crazyrichard Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 (edited) hi all , i started with this mercedes lieferwagen kit , and turned it into a rusted panelrod it was a quick thing only build 2 full days on it the boxart / kit , this kit was like this all separate , got it in a bigger stash buy the content i removed the rear arches and used revell 32 ford arches , made custom runing boards and cut the original front wings open ... then painted it old green and got it high gloss the paint was hard or so i thought ... when fitting the chassis and interiour i held the body with a cloth so i would not have fingerprints on the gloss ... in the end there was a slight imprint of the cloth structure in the paint because i had to aply pressure to the chassis for the glue to set .. some would have thought .. leave it and on pics it would not have been visible .. but i was like grrrr and in the end made the hood rusted ... then looking at it i felt the contrast was way to big , such high gloss and then a completely rusted hood .. that looked to forced so i just made the whole car rusted here is the end result the white walls are hand painted by me with enamel paint and got a wash over them , made the visor from styrene (old front bumpers) made a custom grille with v8 logo in the middle and some real mesh behind it and cut some lenses for the taillights the rear fender shape (the ducktale) dont start about that hahaha i hate it myself but i onl have 2 fenders left and they are both the same side , otherwise i would have lengthened them so they run through.. so yes the rear fenders look weird i know Edited March 31, 2013 by crazyrichard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted March 31, 2013 Author Share Posted March 31, 2013 some inbetween pics the scratch build grille with v8 logo (all scrap styrene from kits) made the 8 from 2 round circles some in the garage on this pic you see the more rough rust structure i started with and on the first post you see i downtoned that a bit real quick build but it was way fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted March 31, 2013 Author Share Posted March 31, 2013 is it that bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin T Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I like it. Looks good and rusty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Be careful displaying that with the For Sale signs on it. I buy 1:1s that look like that ! Great work and it only makes me more determined to find a few of those in the US Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted April 1, 2013 Author Share Posted April 1, 2013 thnx guys and well maybe some day i build a rusted model and try to sell it to you as a 1:1 , good test for realism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the goon Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Lookin' good. Like your garage also. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Very nice work Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfordguy Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 (edited) Nice build, and the diorama looks good too Edited April 5, 2013 by Bigfordguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 thnx guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I think it looks better in that garage/shop than a shiny one would. They really seem to compliment each other. David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 thnx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps2u Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Sharp! Both the panel van & The diorama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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