Baugher Garage

Well done!

Spot on! Ya know, your 1:1 had some nice trim around the fuel filler door. Don't forget that piece! ;-)

Great looking car! I REALLY dig that "pavement" you made for your photos. Nice touch!

This looks so good!!

This is looking so good! I built this kit stock not long ago and know what you mean about that trunk. What a joke!

Thanks! I may still take a stab at the foil later once I locate some.

Looking good!!

Thanks everyone. I spent some time working on this last night. I decided not to use foil for a couple of reasons. 1) I've never done it and this car has some intricate detail in the stainless. 2) I don't have any! 3) I thought it might be too bright for a car this rough. Instead I did the stainless with a silver Sharpie ad paint pen. Gave it a duller look. The additional color washes definitely helped the overall look of the weathering. Still more "age" that I initially hoped for, but will continue to work with it and see where it ends up. http://s1295.photobucket.com/user/BaugherGarage/slideshow/

Dude ... wow.

Sharp! That's one classy ride!

This is my favorite of your Fords so far! How do you do those amazing interiors?!

Lookin' good!

HA! I remember that story! The Belvedere wasn't quite as well preserved as they'd hoped...

LOL! Yea, it does look like it's been in a marsh for about 40 years...

Good call! Will do! I've not done foil before but plan to with this build. This is my experimental project!

Well, I took my first stab at the salt technique for weathering a car body. Turned out ok, but probably a little overkill... I did an initial camo coat with multiple primer colors, including Rustoleum dark brown textured spray. Let that dry (briefly), sprayed with water salted and let that dry (briefly), then hit it with flat white rattle can paint. Let that dry (briefly) them brushed it all off with a stiff bristled brush, rubbed on some pastel chalk in places, and buffed with a dirty cloth. I don't have much patience, so did it all in about an hour. Will finish it out with some rat rod rims and a low stance, maybe a mexican blanket for the front seat. Greaserama style... Thoughts?

Thanks guys! Definitely NOT discouraged! Very inspired by all the techniques I've seen since joining. Amazing stuff!

... until I joined this forum! I gotta say, I never in my wildest dreams thought there was this much talent and this much passion for model building still around. Some of you guys are freaks of nature... so inspiring!

This is completely insane!!!! You're not married, are ya ... ;-)

Man, that turned out NICE!

Over-achiever!! VERY nice!

I swear I've looked at this a dozen times... can't get over the realism. Simply amazing.

Just a little surface rust - should be an easy one to restore!

MAD SKILLZ.

DITTO! Welcome KC brother!