Dr. Cranky Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 Greetings once again, My Fellow Lab-RAT-ory-ITES! Welcome to another chapter in Doctor Cranky's Cracked Cranium of FUN! This time it's going to be yet another abandoned vehicle used for target practice somewheres . . . maybe one of those vehicles you see once and it haunts your dreams forever . . . we'll see what Doctor Cranky pulls out of his demented cauldron of styrene soup. So here's the beginning . . . Drilled out the grill and headlights and put a few too many bullet holes on the hood (it doesn't take a genius to realize where this one got its name . . . ) It took me a while to make all the right body damage and modifictions . . . this poor thing will not have much left . . . The trunk will be open too . . .
Dr. Cranky Posted February 13, 2011 Author Posted February 13, 2011 There's nothing prettier than styrene in primer dress . . .
Dr. Cranky Posted February 13, 2011 Author Posted February 13, 2011 While the primer cures, I decided to start the base where this one is going to sit . . .
whale392 Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 (edited) Very sexy mr.Cranky, and a good use for Chevy sheetmetal too I might add! (no offense to the Chevy-loving crowd, all in good fun!) Just one question; why the cylinder bores up through THE HEADS? I might be crazy here, but i believe it would be physically impossible for any form of internal combustion to stay internal or combusted with no real place to contain it or a place for the valvetrain to sit to control it . Edited February 13, 2011 by whale392
Jantrix Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 Just one question; why the cylinder bores up through THE HEADS? I might be crazy here, but i believe it would be physically impossible for any form of internal combustion to stay internal or combusted with no real place to contain it or a place for the valvetrain to sit to control it . Tsk, tsk, don't bother the Doctor with silly little details like reality when he's on a roll.
Dr. Cranky Posted February 13, 2011 Author Posted February 13, 2011 You guys are too funny, sure, hold Doctor Cranky to any realistic level! Ha! Actually, you got me there. I don't know what came over me in the frenzy of drilling holes and rust-throughs . . . just a momentary lapse of MADNESS!!! Stay tuned in for more . . . the painting is just around the corner.
GTMust Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 Stay with the madness Doc, and keep those creative juices flowing. Can't wait to see how you weather this one. Tony
Randy D Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 Looking good Virgil, nice job on the grill! Can't wait to see what you do with one. Randy
Greg Pugh Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 That's cool. I've been planning to do the same thing with a '62 I have. More along the lines of a project car than a parts car though.
Rinseman Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 This looks awesome already. Will be following closely.
Foxer Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 I had a '51 Plymouth I would have liked to bore piston sized holes through the head ...
Dr. Cranky Posted February 14, 2011 Author Posted February 14, 2011 The painting process has begun, but it's going SLOW, SLAW SLOW SLUNG!
Dr. Cranky Posted February 14, 2011 Author Posted February 14, 2011 Thanks for the great question, Rick. As a matter of fact, I had a lightbulb go smoky white on me and it blew out, thin glass, so I took it and smashed it up into smaller (in scale) shards, so there's going to be broken glass here and there . . . this vehicle is going to be totally vandalized . . . I'm excited about how this one is evolving . . . right now I am getting the color layers done . . . I hope they turn out right. Stay tuned in for pics . . .
Guest Posted February 15, 2011 Posted February 15, 2011 Virgil, I'll be watching and hopefully learn a lot. I have a chopped '40 Ford coupe that I would like to give the weathered look. I don't have any weathering stuff,so I'll have to make do with what I have. FYI, the tail light panel on the '62 should be removed and attached to the trunk lid.
Bastardo Posted February 15, 2011 Posted February 15, 2011 There's nothing prettier than styrene in primer dress . . . Yes, there is - styrene in different shades of rust, chipped paint and dirt all over it Great work so far and the theme is my cup of tea - abandoned and abused vehicles
Kanedge Posted February 15, 2011 Posted February 15, 2011 Look forward to seeing how this pans out, and learning more about weathering.
Dr. Cranky Posted February 15, 2011 Author Posted February 15, 2011 Thanks for all the kind words, folks . . . I am making slow progress . . . I finally got the body painted in a variety of rust colors, and also I began with a basecoat of acrylic black for the shadows . . . the same routine I've been using now for the last couple of builds. Black really provides the best coverage for the impending colors . . . Here's the body salted and ready to be coated with hairspray. This also marks the first time I combine the two techniques (salting and hair spray) to achieve both levels of rust throughs and scratches . . . You can see how over-the-top the salting is . . . I want to make sure this one plays the part in this scene . . . talk about beat-up!
Dr. Cranky Posted February 15, 2011 Author Posted February 15, 2011 I went ahead and dusted a few coats of hairspray over the whole thing . . . I normally like to begin with the smaller parts . . . when I get back into the final colors . . .
Dr. Cranky Posted February 15, 2011 Author Posted February 15, 2011 Here are a couple of more pics of this beauty in its salt suit! Next time you see it it will already begin to look different, I hope . . .
Bastardo Posted February 15, 2011 Posted February 15, 2011 Great work and fast progress That's the next thing I'm planing to do with my weathering experiments - hairspray and salt combined I know I'll learn a lot from this build
evilone Posted February 15, 2011 Posted February 15, 2011 I have a couple questions about aging may i ask them here or do you want me to pm you with them?
Dr. Cranky Posted February 15, 2011 Author Posted February 15, 2011 Kevin, you can ask them here . . . by all means, buddy, ask away . . . also stay tuned in for more painting progress . . . I think this one is going to make Doctor Cranky do the Curly on the floor!
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