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Oct 17, 2006 18:18:36 GMT
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Dunno whether i've posted this before, but its a 1/16th scale model of a 1935 Morgan. It is the 3 wheeler sort with the V-twin engine out front. I'm making it for my dad as a suprise, and its been taking me a long time what with GCSEs and messing up the paint so having to strip it all back. the chassis is all done and on sunday i finally finished painting the shell. Now I have to do the interior and all the bits of trim on the outside, anyways, here is a quick mock up pic I did. Enjoy   Any thoughts? |
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Oct 17, 2006 18:26:53 GMT
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thats cool! is it scratch built or a kit? suspension looks just like the real thing, ie. not that good  |
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Oct 17, 2006 18:33:22 GMT
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its a kit, made by 'minicraft'. that front suspension was so fiddley, nearly just smashed it! this model has certainly been a learning curve  |
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Oct 17, 2006 18:43:32 GMT
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I have a load of photos, including close ups, of a real one. I can email them if you need any extra refrence material |
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Oct 17, 2006 20:29:44 GMT
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looks really  you could try soem drybrushing on the engine and suspension, get some silver on a brush and then wipe it off on a rag, then gently drag it across the model leaving a diposit of silver on the raised areas, creates a nice highlight effect, which would look great on the black parts, you could also try a wash of black on the silver engine to put some shadow into the recesses. The paint will need to be a water based paint for these effects though www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/howto/drybrush.htmwww.miniblaze.com/drybrush.htmhope this helps |
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Oct 17, 2006 20:34:19 GMT
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Looking good Rob! The engine definately needs some dry brushing / washes to bring out the detail. Doesn't need to be water based though - for washes I just use normal brush thinners / cleaner, but carefully so as not to remove the paint underneath!!!
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Oct 17, 2006 20:38:07 GMT
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looks great - i wouldnt have the patience
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Someone just shot the elephant in the room. |
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Oct 17, 2006 20:43:50 GMT
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well. when i made the engine i painted it silver - obviously.
then i got some black ink and watered that down, and lightly applied it with a brush to add some 'depth' to the engine.
the front suspension looks really bad. it was black plastic, and though i painted it black again, it still looks curse word. i don't realy fancy taking it to pieces again, but could i add 'depth' and 'realism' without dismantleing it?
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Oct 17, 2006 20:58:36 GMT
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try a bit of indian ink on it, pretty much like the watered ink you used but a bit stronger, but matt black is REALLY hard to weather!
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you could try soem drybrushing on the engine and suspension, get some silver on a brush and then wipe it off on a rag, then gently drag it across the model leaving a diposit of silver on the raised areas, creates a nice highlight effect, which would look great on the black parts, you could also try a wash of black on the silver engine to put some shadow into the recesses.
