forgetten 56 chevy race car

[wreckless666]

the model i chose for this was originally supposed to be a test mule for some rust techniques i was trying out. the body turned our half decent so i decided to finish it and build i diorama for it. i chosethe 56 belair. it was an old body i had lying around. the theme is going to be a half built race car in the corner of a yard with parts scattered all around it. the model is about half finished as well as the dio.

[wreckless666]

got a few more things done over the past 2 days.

i wanna add some trash to the ground and dirty it up but im not to sure what would work for the scale.

some greasy pizza boxs and some trash bags? ,aybe some crushed chinese take out boxes.

let me know what you guys think

[GTMust]

It's coming along just great. I like the way you positioned the Chevy on the ramp so there's enough space to back it off without hitting the fence.

Just a couple of small comments. Take some time to check out the small details of things like real hoods and fenders before the trim and headlamps are installed. Remove the moldings and drill tiny holes where the mounting screws/bolts would be. If you can change the plastic to look more like the real sheet metal, it adds so much realism to the dio. Thin out the edges of the plastic as well where the real sheet metal has exposed edges. A lot of this detail information can be obtained from reproduction body panel supplier's catalogues and even their web pages. Also, without window glass, remove the plastic molding around the window frames.... all little details but they add up to making the model so much more real looking.

So far you have captured that surface rust look really well. Hope these suggestions help.

Tony

Edited May 14, 2011 by GTMust

[crazyjim]

I was going to reply that it looked pretty good, and it does. If you were able to incorporate Tony's suggestions, it would ove to excellent.

[wreckless666]

for the most part this thing is done. i should probably add a few weeds here and there and i have to weather the rims and tires a bit. its probably a bit crowded but i think it turned out nice.

this is my first real diorama i made. the last one was real lame and had no thought or effort really put in to it. let me know what you guys think

Edited May 18, 2011 by wreckless666

[gappa508]

that came out great, I really like it

[Wagoneer81]

I really like this! You set out to capture a certain mood and setting and by gum, you nailed it! I like the tools scattered on the ground in front of the car... Well done! The thing I've learned about dioramas' is that they are never truly 'finished'. They're kinda like a model railroad layout... You'll come back to it and add a little something every so often. that, in my opinion, is all part of the fun.

[wreckless666]

I really like this! You set out to capture a certain mood and setting and by gum, you nailed it! I like the tools scattered on the ground in front of the car... Well done! The thing I've learned about dioramas' is that they are never truly 'finished'. They're kinda like a model railroad layout... You'll come back to it and add a little something every so often. that, in my opinion, is all part of the fun.

thank you. and i agree with you on that. dioramas are mostly interchangable anyway. ive taken out the nova under the tarp and replaced it with the junkyard camaro i built

[Jantrix]

The dio looks great. What else are you going to do with the 56?

[RoccoATX]

Sooo cool... I'm going to be doing something similar with a 40 Ford coupe..

thanks for the inspiration!!

[Eshaver]

Brandon, to do wadded up trash, try small pieces of toilet tissue that have been soaked in a diluted White glue alcohol and water mixture . This same method can be used to do a canvass over a body part .

To make the tarp removable, simply place a piece of plastic film under the area where you want to do a tissue canvass. Soak same with Glue / Alcohol water mix .

Ed Shaver

[Foxer]

I like the rusting on the Chevy ,, nice and subtle. I'd have to classify it a abandoned, but a survivor!

[Dr. Cranky]

Nice set up and scene development with all of those details. I like it.

[vaughn]

You did GOOD !!

[gasser59]

Nicely done. I always like doing dioramas and have another one planned. Thx Ed for the instruction on making draped tarps. I've often wondered how that was done.

[Hattley]

Great work!