1970 Plymouth Roadrunner and occasional Ford Torino

[ĆĄŢŜandBĄTŠ]

Hello, as I mentioned in my intro thread, these are the first models that I've done in nearly 100yrs, so I'm considering them to be my first models (plus the one I did when I was nine-ish was the USS Missouri, so it mos def was not 1:24).

I'm posting here to help motivate myself to keep working on these two models *rubs hands together looking at a Thunderbird that I haven't started*.

After an acetone mishap, the Ford (1969 Torino Cobra Fastback 1:25), became a junker model, so I started the Plymouth which I got in the clearance section for like $15.

Many mistakes have been made along the way. I was originally going with a bronze spray paint for the body, but it never really dried, so I found this amazing flat black by Colorshot "blackout", it's soooo smooth. After I hit it with a gray primer, the flat black is the main body color.

I also shaved off the door handles. I've been scribing (inscribing? 🤔) door edges and vents and seams with a metal dental pick.

I wanted the hood to contrast the body, so I made it a gloss, I started with a flat red, then kept hitting it with a clear gloss iridescent flake by Colorshot called "pixie dust", sanded, paint, sand, paint, sand, paint, ad infinitum. The stripe is painted not a decal.

Went with Montana Gold (low pressure line, not color) flat "red orange" for the engine. Anywhere the instructions said "flat silk black" or whatever, I went with several coats of Plutonium translucent "Detroit Sky black" to give it depth. Fun fact, Plutonium spray paints have air freshener in their propellant! *inhales deeply* mmmmm 

I'm using Tamiya Weathering Master C (orange rust, gun metal, silver) to weather the wheels and the undercarriage (I haven't weathered the engine yet, so don't judge  ).

I think that I covered everything on the Plymouth so far.

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Now the ford has about eight thousand different rust and patina effects on it. Ironically, not the Tamiya weathering lol. I honestly forgot some of the things that I've done to it. In the shots pictured the rust is a Dang (spray paint brand) purple named "bruise" mixed with a Dang brown called "fossil". I hit it with some masking fluid, then Montana "butta" (yellow), then rubbed the masking fluid off and sanded it. 

Ive done this plenty of times then redid it, because I was unsatisfied. This adds to the uneven surface which lends itself to a rusting under the paint look.

Not pictured is the 'glass'. I put clear packing tape on it and dropped a pair of linesman 9" pliers on it from about a foot. Instant shattered windshield accomplished.

The ford has a lot of sanding and contemplation about in its future, although I am going to make at least one tire flat.

In lieu of Tamiya Weathering kits, I think that I'm going to go to the discount store and get some eye shadow in tans and browns for tire treads or mud effects as I heard Jun from his "Jun's Mini Garage" YouTube channel say that they're interchangeable and vastly less expensive. He's the only model car person that I follow because he started out doing the show pristine cars but has moved to doing junkers and wrecks and I love the work.

Thank you for stopping by and reading my ramblings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited Thursday at 08:27 PM by ĆĄŢŜandBĄTŠ
repeated a pic for some reason

[johnyrotten]

Nice work with the weathering, funny you mentioned the eye shadow. I've actually used that to add a metallic sheen on Mufflers and other parts,a suggestion from my wife. Thinking outside of the box sometimes goes a long way. 

[Keef]

Looking great so far!! 

[ĆĄŢŜandBĄTŠ]

18 hours ago, johnyrotten said:

Nice work with the weathering, funny you mentioned the eye shadow. I've actually used that to add a metallic sheen on Mufflers and other parts,a suggestion from my wife. Thinking outside of the box sometimes goes a long way. 

Thank you. Loved your work with Public Image Limited. I had This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get on cassette.  

[ĆĄŢŜandBĄTŠ]

17 hours ago, Keef said:

Looking great so far!! 

Thank you. *takes a bow*

[johnyrotten]

1 hour ago, ĆĄŢŜandBĄTŠ said:

Loved your work with Public Image Limited

Hahaha, I've got the attitude, now if I only had the talent... 

[ĆĄŢŜandBĄTŠ]

Here are a few more shots. Two closeups of the hood to try to better illustrate the aforementioned ꯱ׁׅ֒℘ɑׁׅ֮ꭈׁׅƙׁׅ֑ᥣׁׅ֪e꯱ׁׅ֒! It's still not really showing, despite the magnifying glass shot and the sunlit one. Perhaps one has to see it in motion to see it. Whatever.

Speaking of not being able to see, try and see the flocking I did for the carpet. In the same shot, I'm playing with different objects to represent an N₂O tank. Thinking of mounting it in the backseat or back window. Not pictured are the sprues that would make perfect little nitrous solenoids to mount on the firewall.

I took another pic of the body to show it better. The former picture that I posted didn't do it justice IMHO. Thanks for reading *salutes*