Dr. Cranky

I beg to differ, buddy. There are lots of great builders out there . . . on this forum. Everyone builds their tastes and up to their skills. After all, the idea is to have fun and share the work. Thanks for the kind words though.

Thank you . . . I just finally finished spraying all the paint, not it's time to do the chipping. Oh and that's a lot of chipping . . . I am going to time myself to see just how many hours it takes to chip an entire junker . . . stay tuned in . . .

The chipping is slow and fun AND the results are pretty good. Here's a close up of one of the wheels.

Got all the parts painted yesterday and they dried overnight. I also started the chipping--which is slow, slow, slow tedious work--on the wheels. And the gas tank . . . the next bit of fun is to chip the rest of the vehicle and then begin the weathering process . . .

A little rust research is in order . . .

I am thoroughly enjoying this build. Keep it going. More eye candy, please.

I agree with Jairus--it's more a theme build than a rat rod. Nevertheless, I don't get tired of seeing builds like this all over the country. There are some vehicles that can double as rods and WW3 vehicles. Both are in my world.

The paint finish is very interesting. On first look I though you had sprayed real flames on there. I like it. Cool.

LOL! I love the effect. You need to display a little scratch-build paint roller and bucked of paint for this one, buddy. The paint effect looks thick, just as if you had "rolled" it on.

We'll see what it looks like once it is painted and on the wheel.

Here's an extreme closeup of that dented hubcap . . . it's a mild dent which I managed to pull of by drilling a hole into the plastic and then covering the area with aluminum foil, glued, and then dented with the end of a brush . . .

After the shading, I used rust color for a general fogging of the body, and then orange yellow stippled. I know a lot of this stuff is not going to show through on the chipping of the paint, but I know it's there . . . All the parts have been painted this way, and the next step is a few light coats of hair spray, followed by a few light coats of Dullcoat . . .and then stay tuned in for the body color . . .

Here's a better picture of the body work and the pre-shading that's taking place. I'm a big believer in doing this because I think it pays off in the end when the model is painted you can see some of this foundational work coming through.

After the primer dried over night, I came back to it and sprayed some shading in a mixture of brown and black . . . just to begin to give the body some definition. If you notice the door panel of this one, I did a bit of body work on the panel to signify that this thing had been "touched" and "retouched" a few times in its working life . . .

Thanks maties, here is some more progress . . . I sprayed this one with Plastikote ruddy brown primer . . . and wait! No, you are not seeing double . . . Hum . . . enough parts for two different builds . . . and Mike, if ou look on the left you will see the dented hubcap in progress . . .

Chrome is easy to weather. Sprits it with dullcoat, black primer, and a little gray too . . . then after it all dries, you run a little wash over it . . . or you can dust it with the airbrush and sand-colored paint.

Me too, buddy. I had been away from the bench most of the year, but I friendly reminder from a friend that I needed to get off my derriere and finish my book helped.

Making slow progress, but everything is in primer as of 5pm, so we'll allow everything to dry overnight. Stay tuned in for more, and a surprise too!

Oh you should see it in person. I have not stopped studying it for days, including the torn up interior of the car . . . just amazing stuff.

Tom, that's a great idea, but it should not be difficult to make one out of tinfoil using the original cap and then dent it up. Or even better, make a buck and form out of thin metal . . . thanks for the kind words.

Thanks. Mike, I am going to try the dented cap shortly on a similar build. Stay tuned in . . .

I like the way this one turned out . . . pretty cool.

It's a tough one to answer and define. I know that there's always good craftsmanship behind a lot of models on the show tables. Master status, hum . . . A. Hiscano comes to mind in the model car world. Clay Kemp comes to mind too.

Thanks, Terry. Yeah, the boards are done . . . but I am thinking of putting a slat under the tank or leave it braced and open so you can get a glimpse of the chassis and dirt through it . . . besides, I am planning on making the gas tank a bit gunkier than the rest of the build . . . which is going to include some torn up seats . . .stay tuned in.

Greetings again from Cranky's Workshop . . . the crew has been busy once again going through the 3 Revell "Limited Edition" 37/38 Ford pick up and putting together something different. This one is in raw plastic still waiting for the modifications and adornments to be done so it can go into the paintshop . . . The wheels are from The Modelhaus and the gas tank is scratch-built from a Cirkle-K lighter . . . The iron works are photo-etched goodies from the spares box . . . Stay tuned in for more . . .