Calb56 Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 33 minutes ago, customline said: Used and abused! But I think it will start.....🤔....I miss those days. I wish I'd been old enough during those days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customline Posted March 13, 2023 Author Share Posted March 13, 2023 2 hours ago, Calb56 said: I wish I'd been old enough during those days... I was too young for that. I just miss the days you could find a 56 Ford pickup for a hundred bucks and, with the help of a buddy, you would flat-tow it with a rope and as long as the brakes worked, you could get it home where you'd spend the rest of the day getting it running. I loved exploring junkyards and the smell of sun-baked upholstery....and the quiet. Good times. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slotto Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 Super cool. Like everyone else said, that seat...killer. best rust I've ever seen. That 1st picture did it for me. Looks exactly like a rusty frame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customline Posted March 14, 2023 Author Share Posted March 14, 2023 4 hours ago, Slotto said: Super cool. Like everyone else said, that seat...killer. best rust I've ever seen. That 1st picture did it for me. Looks exactly like a rusty frame Beauty is in the eye of the beholder 🥴. Thanks, Steve. I've got to say this, though; a lot of what you see here is not what I was trying to do. Sure, I was building a "survivor" but the finish of the body and the seat is just the way it turned out. I start out in the direction I want to go in and my limitations of materials and knowledge and imagination form the result. I don't have solid control of it. It's always a compromise in some way. I plan to do another one, though, either the '53 F-100 or the '41 Chevy pickup. Old pickups are great subjects. I need to study some techniques we associate with military vehicles. THATS where I want to take it. The rust will be there but not the major component. More realistic than this one. More subtle. Rusty with restraint. 😌. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestringer Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Cool looking hot rod Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 All the above...and I really like the diamond-plate partial floor. I can't count the number of times I've seen a "repair" like that on a real car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customline Posted March 14, 2023 Author Share Posted March 14, 2023 44 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said: All the above...and I really like the diamond-plate partial floor. I can't count the number of times I've seen a "repair" like that on a real car. I was thinking about using some license plates but that's been done a million times and I have quite a scrap pile. 😕 Glad you like it, thanks Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customline Posted March 14, 2023 Author Share Posted March 14, 2023 1 hour ago, bluestringer said: Cool looking hot rod Jim. Thank you, James. Sorry about all the rust. 🥴 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Florie Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 you asked me if it worked. It's the most realistic old leather seat I've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Florie Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 21 hours ago, customline said: Hmm....I recall using some Krylon variety in a gloss burgundy sprayed over flat black and later some black acrylic craft paint rubbed in with my fingers and a soft rag. The idea was to make it look like dirty and greasy old vinyl or leather. Did it work? Best looking old leather seat I've seen, very realistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customline Posted March 14, 2023 Author Share Posted March 14, 2023 5 hours ago, Vic Florie said: Best looking old leather seat I've seen, very realistic. Oh and satin clear over the gloss burgundy. Forgot about the clear. 💩 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Real nice weathering! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customline Posted March 14, 2023 Author Share Posted March 14, 2023 13 minutes ago, slusher said: Real nice weathering! Thank you Carl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1971Hans Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 That's a really ugly car ! And for that reason, it is a nice build.😜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customline Posted March 15, 2023 Author Share Posted March 15, 2023 I'm glad somebody is honest about it 🥴. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 Cool hot rod!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 Fantastic job on the weathering! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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