Wow, that sounds cool. It's amazing what you can do with putty IF you have the time. I've done a wide body r34 gtr, took ages and currently doing a wrx. Just so easy to stuff the whole thing up and you have to be patient. Took me 3 tries with the gtr to get it the way I wanted. But if these sort of customs are done right, they can look brilliant.
This was from last summer... Had extra brown paint leftover from painting a diorama,
so I threw it onto this guy. This explains the lack of finesse in mud application unlike the Galaxie.
So why am I showing it off then? Just cause it'll make the next submission look much cooler.
Wow, that sounds cool. It's amazing what you can do with putty IF you have the time. I've done a wide body r34 gtr, took ages and currently doing a wrx. Just so easy to stuff the whole thing up and you have to be patient. Took me 3 tries with the gtr to get it the way I wanted. But if these sort of customs are done right, they can look brilliant.
I've only done a custom front bumper with epoxy -for a road-race Anglia- and yes, it can take a daaaamn while but it can really look cool if you nail it.
I've only done a custom front bumper with epoxy -for a road-race Anglia- and yes, it can take a daaaamn while but it can really look cool if you nail it.
Ohh most definatly. My work of art would be my gtr and this rexy is coming along quite nice. Hardest part IMO is making the transition from putty to body nice and smooth so under paint it looks part of the original casting.
I've only done a custom front bumper with epoxy -for a road-race Anglia- and yes, it can take a daaaamn while but it can really look cool if you nail it.
Eeeeeh, it's gonna take a looooooong while to get that done, but it's one of the most radical builds I'm imnmersed in right now. Custom bumper with custom intercooler, interior swap, custom rollcage, side exhaust, enormous rear diffuser, custom tampos, Disney Cars wheels, and most probably an enormous wing.
The "FINAL RUN" printed tires were deliberately left in there.
The tires got a worn look as a side effect from rubbing acetone to partially wipe off the "FINAL RUN" print on them. It adds to it methinks.
Didn't ignore the base on this one. Could've added scratches.
Had a layer of that light earth Tamiya weathering stick lathered on, but I wanted to give it a more grimier look,
like it just blazed through a coal yard to escape the shattering grounds of the earth.
That was done with oil paint mixed with a solvent to get it runny. Dry brushed for the
stains which surprisingly create the impression of oxidization!
It's practically covered up by the paint and dirt, but I had performed a step where I went back and forth on scratching the factory paint with a blade and dousing it with acetone to soften up the wounds for easier scraping. I did most of if on the front edge and the two "ribs" on the bonnet.
What I need to do eventually is make a diorama for dirty cars. A clean white backdrop is really not fitting.
I know what you mean. I totally get where you're coming from!
So why a GM Chevroleter of all cars? Guess the race car number and the fact its not a real car made me trace back to some fictional car from some video game.... Split/Second is one I can name off the top of my head. It's the game where you set off background events that reshape the track. Not that I've played the game to confirm there was a car like the Chevroleter, but I was envisioning something like it.
I've noticed based on the customs we envision, unlike some of you, when I imagine cars and come up with ideas, it's not bound to drawing inspiration only from real cars. High details in interiors and decals that have logos haven't been greatly valued in my thought process. Somehow I seem to put more effort into the impression it gives to others, not so much about the execution, but rather how unconventional the imagination can be without creating something that obviously looks obnoxious.
Then there are times, when I start going all nerdy about a car I saw in a video game and proceed to make a replica of that. While it's still not drawing inspiration from real cars still, the basis of copying its appearance is present.
I know what you mean. I totally get where you're coming from!
So why a GM Chevroleter of all cars? Guess the race car number and the fact its not a real car made me trace back to some fictional car from some video game.... Split/Second is one I can name off the top of my head. It's the game where you set off background events that reshape the track. Not that I've played the game to confirm there was a car like the Chevroleter, but I was envisioning something like it.
I've noticed based on the customs we envision, unlike some of you, when I imagine cars and come up with ideas, it's not bound to drawing inspiration only from real cars. High details in interiors and decals that have logos haven't been greatly valued in my thought process. Somehow I seem to put more effort into the impression it gives to others, not so much about the execution, but rather how unconventional the imagination can be without creating something that obviously looks obnoxious.
Then there are times, when I start going all nerdy about a car I saw in a video game and proceed to make a replica of that. While it's still not drawing inspiration from real cars still, the basis of copying its appearance is present.
As you know, I'm also a geeky sci-fi fan and I totally get your thought process, and there are certain castings that indeed lend themselves well to the full-on fantasy treatment, and the Chevroletor is totally one, I would have liked a more fantasy-oriented theme isntead of just grim.
I have a few sci-fi-ish projects planned too. Maybe I should start cutting.
The "FINAL RUN" printed tires were deliberately left in there.
The tires got a worn look as a side effect from rubbing acetone to partially wipe off the "FINAL RUN" print on them. It adds to it methinks.
Didn't ignore the base on this one. Could've added scratches.
Had a layer of that light earth Tamiya weathering stick lathered on, but I wanted to give it a more grimier look,
like it just blazed through a coal yard to escape the shattering grounds of the earth.
That was done with oil paint mixed with a solvent to get it runny. Dry brushed for the
stains which surprisingly create the impression of oxidization!
It's practically covered up by the paint and dirt, but I had performed a step where I went back and forth on scratching the factory paint with a blade and dousing it with acetone to soften up the wounds for easier scraping. I did most of if on the front edge and the two "ribs" on the bonnet.
What I need to do eventually is make a diorama for dirty cars. A clean white backdrop is really not fitting.
Man I love that. It looks like a car that has just finished 24 hours of Le Mans back in the 50s/60s and is covered with all the oil from exploding engines in front of him, the dirty road,tyre rubber, all leaving there scars behind. All that's missing is a driver with the old helmet and goggles, complete covered in "race soot" aswell. Well done, love it.
Mmhhh... dunno, maybe mechanical additions and other wheels/tires to make it look more futuristic, or going all out and turning it into a police chase car with a machine gun in the second cabin pod, I dunno. I'd have to think a bit about it.
Or as @Emmcee said, a dirty race car complete with the number it already had and less grime, and made to look as if someone had cleaned out the windshields area and the manufacturer's badge on the front, like that famous Sauber C9 pic on the puts with the Mercedes logo on the nose cleaned out.
Yeup, I feel the same way, rust buckets and grimmed-out cars are really played out and most you see out there don't really look well achieved, on most of them you see just random brush strokes of brown paint. They suck.
iirc, Andy did the -Chevrolator with those Gunpla markers?
I'm no fan of the rusted up grimy cars, but i think Andy managed to pull the Chevrolator off quite well. I don't think it looks super rusty, just well weathered and aged - along with the retro/futuristic shape of the car, i can easily imagine seeing it in an episode of 'Captain Scarlet' or 'Thunderbirds' (the original Gerry Anderson series).
If you recall correctly? Didn't mention any gundam markers ever, dawg.
It's black oil paint mixed with a reducer/solvent to get it all runny. I dabbed a small round brush in there, and pat it down on tissue so it wasn't soaked. Then I pat the brush on the surface, occasionally making strokes to get smudged dirt on the body. I got the idea off a weathering trick off youtube that showed how to fill in separation lines in small table top turn-based strategy game figures.
Man that's awesome, I always have dramas trying to make "equal" round lights when detailing. Can always get one then iam not satisfied with the other. Absolute pain. But the work in the escort is amazing.
This is my datsun ute and Buick gsr. Datto was just lowered and detailed where as the Buick went under a while new paint job with "putting green" lowered even more than the standard chassis aswell as detailed.
Whats wrong with my detailing? I think it's on par with most on here but that's just my opinion. Operating on an extremly low budget so I think iam doing the best with what I have but anyway, thanks for the feedback.
Whats wrong with my detailing? I think it's on par with most on here but that's just my opinion. Operating on an extremly low budget so I think iam doing the best with what I have but anyway, thanks for the feedback.
Well, maybe it's your pics that are a bit blurry, I'd say the rear lamps are quite sketchy but that might be the pic and the light and stuff. Really, get a desktop lamp and a white sheet of paper and that's all you need to improve your pics dramatically.
and a vw bus I finished. I had this for about 4yrs and lost interest in painting it but finally decided on a paint scheme.
I picked up the bus in a lot I won on ebay. The original owner did the dremel job. He was going for a 21 window but never finished the roof windows.
