1970 Birdie

[Bastardo]

Darn, I wish I saw that comment before, Fred... :/ Yesterday I still could have fixed it, but now it's a bit too late... Bummer...

Did a bit of dry-brushing:

Almost finished steering wheel:

Dry-brushed the radiator ribs:

Engine gets closer to completion:

TBC!

[Bastardo]

Progress, part 1: Playing with pigments.

[Bastardo]

Progress part 2: Playing with oil paints.

[Bastardo]

[Bastardo]

TBC!

[jsc]

It's so ugly it's awesome! Great job on the rust. The "streaks" on the side look realistic. Are you going to gunk up the engine as well?

[Bastardo]

Thank you, John!

The engine already has some dust and oil on it, but I won't over-do it, as it is under the hood, so the weather just can't reach it. I'll apply some dirt to the engine bay and so on, but it won't be in the same messed-up state as the exterior

[TFchronos]

Wow, that some amazing weathering skills you got. Can't wait to see more, keep it up!

[Ira]

Great Weathering!

[Nxr]

wow thats like a joe dirt superbird thats cool, needs a mini cracker jack, well if he had a superbird instead of the daytona...

[Bastardo]

Thanx for the kind words of inspiration, guys!

[Dinky]

Thats one great weathering

I'm going to follow this project to the end!

[Bastardo]

The show goes on

Flat clear over weathered parts:

[Bastardo]

The wing in it's new paint:

TBC!

[slusher]

Very realistic weathering....

[crazyrichard]

whoooowww ________________whow ____did i say whow already ??

awsome and sooo cool >> love this

Edited September 21, 2013 by crazyrichard

[Bastardo]

Thank you, guys! I'm doing my best At first this was going to be just another quick build with a bit of rust, but then I got sucked into the project and now I just can't stop complicating with the weathering...

[David G.]

Excellent rust work!

Creating a convincing rust effect takes a lot of skill, this one looks great.

David G.

[the goon]

Damir,

Lookin' great Love your rusting process. Keep the pictures coming.

Mark

[Bastardo]

Thank you, guys

Started work on the inner side of the hood::

Don't worry, I'll fix it

I made the carpets and wood imitation on the console:

The rear deck was a testing ground for the torn vinyl imitation I used tea filter bags. Great material as it doesn't wrinkle when it gets wet. It also holds the shape after it is clearcoated.

A quick dry-fit of the interior:

Plenty left to do

TBC!

[vintagedragfan]

great job with the weathering, looks fantastic

[Bastardo]

Thank you, Bill

The show goes on...

Engine mounted on the chasis and by this the undercariage is more or less done:

I changed my mind in the last moment - exhaust is not stock:

I glued back the left headlamp. Crooked and dirty - jus the way I like it

Front fog lights got crashed in the accident and now they're rusted

Hood weathering continues:

I painted the door handle and added the lock - painted and weathered pin head:

Edited September 30, 2013 by Bastardo

[Bastardo]

Servo got some paint on it and a metal pin which will ensure better positioning on the firewall. I learned from my experience: Two painted areas are always a PITA to glue together for good, specially in a case like this: Small glueing area and a piece that could be touched or moved during the final assembly...

Vents are mounted:

The interior is almost done. Maybe some more bits n pieces, but this is more or less it

TBC!

[Dinky]

Awesome, you must be the rust master

[ImpalaBoy]

As much as I hate to see a beautiful car in this condition, I must say this build is awesome! This is probably the most realistic weathering I've seen on a model so far.