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Hi folks......sorry for posting pics that are nothing to do with Tanks, but rusting/weathering maybe. Now ive done a few of these 1/18 diecast cars and was happy with them, but with tanks it is soooo different and I struggle with it ha ha so here are a couple of pics









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Sorry as its a bit pic heavy, but kinda frustrates me lol.....they are all very suck it and see......but Tanks are bloody hard lol....im not happy with the king tiger and that one is now sitting in the spare bedroom....on top of the wardrobe lol

Hi Jeman

I think your rust looks great ...I find rust a hard one too, what I found was a good idea and quite effective was to put the rust under the paint rather than over it...basically chipping the top layer of paint to reveal the rust..here's a pic of my tiger exhaust's I painted recently..it was my first attempt at trying to achieve a rusty look using this technique..I thought to myself it looked more realistic than other attempts I've tried at rust..its easy too..






Cheers




Jake

I've worked restoring several classic Jaguars and the only thing you're missing is the huge holes! Those old XKE's would lose chunks in their body panels, very difficult to make new panels.

Don't get caught in the rust trap with your tanks! Don't forget these things would be LUCKY to last more then a year in WWII. You may get some rust streaks, rust on exhaust and exhaust shields and maybe edges of hatches but beyond that if the tank still moved the officers wouldn't let their crews sit idle long enough to allow them to ever wind up looking like a Jag left behind a barn for 30 years.

Stunning work. I thought the SL300 was aluminum!?! Still, great work! Would be proud to have those skills.

The SL300 had a steel body, but aluminium bonnet, boot and doors. Bearing in mind what a real one sells for, I can't see anyone letting one go to seed like that! The workmanship is terrific though.

Your rusting effects are very good, as jackalope has observed military vehicles of any kind while in service are not allowed to get into serious decay.
But excellent representation of heavy rusting.
I'm pleased I don't have to leave my car anywhere near where you live.

i like your piccy' s

someone's fishing for compliments !

that is genius rust work sir ! loved the tr stag ! although check the commander's cupola for the right angle pray tell what you use to get these effects ?

The Munich registered Triumph Spitfire looks like it's been parked next to the sea...and that's a measure of how convincing your rust effects are! Really convincing...so much so that I'm wanting to coat them in Kurust! Before scrap cars were required for export to China, dumping them became
a common problem in towns,and also in the countryside. Here in the Highlands, people would sometimes drive them onto a secluded beach where the tide and salt spray would dissolve them after a few months. Your impressive car-rot
effects recall some of the hulks I've seen on beaches.
As has been observed elsewhere,sometimes with lively debate.. and in other threads, tanks in service..and even those recovered by maintenance units from battlefields ( Kursk, for example) are not allowed to get rusty. Abandoned and destroyed (largely unrepairable) tanks go rusty....and, in the process, reusable components are often scavenged from them..
Rusting hulks would look great on a model battlefield, though, and I've seen people use 'destroyed' tanks in Youtube vids of battlefields to give the feel of authenticity

Hi Guys, thanks for all your great comments......I did rust up a few 1/18 cars lol and the yellow E-type I made the roof from cloth as its kinda unusual to see one with the roof up and removed the top of the engine, used filler to then create the cylinder bores.....how sad is that lol I really enjoyed doing them but for some reason I just cant seem to take it forward to my tanks ! The King tiger I totally agree that the rusting was wayyyy to much so I'm going subtle on the Tigers I have now. Hope you guys don't mind but here is a few more pics of the cars I rusted up ha ha I used a variety of ways to do it including, very find dirt mixed with upv glue to create a paste, then added colours then apply it with a small bit of sponge as when it gets tacky you get the dimpled bitty effect. Sadly I only realised the Merc had none rusting panels after I did it lol. Thanks for your input guys and I appreciate that although these pics are kinda off topic it really helps my confidence to do my Tanks but not to rust them, but weather them.......now that's another learning curb for me Lovin the Tanks

As a motor mechanic of the 1970's & 80's and a an old car enthusiast, I can really appreciate the superb rust look on the cars; epic! It reminds me of my old Dolomite Sprint!