rusty farm tractor

[zizi666]

No PA farm can do without one.
I had the lifecolor Dust & Rust set lying around for some months and thought it was time to see what I could do with it.
I would have loved to remove the tires to simulate a really old wreck, but the front wheels felt a bit too fragile so I used the dust paints on 'em.
more info on the model and its original state in this thread

[magokiron]

Outstanding!   

The rust worked really great.

Thanks for sharing.

[snitcythedog]

Very nice!
Snitchy sends

[Hitman]

 
WOW!!!!

Where did you get that model? Is it 28mm? How did you paint it? I have actually seen tractors like this on several farms in my area, and if you hadn't said it was a model, I would have thought it to be the real thing.

Outstanding work....
Regards,
Hitman

[zizi666]

Thanks guys.

The model came with a magazine (see link in first message)
I think it's 1/43. not sure, but it's perfect for 28mm.
I had already sprayed the model with Army Painter Anti-Shine to give it a dull look, but decided a rusty look would be more appropriate.
As said I painted everything with the Lifecolor Dust & Rust set. https://airbrushes.com/product_info.php?products_id=2845
The model was basecoated with the rust base color and then highlighted with rust light shadow 1 and afterwards light shadow 2.
Some dark spots were applied with the rust dark shadow color.
The tyres were simply drybrushed with dust type 1 (although there isn't much difference between type 1 and 2)

[Daeothar]

Now that is one rusty bit of machinery! 

Nice work; the rust effect is really effective.

Is it too late to melt the tires to make them look like they're flat?

[Brummie Thug]

That looks brilliant dude. It looks better with wheels on to me.

[zizi666]

Now that is one rusty bit of machinery! 

Nice work; the rust effect is really effective.

Is it too late to melt the tires to make them look like they're flat?

Ah, that thought hadn't occured to me yet.
I must confess I have no experience with melting rubber tires. Do I just press a hot knife on a tire and let it cool or does one put the whole model on somekind of heated surface ?

[Daeothar]

To be honest, neither do I. But I believe I read it's the latter.

I'd have no fear trying something like that on my electrical cooker though. But I assume there is a learning curve involved in this somehow... 

[zizi666]

To be honest, neither do I. But I believe I read it's the latter.

I'd have no fear trying something like that on my electrical cooker though. But I assume there is a learning curve involved in this somehow... 

The logical thing would be to put the vehicle on a hot surface, press it down till the tires take on the desired shape AND then to (super)cool everything as to keep the shape.
I'd guess that lifting the vehicle off a hot plate would cause strings of rubber, and leaving it to long would cause the tire to melt too much.

For the moment I'm thinking the best way is a small heated pyrex tray and once the shape of the tires is right, flood it with cold water. (But as I'd rather not ruin everything, I'll be leaving it as is   )

[carlos marighela]

That looks great.

[Blackwolf]

Nice work I find those Lifecolour sets very good