crazyrichard

today i started the washes on the floor , after i washed the edges on the walls to add depth i needed to make a dark wash for the floor so it was more balanced also did some more fith and exhaust gass stains on the walls found a box of tehse plastic things this week and the second i saw them i thought about a big hanging workshop heating system i made them thicker by glueing 2 together and make 3 like that and then glue the 3 pieces together then used all sorts of misc.. parts from my partsboxes added hoses wich will run through a panel i will make in one of the small windows of the most right garage window so they can suck in fresh air then just as a base i sprayed the thing silver need to add all sorts of piping and wiring etc .. made do the side housing red like the lift i have build

thnx all much apriciated btw the diorama is just a work in prgress i'm currently really building on it again and the thread is here in the diorama section

yes i thought of that , just need to find the right thickness thnx

thnx and yes do it its fun placed a die-hard decal on the back i thought it looked nice lol with the taillights and shifter and well its roughly finished so i'm going to post pics in under glass , need to do 2 details but i'm waighting with those need to find some correct material thnx for the awsome replyes and for watching under glass topic > http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=71169

hi all , this build was based on the revell ford roadster high boy kit , not a lot remained stock the build thread > http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=70600 the bare metall look is not actually a look , i sprayed silver aluminum zink spray on the body and sanded that with superfine paper reveiling the aluminium in the paint. so actually there is a layer of alu paint on the body .. went for something i had planned for a while and thats adding speedholes , all holes are drilled out and countersunk from the rear to make the styrene material thin and to look more like sheetmetal , the engine is builkd up from several parts out of the partsbox with custom made parts on it to be hounest i was making a sloped windscreen but that broke when i heated it and bended it to get more shape , i tried to make a new one but i didnt get anything nice so thats something i will add in the future . also i need to add gauges in the dash , thats alos something i need to waight with i want to really sratch those and make gauges with more detail instead of using the kit decals some pics in my garage (the garage is a work in progress) i will add beter pics when the sun is shining

that came out soo awsome , love it !!!!!!!!! love the engine also

awsome , love it

thats cool !!!

stunning , awsome details

whow thats clean and shiny awsome job

nice job looking real good , i love the chrome on the white

very cool , love the mesh in the hood !! looking real clean

thats cool

awsome progress and awsome information

thnx a lot guys close to being finished maybe today .. this was the last rod kit i have .. maybe the next one will be a mercedes panelvan i wil turn into a shop hotrod ... that kit isnt 100% complete and wil only be used as a base but first i will finish this one , i never do 2 builds at a time

at this point its really becoming insane detaile wise .. just pure fun and inspriration following this thread waighted a few updates before replying again but here is my shout about .........

insanely cool !!!!!!!!!!!!

oh yeaaah going to be a nother awsome creations !! really looking forward to the progress

tasty !!!!!!!!! love the way the gold stripe runs at the front awsome job so far

looking real sharp !!! maybe do a tiny little black in the chassis , like on the edges , just some watery mix so you can try to give ssome edges some depth and shade just a idea i got , looking great

thats cool i cualy really like the fastback body style , sure a classic mini body style is always cool but this one is really something different !! looks great

did the spark plug wires , made out of thin brass wire from old chanpaign bottles fitted them , bended them into shape and painted them red while fitted on the engine where they go in the engine i still need to pains some black (like the round holes that are now red) also did some fith on the door from the exhausts the udercarridge was a problem i could not sand there to get the same effect like on the body it was still clean an silver. so i washed it and made it look filthy .... didnt want any rust on the car so i kept it like this

just sick !! love it

thnx guys and the bare metal look is explained a xxx amount of posts back its actually silver aluminium zink spray and in fact there is really a layer of aluminium on the car .. spray the parts and it will look metallic grey , sand i long enough with fine paper and you will find aluminium stuck on your sandaper and the body starts to look more and more like bare metal ...

thank you paulo