fordf-100 Posted January 22, 2018 Posted January 22, 2018 Hi guys, I've been trying some weathering on the Mobieus 69 pickup. I've only weathered 2 models and they were ok. I'm not finished with this yet. Give me some opionons, ideas and some constructive criticism! I think I'm a bit heavy handed with the weathering, I'm not going for rust out just more grungy and worn out. I'm using paint and pastel chalk. Let me know what you think!
bill lanfear Posted January 22, 2018 Posted January 22, 2018 I like it! Amount of weathering is spot on! If I had to suggest anything, I would consider thinning the roof paint a little to let some primer through as they are typically bleached out some on something this worn. Maybe some scratches in the bed from years of loading and unloading those bottles. I assume you will hit the chrome with some dull-coat to take away the "new" shine. The engine compartment should be more dirt and grime vs paint failure or chipping in my opinion. I think you've done a great job so far and special thumbs up on the decals! The weathering you have done is very realistic and is just the right amount I think. Hope these suggestions help!
fordf-100 Posted January 22, 2018 Author Posted January 22, 2018 23 minutes ago, bill lanfear said: I like it! Amount of weathering is spot on! If I had to suggest anything, I would consider thinning the roof paint a little to let some primer through as they are typically bleached out some on something this worn. Maybe some scratches in the bed from years of loading and unloading those bottles. I assume you will hit the chrome with some dull-coat to take away the "new" shine. The engine compartment should be more dirt and grime vs paint failure or chipping in my opinion. I think you've done a great job so far and special thumbs up on the decals! The weathering you have done is very realistic and is just the right amount I think. Hope these suggestions help! Good tips! I have been testing some stuff to dull down the chrome, I think I will experiment with the dull coat. I agree on the roof I will sand thru for a better look, I didn't like the roof, I thought it looked to "brushed". I'm going to build a rack for the welding tanks and I also agree with scratching up the bed and tailgate more. I have a lot more work to do, thanks for the tips and comments!
bill lanfear Posted January 22, 2018 Posted January 22, 2018 I am still experimenting with dulling down the chrome as well. For my blazer, I sprayed it with dullcoat but it looked like I just painted it silver, so I then took a damp soft sponge and dabbed and very carefully rubbed some dullcoat off here and there to allow some shine to come through. I was much happier with the end result. I did not dab the bumper. You can see the difference in this pic.
mikemodeler Posted January 22, 2018 Posted January 22, 2018 1 hour ago, bill lanfear said: I like it! Amount of weathering is spot on! If I had to suggest anything, I would consider thinning the roof paint a little to let some primer through as they are typically bleached out some on something this worn. Maybe some scratches in the bed from years of loading and unloading those bottles. I assume you will hit the chrome with some dull-coat to take away the "new" shine. The engine compartment should be more dirt and grime vs paint failure or chipping in my opinion. I think you've done a great job so far and special thumbs up on the decals! The weathering you have done is very realistic and is just the right amount I think. Hope these suggestions help! My thoughts exactly, it's looking great and some additional work it will be awesome.
fordf-100 Posted January 22, 2018 Author Posted January 22, 2018 2 hours ago, bill lanfear said: I am still experimenting with dulling down the chrome as well. For my blazer, I sprayed it with dullcoat but it looked like I just painted it silver, so I then took a damp soft sponge and dabbed and very carefully rubbed some dullcoat off here and there to allow some shine to come through. I was much happier with the end result. I did not dab the bumper. You can see the difference in this pic. I'm going To give that a try with the dullcoat, it looks really good! Thanks for the tip!
espo Posted January 23, 2018 Posted January 23, 2018 So far you have a very real looking old truck going here, You have received many good tips, and I have learned a great deal also. The only thing I might add would to be to look at the wheels. In the picture they don't look like the body. Maybe looking at pictures of old trucks and cars could give you some ideas for a look that better matches the weathering you have already done.
fordf-100 Posted January 23, 2018 Author Posted January 23, 2018 4 hours ago, espo said: So far you have a very real looking old truck going here, You have received many good tips, and I have learned a great deal also. The only thing I might add would to be to look at the wheels. In the picture they don't look like the body. Maybe looking at pictures of old trucks and cars could give you some ideas for a look that better matches the weathering you have already done. I'll check out some pictures, they do look a little heavy handed on the weathering! Maybe I'll tone them down a notch or two!
fordf-100 Posted January 23, 2018 Author Posted January 23, 2018 Made up a rack to hold the tanks, needs some more work! I'm debating if I should cut the Gage's off the tanks, I don't think they would be on for transport but then I'll have to make up some caps for the tanks, I could put the Gage's in the seat in a box!!
bill lanfear Posted January 23, 2018 Posted January 23, 2018 I'm following this one close as this is my kind of build and love how its turning out...Great idea removing the gauges and the rack looks great!
espo Posted January 24, 2018 Posted January 24, 2018 That rack looks very well planed out, just like some real ones I have seen.
fordf-100 Posted January 29, 2018 Author Posted January 29, 2018 Hi all, finished up the interior, tried to have lots of paper and junk around. Made a quick clip board with delivery paper work! Also cut the Gage's off the weld tanks and made some caps. Still need to put some slots in the caps! Comments welcome!
bill lanfear Posted January 29, 2018 Posted January 29, 2018 Lovin it! Nice work on the interior! The clutter, the worn torn seat...awesome!
Mercuryman54 Posted January 30, 2018 Posted January 30, 2018 Looks great!! I like what you are doing here! Dennis
slusher Posted February 11, 2018 Posted February 11, 2018 Really looking like a work truck. Interior is great..
landman Posted February 13, 2018 Posted February 13, 2018 On 1/29/2018 at 6:47 PM, bill lanfear said: Lovin it! Nice work on the interior! The clutter, the worn torn seat...awesome! X2
fordf-100 Posted February 28, 2018 Author Posted February 28, 2018 I have not been able to get much done lately but I did some assembly and weathering. The basic truck is together I just need s couple finishing touches! I added some rust to the welding racks and got the tanks painted. Comments welcome!
dino246gt Posted March 7, 2018 Posted March 7, 2018 I love it, very cool and realistic, keep going, but know when to stop, don't overdo it!
bisc63 Posted March 12, 2018 Posted March 12, 2018 I think it's funny that your truck is carrying tanks, but the door decals proclaim "Arc Welding"! Where's the arc welder?
mustang1989 Posted March 13, 2018 Posted March 13, 2018 Man!!!!!!!!! You're doing a great job with this one Phil. The only thing I would watch is the scale depth of the scratches but it's definitely not a deal breaker with this build. Keep up the good work buddy.
fordf-100 Posted March 14, 2018 Author Posted March 14, 2018 On 3/11/2018 at 8:50 PM, bisc63 said: I think it's funny that your truck is carrying tanks, but the door decals proclaim "Arc Welding"! Where's the arc welder? ??? that's true but I was going for more of a " delivery" truck! I really didn't think about that at all!
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