moramartht
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Post by moramartht on Sept 16, 2024 0:38:44 GMT -5
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handiabled
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Post by handiabled on Sept 16, 2024 4:05:36 GMT -5
The tire sag looks exceptionally good! The bus turned out fantastic.
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Post by cheyenne on Sept 16, 2024 4:41:20 GMT -5
Handiabled , thanks man , I have a job site halogen lamp set up for the bench . I hold the tire under the lamp awhile them press it against the bench to smoosh it and little by little it gets the job done . Trick is not to hold it under too long , you want to slowly create the flat tire look . Crude but effective ............
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Post by deafpanzer on Sept 16, 2024 7:35:19 GMT -5
The bus looks GREAT! I'd love to know how you achieved light rust effect on the roof of the bus. I am guessing striking the brush at close range or something like that?
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Post by cheyenne on Sept 16, 2024 8:16:40 GMT -5
Deafpanzer , thanks man !!
The bus roof is one piece . I sprayed that with a rattle can of Glidden - Shining Armor , dries instantly btw . Next I sprayed from a distance Rustoleum matte brown . Then I resprayed with the Shining Armor a streak down the center leaving the sides and edges with the speckled rusted look . If you look at the photos you'll see I still have to do that treatment to the forward , front blue area .
To add some more info , the kit came with a pe , greyhound shaped piece of metal . I didn't use it cuz the decal was way larger than the piece and would have required trimming the decal after placing it on the pe . Fearing messing up the decal by trimming it , I chose to just apply it to the side of the bus . I applied the decals , used decal setting stuff and after awhile used Liquitex gloss medium varnish which made absolutely no silvering on the edges of the decals , which made them look painted on .
Can't think of anything else to add , if you see something , say something .
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Post by Steve Zuleski on Sept 16, 2024 8:58:58 GMT -5
That'll work. Excellent job on the Hound, and poor T, still upset he can't get a ride. I'm still curious how big this base is going to be.
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Post by Golikell on Sept 17, 2024 1:25:04 GMT -5
You can tell the base kit is rather clunky, but what you made of it is really great!
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cheyenne
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Post by cheyenne on Sept 17, 2024 5:28:36 GMT -5
Thanks Erwin !! In Roden's defence [ never thought I'd say that ] , most civi vehicles in the 40's and 50's were very boxy and chunky . As a kid in the early 50's most people were still driving 40's vehicles . Everything was mechanical and all metal , no plastics , which tended to make them very heavy and boxy looking . Thick durable metal , not paper thin like todays vehicles . Yes there were more streamlined vehicles but not a lot and very expensive for the era . 1950 Chevy and Merc Mechanical door opener , mechanical open/close windows all metal . postimages.org/] [/url] postimages.org/] [/url] postimages.org/] [/url]
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Post by Golikell on Sept 17, 2024 8:12:12 GMT -5
Yes, of course I do know that! My gramps had a 1960's era Toyota Crown. You had to jack the thing up on the bumpers! Once het got hit from behind by another car. The other one was a total loss, while the Crown didn't show a scratch :-D I was more referring to details like window wipers and the step at the entrance...
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Post by 406 Silverado on Sept 17, 2024 9:42:52 GMT -5
Good LORD Glenn!! The amount of detail and weathering work you put into this thing would make a great individual model build let alone being part of a diorama. Good show on this dude. Good show.
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Post by cheyenne on Sept 17, 2024 9:57:53 GMT -5
Silverado , thanks man !!! No , you're right Erwin , some of the kit details could be a little better , ... finer .
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