Bill, Dan: I am afraid I am addicted to rust. And rehab would cut into my modeling time…
Dan: looking forward to seeing your version!
this is fun.
Jim, that is a cool looking truck. Looking forward to watching it come to life and I agree on the weathering, beat it up and rust it up (https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif)
Finally able to get back to this. Following the “salt” weathering/rusting technique video, I’m adding some rust undercoat with some yellow variations. Here’s where I am so far:
Here are the paint colors I’m using (Tru-Color):
To get some yellow texture I painted through some gauze (see the video a few posts up for how they suggest you do that):
We’ll see how this goes!
Looking good Jim. Those rivets look like they were made at the factory(https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)
Did the salt thing today. The process is:
- wet an area
- sprinkle on salt (I started with coarse and went to fine… not sure which is better)
- let it dry
- airbrush on the top coat. you will lose some salt, don’t despair
- let the top coat dry
- use a toothbrush (preferably not one you plan to use on your teeth later) to remove the top coat over the salt
Result:
The various pieces aren’t actually attached yet, but it is possibly going to look like a truck when I’m done:
I like it (https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif)
Looking good Jim!
Starting to look like a truck. A few odds and ends, some more weathering, and then it will be time to add the wood back deck:
Make sure you video when you crank it up for the first time (https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)Fine looking truck.
OK, except for maybe a bit of weather on the wood, this truck is hereby done…
And next to Mackenzie’s Mercantile:
Thanks for following along!
Erp! Just realized I need to build the front bumper. That won’t take much…
[edited to add the “Erp!”]
Too cool (https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif)Now I want one (https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)
that is a really nice truck! and just what combines with the building.
Jim,
Didn’t your kit come with a hood?
Joe: Yeah, there was indeed a hood. Still have it :-). I decided to expose the engine (as Rick Marty did with his truck) because I liked the “falling apart” look and it gives you more to look at…
Slap a blower or alcohol injection on it …make a cut out in the hood for it then put it back on
Wow I had no idea they had drag racing in the late 1920’s! Learn something new every day!
Jim,
I think they even had drag racing with chariots in Roman times! (https://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)
well, this is entertaining:
Drag racing was born in the dry lake beds in the California deserts. In the 1930s as engines got better and drivers got braver, speeds began topping 100mph. But it wasn’t until after World War II that a bunch of kids with cars, hanging out with nowhere in particular to go, turned into something more serious.
Wally Parks was another pioneer of the drag racing world who earned his credit on the dry lake speed trials. In 1937, he founded the Road Runners Club and eventually went on to become the first President of the NHRA. Just north of where the first official drag races were held was where the NHRA held their first event.
Jim Rowson said:
Wow I had no idea they had drag racing in the late 1920’s! Learn something new every day!
They did but I mentioned nothing about drag racing (https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)