Weathered 1966 Dodge A100 (Lindberg/IMC)

[Andria H]

I started with a horrible gluebomb mess in a taped up box sold to me cheap by a friend. Whereas most stock builds of this are automatics, this one is a 3 on the tree instead of the kit supplied pushbutton automatic transmission, with a 273 V8 engine, aged/distressed Marlin Blue paint with simulated body damage, wood front bumper, ferric oxide corrosion all over with the deepest in the passenger's wheel arch and lower door, in the cab floor, & in both rocker panels.

Grille was absent from the partially built gluebomb and pile of parts I purchased for a great price, so was replaced with cross stitching mesh made to look like chain link poultry fencing, Monogram all-terrain tires and parts bin seats/steering wheel/column round out the build.

Weathering done with artist's oil paints, talcum powder, ground chalk pastels, and Tamiya & homemade washes, body damage was done by steel wooling the bare plastic and heating both doors/the tailgate with a bick lighter, then using the blunt ends of hand tools to distort them & flash cooling them in my freezer.

I finished it off with New Brunswick license plates to fit with the rusty, greasy, creaky look/feel of the build and can call it finished now. 

[johnyrotten]

Nice build, great job with the weathering. The front on picture has a sinister look to it, bit of a Christine vibe going on. I like it.👍👍 

[Andria H]

4 hours ago, johnyrotten said:

Nice build, great job with the weathering. The front on picture has a sinister look to it, bit of a Christine vibe going on. I like it.👍👍 

thank you!