chunkypeanutbutter Posted May 7, 2015 Posted May 7, 2015 And it's a Camaro at the end when the people are wandering around the wreck.
charlie8575 Posted May 8, 2015 Posted May 8, 2015 Nicely done. Good for a body-shop diorama. Charlie Larkin
DrKerry Posted May 8, 2015 Posted May 8, 2015 First off, That'll buff out!!!!! Second, that looks kool!!!!!!
David G. Posted May 31, 2015 Posted May 31, 2015 Nicely done! Nothing looks more like metal than metal! David G.
72 Charger Posted May 31, 2015 Posted May 31, 2015 Very cool build any updates ? I never knew that about vanishing point ? Very cool
restoman Posted May 31, 2015 Author Posted May 31, 2015 Nope, no updates. It's one of those builds that might never get done - kind of a I-wanted-to-see-if-it would-work kinda thing.
restoman Posted October 17, 2015 Author Posted October 17, 2015 It's looking like winter might get here early, so I got some paint on this. Just in case I run out of things to do... Chevy engine enamel red and white Beauti-Tone rust paint.
ChrisBcritter Posted October 18, 2015 Posted October 18, 2015 I tried a test of something like this long ago; wrapped a fender in kitchen aluminum foil, removed the foil and dented it, then mixed up a little resin and poured it in to sort of slush-cast a new fender. The test seemed to work OK once it set and I removed the foil.
restoman Posted October 18, 2015 Author Posted October 18, 2015 That's basically what I did, only I used one of those cheapie aluminum trays from the dollar store instead of foil.
restoman Posted October 31, 2015 Author Posted October 31, 2015 Some progress on a rainy Halloween...
BDSchindler Posted November 7, 2015 Posted November 7, 2015 Just like an expertly crafted and accurate model is a work of art, taking a model and transforming it into a convincing junker/wrecked vehicle is every bit the work of art. When I wrote for The Car Room Magazine, the then owner of West Coast Precision Diecast, Brian Dunning, sent me a couple of his diecast that had been returned for issues. Rather than destroy those returned cars, Dunning took those lemons and turned them into sweet lemonade but sending the cars to Manny Solano in NJ. Mike, your work is no less stellar! Manny has a talent with diecast in particular where he turns pristine diecast from companies like Danbury Mint, Franklin Mint, GMP, WCPD and others into the perfect resemblance of rusting and rotting corpses that were laid to rest in Junkyards across the country. A transformation that makes diehard diecast collectors cring when thinking about taking a high end diecast that may be worth $300+ into an undetermined worth as a junker. Here's a few examples of Manny's work in 1/24th scale. The GT-40 is originally from GMP by way of Manny's workshop. It was one from my personal collection that had issues of it's own. It was given to me by the General Manager at GMP about 10 years ago and is 1/12th scale,
Atmobil Posted November 7, 2015 Posted November 7, 2015 Really cool idea of making a crashed car. It looks very convincing
restoman Posted November 10, 2015 Author Posted November 10, 2015 Going together... I had to take a chunk out of the left front tire in order to get it in there. The bumper should over the cut. My home made whitewalls...
Atmobil Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 Yes, very nice. I really like the effect of the paint that has flaked off
restoman Posted November 18, 2015 Author Posted November 18, 2015 Now appearing Under Glass before it's tow truck ride to the cabinet.
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