Dr. Cranky Posted April 10, 2013 Author Posted April 10, 2013 Yeah - Doc is building again Thanks Virgil. Very very nice wheels - and your weathering is cool as always. Have you anything planed with the chromeparts? Dominik, I have pitted them with a little primer and some dullcote. Next up are a round or two of washes, etc . . . they will fit right in. Not the wheels, though. The wheels stay new. A change of shoes into a new par. LOL.
Dr. Cranky Posted April 10, 2013 Author Posted April 10, 2013 I thought this was going to be a really nice build after seeing the wheels in the first set of pics. It's a rusty, crusty build, doc. I was hoping you'd stay on the SHINY :) side after you're last couple of builds. Sorry to disappoint, Jim, but it's RUSTY time again in the Lab-RAT-ory.
Dr. Cranky Posted April 10, 2013 Author Posted April 10, 2013 I love the patina Doc, glad to see you back in your element. I love the "hours of pure pleasure" you describe. The first pictures of your paint looked perfect to me, then it just keeps getting better and better. Thanks for entertaining us. I was just wondering how many '50 Chevy pickups you have built? I never get tired of seeing them. Great question and between the 50 Chevy (3100, Street Machine, and now the TEXACO) I would say a dozen or so. A few of them never made it to the shelves. 2 I gave away to friends who then gave them to their kids to play with so needless to say they are probably no longer around.LOL, the trucks NOT the kids. Hahahahaha!
Gramps2u Posted April 10, 2013 Posted April 10, 2013 Doc, That's one grungy rusted out old piece of Chevrolet! Drag'n the weeds & Love it.
crazyrichard Posted April 10, 2013 Posted April 10, 2013 Dominik, I have pitted them with a little primer and some dullcote. Next up are a round or two of washes, etc . . . they will fit right in. Not the wheels, though. The wheels stay new. A change of shoes into a new par. LOL. like a pair of brand new virgin white sneakers on a bum / vagrant :lol:
Dr. Cranky Posted April 10, 2013 Author Posted April 10, 2013 Everybody needs new shoes every once in a while. LOL.
bpletcher55 Posted April 10, 2013 Posted April 10, 2013 (edited) GREAT WORK [DR.] YOUR TRUCKS ARE ALWAYS COOL ! LONG LIVE RUST ,I,M IN LIMBO WHILE I ,M MAKING MY HOBBY ROOM BIGGER, I,M WISHING I COULD BE BUILDING , , BUT WITH MORE ROOM COMES MORE BUILDS, Edited April 10, 2013 by bpletcher55
Dr. Cranky Posted April 10, 2013 Author Posted April 10, 2013 Patience, Blair, you'll get set up and running in no time.
bpletcher55 Posted April 10, 2013 Posted April 10, 2013 THANKS DOC, YOU SAID YOU MODIFIED THE FRAME WHAT DID YOU DO?, I LIKE MY TRUCKS LOW!
Dr. Cranky Posted April 10, 2013 Author Posted April 10, 2013 Wow, Blair another great 50 Chevy pick up. Love the color on that one too. I lowered the rear and front suspension quite a bit, although not all the way down. It was part of a HOW-TO clinic I did for the CRANKY SHOW on YOUTUBE.
bpletcher55 Posted April 10, 2013 Posted April 10, 2013 I MIST THAT HOW-TO I,LL HAVE TO LOOK FOR IT ,THANKS,RUSTING UP A MODEL IS SO MUCH FUN IT DOSE TAKE ON A LIFE OF ITS OWN ,AND HAS SO MUCH MORE PERSONALITY ,
Dr. Cranky Posted April 10, 2013 Author Posted April 10, 2013 Here's a bit more progress for today, been working on some of the upper chassis elements like the firewall and engine compartment walls. Again, the idea is to create depth and variety of color and effect. I really love how the frame turned out, it really does look like it's made out of rusty metal and it's showing all the years of nature's wrath on the paint.
Dr. Cranky Posted April 10, 2013 Author Posted April 10, 2013 A note about the TEXACO kit. I have noticed that the tooling on this kit is beginning to show wear. Lot of parts have flash, and mold lines. The frame has all these sink marks, which is fine if you are going rusty, but I painted a shiny one recently and it was tough to work out all the kinks. Don't get me wrong, I still hold this kit in the highest regard and it's still at the top of my Top 10.
Tom Geiger Posted April 10, 2013 Posted April 10, 2013 I think you need to put the salt around the rim of the pickup bed, then fill it with tequila! Nice work.
Dr. Cranky Posted April 10, 2013 Author Posted April 10, 2013 LOL! That would be perfect for a build called TEQUILA SUNRISE! Hum, ideas ideas ideas.
exesivefire Posted April 11, 2013 Posted April 11, 2013 Looking awesome as usual. Which tires did you put on those wheels? Those don't look like the ones that come with them.
Modelbuilder Mark Posted April 11, 2013 Posted April 11, 2013 Here's a bit more progress for today, been working on some of the upper chassis elements like the firewall and engine compartment walls. Again, the idea is to create depth and variety of color and effect. I really love how the frame turned out, it really does look like it's made out of rusty metal and it's showing all the years of nature's wrath on the paint. All this chassis work salt as well? How did you get the edges to be so much thinner with paint.
Dr. Cranky Posted April 11, 2013 Author Posted April 11, 2013 Looking awesome as usual. Which tires did you put on those wheels? Those don't look like the ones that come with them. Andy these are the high quality wheels PEGASUS is putting out. I get mine from SCALEDREAMZ.COM.
Dr. Cranky Posted April 11, 2013 Author Posted April 11, 2013 Mark, thanks for the wonderful question. (We get excited every time we talk about the salt technique!). This is all the use of acrylics and salt. When you wet salt, some of it leeches out on to the surface and creates a barrier which is easy to scratch and or brush off. What I do is that I've been doing several laters of paint/salt, paint/salt, paint/salt, until I get the results I am after. You can also use hairspray as a barrier and when you moisten it under the paint it will literary break off in bits and pieces. You can only control the process so far, but that's what I love about it. It's random and the results are always different, but they do look extremely realistic. If you haven't given the salt technique a try, you are missing out on a fun technique. Best, DC
exesivefire Posted April 11, 2013 Posted April 11, 2013 (edited) Andy these are the high quality wheels PEGASUS is putting out. I get mine from SCALEDREAMZ.COM. I recognize the wheels, I picked up the same set myself. Your tires look different however. Edited April 11, 2013 by exesivefire
Dr. Cranky Posted April 11, 2013 Author Posted April 11, 2013 Hi, Andy, I believe these are new also. It's the wheels and tires that come in the set. I have not done anything to them. I love their big and little sets too.
exesivefire Posted April 12, 2013 Posted April 12, 2013 Hi, Andy, I believe these are new also. It's the wheels and tires that come in the set. I have not done anything to them. I love their big and little sets too. Hmm how odd.. My set came with the thin whitewall tires. I'll have to go take another look!
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