Schwimmwagen wreck

[hansolo]

Hi guys,

Whilst waiting for my oddling base kits to get in, I had to occupy myself with something.
I had this old 'not so well painted' schwimmwagen laying around. And a while ago I came across
an image of a schwimmwagen wreck that was found in Sweden. So now I thought, let's wreck it like that!

Here's the image



And this is the victim!



So I stripped everything off that's also gone in the inspiration image, drilled a hole in the back and one in the hood,
cut off the fenders, took out the chairs, built a new broken windscreen, added some details with leftover PE parts,
and got myself a proper wreck!

Here's the result before painting.





Next up is painting and weathering (the weathering is gonna be a party on this one!)
And after that I'm gonna make a little dio for it to rest it's rusty metal in.

That's all for now folks.

cheers

[kiwi37]

Cool project mate, looking forward to seeing this progress!

[hansolo]

Cool project mate, looking forward to seeing this progress!

Thanks!
Seeing your avatar image, I see a connection to my subject.

cheers

[kiwi37]

Yeah, it's prob one of my favourite vehicles
I have one half-built, once I'm finished my panther I will get back on it

[hansolo]

Yeah, it's prob one of my favourite vehicles
I have one half-built, once I'm finished my panther I will get back on it

You like Schwimms. Did you see my Schwimmwagen river dio? You might like it.
http://intscalemodeller.com/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=10631

cheers

[kiwi37]

Yes, I did see that recently (haven't been a member of this forum for long)
Amazing water you created there, and a lot of patience to wait for 3 months for it to dry clear lol.
Well worth it in the end, cool schwimmy too by the way

[alextheblue]

What is it with us modellers - where others see rust and decay, we see beauty and inspiration!

Great start and looking forward to see you weave your magic on it. Are you sure you didn't paint and weather the full size one!?!

[hansolo]

What is it with us modellers - where others see rust and decay, we see beauty and inspiration!

Great start and looking forward to see you weave your magic on it. Are you sure you didn't paint and weather the full size one!?!

If I did, I would be hugely proud of it!

cheers

[Nige1940]

What a great project , I'll watch this with interest .
Really like your other work BTW .

[peppie]

And another great idea.... I love the way you think Han

[hansolo]

Hi guys,

Did the rusty base color



After the hairspray layer the final base color



Chipped



Detail painting (though there aren't many ) and first oil paint rendering



More rendering





Pigments





Pigments for moss and algae









Next up: the very faint austrian flag that shows on the front fender and some more coloration.

Cheers

[M60Tanker]

Amazing work!

[Hillbilly]

Superb chipping and weathering I am really interested to know your technique for the broken glass.

[peppie]

Great job up to now Han.
Specially love the wood, very realistic

I have only one comment. I think the white is a little bit to white, in the picture it looks more like a sandy colour. Maybe a filter?

[hansolo]

Superb chipping and weathering I am really interested to know your technique for the broken glass.

I constructed a new window frame form plastic and cut two tiny pieces transparent plastic packaging material and glued that on with superglue.

Cheers

[Hillbilly]

Superb chipping and weathering I am really interested to know your technique for the broken glass.

I constructed a new window frame form plastic and cut two tiny pieces transparent plastic packaging material and glued that on with superglue.

Cheers

Simple and effective technique...I'll have to store that one away for later.

[kiwi37]

WOW! Excellent work mate, nice touch with the moss

[hansolo]

Hi guys,

The Schwimm and the dio are done!

Check 'm out:

I made a tiny dio. Just big enough for the schwimm to sit on comfortably.

Started of with some board and styro foam.



A layer of DAS clay



Some cardboard to keep the earth/water/glue from running of.



The mix



Sprinkled some tiny twigs and stuff that I find on the forrest floor.



Some big twigs and some plastic moss



More twigs on the side





And the finished dio!

































That all folks!

Next build will be one more in my 'oddling' series!

cheers

[wappynutter]

... and that... Ladies and Gents..... is how you do it!!
BOOM!!

Excellent finish Han, even your junk builds are better than most builders best efforts....
I applaud your skill Sir...



... and bow to your Awesomeness!!

Keep these fantastic works of art coming buddy... Love it!

[Hillbilly]

Outstanding build! You have captured the look of a lonely,forgotten Schwimm perfectly!

[gustavlekstal]

Oil paint rendering is just amazing what is does to the wagen. Comes alive! Stunning work!

[hansolo]

Thanks so much guys!

cheers

[kiwi37]

The groundwork is superb! The photos in natural light make it look very realistic!

[Russ72]

Brilliant stuff mate.

[KalebBeard]

I just like the look of that thing mate, looks pretty narly, in a good way!