Plastic Model Kit Thread.

Bird Dog has paint.... finally!

 

Does anyone know how to make a die cast truck look weathered?

 

Is it painted already? Depends on the weathering, if you want paint fading I use the hair spray technique but that step is part of the painting process of the truck. Another technique is weathering washes and pigments which you can buy from Amazon or eBay or even make your own. Lots of YouTube videos out there.

 

I managed a little more progress. Made a grass parking spot for her too. Not too far to go now.

Edit: I really jacked up the windows on top of the fuselage. Ignore that haha

 

I have lots of die cast trucks and I'm always getting new ones. I bought these from ebay. Someone else made them look weathered. I think they're pretty cool. I might try doing this to one of my other trucks.

 

I like to use MIG Pigments for weathering. They work really well. I've used them dry and with water for washes. You don't need a lot either. A little really goes a long way. I used them for the 84 GMC pickup on page one of this thread.


Snagged from the internet.

 

I'll try to get some better pics tomorrow with my good camera. Cell phone pics. I think it's 99% complete.

 

Here's a few more pics. You can see the weathering a little bit.

 

Looking good @Toyotacrawler !! The decals stuck down really good - my recent Spitfire is giving me hell trying to get the decals to conform to the small recesses etc (even using microsol/set and or Tamiya Markfit Strong)

 

I've done a few pickups and I need to finish my tow truck. This is Mean Green!

 

About 70% done with the Spitfire I'm working on now. Had an issue with the landing gear (left vs right) but just left it as is since it's all glued in place already. Also added custom copper lines on the landing gear for shitz cause I was bored. It isn't historically correct but I was just messing around with the wire.

Waiting for a mist of flat clear to dry and then I can put some engine exhaust weathering and flight weathering on it.

 

Looks like you got the decals on there pretty good.

 

I covered some of it up with weathering, the Micro Set/Sol works wonders however I still couldn't get it to seat over the seam across the fuselage to wing area. I tried everything and eventually it started to tear so I just covered it with some weathering haha.

Final photos of it, just cell phone shots.













Also a sneak peak to my next two projects....

 

Wow, the pics in here are amazing; how do you see to detail like that....?
I want to do this, but the sight ain’t what it once was...#gettingoldaintforpussies

 

I feel your pain sir...

 

Dropping in - made some progress on the USS Yorktown 1/700th scale from Tamiya

 

I just received this from Brown Santa...


Looking forward to reading it...

 

That's pretty sick! are there a lot of tips/tricks in there? I really need to work on my weathering game....

 

Nice work everyone!! Never had the skill/patience for anything on this level. Sub for 2nd gen kit tho, may give it another go someday

 

Great job. So much detailing on those ships. It takes me 6-12 months for a little 1:72 plane. It'd take me years on that lol Good work sir!