Nosferatu

January 30, 2023

Beautiful work! A very nice VW gasser.

Dave

January 30, 2023

Thank you guys for your kind comments.

This was a really fun build and I learned a lot.

Dave

January 29, 2023

I like what you have done. Your previous dioramas are really nice.

I would like to do a diorama but I don't have the room.

Dave

January 29, 2023

I have completed The Beast. A total of 22 hours from start to finish. I watched a few videos on weathering and did my best. It was a lot of fun and I will do it again. The seat took about 2 hours. I ground the seat for the holes. I then used aluminum wire for the springs and rusted them. I put painters tape over the seat and made the cuts. Then painted the exposed “seat foam” and finish painted the blue seat cover then added the oil stains. I used the salt method, paint and rust inhibitors on the body and finished it with a light yellow color that was close to the 1953 Ford F100 original color. I added the rusted Ibeam for the bumper...you never know when you will need to take a tree down!

Thanks for looking and I hope you like it.
Dave

January 29, 2023

This diorama is amazing! I love all the attention to detail!

Dave

January 29, 2023

Beautifully done! The color is really nice.

Dave

January 29, 2023

This is coming along very nicely! I like all the detail on the 3D printed parts!

Dave

January 29, 2023

Wow! Some really fine craftmanship going on here! I love the tires and all the work you have done on the chassis.

Dave

January 24, 2023

In the Walmart parking lot.

January 24, 2023

On 1/23/2023 at 8:03 PM, JPL-ACE said:

Just saw this thread and it reminded me of a local car dealer with a VW bus body mounted on an old army tracked mule or weasel (I think that is the name). Looked really cool.

Your 1:1 and model are also very cool. I cant get over how creative people are. Nice model work and paint too.

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Thanks for your comments! I appreciate them.

Dave

January 23, 2023

This will be the last entry in this WIP thread for this vehicle. I am in the final assembly stage. The thread will be in the Under Glass section.

Thanks for looking and I hope you like it.

Dave

I finished weathering the seat and put a star crack in the windshield.

January 18, 2023

I bought a box of 1000 wooden coffee stirrers, sand, stain and seal them. the box will last forever.

January 18, 2023

I go to thrift shops and find these toys with cool wheels and tires. The toys are about $2 with senior discount. Cut the axles and re-purpose.

January 18, 2023

I picked this up at Goodwill. Its still bagged and came with glue. I also got 25% off the sticker for seniors.

January 18, 2023

Beautiful!

Excellent paint job too!

Dave

January 16, 2023

On 1/15/2023 at 10:59 PM, Zippi said:

I thought I'd check into building something along these lines but stuck out trying to find a 1/25 scale tank kit. What I could find was very pricey.

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I used other scale tank parts, maybe 1/35th, not quite sure of the scale. I sectioned the main chassis and eliminated a few of the wheels. I find tank parts at military model swap meets and flea markets.

January 16, 2023

On 1/15/2023 at 12:56 PM, Zippi said:

I have a lot of model boxes setting around from past builds with left over parts. Whenever I need a part I end up spending a lot of time going through a lot of boxes. What are you fellows using to organize your junk yard parts? Pics would be helpful.

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I have lots of models and never build one out of the box. I use everything for parts. I buy these bins at thrift stores for about $5 each and put bodies in one, tires in another, etc.

January 14, 2023

Progressing along here.

I am attempting to weather the bench seat. I've never tried this before. I made the springs. Lots more to do on the seat. Also going to put some rust on the truck body. I have some primer on it in the weathered areas. I will try the salt method. The bed floor still needs some work.

Thanks for looking!

Dave