Dr. Cranky

Holy smokes those look so good, super realistic. Great job . . . keep the eye candy coming, please.

Tough one . . . it looks Russian!

Looking fantastic. Keep it going.

Thanks!

Nice work on the paint!

Wonderful models!

Amazing dioramas . . . great eye candy!

That's what it's all about, the eye candy and the styrene addiction!

As soon as the rain stops, I'll be shooting the paint. Stay tuned in . . .

More, more, more . . . it's going to look killer.

That's one beautiful model. Nice job.

Woah, that looks very cool. Please post more pictures as you make more progress . . .

Making some great progress. Keep it going.

The cool factor in this one is high. Fabulous, it is almost crying out to be part of larger diorama! Congrats.

LOL! You guys are too much, keeping me CRANKED UP. There'll be more progress tomorrow . . . the fun is just beginning . . . Next up is the interior and the engine . . .

LONG LIVE RUST!

Again, I have not touched this thing with any weathering solutions, potions, or powders . . . even the fading that takes place happens because of whatever chemical reaction happens between the hairspray, the salt, and water . . . Next up I am going to seal it all with a few coats of Future clear, and then the weathering will begin in earnest. Stay tuned in, my fellow CRANKYHEADS!

This trio of weathering techniques (resist, salt, and hairspray) can really make you into a RUST ADDICT! Here it is with the rack!

I discovered (by happy accident) that an extra two coats of rattlecan hairspray will really make the paint crackle up real good, giving the whole thing a nice texture . . .you can go from mild (subtle) to wild in seconds, so my advice is to go slow and done one panel at a time . . .

Lots of progress today . . . which makes EYEGORE happy! Here's a mock of where the paint is right out of the booth, and with the liquid mask resist, salt, and hairspray off . . . Of course, I could not wait to put on the graphics just to see how it was coming along!

Beautiful work, keep it going. I can't wait for the painting of the body to begin.

I'm sure they will rebuild and restock in no time. The better news is that nobody lost their lives.

LOL! It's pouring, a storm from the Gulf coming up through . . .

It's raining today, so I am going to hold off on the paint until tomorrow . . . in the meantime, I am making progress on the 50 Chevy Pick Up. Stay tuned in . . .

I'm working on a few other parts now including the hood which is going to be a different color from the rest of the truck . . . The texture you see is the salt . . . more soon, stay tuned in!