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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: snitcythedog on March 21, 2011, 07:37:30 PM

Title: That yellow VW
Post by: snitcythedog on March 21, 2011, 07:37:30 PM: You know the one. The VW bug that the guy down the street will not let die. I had to have one as part of my zombie game.
Here is the car in new condition. I could not stand the flowers.
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-H-sL3sqBcT0/TYelADZSx7I/AAAAAAAAAHU/9uQcqIEfmA8/s1600/new+front.jpg)
I rusted it up using a model armor rusting technique. Undercoat in a rust color. Use water to attach salt to the dry paint job. Once dry paint the final color. When that is set sand off the salt.
Then I used the Rustall system. Here are the final images.
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ieQmgPyCzzk/TYelBKKeRMI/AAAAAAAAAHc/Gj4KV0Ltyp4/s1600/rusty+rear.jpg)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-TZLF-BNxqSE/TYelAvI8akI/AAAAAAAAAHY/iUE2Mjrh4c0/s1600/rusty+front.jpg)
Also posted on my blog. Hope you like.
Snitchy sends.
Title: Re: That yellow VW
Post by: Bobble on March 21, 2011, 07:51:39 PM: Very nice paint job! Looks very realistic
Title: Re: That yellow VW
Post by: leonmallett on March 21, 2011, 07:56:07 PM: Superb work. Who made the original model BTW?
Title: Re: That yellow VW
Post by: snitcythedog on March 21, 2011, 08:01:08 PM: Quote from: leonmallett on March 21, 2011, 07:56:07 PM
Superb work. Who made the original model BTW?
Kinsmart. I actually never looked until you asked. I got it at the local hardware store for $5.00 US.
Snitchy sends.
Title: Re: That yellow VW
Post by: hubbabubba on March 21, 2011, 08:52:05 PM: fantastic paint, but the car looks a tad big, still.....
What was the turn around from satr to finish for this painting method? Looks like it'd be great for a host of post apoc scenery.
Title: Re: That yellow VW
Post by: snitcythedog on March 21, 2011, 09:49:37 PM: Quote from: hubbabubba on March 21, 2011, 08:52:05 PM
What was the turn around from satr to finish for this painting method?
24 hours. I took it apart, stripped the paint, clane up the stripper, primed it and salted the surface in an afternoon. The next day I painted the surface color, sanded it, and added the Rustall system the second day.
In between working on the surface, I worked on the interior and tires.
Snitchy sends.
Title: Re: That yellow VW
Post by: General Roos on March 21, 2011, 10:20:48 PM: Very nice paintwork on that VW. :)

Perhaps a bit oversized! :?
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Post by: 6milPhil on March 21, 2011, 10:44:44 PM: Very nice - minis a bit short though :P
Title: Re: That yellow VW
Post by: CptJake on March 22, 2011, 10:17:36 AM: Great job! I think the inspiration for that is parked down the road from where I love.

Jake
Title: Re: That yellow VW
Post by: Commander Vyper on March 22, 2011, 11:09:34 AM: Nice weathering, good look, though at 1:43 looks a little big, (bugs aren't that huge)

Though I'm afraid my local VW looks a little different:

(http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq186/Vyperzoom/GT%20Beetle/bug.jpg)

(p.s. it's mine! :D).
Title: Re: That yellow VW
Post by: Pil on March 22, 2011, 11:54:43 AM: Nice bug Vyper! 8)

Also great weathering on the bug, the rust effect is very convincing!
Title: Re: That yellow VW
Post by: Commander Vyper on March 22, 2011, 12:03:37 PM: Quote from: Pil on March 22, 2011, 11:54:43 AM
Nice bug Vyper! 8)

Also great weathering on the bug, the rust effect is very convincing!

What rust?? Oh I see ;)

Yeah really like the weathering/rusting on that one snitchy, really suits a sun bleached and wind and sand baked look, dry rust rather than european rot, the sort of bug that with a quart of gas a little oil top up and a fresh battery would start straight off, (reminds me of the VW in Woody Allen's film sleeper, classic).

The Commander
Title: Re: That yellow VW
Post by: Axtklinge on March 22, 2011, 02:08:55 PM: Very very good!
Thanks for the tips!
I'll have to try that out.