Greg Myers Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 and this one takes the cake. http://thedailydrivers.com/patina-rat-rods/ Started out as a very nice finished fiber glass bodied show rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 While I think those are cool I can't help thinking how much better they would look with a nice paint job. But that is just one guys opinion . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpencerC Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I like how the first car posted is rusted on the body yet it's super glossy and has perfect non-rusted rims, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 I have to agree.However, just like so many other aspects of our hobby someone brings this to the table , so to speak, and away we go, like it or not. I do think the genuine "Barn Find" unfinished / unrestored look is interesting, so much as to just see what condition the car was in when put away wet. The "Velvet" look is another unfinished genre, like it or not. Of course "Miss Belvedere " is a whole other story. and I guess what I'd like to see here, is every ones attempt at this finish (patina) applied to a model car, thanks, have fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 (edited) I like how the first car posted is rusted on the body yet it's super glossy and has perfect non-rusted rims, etc. Can't really see the rims as they are covered with "Moon" type "Salt Falts" spun aluminum discs. I find it interesting what he's done with the existing paint / patina polishing it up as he has, to a fine gloss. The Corvette , on the other hand, a neat car in it's own right, but hey? What's going on with all the little orange spots? Edited April 28, 2014 by Greg Myers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 One of my favorite subjects. I've done a few. Plan to do many more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chillyb1 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharoah Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I guess you could call this patina. Maybe it's just dirty. It even has inside patina! Nope,that's just filthy. Great pictures guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 This is my only attempt up to now, a future show winner under construction: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realgone58 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Great job on these! I had the pleasure of seeing Jantrix builds in person. Really cool finishes. I don't think I'd want to head inside that camper though!! Looks pretty rough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl LaFong Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Posted this one before. Plenty of patina! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 WOW! First view I thought it was for real. Good job Keith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geetee66 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Here are a few of mine: I used the salt technique on the '29 Just rubbed the paint & used pastels on these. All the rest are shiny.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 Very well done. Very realistic also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLOODBANE Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Here's my first try at it..... This was an attempt to match a 1:1 car I had in High School (yes it matches the actual car I had). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am73grand Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Here's one I did from a damaged mint car. Ended up selling it for a very good chuck of change to someone who wanted to display it with his pristine mint model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James2 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foosh Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 nothing extreme, just a little worn. Hey, maybe a little Turtle wax will bring it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderbread Kustomz Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Kron Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 So far I can only recall completing two vars with a purposely rough or dirty finish. A very early effort, a tube framed "ratty" rod, based on a Revell '29 Ford Pickup body shell (virtually nothing else from that kit...): And a couple of years later, a pre-war style dry lakes '29 A four banger roadster, more dusty than worn: I have done some drag cars that have what I call "race car paint", the kind of slap-dash finish seen frequently at drag strips in the 50's and early 60's. Here's a late 50's digger with a bare-metal body (it's actually bare plastic...): And an early 60's style T-bucket altered with a purposely very basic paint job: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
om617 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 (edited) It`s my first time and still in progress. Edited April 29, 2014 by om617 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 bad55 stan Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 You might have seen this one before,but... And a wip,fc holden.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Endurance racers get scruffy too: http:// http:// http:// Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Trains count??? Salt method.....1/48 scale..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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