Rick Posted June 15, 2008 Posted June 15, 2008 Hi everyone, this one is based on a truck a neighbor drove while I was in my early teens. It was dirty and dull and looked like it had a billion miles on it, but I thought it looked so cool! I'm sure it's not exactly as it was back then, but I think it's pretty close. This is my first serious attempt at weathering but it still doesn't look right to me. Any honest opinion on how to improve this would be greatly appreciated! Thank You in advance, Rick
mackinac359 Posted June 15, 2008 Posted June 15, 2008 Rick Nice 352 ! Very typical of the breed. Nice weathering. Tim
Old Albion Posted June 15, 2008 Posted June 15, 2008 Rick, What a great looking old Pete Cabover! The weathering looks very good. I like it.
Rick Posted June 17, 2008 Author Posted June 17, 2008 Thanks for the compliments! You made me feel better about this one, I think I'm going to call it done! (finally) Rick
Semi Trailer Mechanic Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 What's goin' on... AWESOME!!! Gotta love a bare bones fleet truck! Done? What about the trailer?
Rick Posted June 18, 2008 Author Posted June 18, 2008 Thank you, No room for a trailer I'm running out of walls I can put shelves on....... Rick
Eshaver Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 Rick, I drove an Astro 95 in Houston years ago that mirrors what you built. From the pictures you sent, I don't see any thing wrong with your work. As for weathering , well using acrylic paint washes, flour mixed with oil paints to make clay or mud pastells. Look hang around the armour buildes, railroad buffs stuff like that . Still you can go overboard and remember in scale a little can go a long way. Ed Shaver
ABC Auto Industry Posted June 27, 2008 Posted June 27, 2008 The front tire looks a little unevenly weathered, but other than that, excellent job! It doesn't matter how beat up they are, Peterbilt 352s are awesome!
Rick Posted June 28, 2008 Author Posted June 28, 2008 Rick, I drove an Astro 95 in Houston years ago that mirrors what you built. From the pictures you sent, I don't see any thing wrong with your work. As for weathering , well using acrylic paint washes, flour mixed with oil paints to make clay or mud pastells. Look hang around the armour buildes, railroad buffs stuff like that . Still you can go overboard and remember in scale a little can go a long way. Ed Shaver Thank you, I'll have to look for that stuff next time I'm at one of the hobby stores. I did find some nice weathering powders last time I was there, but haven't yet found a good way to apply them convincingly...... Rick
Rick Posted June 28, 2008 Author Posted June 28, 2008 The front tire looks a little unevenly weathered, but other than that, excellent job! It doesn't matter how beat up they are, Peterbilt 352s are awesome! Thank you, I saw that too after I uploaded the pictures. The more beat to heck these things get, the better some of them look!! Rick
Rick Posted June 28, 2008 Author Posted June 28, 2008 fuel stains on tanks? Thank you, They are there, just real hard to see in these pictures...... Rick
old-hermit Posted June 28, 2008 Posted June 28, 2008 I've put several hundred thousand miles down in one of those and I don't see a thing wrong with it.
Diesel Gypsy Posted June 28, 2008 Posted June 28, 2008 An excelant model of my all time favorite truck. Give the man a cigar.
Mike Whatshisname Posted June 28, 2008 Posted June 28, 2008 Rick, The November edition of MCM had a great way to apply weathering to trucks. Just grind up some pastels, a mix of black, gray and white to give you a dusty effect, spray the area you want to dust with unscented hair spray (very lightly) and using a straw to direct the dust, blow through it lightly to get a dusty effect. It works great! Add some dirt to the tires and maybe some black acrylic paint mixed with some rubber cement and add that to the fifth wheel for a greasy oil effect. Looks great BTW!
Rick Posted June 30, 2008 Author Posted June 30, 2008 I've put several hundred thousand miles down in one of those and I don't see a thing wrong with it. Diesel Donkey Posted Jun 28 2008, 03:46 AM An excelant model of my all time favorite truck. Give the man a cigar. Thanks Guys! Rick
Rick Posted June 30, 2008 Author Posted June 30, 2008 (edited) Rick, The November edition of MCM had a great way to apply weathering to trucks. Just grind up some pastels, a mix of black, gray and white to give you a dusty effect, spray the area you want to dust with unscented hair spray (very lightly) and using a straw to direct the dust, blow through it lightly to get a dusty effect. It works great! Add some dirt to the tires and maybe some black acrylic paint mixed with some rubber cement and add that to the fifth wheel for a greasy oil effect. Looks great BTW! Thank you, those are good ideas. I'll have to go dig that issue out....... Rick Edited June 30, 2008 by Rick
The Modeling Hermit Posted June 30, 2008 Posted June 30, 2008 This is a well done truck. The only thing that you might consider adding, is some more weathering to the wheel hubs.
Rick Posted July 1, 2008 Author Posted July 1, 2008 This is a well done truck. The only thing that you might consider adding, is some more weathering to the wheel hubs. Thank you, yes they could use a little "wash". I also noticed the brake drums/backing plates are too clean. Also if I remember right a lot of these trucks came with steel frames, maybe a little Rustall would help. Thanks Guys for all the great ideas, this one is heading back to the bench.......... Rick
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