Karl LaFong Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 This may be in the wrong topic but... Several years ago I purged my model stash. I should have been more careful, as I had the running gear for the 1926 Mack AC, but only a very odd selection of body parts. So I added a gas tank built from Evergreen styrene, a floorboard cut from 1/32" basswood, and a front bumper also made from basswood. All plastic parts were weathered with various shades of rusty brown paint and washes. The wood was stained with an alcohol/brown or black ink mixture. It's kind of boring, so I'll be adding some scratchbuilt or modified kit pieces. The gearbox was made from basswood, lettered with Woodland Scenics dry transfer letters, and stained with alcohol/ink. I'll be adding rusty watch gears and other parts later. The sign was constructed of the same materials as the box. A HO scale Walther's storage tank was modified with an Ozark Miniatures stopcock and aluminum tubing inlet and rusted with paints and washes. A pallet was constructed of basswood and stained. The large gear is an HO scale item, the other gears are watch parts. Finally, an industrial piping fixture was made from an Ozark Miniatures shutoff valve and aluminum tubing, painted with Rustoleum black primer (which yielded a nice gritty surface), and rusted in the same manner as the other pieces. More details will follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchook Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 (edited) Great weathering on everything! If your chassis had a cowl, steering wheel, seat & radiator it would look like an old doodlebug tractor. Here's a pic of a few of my fathers doodlebugs. Edited September 14 by mchook Wrong pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl LaFong Posted September 17 Author Share Posted September 17 I got some more work done on the Mack - rust never sleeps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 I really like this build. Great use of what parts were available at the time. These types of projects are really squarely within my wheel house. Thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 Very effective rust and weathering technique(s) you use here. Loving everything about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl LaFong Posted Thursday at 12:52 AM Author Share Posted Thursday at 12:52 AM I finished the Mack - the remaining pics are in the "Under Glass" section. One final comment is that previously I didn't have much luck with the Vallejo rust kit - things worked out much better when I 1) ignored the instructions and 2) used cheap make up sponges for application. Viva Dollar Store! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChopSauce Posted Friday at 06:39 AM Share Posted Friday at 06:39 AM Does that mean that you used the products but not the tools provided for their application? Awesome work by the way. I wouldn't say it was posted in the wrong section but the title was pretty puzzling to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl LaFong Posted 22 hours ago Author Share Posted 22 hours ago On 9/24/2021 at 2:39 AM, ChopSauce said: Does that mean that you used the products but not the tools provided for their application? Awesome work by the way. I wouldn't say it was posted in the wrong section but the title was pretty puzzling to me! The instructions with the rust kit show it being applied with brushes or airbrushes. Neither worked for me, but the make-up sponges worked well. Thanks for the kudos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglia105E Posted 20 hours ago Share Posted 20 hours ago I like your very realistic rust effect work, Keith......... You must be pleased with the end result. Most unusual model too ! Well done and thanks for posting your topic. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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