Abandoned Chevy '51

[happy grumpy]

Did this one last year, as the frame was a little warped  and the kit was missing some parts , I decided to build it as a derelict rotting away in a field. The peeling chrome on the bumpers were done by first , stripping the chrome, then painting them red brown before foiling and then like in real life peeling bits of chrome. I remember being young playing in junkyards seeing that thick chrome peeling right off when we would pull on large pieces. Chrome back then was very thick. I tried to simulate that on this model.

thank you for looking and commenting.

[grodudulle77]

Very realistic !! ??

[Zippi]

Wow Mario.  That looks pretty kewl man.  I'm surprised someone hasn't come along and taken that old rim laying on the ground.

[Jim B]

That's awesome!

[Painted Black]

Great weathering job. Some neat details on this .

[cobraman]

Very nice work.

[1959scudetto]

fantastic junker, Mario !

[Scott8950]

The weathering is very convincing.  Nice job

[David G.]

Beautiful diorama, very convincing. I can almost smell the dust and grit.

"Yeah, that's restorable!"

David G.

[Dragonhawk1066]

Outstanding! Excellent work!

[bisc63]

The only thing missing is a wasp nest in that headlight opening!

[Bills72sj]

You NAILED the weathering! Most impressive.

[ChrisR]

Looks great!!

[Ulbo]

That's awesome!?

[Bainford]

Wow, that is some very impressive weathering. Very realistic. You have a real knack for building a distressed model. Excellent work!

[ATHU]

Weathering looks spot on, outstanding job!!

[bbowser]

Wow!  Excellent model.  I haven't the nerve to try something like that.

[89AKurt]

What everyone else already said. ?  Has good bones, could be restored with lots of $$$$.

[Doug 1061]

Too cool.   Great  use of a defective kit.   I gotta try that sometime.   All that's missing is some bullet holes?

[happy grumpy]

Thank you all for comments and suggestions.

17 hours ago, bisc63 said:

The only thing missing is a wasp nest in that headlight opening!

That's a great idea Rusty, something to keep in mind for my next junkyard project, a 65 chevy. 

15 minutes ago, Doug 1061 said:

Too cool.   Great  use of a defective kit.   I gotta try that sometime.   All that's missing is some bullet holes?

That's definitely gonna be in there.

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[slusher]

Impressive weathering and very convincing!!

[doorsovdoon]

Now that looks good! I'm going to have to try my hand at this kind of work, would love to have something like this on the shelf.

[carrucha]

Cool build!  Very impressive weathering.

Edited December 26, 2021 by carrucha