The Creative Explorer Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 The idea is to make a weathered hotrod from Edwin Rommel. The kit I am using is the well-known re-issue of Rommel's Rod. I finally have all the ingredients I will be using and the guts to work on it. I started yesterday and worked on the body, I applied some heavy rust and rustholes and then some bulletholes . Today I applied a layer of primer and some coats of rustcolor. This is the car with a coat of primer And the first coat of rust
The Creative Explorer Posted October 26, 2011 Author Posted October 26, 2011 And the second, I think I will continue tomorrow on the body
Terror Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 Looking good thus far.Thats funny man ,some bulletholes...I always wanted this kit and still don't have it yet.Can't wait to see this one built.
Dr. Cranky Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 Wow, talk about a strafing. That one is looking good.
The Creative Explorer Posted October 27, 2011 Author Posted October 27, 2011 Thanks guys! @ Terry; just grab this kit, it ain't superdetailed, it ain't accurate, but for sure it is fun!
The Creative Explorer Posted November 27, 2011 Author Posted November 27, 2011 Because weathering is a new technique for me, there is a lot of trial and error. Fortunately, the mistakes can be covered quite quickly. This is how the rod looks now: I have not made pictures of when I chipped the car, in this picture I made a dryfit and already added some rust to the body. A close up of the hood, the rust does show pretty well in this picture I dryfitted the headlights in this picture and you can see the rusted fenders. The skeletons got a pit of bondo, so they can keep their heads together
The Creative Explorer Posted November 27, 2011 Author Posted November 27, 2011 Hard to see, but I gave the bulletholes some silver paint, to simulate a fresh gunfire
The Creative Explorer Posted November 27, 2011 Author Posted November 27, 2011 The tracks are not the kits best feature, actually they are quite general. If I would've builded more military, I would've replaced the tracks, but for now, this will do it.
RodneyBad Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 Dang!! that thing looks all sand blasted and shot up. Glad to see ya back to building.. Carry on..
rustybill1960 Posted December 10, 2011 Posted December 10, 2011 Battle damage!! Way Cool!! Different "twist" on this kit! Very appealing Man! I have been thinking of something different as to building mine as well, not sure yet. Yours looks great! Thank You for sharing Later Russ
Guest Johnny Posted December 10, 2011 Posted December 10, 2011 Looks like a rough ride through ell he's been taking! Neat build!
The Creative Explorer Posted January 17, 2012 Author Posted January 17, 2012 Thanks guys! I guess I must've lost this topic and have not seen the replies: My apologies. Well, After the Chevelle, Pfalz and the Impala, I found some time to finish this one, it isn't finished, but I am going to work on that. One thing that bothered me much, was the convertible roof. It was just a neatly folded roof placed. I decided to make a frame and make a worn-out cloth roof. After I managed to do that, I painted it silk-mat black. Here's a picture with the original part left to it. The chrome wheelcover got it's decal and some flat-clear paint. I guess I need to at a bit of rust to it. Detailpicture of the hood
The Creative Explorer Posted January 17, 2012 Author Posted January 17, 2012 The skeletons needed a bit more detailling, before I could provide them some appropriate clothing. I started with removing it's ribs Before and after picture And made new ribs out of metal-wire Then the skeletons got painted (a bit too yellow, not sure if I am going to leave it like that or not) In the upcoming days, I am going to work on their clothing. And for Voyager a picture in daylight. You can see it is not completely uniform.
Tony T Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 Wow, really cool...looks like you need a tetanus shot before handling that one!
Dirkpitt289 Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 Way to cool, I'm surprised I haven't seen anyone else do this kit like this
Hippie Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 cool, its a good thing romels dead, if he had his driver starter up, id shake apart,
DumpyDan Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 Man oh Man that is awsome, I think this is the best version I have ever seen. Everyone Stand Up...............BRAVO!
The Creative Explorer Posted January 19, 2012 Author Posted January 19, 2012 hehe thanks guys! @Tony; I think it is too late for that, went crazy already! After I painted all the bones, I started detailpainting the figures The face got some more darker colors and starts too look like a proper skull After that I started working on their clothes, I used the same technique as the convertible roof, but where that was 1 piece, the suit of this soldier was 6 and made it a lot more intricate. But I think I managed to make something plausible for a weathered suit. Does anybody know if they German Soldiers in the dessert also used their Nazi-armbands?
The Creative Explorer Posted January 19, 2012 Author Posted January 19, 2012 The little ornament on the grille And a dryfit of the soldier, I think the look of the soldier in the car is right, just like the car completely busted up
Agent G Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 No armbands in combat ever. In fact those were worn by political party members only. In Africa they wore a cuff band on the left sleeve which said "Afrika", or early on, "Afrika Korps". G
John Teresi Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 Erik.....I don`t mean to Hijack your thread...... I love the way yours is coming along........ I just want to help......this is the one I did last year.......hope it helps a little........thanks.
hotrod59f100 Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 Wow bolth are vary cool.. Love the clothing on the skeltons.
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