Dr. Cranky

Here's a side distraction this afternoon . . . I got my bike tins back from the pinstriper . . . and now not only do I have my name on my bike and just the right look, but you'll hear and SEE me coming when I ride through your town!!! BROOM, BROOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!! I painted the base coat with House of Kolor black and my buddy Mark Jeffreys did the rest with the pewter belt buckles and all the graphics . . .

Thanks, Bill . . . yeah, I always feel like it's a stress-free technique, now if only more people would modify it and put it to good use. I'm beginning to feel pretty excited about stippling paint out of the airbrush too. Lots of possibilities . . . .

Of course, how did you know? When I run out of it, I've been known to buy salt bagels and then scrape it off . . .

Here are my 2 cents worth: Model building is for fun. I enjoy looking at models and I enjoy building my models. I can't imagine why anyone in their right mind would ever want to cheat. And if somebody cheats, they are only doing themselves harm . . . . MODELS + FRIENDSHIPS + HOBBY = FUN!

If you become a professor of Art, you can schedule your week accordingly. Yeah, this project is not super modified, so I can see how I have a slight advantage, buddy. You know I am only kidding and I also know that when all is said and done you gonna kick my ass with your build!!!

As you can see here the third color is TAMIYA GREY GREEN which I used to fog and fade the top surfaces of the body . . .

It's okay for the airbrush to blast off some of the salt, this will provide even better rusting . . . . The hood is going to go a different color, but I used it as a mask to keep the paint off the engine bay, which is going to be rust and black . . .

Here is the second color . . .

The beauty of working with the Iwata Micron C-Plus is that there's no need to mask anything. All you need is a steady hand . . . Here comes the first body color . . . .

The beauty of working with the Iwata Micron C-Plus is that there's no need to mask anything. All you need is a steady hand . . . Here comes the first body color . . . .

Jairus, remember that Eurythmic's song: Here comes the SALT again, falling on my head like a memory . . .

Here are the colors I am using: 1. TAMIYA COCKPIT GREEN 2. TAMIYA YELLOW GREEN 3. TAMIYA GREY GREEN for fogging and fading . . . and the interior.

All right, maties . . . here's a whole bunch of progress . . . Jarius, eat your heart out!!! (Ah, fighting words!!!) The rust colors are stippled on, that's my new favorite teachnique . . .

Thanks, Jantrix. It's true. The magazines are also a good resource for inspiration!!!

Happy Birthday, chap, you need to buy yourself a treat--the kind of gift that will remind you how much fun you had turning this new age!!!

Thanks, G. Yeah, knowing me it will end up being a Beachcomber Surf Rat!!!

Hey, Harry, I survived. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BUDDY!!! Hoping you get lots of goodies and early bird special gift certificates!!!

I think mine is leaning more towards a rattier beach comber!!!

But you know since I can't control myself, I might end up with this:

Something like this, but NOT this clean. But NOT this beat up and gone:

I'm going for this type of look:

The wheels are Modelhaus 170 wide white walls . . . and the rims are stock.

Since I came up with the idea of suckering so many builders into building a model in two months for a contest, I decided to take my own medicine, and also that Jairus Watson's inflicted this idea of surf rods in my head, and I have not been able to shake it for the last two days, so here goes my next build . . . . From the Revell kit, which has the extra lowerd suspension and a very smooth casted body . . . Eveything's in primer, but soon, I will do a two tone paint job using Tamiya Cockpit Green and Tamiya Yellow Green, both flat. There will be some rusting and some off-colored panels like the hood, etc . . .

Yes, indeed. I am going to juggle a lit torch, a bowling ball and a chainsaw that's on!!!

You are in your element now. Cutting, chopping, fitting, adjusting . . . I'm not anywhere near your workbench, but I can feel the fun!!!