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Offline snitcythedog

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That yellow VW
« 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.

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.


Also posted on my blog.  Hope you like.
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« Last Edit: March 21, 2011, 08:16:09 PM by snitcythedog »
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Offline Bobble

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Re: That yellow VW
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2011, 07:51:39 PM »
Very nice paint job! Looks very realistic

Offline leonmallett

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Re: That yellow VW
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2011, 07:56:07 PM »
Superb work. Who made the original model BTW?
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Offline snitcythedog

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Re: That yellow VW
« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2011, 08:01:08 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.
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Re: That yellow VW
« Reply #4 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.

Offline snitcythedog

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Re: That yellow VW
« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2011, 09:49:37 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. 
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Offline General Roos

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Re: That yellow VW
« Reply #6 on: March 21, 2011, 10:20:48 PM »
Very nice paintwork on that VW.  :)

Perhaps a bit oversized!  :?

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Offline 6milPhil

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Re: That yellow VW
« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2011, 10:44:44 PM »
Very nice - minis a bit short though  :P

Offline CptJake

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Re: That yellow VW
« Reply #8 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.

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Offline Commander Vyper

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Re: That yellow VW
« Reply #9 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:





(p.s. it's mine!  :D).

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Offline Pil

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Re: That yellow VW
« Reply #10 on: March 22, 2011, 11:54:43 AM »
Nice bug Vyper! 8)

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

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Re: That yellow VW
« Reply #11 on: March 22, 2011, 12:03:37 PM »
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).

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Offline Axtklinge

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Re: That yellow VW
« Reply #12 on: March 22, 2011, 02:08:55 PM »
Very very good!
Thanks for the tips!
I'll have to try that out.

 

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