rotor attached, concrete blocks glued to the undercarriage. Weathering is next. The details probably won't be visible in the final diorama... but it's fun doing them. Really good job with your wrecked Oldsmobile 442, John....... you have a unique skill there ! By putting in all the detail, you will be covered from all camera angles once the wrecked car is in the diorama setting, so it is worthwhile. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Â I like the wrecked mustang!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrenchr Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Hi John, What is your heating method for the damage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shambles Posted March 16, 2020 Author Share Posted March 16, 2020 (edited) 20 hours ago, wrenchr said: Hi John, What is your heating method for the damage? I started out long ago using a Bic lighter and/or a candle. I have scribed out doors and deck lids for years, but this "Wonder Cutter" from Micro-Mark really speeds things up. It takes some practice, and it's easy to mess up but, since these are wrecks, I can get away with it. I sometimes use a Dremmel butane soldering tool for short bursts, but it can easily overheat the plastic and make it shrink, especially thin items like A- posts and exhaust pipes. I do most of the heating with a Micro-Mark heat gun but still have to be careful to distribute the heat evenly and stay off of the thin parts. I often take the model apart, "wreck" the interior and exterior separately, test fit a few times, then put them back together. After years of trying to make realistic flat tires, I found something that works pretty good; a hot plate and a 7/16 deep socket for 1:25 tires. I remove the tires from the rims so the rims don't flatten too. Then, trim away the excess rubber, and insert the rim. I've found resin "steel" wheels on eBay if  I want it to look like the wheel cover came off in the wreck. It also helps to have something solid to "crash" into the model being wrecked. For this one, I'm using the cab from a disassembled DM die cast '53 Chevy pickup (a whole other project that's in the works). Sorry... didn't mean to go on and on. I didn't know if yall would be interested. Edited March 17, 2020 by Shambles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrenchr Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 wow, to cool and thanks for explaining it all!! I buy old builds as well for my wreck / junkers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHPaul Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 I too appreciate the technical details of "wrecking" a model. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Gonna be sweet John. I'm diggin' it already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shambles Posted March 17, 2020 Author Share Posted March 17, 2020 21 hours ago, wrenchr said: wow, to cool and thanks for explaining it all!! I buy old builds as well for my wreck / junkers. Do you post any of your wrecks or junker photos here? Love to see 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrenchr Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 (edited) I have one thread in this section, I only have 2 done right now. I'm currently working on a 32 ford that will be an in progress build for my shop. I need to make a larger shop as right now mine is a 2 1/2 car garage.   Edited March 17, 2020 by wrenchr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shambles Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share Posted March 19, 2020 New stuff coming every day. Crusher, flat bed, heavy duty tele loader, trees and stone walls: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglia105E Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 You have some serious kit arriving there, John...... this is gonna be GOOD David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 You have a lot of good work going on there. Looks like a fun project, I'll be watching this one. David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shambles Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 Thanks y'all. I'm self quarantined and almost out of toilet paper? Oh well, more time to work on my projects  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Looks like fun, tearing stuff apart is something I enjoy, you are going the extra step to make it good again. Â I just went to You-Pick-It recently, they like to weld wheels together to set cars on, don't even bother taking the stupid space-saver spare tires off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotorbolt73 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Man ,I dig the car crusher. You scratch build that? I've thought of doing the same..buy a bunch of old prebuilts and weather and wreck em up..much easier than using new kits since most of the paint and assembly is already done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shambles Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share Posted March 23, 2020 (edited) On 3/22/2020 at 11:46 AM, Rotorbolt73 said: Man ,I dig the car crusher. You scratch build that? I've thought of doing the same..buy a bunch of old prebuilts and weather and wreck em up..much easier than using new kits since most of the paint and assembly is already done. Nah, I ain't nearly good enough at scratch building. Found the crusher on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Car-Crusher-For-Dioramas-1-24-1-25-scale-model/222545131853?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 Edited March 23, 2020 by Shambles text Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Go to YouTube and there are plenty of videos of crushers in operation. Note that they remove the tires first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shambles Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Tom Geiger said: Go to YouTube and there are plenty of videos of crushers in operation. Note that they remove the tires first. Thanks. I probably won't "crush" that GTO, but I'll remove the tires on the ones I do crush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shambles Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 Details, details..... and I've got over a dozen of these to do!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Very kool stuff saw the crusher on the Bay too!! Nice stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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