Scrap Car + Dio

[hansolo]

Hi guys,

At the end of the year one more little project initiated.
By lack of kits and waiting for several new kits to arrive - planned 2 new conversion projects -
I smashed something together form leftovers.
I built a imaginary german car mostly resembling a Protze because of the use of it's hood.
Partly comprised of leftover parts and partly scratch built.

Here is my scrap yard.



I started of with a floor plate to put the Protze front and the suspension of a german cart together.



Here are the front and back attached to the floor plate.
I added the dashboard of a Sdkfz. 250.



Front wheels with front sprue-axle.



The sides are taken from an 8Ton halftrack and the back plate I quess from a Stuart...



Added a lot of details and stowage. And added a figure, frankensteined together.





I even wanted to build a small dio for this guy.
I figured - since this is an open vehicle - that a Tunisian scene would be nice.
As an eye catcher I thought of an aquaduct ruïne.
Built one from plaster.

First of: the mould.



The plaster with some pigments.



Plaster applied.



Out of the mould.



And sculpted.





That's it for now, folks.
Next up: Painting and more dio work.

[HIghAltitudeScale]

Nice bit of scratch building you have going there. Keep up the good work!

[hansolo]

Nice bit of scratch building you have going there. Keep up the good work!

Thanks mate!

[Twokidsnosleep]

Cool!!!
The casting reminded me of ”Sesame Street.... brought to you by the letter r”

[digger303]

Love the stone work.....and the car is very creative

[hansolo]

Thanks guys!

[hansolo]

Hi guys,

Did some painting on the model and the figure and some painting and work on the dio.

First I painted the ruïne with black primer. And gav it a gloss coat and a flat coat for protection.



Than I painted it a sand color.



Gave it a dark wash and did the cracks with grey pigment. Sealed it with thinner.



Did some dry brushing with a light sand color and did some sponge stippling with dark earth and green.
And glued some little tuffs of static grass here and there.

Screwed it to the base. Gave the base a little knoll.



Did the ground work with clay.



So far the base.

Primed the car.



Dark German grey.



Hairspray.



Tamiya's sand color.



Chipped with a watery brush.



Primed the figure.



Dak uniform color.



That's it for now, folks.
UP next: More painting and weathering and more work on the dio.

[hansolo]

Hi guys,

Next update.

I finished painting the figure. Effects were done with Vallejo Dark washes and some dry brushing.



Here's the car. Chipped, details painted, but not yet weathered.



Masked the base before pouring the sand-glue-water mix.



The sand-glue-water mix.



Poured the mix, sprinkled some dry sand across and around the pillar some of the debris from sculpting the aquaduct.



That's it again.
Next up: Weathering of the car and more work on de dio.

[hansolo]

Hi guys,

Small update.

I finished the dio (unless I decide at a later moment to do more to it).
I added a plant to the side of the ruïne. From roots and some foam foliage.
I spray painted the ground and added some small shrubs. Painted those as well to blend them with the sand.



Did some oil paint rendering on the car and added decals.
More weathering to be done to the car. More dirt and decay and some dust to blend it with it's surroundings.





That's it for now.

[Tomcat64]

Amazing work as always mate - even more so given what you started with

[hansolo]

Thanks Neil!

[DrSprue]

Wow that was (and is) really cool !

[hansolo]

Thanks Doc!

[digger303]

Your and imaginative fellow....well done

[hansolo]

Your and imaginative fellow....well done

Thanks Digger. I try to be.