Smoke.fire damage

[Jimmyg]

I am busy destroying £ cars at the moment, having had a go at rust I was wondering if anyone knows of a technique for doing fire damage to vehicles?

[HP2Sport]

Setting fire to them? Very carefully.

[SBRPearce]

A quick Google image search for "Burned Out Cars" nets some pretty consistent characteristics:

• glass is gone
• interior - seats, plastic - is pretty much gone
• the tires have melted/burned
• the edges of any aperture through which flames can escape - windows, hood/bonnet, roof - have flaked off the paint
• those same areas are soot-stained
• depending on how long the hulk has weathered since the fire, all exposed metal will have consistent surface rust
• a lot of modern cars with plastic body panels will be very distorted - in extreme cases, the panels are just gone

So -

• pop the rivet holding the car together and lose the clear plastic windscreen/windows insert
• spray the exterior with matte finish
• apply a soldering iron or a jittery knife/Dremel to the "seats and interior" piece to trash it, then paint that flat black and lightly sponge with ugly burnt-upholstery highlights - or discard that piece entirely
• spray the interior of the car body shell flat black - if it leaks out the windows, all the better
• stipple all of the exterior blackened areas with a coat of that smooth consistent orange rust
• lose the tires/wheels and replace with some bits to represent the hubs and drive gear. Paint that flat black and crust with debris-filled corrosion. Puddle some thick flat black/grey paint all around them where they rest on the pavement, to represent the former tires

Oh, and post pics to see how they look!

[Jimmyg]

Ok, well that's the challenge set then. Many thanks for that. It us appreciated.

[Eric the Shed]

Setting fire to them? Very carefully.

I painted mine with white spirit then lit and stood back - it does work Just remove all the innards first

[Jimmyg]

this is the set I thought I would try my hand at fire damaged wrecks with

[Jimmyg]

http://finished product critique welcome

[horridperson]

What you did with the paint on the body work looks good.  The uneven paint and mixed colours suggests cracking and and the top coat letting go before the primer.  Without a full on explosion of the fuel in the tank and a full burn most of the combustible material is probably going to be in the passenger compartment and the wreck will burn until that "fuel" is expended.  the areas nearest are going to take the worst beating from the heat, particularly the roof.  I've seen heat distortion done to tires by just shaving the lower part of them down to suggest them flattened and sagging.

[tomrommel1]

I think the lights should have gone too as they are made from plastic nowadays

[Jimmyg]

Like the idea for shaving the tyres, as for the lights I agree but the model was 3 for a £ and so not much I could do as a quick bit of scenery. But I do take your point and next one if they have plastic lights instead of moulded I will destroy them.
Thanks for feedback it it appreciated.