Plymouth Superbird front end material

[Bastardo]

Guys, I need some help here...

I'm working on a 1:24 1970 Plymouth Superbird. As I'm planing to make a weathered car I'd like to know what the front end of the car was made of in 1:1? Ok, the fenders and the hood were sheet metal, right? But what about that aditional pointy nose on the car? Was it also made of sheet metal or some kind of non-rusting material, like plastic, fiberglass or something else?

I mean, rusted plastic parts would be a kick to the guts for the model, right?

Thank you for all your answers in advance, guys!

Have a great day!

Damir

[Jeremy Jon]

The nose cone of those cars was actually steel, as were the fenders, doors, hood and trunk

Edited August 22, 2013 by Jeremy Jon

[Bastardo]

Thank you for the answer, Jeremy!

In the meanwhile I stumbled uppon this page that explains it all:

http://www.aerowarriors.com/sss.html

Ok, back to my workbench as soon as I get home from work

[Jeremy Jon]

No problem, that's a good link

For weathering, try finding a bunch of photos of rusted Dodges similar, as they rust in certain areas, and in large areas only where the paint has worn through ...sometimes I notice weathering is done in a random fashion, or all over the car, which really takes away from the authentic "rusting" appearance IMO ...with a few good photos, you can identify which areas should have the rust, which shouldn't, which areas to age the paint thin (wet sanded to show factory primer coat below), and that way an even better result to your build!

Good luck!

Edited August 22, 2013 by Jeremy Jon

[Bastardo]

Thanx for the tips

As I weather more models I learn from my mistakes and yes - I do "overweather" them sometimes. I always keep in mind the idea of where the car would or wouldn't rust. I also try to use color modulation tricks I've learned on forums from model tank builders.

[CJ1971]

Try this site... http://www.carsinbarns.com/Superbirds%20&%20Daytonas/index.htm ... This is a great site for pictures of all types of cars, mainly muscle cars, that are found rusted out & decaying in various locations.

Cheers Cliff

Edited August 22, 2013 by CJ1971

[Fabrux]

I think one of the biggest weathering errors I've noticed to date was on a late 90s Ford pickup that had the bedsides all rusted up. It was a stepside, which had fibreglass bed sides from 1992 on up!

[Bastardo]

Thanx for the link, Cliff!

Chris: I've also made rusty mirrors on my Citroen C2 rat though I knew they're made out of plastic, but my exscuse is: At DamDesign we make metal parts and rust them...

Some pics of the C2 can be seen here:

http://forum.makete.net/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=19466