gt6mkiii Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Hey all, a bit of a change of pace for me. After building a bunch of models with nice shiny clearcoat, I wanted to try a more weathered and distressed finish. I watched a bunch of YouTube videos on the salt chipping technique and applied them to a Revell 1/25 1968 Dodge Dart GTS. The goal was to create a model that looked a bit sun-baked and rusty but mostly original. This is the first American car I've built in a very long time. The kit was pretty good, I haven't built an American kit in a long time either, but there was lots of parts to work with and some nice engraved detail on door panels and the rear trim in particular. I changed the wheels in the kit to a set of Fireball Modelworks Mopar steelies. I added some engine wiring and exhaust tips made of aluminum tube but that was about it. I'm used to Japanese kits that lock the interior chassis and body together, so the final fit on this was a bit loosey-goosey but came together with a bit of glue and clamping. I painted the front quarter panel to look like it was replaced at some point and drilled out the side marker light and sanded off the emblem. I used some light acrylic washes to add to the weathering but really tried to restrain myself from doing too much. This was also the first time I intentionally sanded through a decal. 😀 The engine was weathered to be a running survivor and not totally derelict. I've started building a large diorama to shoot my models on - the base is the start of the parking area and the backdrop is a printout of a photo of a graffiti covered wall I found online. There's a lot of great demos on YouTube, but my process was a basecoat in Dark Rust, a light speckle coat in light rust, apply water and then sprinkle on coarse salt, let that dry and spray with a grey primer colour, brush off the salt and repeat the salt application and spray with the body colour so you get a 2 layer paint and primer peeling effect. Washes and rust detail was applied over this. A couple more shots: Thanks for looking! Martin. 22 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco F. Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Yeah a great looking model! I love these kind of street f***ers Marco F 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCH Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 The blue quarter panel is the PERFECT touch. Another fantastic recreation.! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Absolutely superb - nothing else to say!! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Sensational build, great diorama and excellent photography. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtfxwp Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Wow, that is really convincing. It was only the giant hand in the last photo that gave the game away, and maybe the 50 gallon drum of Tamiya XF-85! Mark R 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 It looks like the real thing, It even fooled my girlfriend as she thought it was REAL... cheers, Jan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Very impressive! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Awesome work again Martin! Both model (the steelies are a nice touch!) and photography. You inspired me to build my own photo backdrop, in fact I just finished glueing a photo of the front wall of a barn which I found close by on a piece of A3 foamboard. First tests are pretty good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Yep, what they all said. Epic. love it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirage Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 no words....i love it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Fantastic! Totally convincing rust! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt P Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Stunning build 👍. Thought was full size till I saw the paint pot😳 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Mansfield Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Love the rust work, and grateful for you sharing exactly how you did it! There are some really nice more subtle touches tat make this special, like the ring of dirt around the tyres and the staining around the filler cap that stand out to me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 I've only seen Cali. cars in pictures but this looks like what I'd expect. I have to practice this method. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt6mkiii Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 Thanks for all the great comments! 2 hours ago, Mr Mansfield said: staining around the filler cap that stand out to me That's my favourite part too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redstaff Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 That's brilliant Like others have said, I was convinced it was real until the paint pot Superb attention to detail and some of the best weathering I have seen on a car Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyChiken Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Superb! Moody looking car, great dio too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Wowwwww you made my day, thats a absolute stunner build, the salt method looks fantastic, so real, also your great photograpy and a wonderful diorama background. you get 120 points on 100 points scala. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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