As a bright start to 2013, we will call this one done, and ready for paint.
Kit is from Arii Models, 1/32 scale. Castings are older and simple molds....so a good bit of rework and detailing was needed.
Sub assemblies in photo just loosely assembled. A few small bits not attached/shown in photo.
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Here is a pic of the kit parts/sprue.
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Marc
Really lovely and cute. Hope it'll not finish with a Dshk on the rear bed! :)
Beautiful work on all the styrene added details.
Could you post a pictures with something from real world, or giving the cm size? it must be really small.
Tires look a bit low on detail compared to the rest of the build.
A.
:)
Pretty funky ... darn cute though. Liking the additional work and I'm sure that alone will go some way to raising the bar in the "believability" stakes - that is until you work your paint magic: which should take it all the way!
But, please finish this as I'm completely frustrated by getting all excited over your projects and then they seem to slip into ether!!! Worse than Gordon the slippery rascal.
"Grins".
Oo ooh "pot/kettle/black" Mr Little! ;D
Beautiful work Marc, strange that the kit doesn't include the dash and footboards or are there different variants? Really looking forward to the painting!
And now comes the good part .... -- Russ
Very cute, your additional detail deserves a proper Reusser finish, am anxious to see it completed as everyone else.
Well it looks as if you are under no pressure here Marc .............. I to look forward to both painting and completion ;)
and as for you Andi :P
Thanks Guys. Yes, this one will be completed...hopefully by the end of the month, as it is one of my contract projects.
Gordon: Don't you have some reading you should be doing? :P ;D
Andi: Because of this being an old kit, the detail that was there varied between overscale, and "blobby"...and much of it was non-existant, or vague at best. I like to have enough detail, and visually scaled to make the vehicle look believeble in the viewers eye, and because of the focus of this project (an SBS on rusting), I needed to add the areas, bits that exist in the real thing, where rust, dirt and grime would accumulate and start.
Andrew: It does have footboards and dash face in the kit, the problem is that the kit footboards are .045 thick, and way overscaled, and they lack the ridge detail on the top surface. The kit dash face lacks all the detailing, and it does not go all the way side-to-side as the real one does. Due to timeframe, and focus of the project, I still made some concessions on both of these in my modifications...but they are far closer than the kit versions were. :) Mani of the parts also had serious draft angles or seam alignment issues (such as the lower bed protion behind the cab)....so it was just easier to scratch it than try to work with the kit parts.
Alexandre: Yes this is a very small vehicle. Below are some photos from the web. The tires are a real problem on the kit. They do have tread detail as cast...but the quality and uneveness us very bad, as are the sprue gate marks and flash...and they are too wide for the rims. Add to that the really odd rubber used. I decided to basically sand them down and make them "bald". The front tire in the photo is too extreme and flat....I will use a different one for the final.
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This is the direction that the paint finish will take:
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Some quick rust experimenting on a test piece, while the primer cures.
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Looks like you have some tasty references to go by.
A set of bridgestones and you'll be taking that double with a heel clicker. ;D
Base Color
Is it an acrylic base?
Chuck,
Yes, it is a mix of Tamiya XF-10 (Flat Brown), XF-1 (Flat Black) and some XF-3 (Flat Yellow), applied over a primer coat of Mr. Surfacer 1000 (spray can).
Varied rust tone undercoats using mixed colors from AK Rust Colors set.
Thanks!
Nice!
Nice base Marc, are those AK colours put on over salt or some other method?
Thanks Andrew. Correct; the surface was dampened, and then ground salt applied over. When the surface was dry, the colors were airbrushed over. Salt was removed usin avery soft brush, under some warm running water..
Still hemming-and-hawing about the topside masking, so I figered in the meantime, I would see how many products I could use to give the underside, it's first go around.
Semi opaque overspray of Nato-Black, over the rust base color that the entire thing was painted. Followed by random rough spray with a mix of "Flat Earth" and Med. Grey" in the wheel wells, gas tank, springs, and running boards. Over this was a applied an overal and heavy-spot wash of AK "Engine Grime". While still damp it was given a a heavy dusting of grey, brown and rust tone pigments, which were dampened with white spirits to bond them to the Engine Grime. Lastly a home-made mix of "engine dirt/coagulated grease build-up" was dabbed on in areas, and affixed with a thinned mix of AK "Engine Grime", and Abt-502 "Engine Grease"
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Looks good Marc, just the right mix of colours and grime.
Will just copy for the Land Rover ;D , although think I might add a few more products to the mix ;)
It's going to be really difficult to crawl underneath and see all that when you're done! ;D -- Dallas
Marc, pardon my ignorance but what are white spirits? Looks great btw.
Quote from: chester on January 22, 2013, 08:38:50 AM
Marc, pardon my ignorance but what are white spirits? Looks great btw.
I don't know , you Yanks and your alternative spellings . . White spirit is turpentine substitute , or mineral spirit .
Well, after the war and all, we wanted to break ties. Fries, not chips, and cold beer. Drive on the right, other stuff too. ;D
Chester,
As Nick said...basically just turpentine. (the AK bottle I used happens to say "White Spirits" on the label)
...and before anyone asks why am I using that brand rather than the store brand.....simple answer is...because I just happen to have a bunch of it......though I can say that I prefer their Odorless Turp. and the Abt-502 "Odorless Turp", even more so; over any odorless turpentines I have found in the Art stores......might just be mental....but then I never said I wasn't. ;D
Quote from: Chuck Doan on January 22, 2013, 02:00:15 PM
Well, after the war and all, we wanted to break ties. Fries, not chips, and cold beer. Drive on the right, other stuff too. ;D
Which war are we talking about , Chuck ? The one to do with us giving you your independence ?
Yes, of course Nick. You were well rid of us. Well, until the Forties anyway.
thanks for the info Marc N Nick, I still get confused with the White spirits name as well.
Turpentine, eh? I guess that makes more sense than Caucasian ghosts. ;)
Thanks Marc.
Isn't it right about now somebody says something about the queen?
Some chipping and rust work on the interior of the bed.
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This was done using the "Hairspray" method. Paints are Tamiya and AK rust colors, followed up with 'Abt-502' and 'Windsor Newton' oils.
Satisfactory. -- Russ
It'll do .
Take no notice! ... I think it's bloody fantastic.
QuoteIsn't it right about now somebody says something about the queen?
Yes she wouldn't be seen dead in that box. ::)
Michael
Actually I've been quietly studying this, and it really is quite remarkable. The effects are entirely believable and show not only provenance but chronology too. I don't know whether that was in your mind Marc', or whether it just naturally follows as you layer the various effects one atop the other?
I could list them as they appeal to me: such as the way the bowing of the floor panelling is shown by the wearing of the edges, and more so to the back where items and goods are push into the truck bed. The subtle polishing on the edges of the stepped area to the sides of the bed where lighter items have tumbled around as it jostled through the busy streets ... Why have I got this "Studio Ghibli" thing happening in my head? I can see this clattering around the backs streets with some desperately pretty young thing struggling to maintain control as she delivers flowers for her ageing grandmother!!! (Porco Rosso is pretty much my fav' though, and apparently you could get models of the various aircraft?? Never been able to track them down mind).
So, before I wander off topic completely - Exceptional Marc', it does you credit and continues to inspire me to achieve at least some small measure of the same.
And although it sounds a bit gushy? - If I haven't said thank you for making these ideas and skills so readily available ... well! - "Cheers bloke".
Exceptional Marc. An entirely convincing job.
Hello Marc,
such great techniques in age as you berherscht, I would like to learn.
Looks perfectly convincing to me. Was it actual hairspray or the AK chipping fluids? I am starting to gather materials for my gas pump .
Helmut,
Quote from: Design-HSB on January 30, 2013, 06:36:58 AM
... such great techniques ... I would like to learn.
what about the latest issue of "Modelfan" or a copy of "extreme weathered vehicles" (with contributions of Chuck, Per Olav, Scratchmod as well) for a start ... ;)
Cheers
Very effective!
Quote from: mad gerald on January 30, 2013, 10:18:14 AM
Helmut,
Quote from: Design-HSB on January 30, 2013, 06:36:58 AM
... such great techniques ... I would like to learn.
what about the latest issue of "Modelfan" or a copy of "extreme weathered vehicles" (with contributions of Chuck, Per Olav, Scratchmod as well) for a start ... ;)
Cheers
What!?....how did you know about the extreme weathered vehicles book....where have you seen this? I was not aware they had published it?
The rust technique ffor this Daihatsu wil be in MF as well...but probabaly after April.
Quote from: Chuck Doan on January 30, 2013, 10:16:43 AM
Looks perfectly convincing to me. Was it actual hairspray or the AK chipping fluids? I am starting to gather materials for my gas pump .
Chuck,
It was the Tresseme HS their "Tres-Two; Ultra Fine Mist" directly from the aerosol can.
Oil paints were Abt-502 "Wash Brown" and "Dark Rust", for the rust staining. I also used acrylic colors from the AK "Rust" set, for thin washes, as well as discoloration in some of the chips, and touch-up where the chiiping wore through to the primer.
Marc,
Quote from: marc_reusser on January 30, 2013, 10:52:58 PM
Quote from: mad gerald on January 30, 2013, 10:18:14 AM
Helmut,
Quote from: Design-HSB on January 30, 2013, 06:36:58 AM
... such great techniques ... I would like to learn.
what about the latest issue of "Modelfan" or a copy of "extreme weathered vehicles" (with contributions of Chuck, Per Olav, Scratchmod as well) for a start ... ;)
Cheers
What!?....how did you know about the extreme weathered vehicles book....where have you seen this? I was not aware they had published it?
The rust technique ffor this Daihatsu wil be in MF as well...but probabaly after April.
... I came across this accidentally:
http://www.dmmb.info/t7938f295-Marc-Reusser.html (http://www.dmmb.info/t7938f295-Marc-Reusser.html)
... sorry, in case it should have stayed "classified information" ... 8)
Quote from: marc_reusser on January 30, 2013, 10:52:58 PM
The rust technique ffor this Daihatsu wil be in MF as well...but probabaly after April.
... way cool .. . ;D
Cheers
Thanks Gerald. No problem from me. I had no idea that Alex had this photo. He must have gotten it from AK. I was just very confused, as they have not yet asked for the text/copy for all the SBS's in this book.
There should be 2 more parts to the MF wood SBS (I havent seen the first one yet...but I am assuming they split what I sent into two), and I am working on the last part. The Daihatsu "rusting" may end up as 1 or 2...depending on how many images and steps. It is much less involved than the wood so they may be able to compress it. Both techniques will be the subject of the demos in Heiden. That is why they are running them.
Thanks for all the comments and support.
Andi; I don't really know what to say (a rare thing)...but, thank you, and I am humbled.
There is a fair amount of thought that goes into my approach, concerning why and how the finished effect I am after occurred, and then what steps need to be taken to try and get the look; however, much of it is also just chance, as I only have limited control over things such as the resist chipping (and do often need to go back and either enhance it with other techniques...painted chips, or adding in "Positive Chipping" to reduce the size of some of the chipped areas)....and then there is the big issue of impatience..or simple available time for the task... and wanting to move forward...and since paints/colors and effects change as they dry and interact with other layered effects...sometimes one gets the intended result, sometimes a lucky and happy coincidence...but sometimes you fail and have to run damage control.....or hope you can hide it with some added bit of detail, or later effect. The hardest part is really trying to get a cohesive yet unintentional/random feel to something that I often have days or weeks between finishing one part and picking it back up to do the next. For this good reference images are the best thing for me to have...even if I just use them as a guideline.
I am using these from FB, as my reference/inspiration/general guideline, on this build:
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Still working on it...some more initial steps....
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Awesome job Marc. I'm reading this topic with attention. Very instructive. Very nice tones and rusyt shades. Georges
It looks more real than the real one. -- Russ
Quote from: finescalerr on February 04, 2013, 11:49:44 AM
It looks more real than the real one. -- Russ
Yeah , just remind us . Which one's the model ?
The one with the blue car in the background ... Shame you forgot to weather that, Marc. Completely destroys illusion.
Volker
Beautiful work as usual Marc. Can I ask what is your method of giving remaining paintwork a glossy (or semi gloss) finish? I understand paint dulls as it weathers and in this scale this would be even less of a gloss but just for curiosity and to help in my 1/24th scale stuff!
Thanks guys, your comments and input are always appreciated.
I guess I'll call the paint work done....next step is to add some weathering. Not really happy with the roof.....think it might need a strip and repaint.
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Andrew:
I actually/fortunately have not run across/or tried to do any glossy areas. At this scale and smaller the oil paint post coloring add just enough of a satin sheen to areas of the paint, that it differentiates from the completely matte weathering and rust effects. I was fortunate that the same thing worked on my 1/24 ford pick-up. However. If I wanted some satin areas with more lustre, or even gloss, I would probably do it the same way I would do panel shading/fading (sim to the way I did the edge fading above), and that once my colors were down, I would spray a 2 light layers of HS, and then try to spray the glossy fin in a very light layer, and only...or as close as possible to the areas where I will be wanting to have the gloss. ......then do the chipping. (The gloss layer should then chip in the same manner as the color layers below).
So in SBS sequence:
Primer
Base rust tones
Clear Sealer
Additional rust shading if desired
HS
Lightest color/shade
HS
Darker color/shade
HS
Clear coat where needed/desired
Depending on look/finish, you may want/need to add additional HS and color layers.
Marc
That is progressing really well , the subtly and variations in the base colour and the chipping really do make it.
FWIW and in my opinion there is not much wrong with roof ...... Maybe some rust tones (chipping?) along the windscreen/ roof join and then possibility a filter on the roof it self just to give a slight difference in tone.
Andrew
On the land rover in the "bits pieces" thread I did give it a light spray of a 20 / 80 mix of matt & satin varnish which as Marc says combined with oils ended giving me a sheen which I was satisfied came close to a scale shine.
Sure Andi may well be able to contribute the "scale shine" given his expertise in this area
The fading is terrific.
Satisfactory. -- Russ
Hi Marc,
just great.
If you are sent outside the vehicle now photographing, one can no longer distinguish it from a real safe.
It's really cute! And the finish, though a bit "shabby", isn't entirely offensive. ;) -- Dallas
Thanks guys.
Helmut, Attached is a quick snapshot from outdoors.
Still a lot of work to do on this.
Dallas; Thanks, yeah, I was going to do it less worn/shabby...but as the specs for the project were "rusty civilian vehicle", I didn't want to show one that was just sitting and decaying...yet needed to have enough rust and "shab" to meet the guidelines.....tried/tying to get that 30+ year old, with a lot of miles, hard work, end of life, wear and tear feel.
Chuck; Thanks Much. Initial fading was done initially in the paint and HS stage, then augmentet, shaded, tinted and blended using artists oils.
Gordon; Thanks. Roof had not received any attention yet.....because I was/am really pondering stripping it and doing a repaint of at least the top and front exterior. Need a good chunk of time where I can sit and very carefully strip. Cant use a mask to strip, as if it seeps under the mask anywher in the slightest amount it will damage the green areas.
Great job!
Thanks Ray.
Final round of shading for the lower body. Roof still needs to be addressed....but next it's on to scratching and painting the remaining small details.
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Hello Marc,
to see the real size of the "Midget" just floors me. You caught the impression of this old-but-still-in-use vehicle to the point. Fantastic work!
Volker
Outstanding Marc!!
I can only echo what has been said in regards to the finish of this model. It is extremely well done and very realistic. Congratulations.
But ...
I'm still traumatised by the fact that you stripped down your Gas Mechanical :-\ :-\ :-\
Cheers, Peter
I didn't realize you would be able to improve the finish. Not bad. -- Russ
It's even more impressive now that I can see how small this model actually is!
Bloody hell that is good. Wow.
My butler wears white gloves like that . They keep his grubby fingerprints off the claret jug .
Thanks Peter, Ray and Wesley. Much appreciated. ......and, err, yeah Russ too. ;)
Nick, A Butler is so...well, "common".... I have Micheal Jackson hold all my models for me while painting.
Quote from: marc_reusser on February 19, 2013, 09:47:26 PM
Thanks Peter, Ray and Wesley. Much appreciated. ......and, err, yeah Russ too. ;)
Nick, A Butler is so...well, "common".... I have Micheal Jackson hold all my models for me while painting.
That must be a bit smelly by now .
Ha ;D (need one of them "like" buttons on this forum)
The Midget is a sweet liitle thing Marc, with some great paint finishes. Now if that other gas mechanical thing that you stripped back comes out as nice as this little beast, then I understand why you went back for the do over. And you mean you used to have Michael Jackson hold your models don't you, otherwise I gonna start circulating the conspiracy theory stuff on his fate.
Cheers,
Dan
This is looking great Marc!
Nice work Tim!
The Germans will not know what has hit them.......... Mr Reusser in sequins. ;D ;D ;D
I don't care who you are!!! ...................... That's funny ....... arf!
Most funny Tim! Thanks!
Got up the nerve this evening to carefully strip the roof, mask, and re-shoot a rust base color. Color coat hopefully tomorrow.
No wonder. The previous attempt was just horrible. Horrible, do you hear me? -- Russ
It's a pretty little study in primary colors + rust with the yellow and blue masking tape playing against those colorful red paint bottle caps and then there's that dingy rusty roof midget ... kinda miss the sequined gloves on the latest round ... :'(
Dallas,
I'm looking for a red sequined one at the moment. (tried chain-mail...but it was too unwieldy)...
In the meantime....not the Daihatsu (well, it's a Daihatsu, but a different one)... have 4 of these in various steps of progress on the bench at the moment (the bottom grey color will probably end up being what I use on the gas mech repaint.)
...oh, and this should make Russ and Nick happy....all 4 of these will be going into the rubbish bin.
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Well, of course they will go into the trash, as well they should. After all, for anyone else they would be unattainable excellence but for you they are mere rubbish.
Want to be really embarrassed? I'll build a model and tell everyone YOU built it! Nyaaaaa!
Russ
Quote from: marc_reusser on March 02, 2013, 11:48:06 PM
...oh, and this should make Russ and Nick happy....all 4 of these will be going into the rubbish bin.
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One word .... Basterd !
QuoteOne word .... Basterd !
You can always fish them out. Oh,....wait.....you'll be in Australia. Hahahahaha! :P ;D ;D
They don't need to go in the rubbish, they need to go in amongst some really long and overgrown grass with ivy, spiderwebs and misc junk stored inside them.
Chuck them in the rubbish bin with an Aussie postcode on it :)
Cheers,
Dan
Quote from: danpickard on March 03, 2013, 12:23:51 PM
They don't need to go in the rubbish, they need to go in amongst some really long and overgrown grass with ivy, spiderwebs and misc junk stored inside them.
Chuck them in the rubbish bin with an Aussie postcode on it :)
Cheers,
Dan
Yeah , I'll be staying with both Bernard and Mario , so either address will do .
Nick
But Nick, according to google maps, I live a bit further SW of where either of them guys are.
You're hardly gonna have time to do any modelling down here...you'll either be washing dishes at Mario's, or acting like a tourist ;D
Cheers,
Dan
Fall repairs completed. I'll call this one done for now. Not super, but I think it's okay for a $7 model.
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Hideous, but I'd pay $7.00 for it. -- Russ
Quote from: marc_reusser on March 18, 2013, 01:12:08 AM
Fall repairs completed. I'll call this one done for now. Not super, but I think it's okay for a $7 model.
Understatement of the year.
Ha!...well,thanks Wesley.
I have become ambivalent about this build.
Russ...not so ambivalent, that I will go a penny less than $7.99 for it.
Marc,
send me your bank account number and I'll transfer the money. ;) You still have my address ?
Pity I will miss your presentation in Germany. I will be in Adelaide that time.
Maybe end of August in Passadena ?
Jacq
I know the others like to tease! ... But I still happen to think it's bliddy fantastic.
In fact if if this forum wasn't so delicately natured I would expound my admiration to its fullest Anglo-Saxon!!
Abso ........... lutely. .................[think Big - I shouldn't admit it - but I liked Big].
Quote from: marc_reusser on March 18, 2013, 01:12:08 AM
Fall repairs completed. I'll call this one done for now.
... um, well ... would you mind giving us a peek in your waste bin as well ... ? ;D
Quote from: marc_reusser on March 18, 2013, 01:12:08 AM
... Not super, but I think it's okay for a $7 model ...
... come on, you must be Joe King ... 8) ... (and what the others said) ...
Cheers
Not bad Marc, not bad at all ;D
Much though hate to admit the roof does look better, and you ambivalence to the model will disappear after you have been away from it for a few weeks.
The framing you put on the inside of the bed has worked really well and I just like the overall subtlety of the rust and wear, something I must keep in mind
Some nice value-adding work to that seven dollar model. I will be happy to achieve your level of so-so ness. The fading is great.
I like it Marc. Nice job. One thing that caught my eye was that you have the front wheel turned...Nice... So many people display their vehicles with all wheels in line, not at all natural, very model looking.
Bill
Very very nice indeed Marc. Having misspent my youth looking at rusted out Vespas and Apes this build really took me back! A little Honda 90 would make a nice companion.
It looks pretty darn awesome to me!
Simply beautiful....
It's one of the cutest little builds ever done here! ;D
Finishes are outstanding ... and very inspiring.
Cheers,
Dallas
Thanks Dallas. (Sorry for the belated response)
An amusing pic from the Heiden show. Apparently someone was having some fun with the display models....and none of us noticed till we were packing up on the last night. Couldn't resist a quick snappie.
Is that Per Olav's diorama? -- Russ
Yes, it is.
...and it was beauuuutiful. :)
Perfect combo! Fits right in.
Marc-
Any chance the sbs made it into a printed article? I know you were mentioning something. Also its really sad that so many of you're posted photos are missing.
All the best.
-Michael
Michael,
An SBS article was done and sent to ModelFan magazine in Germany....what they did with it, I have no idea. Don't know where the photos went from here...may have been on my old site or such, and gotten moved/deleted. It's an old build. :)
Currently all the photos are on my FB page in order of the SBS...but without text....but they are pretty self explanatory. I think the album setting is set to "friends of friends" so if you are linked with anyone that I am "friends" with, you should be able to see it.
https://www.facebook.com/marc.reusser.1/media_set?set=a.2609727778452.72630.1712727761&type=3
Unfortunately I don't do Facebook so cannot see the pics either.
Michael