Dr. Cranky

LOL!!! Yeah, you can drown me inside that cabin!!!

Sweet, it's exactly what the doctor ordered! Great job! Congrats.

Actually, we got a lot of rain, and finally when I thought it would stop raining, I took PAINKILLER outside for a round of pictures, and I manage to take about 7 pics before I noticed the model was getting drizzled . . .

Ah, you know I'm just kidding ya!!! Thanks for the kind words, and in honor of your mistake, I've decided to add the "Crappy" to my Middle name. So now, my name reads: ###### CRAPPY CRANKY!!!! It's gotta nice ring to it!

Kasteer, you made me spit out my coffee and I dropped to the floor laughing my ass off!!! It's not "Crappy," it's CRANKY. As in ###### Cranky!!! Capiche?

Nice, everything's coming together! The troops are getting restless to build something!!!

The troops are growing by leaps and bounds . . . excellent, perfect. The more the longer the demolition caravan!!!

Very cool, we have almost 20 people and this is even before the movie opens, people see it, and then want to join the build. Excellent! Keep 'em comin'!

Boy, that looks gunked up, doesn't it? And shot at too!!!

It's suppose to be a scope of some sort . . . that, or it allows for the pure mustard gas gathered inside to escape!

Here are some lunch hour pics . . . hope you enjoy them . . . Most of the weathering and detailing is done except for a few little things here and there . . .

Glad you like it, J. It means a lot to me . . . and you are right, most of these types of vehicles are a leap of faith, but boy are they fun. You are also right that a lot of these elements and techniques can be carried over to the Rat Rod world. The idea is to keep building and having fun--I mean, what else is there, right?

Thanks, amigo! I'm in the process of adding some more weathering to this sucker, and it is almost done. I will post pictures as soon as I get some more taken. Stay tuned in . . . these kinds of builds are just pure fun!!!

It's an etched skull that comes in a Warhammer 40K basing kit . . . All I did was simply flow white paint over the relief skull . . . pretty darn easy.

--he's got a periscope in there . . . sonar, radar, and airconditioning!!! But when you look in your rearview mirror, this is what you might see coming up behind ya!

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I think I am going with this one next! With a few sligh modifications, of course!

Put in a long day at the workbench and got a lot done. This sucker needs to rest over night to dry real well, and then I can hit it up with my usual lotions, potions, and powders . . . it's almost done. Enjoy some of the pics.

The battering ram is also coming together with some detail . . .

Thanks, Zuk--yeah, it's a heat pen . . . I posted a picture on an earlier page . . .

I got the tires and chassis also done . . . hopefull I will be able to bring out more detail with light washes, powders and potions . . . More of the underside details . . .

For balance, I sprayed the rear too but made that a bit less even . . .

Start? Start? Oh yeah, start! Here are some pictures of some of the paint accents . . . I wanted to break up all the grungy green . . . so I remasked all the rust in the front, then cut a mask with a Fiskars pattern scissor and sprayed the orange in light coats, fading as I went along . . . Also, I made the scratmarks where the chain will ride on the hood . . . I hope it can be seen in this picture . . .

Hum, did you say a Deathbettle?

I like the name. Sometimes the name gets the builder fired up to build the THING itself!!! Run with it! Run with it FAR!!!