Ryan Quantz Posted July 25, 2009 Posted July 25, 2009 (edited) MCM Gallery Sorry for linking to my album, but it'd be too many attachments and I can't use image hosting sites on my browser!... Pictures added below, Thanks to MrObsessive!! Here is my 57 Chevy that I finished up a short time ago. It's the Revell 57 Chevy 150 "Black Widow" kit. I built it as somewhat of a beater, which was returned to the road with a bit of maintanence. It was weathered with chalk pastels and a few different bottle paints. The color is Dupli-color Hampsted Green. I lowered the car 4 inches from stock, scratchbuilt the mufflers and the PBR can in the engine compartment. I used a jewelry polishing cloth and silver-painted mashing tape on the seat. Discolored epoxy was added to the emblem on the grille and pitting was added to the trim with a "splatter" technique. Other than hiding the mounting pins for the light lenses and some other little touches here and there, the mods mentioned above, it's built out of the box. I always allow any comments, thoughts, criticism, snide remarks, etc.... If anyone has any tips on posting these photos directly from my album into the thread, let me know... Edited July 26, 2009 by Ryan Quantz
kingiguana Posted July 26, 2009 Posted July 26, 2009 Nice work, and great weathering. And a real sleeper with a fuelie engine under that rusty dirty hood.
MrObsessive Posted July 26, 2009 Posted July 26, 2009 Ryan, I put your photos in my Fotki album........hope you don't mind but your work is too EXCELLENT to hide behind a link! Here ya go............ You've got the weathering nailed on this one Ryan! This is just how I saw a LOT of '57 Chevy's as a high schooler in the mid-late '70's!
Harry P. Posted July 26, 2009 Posted July 26, 2009 Nice weathering, right down to the cracked rear-view mirror. Great attention to detail.
Ryan Quantz Posted July 26, 2009 Author Posted July 26, 2009 (edited) Ryan, I put your photos in my Fotki album........hope you don't mind but your work is too EXCELLENT to hide behind a link! I truly thank you sir. Doing this is MUCH appreciated. My cumputer cannot be updated enough use those image hosting sites for some reason.. Thanks for the compliments guys. However, I might fiddle with the driver's side a bit more. But this was my first attempt at weathering, does anyone see any areas I can approve on? I like building nice shiny cars, but I think I am in love with building these types of cars after doing this one. Harry- I'm obsessed with little details, and sometimes they are so easy to add but have so much effect on the project. Edited July 26, 2009 by Ryan Quantz
Harry P. Posted July 26, 2009 Posted July 26, 2009 My cumputer cannot be updated enough use those image hosting sites for some reason If you have internet access (which obviously you do), then you have the ability to post photos in your posts. It has nothing to do with your computer.
Ryan Quantz Posted July 26, 2009 Author Posted July 26, 2009 (edited) I run a circa 2000 iMac with MacOs 10.3.9 . My brother in law upgraded the internal hard drive or memory or something, but even if I installed a newer Os, I run the risk of the computer being super slow in doing anything. I have Safari 1.3.2, which is the highest that Mac 10.3 can run. Photobucket and the likes have plug-ins or whatever that need to be installed for me to properly see their site, and those plug-ins require Mac 10.4 or higher. Unless I am doing something wrong... I'm not to keen on computer stuff. I am just glad my Dinosaur Mac works good enough. Edited July 26, 2009 by Ryan Quantz
Harry P. Posted July 26, 2009 Posted July 26, 2009 Download the latest version of Firefox and use that as your browser. Also download the free Mac OS upgrades to get you up to speed on the latest OS.
carrucha Posted July 26, 2009 Posted July 26, 2009 Excellent job on the beater. Very realistic weathering details throughout the entire model. carrucha
RodneyBad Posted July 26, 2009 Posted July 26, 2009 What a Nice Looking Beater Excellent Weathering. Sweet Detail work. Nice PBR over Flow Great Job.
Modelmartin Posted July 26, 2009 Posted July 26, 2009 Excellent build! The rust is very nicely done as is the whole build. It can't be a Minnesota car, however, because it still has all of it's lower edges. I had a 57 post 2-dr in high school (74-75)and the sheet metal was GONE half way up to the side chrome. The bottoms of the front fenders flapped in the breeze, too!
Harry P. Posted July 26, 2009 Posted July 26, 2009 I had a 57 post 2-dr in high school (74-75)and the sheet metal was GONE half way up to the side chrome. The bottoms of the front fenders flapped in the breeze, too! Sounds like you must have had a '57 with the rare "factory air" option...
Ryan Quantz Posted July 26, 2009 Author Posted July 26, 2009 :lol: @ Harry! Modelmartin, I thought about adding a bunch of rust holes to the sheetmetal, but I wanted to try and capture the heavy, discolored surface rust that the Nevada Desert can do to a car. One day, i'll do the holes to a car, like what you speak of.
Guest Mustang3.8 Posted July 26, 2009 Posted July 26, 2009 I said on BMC, and I'm sayin' it here, you are an artist, Ryan. Great job.
James W Posted July 26, 2009 Posted July 26, 2009 That is some very nice surface rust if I've ever seen it. And the pitted chrome is just right. A very well done piece.
Flatout Posted July 28, 2009 Posted July 28, 2009 Hey Ryan...nice to see the extra pics of this. Everytime I look at it I see something new. The weathering is a little too realistic though, whenever I look at it I get the urge to go get some sandpaper, my paint gun, and give you a hand fixing it. Nice job...it truly is a work of ART! Aloha...Pete
dencon Posted July 29, 2009 Posted July 29, 2009 All I can say about this model is.................. A WORK OF ART! I have been building weathered and rusted models for 20 years. Been doing it back when it was not respectable in this hobby. For me, and I keep it to myself. With this style getting more popular and respected. I am usually not too empresses with many of these types of builds. They just do not look real to me. So I pass them by. But yours! well lets say that I first saw your avatar on another post and thought that it was your real car. Then going to your profile. Well I saved every one of your pics of this model. I just LOVE IT! Matt
cruz Posted July 29, 2009 Posted July 29, 2009 Great job overall specially on your weathering, it's something I am also practicing and learning how to do, you pretty much have it mastered!!!
Ryan Quantz Posted July 29, 2009 Author Posted July 29, 2009 Hey Pete, I have a Mustang you could come help me with though... LOL Thanks guys, you're too much. The compliments mean a lot to me guys. I have a 65 Mustang fastback that I plan to rust out pretty good. I'll have to get back to work on that one now that you all have given me more confidence in my weathering! I just need to figure out where i'm moving to first...
DR Dubois Posted July 30, 2009 Posted July 30, 2009 Absolutely stunning Ryan!!!! I see no way you can improve upon your weathering skills. This looks like the real thing. Best weathered model I have EVER seen! Can't wait to see more!!
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