misterNNL Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) Great use of your skills of observation and ability to apply what you see in miniature. The texture and colors of the oxidation on the bare metal is outstanding.Only thing I would add would be some short weeds or dead leaves blown back into some open area here and there. Overall it's very real world believable. Thanks for sharing your inspiration with us. Edited October 23, 2020 by misterNNL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Hi Charles! This is really "picture perfect", the details are ultra-realistic. Bravo! I am truly impressed by your windshield treatment. Masterful! CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 WOW!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanMuscleFan Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 I agree with the others, the aging effect is just fantastic! Each element can be mistaken for real things. Simply outstanding work sir!!! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordairgtar Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 I think this has the right amount of griminess to it. I'd be afraid to touch it thinking I would get old oil on myself. Hence...perfection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted October 27, 2020 Author Share Posted October 27, 2020 On 10/23/2020 at 3:08 PM, misterNNL said: Great use of your skills of observation and ability to apply what you see in miniature. The texture and colors of the oxidation on the bare metal is outstanding.Only thing I would add would be some short weeds or dead leaves blown back into some open area here and there. Overall it's very real world believable. Thanks for sharing your inspiration with us. Glad you like it. On 10/24/2020 at 5:02 PM, Claude Thibodeau said: Hi Charles! This is really "picture perfect", the details are ultra-realistic. Bravo! I am truly impressed by your windshield treatment. Masterful! CT Thank you Claude. On 10/24/2020 at 5:52 PM, crazyjim said: WOW!! Thanks Jim. On 10/24/2020 at 5:53 PM, AmericanMuscleFan said: I agree with the others, the aging effect is just fantastic! Each element can be mistaken for real things. Simply outstanding work sir!!! ? Much appreciated. Just made a few updates since those photos were taken. Will post photos later. On 10/24/2020 at 8:04 PM, lordairgtar said: I think this has the right amount of griminess to it. I'd be afraid to touch it thinking I would get old oil on myself. Hence...perfection. thanks. On 10/24/2020 at 8:20 PM, ewetwo said: Excellent. Thanks ewetwo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Very nice work. Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted November 5, 2020 Author Share Posted November 5, 2020 On 11/3/2020 at 11:41 PM, charlie8575 said: Very nice work. Charlie Larkin Thank you kindly Charlie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 This is very well done! You should do a tutorial on your technique for the broken glass; that is especially convincing. Teach us!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted January 12, 2021 Author Share Posted January 12, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, bisc63 said: This is very well done! You should do a tutorial on your technique for the broken glass; that is especially convincing. Teach us!! Thank you. I think I had already explained under another response in this thread. But anyways, I simply used smartphone glass protection. Its the most realistic material to use. Try it. But it has to be the glass version, not the plastic one. Edited January 12, 2021 by tiking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Charles, the diorama looks excellent. One suggestion though: the tires (the ones on the van, and the loose ones) have tread that is too clean. You have the sidewalls of the tires weathered, but the treads look clean (as if the tires were new, or driven on paved roads). Junk yards are muddy places, and the treads woudl be filled with dried up mud. Actually, to take this one step further, maybe sand the tread on some of the tires down, so they look almost bald. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted January 12, 2021 Author Share Posted January 12, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, peteski said: Charles, the diorama looks excellent. One suggestion though: the tires (the ones on the van, and the loose ones) have tread that is too clean. You have the sidewalls of the tires weathered, but the treads look clean (as if the tires were new, or driven on paved roads). Junk yards are muddy places, and the treads woudl be filled with dried up mud. Actually, to take this one step further, maybe sand the tread on some of the tires down, so they look almost bald. I know. I mentioned it in the beginning that I was not a 100% done with the diorama. I had already planned to shave down the threads and weather the tyres even more. I've seen many junkyards before. There are plus and minuses. Everything is not what everyone expects for all junkyards. There are muddy and there resonable looking junkyards. All depending on the weather conditions and various components and their spillage. I take a bit from the ones I've seen. Since these photos were taken, I have since done more weathering and added more or less details. Don't worry. Ive done my research before building this, like majority of my builds. Thank you for your advice and comments. Edited January 12, 2021 by tiking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 very impressive, Charles - how did you create the broken windshield of the Transit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted May 13, 2021 Author Share Posted May 13, 2021 7 hours ago, 1959scudetto said: very impressive, Charles - how did you create the broken windshield of the Transit? Thank you. I simply used smartphone glass protection. Its the most realistic material to use. Try it. But it has to be the glass version, not the plastic one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Incredible work as always! Looks real! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted May 20, 2021 Author Share Posted May 20, 2021 1 hour ago, DRIPTROIT 71 said: Incredible work as always! Looks real! Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 On 1/12/2021 at 12:36 AM, bisc63 said: This is very well done! You should do a tutorial on your technique for the broken glass; that is especially convincing. Teach us!! Yessss! And I can't get over the track rollers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Payne Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 About as believable as it gets- I would say clean build but somehow it just doesn't fit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted June 6, 2021 Author Share Posted June 6, 2021 On 6/5/2021 at 2:35 AM, landman said: Yessss! And I can't get over the track rollers. Thanks man! On 6/5/2021 at 3:44 AM, Paul Payne said: About as believable as it gets- I would say clean build but somehow it just doesn't fit! HeHe! Thank you kindly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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