tiking Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 (edited) Fifth Wheel Weathering: MIG's oil & grease solution Vaseline MIG's black, rust & dust pigments Edited September 23, 2023 by tiking 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpate Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 I can’t tell if that’s a kit part or a real fifth wheel lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 That’s really realistic - nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Po Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Amazing! That totally captures the look of the real thing. Great technique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted September 27, 2023 Author Share Posted September 27, 2023 On 9/24/2023 at 1:27 AM, Dpate said: I can’t tell if that’s a kit part or a real fifth wheel lol On 9/24/2023 at 5:02 AM, CabDriver said: That’s really realistic - nice work! Thank you. On 9/24/2023 at 6:35 PM, Hi-Po said: Amazing! That totally captures the look of the real thing. Great technique. Appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chariots of Fire Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 Question: Will it eventually attack the plastic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted September 28, 2023 Author Share Posted September 28, 2023 16 hours ago, Chariots of Fire said: Question: Will it eventually attack the plastic? Hi. Are you referring to the Vaseline? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketFoot Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 That looks pretty authentic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chariots of Fire Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 1 hour ago, tiking said: Hi. Are you referring to the Vaseline? Yes, that and the oil and grease mixture. I have no clue so was just asking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted September 28, 2023 Author Share Posted September 28, 2023 3 hours ago, Chariots of Fire said: Yes, that and the oil and grease mixture. I have no clue so was just asking. On this particular piece, I used Mig's grease & oil solution. It's a solution that MIG has that you can purchase for models. I used the vaseline to give it the little extra thickness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chariots of Fire Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 3 hours ago, tiking said: On this particular piece, I used Mig's grease & oil solution. It's a solution that MIG has that you can purchase for models. I used the vaseline to give it the little extra thickness. Ah. Well. what you did looks pretty good. 5th wheels are pretty messy once put to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiking Posted September 28, 2023 Author Share Posted September 28, 2023 19 minutes ago, Chariots of Fire said: Ah. Well. what you did looks pretty good. 5th wheels are pretty messy once put to use. They usually are. thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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