TWICE DA CHEESE!

[lowriderphil]

looks great. if possible could you pm me this weathering tecnique you speak of?

phil

[Dr. Cranky]

Let me see if I can dig it up . . . .

[Dr. Cranky]

Here are some progress shots . . . I decided to go with a bit more color on these two . . . just to imply--I hope--that the parts are coming from all over the place . . .

Yeah, it is sitting pretty low on the rails . . . it took me a while to get it this low . . . and lots of interior tub accomodations (that will come tomorrow!)

[Dr. Cranky]

I had sealed the decals with dullcoat, and also sanded down the rear wheels to give them a bit of character . . . I think little details like this pay off!!!

I also put in the dash and put the dials behind it so that they are there in case someone looked close enough.

I wanted to give this vehicle two different sets of wheels, again just for interst sake.

The decals and the dials look good . . .

[Dr. Cranky]

Here's a close up of that front. The grill gave me a bit of a hard time cause I had to drybrush some silver on the ribs . . . silver is not the best color to drybrush with . . .

Here's the yellow one . . . neither one of these builds has names yet, other than maybe ACES WILD, the green one, and this one, I don't know . . .

[Dr. Cranky]

I like this shot:

Hopefully the interior and the engine will bring another level of detail to these suckers . . .

[framescr8pintoy]

they both look awesome, but i really like the yellow one the best. if you could would you share that weathering technique...id like to make something now just to do this technique too.

[Dr. Cranky]

Jason, I'm working on an article about all my weathering techniques for the Oct. issue of MCM! Stay tuned in for that.

Thanks for your comments . . .

[Dr. Cranky]

Finally got the interior pretty much done, except I'll come back and detail it with some stuff after it is in . . .

The cushions came out pretty good. I made them with this stuff from Games Workshop they call "greenstuff."

The one over on the right I'm sure is not comfortable to ride, but it fits the bill of scratch-built interiro!

[Dr. Cranky]

Been working on the engine, but I've put a long day of work today. I'm getting a bit fried . . . and I don't want to get careless . . . my eyes are shot and my fingers are getting way too fat for this kind of detailing!!!

I cut the exhaust pipes and then dipped them for a few seconds in etching solution to get them nice and grimy . . .

[RyanSilva]

Awesome V! I LOVE that blue grille... and those seats look comfy...well one of them...

Nice paint work, it all looks superb with the decals...it all "melts" together!

[Joe Handley]

A rat rod with twin electric cooling fans?

Junkyard parts is junkyard parts, even if it's off a ZR1 Vette

[evilone]

dang all you need is some 1:1 scale rats for those rat rods

say now that i think about it i might be able to find some for you

[RadRidesByDan]

Awsome weathering me friend.....I was trying to figure out where the watch parts came in to factor...but now I know and it looks great....WOW

[Dr. Cranky]

Speaking of rats . . . I would love to find out where I can get rats in 1/24th scale. Does anybody know who makes them?

I know they exist in 1/35th . . . except 1/35th rats in 1/24th scale would look like mice!!!

[Frank Steffens]

...and 1/35th scale Brooklyn rats would still look like 1/25th scale puppies! As always Virg, these builds are AWESOME! can't wait to see them finished!

Edited September 1, 2008 by Frank Steffens

[Dr. Cranky]

LOL--yeah, that's we need Bronx rats!!! The size of wild pigs . . .

I am making progress, but it is very slow because it's a matter of painting some details on the chassis and engine so that they look right . . .

Do stay tuned in for more progress . . .

[JAFFA]

dang all you need is some 1:1 scale rats for those rat rods

say now that i think about it i might be able to find some for you

Hmmm, i could use a rat or two, think ya could ship to sweden?

Looking good on theese two metal rats, the one with the roof kinda makes ya think of poison ivy..

[Dr. Cranky]

Thanks for the comments, folks. I really appreciate it . . .

here's a bit more progress . . . every time I think I am getting done with these two rats, I get more ideas . . . so the progress continues . . .

Here are the detailed engines . . .

The exhaust pipes came out nice, again aluminum tubing dropped for a few seconds in etching solution, then dropped in water over night to neutralize the chemical reaction . . . and then allowed to air dry . . . so what you see in this picture is the natural rusting of that process . . .

[Dr. Cranky]

Here's the interior of ACES WILD (Green rat!):

I did the cushion with two part epoxy and I think it came out better than the other cushions, so I guess practice makes perfect. Also, don't ask about the chain under the seat!!!

[Dr. Cranky]

Here are progress pics of IRRITANT'S (Yellow rat!) interior . . . since this is for a couple the detailing is more spare but more contrasting . . . I still have to weather that red rag!!!

Yes, and the bucket seat still swivels . . .

[Dr. Cranky]

I also finished painting and detailing the front of IRRITANT's chassis . . .

[ajulia]

Yikes keep it comin man!!! The seat in the aces wild is awesome reminds me of an ole' catchers mit.. Sweet take fella.. DY-NO-MITE!!!!!

peace

ajulia

[Dr. Cranky]

I changed the setting on my camera to Superfine so the pictures are loading up ultra slow . . . but here's a teaser shot of some mock-up pictures I will have in about an hour . . . stay tuned in.

[Jairus]

Looking very good V! Love that over-steer tire wear.