weathered MPC 28 Lincoln Model L dealer shop rig conversion

[Andria H]

Basically, it is inspired by this, as well as with a buddy of mine's build of a pristine V16 Cadillac wrecker conversion off a JoHan gluebomb. A few details are different, owing to this being a '28 instead of a '23 as seen in the pic, aswell as to my signature style of aged finish.



Obtained from a local buddy's sale pile

[Andria H]

In primer, playing with tow boom designs. Some of these had an early hand cranked crane in the bed, others had a 2-wheeled tow dolly, others had no towing gear at all and had a body more like a fire engine.
 

[Andria H]

Fresh paintwork. Bed floor is not finalized. Paint isn't perfect, which is not a huge deal since I was just gonna rough it up with steel wool and drybrush it. See the next post for the end results.

 

[Andria H]

 Wheels are severely distressed, fitted with mismatched truck tires up front/WWII era "G.I. surplus" truck tires in back, original tires & whitewall inserts inside the truck tires to make a tube and a set of widowmaker-style split rims. 

The fenders have been banged up a bit and given a nice coat of faux rust, soft top is given a faux fabric effect and extreme deterioration/discoloration simulated on top of that, the color/texture of aging vulcanized rubber is drybrushed onto the floormat, the wood bed floor is made to look worn/aged and stained up, the Rajah central lubrication system reservoir/lines on the firewall are all made to look leaky and distressed, as is the steering column end casing. The Marine Blue body paint is drybrushed over with a realistic looking patina of surface rust and fade/oxidation with oil/gas seepage where it makes sense, the wood dashboard with nickel plated upper trim rail is detailed with the detailed instruments yet to go in & a detailed aged teak finish will go on the steering wheel with nickel finish hardware. All nickel plate is made to look rusty/pitted, and the engine will be made to look recently serviced to go with the aged short block & sump and such.

Safety markings are added to the back with a center mount stoplight and license plate plinth and places for 2 more taillights, a scratchbuilt "fabricated steel" front bumper is fitted to the front frame horns, engine block/transmission/final drive are in, front steering/all 4 wheels are static, and I will be fabricating a manual crank-operated tow boom from tow truck model kit/diecast parts and working on the remainder of the parts, including the hood and radiator/grille shell and lights & a smattering of accessories, maybe even a driver figure in a straw boater hat and some kind of historical outfit.

 

[Glassparman]

Nice work so far. I myself have also taken to doing an "aged finish" on many of my current builds.

[Andria H]

4 hours ago, Glassparman said:

Nice work so far. I myself have also taken to doing an "aged finish" on many of my current builds.

thank you!

[johnyrotten]

That rear tire being off the bead is a nice touch. Looking great so far

[Andria H]

2 hours ago, johnyrotten said:

That rear tire being off the bead is a nice touch. Looking great so far

thank you!