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Post by kpnuts on Mar 2, 2019 12:03:39 GMT -7
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Post by Deano on Mar 2, 2019 12:13:21 GMT -7
Love the old LTL Louisvilles. I say weather for all you are worth just don't rust up a fibreglass bonnet, stonechips, paint fade and cracking are all the norm. Haven't built my tow body like that yet but intend putting it on a V8 Mack Valueliner. I use the braided/twisted wire for hanging picture frames for the tow cable. It can be hard to get to 'sit' nicely but does weather up a treat without the fibres that cotton etc give. Keen to see more, Welcome to the dark side my friend! nerwth_bf-devilsmiley
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Post by stitchdup on Mar 2, 2019 12:21:31 GMT -7
Neat, personally I like your weathered stuff, adds that much more realism especially since its a truck that is working in bad weather more than sunshine
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Post by moramarth on Mar 2, 2019 22:11:00 GMT -7
I've seen many a "Crashed UFO" diorama, but I can't recall one with the UFO in a roadside ditch with a wrecker parked next to it, and a small "Roswell Grey" style alien signing the paperwork for the driver... 
Regards,
M
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Post by DeeCee on Mar 3, 2019 1:04:39 GMT -7
You obviously frequent some very average model sites if they bag the crap out of your build style Ken,
it takes all styles in this hobby, and if they don't like it... STUFF 'EM !!!
Looks like another interesting project mate.
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Post by leon on Mar 3, 2019 3:14:05 GMT -7
This looks cool Ken! Not all trucks stay pretty and shiny.
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Post by kpnuts on Mar 3, 2019 10:26:55 GMT -7
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Post by stitchdup on Mar 3, 2019 11:21:47 GMT -7
Nice job mate. How did you do the bleaching on the paint? my attempts never turn out that well
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Post by leon on Mar 3, 2019 11:30:40 GMT -7
Off to a good start Ken!
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Post by kpnuts on Mar 3, 2019 12:02:56 GMT -7
Hi mate just a dab of white mixed with satin clear then watered down then just brushed over
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Post by stitchdup on Mar 3, 2019 12:22:06 GMT -7
thanks Ken
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Post by RetroSpectKustoms on Mar 3, 2019 16:12:50 GMT -7
I dig this so far, I love me a weathered, beat up model. Let me get my popcorn. Popcorn%20and%20drink%20emoticon_zpsnbkzs8ys
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Post by kpnuts on Mar 4, 2019 13:11:59 GMT -7
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Post by leon on Mar 4, 2019 13:55:05 GMT -7
This is looking really good Ken! The grimy engine looks great.
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Post by mustang1989 on Mar 5, 2019 8:56:27 GMT -7
Looking good so far brother. That weathered engine looks great.
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Post by kpnuts on Mar 5, 2019 13:36:47 GMT -7
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Post by stitchdup on Mar 5, 2019 14:08:54 GMT -7
The road grime looks real mate, nicely done
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Post by Deano on Mar 7, 2019 2:21:19 GMT -7
So far so good! two-thumbs-up-smiley-emoticon
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Post by kpnuts on Mar 7, 2019 13:10:39 GMT -7
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Post by leon on Mar 7, 2019 14:18:01 GMT -7
Really nice work on weathering the chassis and engine Ken! two-thumbs-up-smiley-emoticon
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Post by vcv8273 on Mar 9, 2019 19:07:27 GMT -7
Looking awesome Ken, very convincing weathering and road rash/grime
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Post by mustang1989 on Mar 10, 2019 19:52:35 GMT -7
LOTS of great work going into this truck weathering wise. The hard work is paying off Ken. Looks great!!
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Post by mmthrax on Mar 11, 2019 8:32:55 GMT -7
I've seen many a "Crashed UFO" diorama, but I can't recall one with the UFO in a roadside ditch with a wrecker parked next to it, and a small "Roswell Grey" style alien signing the paperwork for the driver...
Regards,
M
That is SOLID GOLD !! If there are no takers, I'd love to put that on my to do list. |
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Post by mmthrax on Mar 11, 2019 8:36:01 GMT -7
You obviously frequent some very average model sites if they bag the crap out of your build style Ken, it takes all styles in this hobby, and if they don't like it... STUFF 'EM !!! Looks like another interesting project mate. Agreed. Keep doing what you do Ken. I dig it all. I used to drive a dump truck when we were digging swimming pools. We never washed the truck. It got dirty and stayed dirty till it rained. I think you're doing a fine job. |
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Post by moramarth on Mar 12, 2019 17:27:56 GMT -7
Go for it, with my blessing. Given my lack of building and a strange brain, I have weird ideas I'll never make use of myself so I tend to throw them out on various fora if there's an excuse in the hope somebody more talented than myself might like them; it's probably the only way I'll see them "made flesh"...
Scratch building a UFO should be easy for anyone capable of customising a car. It was even easier when they had plastic coffee stirrers rather than environmentally friendly wooden ones, they could look good as surface detail on sci-fi builds! In my youth my car builds were almost inevitably the customised version so I ended up with quite a few stock wheel covers, some of these ended up as hatches/engine faces/nacelle caps on spacecraft...
Regards,
M
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Post by RetroSpectKustoms on Mar 13, 2019 16:51:52 GMT -7
Amazing weathering on that chassis, but please be careful not to over do it. This is looking fantastic.
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Post by DeeCee on Mar 14, 2019 3:18:47 GMT -7
FAR OUT Ken...  |
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Post by kpnuts on Mar 15, 2019 12:13:41 GMT -7
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Post by leon on Mar 15, 2019 13:18:20 GMT -7
Interior is looking good Ken!
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Post by vcv8273 on Mar 15, 2019 23:04:45 GMT -7
Awesome job on the interior Ken
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