1/35 Gas Mechanical Bash

[marc_reusser]

Thanks for the resources. Will have to look into them. The only Vallejo product I was not thrilled with at all, was the "Still Water", shrinks like nothing else, and hadd some speration issues with it as well.

[artizen]

Thanks Marc, you have answered my question (in my mind) of why my surface crackled like fury when I applied it. I thought it had to do with whatever I had previously used under it or the humidity. Eventually I used a two-pack epoxy to make the water which helped fill in some of the cracks!!!

[Mr Potato Head]

Are you just "smooshing" the DAS into the base? (Technical term)
Or are you using a pallet knife
Thanks, I am working on a similar project and there won't be a lot of room for ballast and I thought this would work better than say spackle.
MPH

[marc_reusser]

I'm smooshing, wedging and smoothing. I take a piece of DAS and wet it with some water, then knead it onto a flat-ish shape...press it into place...smoosh it around, use a squared-off palette knife and piece of styrene to square it and fit it tight and neat against the ties.......repeat.....and then use a soft squre flat brush, wet with water, to soften and blend everything, and remove finger prints and seams.

[marc_reusser]

Chipped Frame:
Hairspray from can over clear coated base color.
Tamyia light grey-red color mix, thinned with X-20A
Hairspray from can.
Tamiya darker faded red mix, thinned with X-20A
Larger and softer edge areas chipped using Windex shot through airbrush; small and hard edged chips done with brush and water.






Frame after some blending washes with thinned acrylics, pin washes and shading with oil colors, and high-lighting with steel pigment.




Assembled loco with basic weathering steps.....ready for final weathering.













I think we will call this project done. Rest of the weathering to be done/shown elsewhere.

[Wesleybeks]

Bloody hell.

Id be happy to leave it at that and never touch it again. Brilliant stuff Marc.

[marc_reusser]

Thanks very much Wesley. I thought about leaving it as well (with just some dust and grease added), but the choice/decision is not mine to make (so to speak). 

Marc

[lab-dad]

Marc,
Really nice project.
A lot of folks could learn a great deal about weathering; why, where, location, types, cause & effect.
The different types of "media" are also a wealth of information.
I hope the entire "article" will appear somewhere soon in a theater near me!
Hopefully in English without subtitles.

-Marty

[Design-HSB]

Hi Marc,
great project that excites me every time.

I need to make more time for my BBA.

[Gordon Ferguson]

I like that, lots of things & ideas to try and steal.

Especially fond of the wear, colour and patterns around the seat and floor area.

However very worried by the appearance of a Lego brick in your work  

[Ken Hamilton]

Wow.....that chipped & worn paint is perfect.

[5thwheel]

I like it. Russ have you given thought to replacing the springs with individual leaves? I think it would really make it pop.

Bill

[shropshire lad]

I like it. Russ have you given thought to replacing the springs with individual leaves? I think it would really make it pop.

Bill

  Russ ?  What's he got to do with modelling ?


  Marc ,

    That does it for me . I will have to start my O&K MD2 before long and I shall be imitating mercilessly your red chassis . Obviously it won't be as good , but I'll give it my bestest shot .

   Nick

[Mr Potato Head]

thanks for the DAS lesson
MPH

[BKLN]

This is really great! I like your new color choices. - No crazy caricature, just a plausible industrial workhorse!
I am very curious how the rest of your muddy base turns out.