happy grumpy Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Just fresh out of the workbench, this a little diorama picturing an abandoned Trabant . Although the Trabant was made of duraplast a composite material, the chassis was uni-body type and made of steel therefore it was prone to rust. I tried to reproduce the rust effects on the chassis. engine bay and trunk, leaving the doors and fenders and roof since they would not rust but they would still deteriorate when exposed to UV light and elements. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Excellent dio! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 That's awesome. Why not put it in with cars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Very well done. I like the quality weathering and the missing lights on the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted October 24, 2021 Author Share Posted October 24, 2021 I wanted to put in dioramas but ended up in all the rest. I wasn't sure. I'll let the moderators decide if they need to move it. I am quite new here .🤔 thanks for looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Boy, that looks pretty kewl. I'm liking these dioroma's more and more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 (edited) Very nicely done diorama. These cars had plastic bodies (well, it was actually made of resin-impregnated cotton),so there would be no rust. But the IIRC, color of bare plastic was sort of reddish brown, so you might be lucky that your rust on the body parts represents bare resin. 🙂 Back when I lived in Poland my uncle had one of those Trabants. It was white. He and my aunt used to take me on vacations in it (along with my cousin). I also remember that at some point the trunk lid cracked (from the lock tumbler down to the bottom edge. I remember my uncle took couple of flat pieces from my cousin's wooden erector set to use under clamps for repairing the crack. He used epoxy glue. Thanks for bringing up those memories! Edited October 25, 2021 by peteski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 VERY NICE!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Fantastic diorama! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy124 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Great diorama, excellent work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Excellent diorama and I always like seeing a Trabant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Excellent build. The weathering is very well done, and I especially like the weathering on the body. Very authentic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatMan Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Very well done! I love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 That looks awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Wonderful diorama, Mario - though Trabants are ugly, you weathered it perfectly and put it in a fitting environment ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Very convincing work on the weathering, that looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted October 27, 2021 Author Share Posted October 27, 2021 Thanks everybody for your kind words. keep on building Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominik Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 weathering is perfect! well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike F. Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Looks Great! So realistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbuilder1950 Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 @happy grumpy Mario. Great work. Your weathering is so realistic. I don't see how you can do weathering like you and others do. I can make them shiny, but weathering just escapes me. I envy your skills, and talent. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 That's really nicely done, you've given it so much character. Some of my kits would benefit from being shown like that, but I simply don't have the skills to make it look convincing like you've done here. I went to East Berlin in 1988, just a year before the wall came down. I'd never seen these funny little cars before, certainly saw plenty of them that day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrucha Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Nice diorama. Good work on the weathering. Very realistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 I love what you did to that ugly car! It's more of a display instead of a diorama anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Great job! Very realistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Very convincing weathering and distressing. The whole diorama has a great feel to it, nice use of clutter and surface texture. David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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