Industrial Photo-Op Base

[Foxer]

Those metal floor plates now look like they belong .. poured into the floor when it was fresh. It all looks great!

[vaughn]

You gotta be gettin excited now. I think you've got all of us on edge! Great ideas and great stuff !! Now get to rustin !

[Dr. Cranky]

Thanks, Terry--yes, I'm getting everything in primer and then I will begin the painting process . . . hopefully I will have this one done in a week or so . . .

[Harry P.]

I'd have my lawyers going after the guys who poured that concrete floor!

[Danno]

I'd have my lawyers going after the guys who poured that concrete floor!

There's a problem with that; the cracks in the floor are BECAUSE his lawyers are UNDER the floor. Cranky's true name before witness protection was ...

[Dr. Cranky]

Hoffa, my lips are sealed . . . .

Here are a few more progress pics . . . I am really psyched about this base . . .

As you can see, the primer has gone on . . .

I've also decided to keep the front of the warehouse clutter free and then make the back really gunky, junked and cluttered . . . and it's begun . . .there going to be some nasty puddles back here too . . .

[crazyjim]

Yo Dr. Crank - I just thought of something (and the headache is comin' on). What about some tire marks on the concrete - like somebody did a burnout leaving the shop?

[Dr. Cranky]

Jim, I thought about that, but I gotta figure out how to do it. Initially I thought of chucking a tire on the Dremel and doing it that way, but that would only tear up the plaster . . .

Any ideas . . . I guess I can try to see if it would work with the airbrush . . .

[crazyjim]

Sorry Cranky, I have no idea how to do it but thought it might be a good addition. Who can resist lighting them up on a nice piece of concrete? I don't don't even know what's used at the tracks anymore. Last I knew it was bleach but Pinks seems to use plain old water in the burnout box. I'm sure you'll be able to come up with something that look just fantastic.

[Dr. Cranky]

Maybe one of those polisher/buffer heads chucked into the Dremel at a low speed and then add paint?

Perhaps charcoal stick . . . gotta experiment . . .

[old-hermit]

Nice dio so far Crank. I made burnt rubber tracks on a dragstrip dio by mounting two wheels & tires on a metal axle, running it through a flat black wash and rolling it over the pavement.

[Harry P.]

Virgil, if the mood strikes you, you might want to add a couple of floor drain grates for a little visual interest.

[Dr. Cranky]

Harry, that's a great idea . . . I think I will add those here and there . . . and they will add interest. I need to break out the larger drill bits!

Old-Hermit, I like the idea . . . I will try it too!

[Dr. Cranky]

Harry, here are a couple of drain grates for ya . . . I made them with a paper punch, and guess what? After two perfect punched out screen circles, the hole puncher broke on me. So there are only two drains, buddy . . . I hope that will do.

[Dr. Cranky]

Here's a bit more trash, and Cranky's signature . . .

[Dr. Cranky]

Okay, so if there's trash and drainage, then it's mandatory to have some sort of liquid or industrial ooze puddling and moving out . . .

I am using two part resin stained with acrylics . . . and I am hoping it will smooth out flatter than this . . .I am keeping my fingers crossed.

Of course, after I poured it, I realized I should have used the airbrush to shadow in a little bit of depth . . . but you can't win them all, right?

[Dr. Cranky]

After the resin dries, I will come back around the edges with a little bit of gloss acrylic medium to break up the edges a big more . . . the ooze is looking to congealed and even right now . . .

[Dr. Cranky]

Sure, I knew that sooner or later someone would come over and peel rubber on my industrial warehouse concrete . . .

[Dr. Cranky]

See what I mean?

Was it you, Jairus?

[Harry P.]

I love the toxic waste flowing into the drain... nice touch!

[Dr. Cranky]

Thanks, Harry, but I am holding my breath in hopes that the resin settles down into the plaster . . . otherwise it is going to look like goop instead of industrial ooze!

[Clay]

I hate the fact that I can only see a few pictures at work...

[Dr. Cranky]

Clay, all the pictures are in my Fotki archives . . . if you still have a hankering. Most of the time I just post a few here . . .

BTW--I am happy to report that the two part resin ooze is flattening down which makes Cranky really happy!

[Clay]

Its not the fact you post a few pictures, its that only 1 or no pictures show up on my end, I can see them fine at home. I will have to look at your album when I get home.

[Dr. Cranky]

Oh I see, for a minute I thought you were having severe CPWS--Cranky Picture Withdrawal Symptoms!

Everything is now in primer drying, so painting will begin soon! Stay tuned in for the next episode out of . . .

DR. CRANKY'S LAB-RAT-ORY!!!