Bits, Pieces, & Clutter

[shropshire lad]

WOO HOO!!!
eat my dust boys!
"extra credit!" who's your daddy now!

-Mj

  Calm down , Jonesy , we would have got there eventually .

  Yeah , but have you made a 1:1 curved door frame ? Well , I've made two garage doors frames using this method , so there !

  Nick

[finescalerr]

This thread needs more modeling and fewer wisecracks. (I know, people who live in glass houses....) The potential for creativity here is great. Has anyone else done cool stuff with styrene? -- Russ

[eTraxx]

Depends on your definition of cool .. have these .. while not exactly cool .. a little un-warm perhaps

[Malachi Constant]

Make stuff out of styrene?  Sure!  Why, I reckonspect I've made just about everything but the kitchen sink ... oh ... wait a minute ...

[Malachi Constant]

Why bother with conductive wiring when you can have styrene instead! 

[Malachi Constant]

Coffee mugs ... picture frames ... even the trash cans ... sometimes it seems the whole dang world is made of styrene!  Heck, I'll bet even the idiot who put graffiti on the trash can was using a plastic can of spray paint. 

[Malachi Constant]

Need fancy woodwork?  Try styrene instead!  (Corbels)

[Malachi Constant]

Has anyone else done cool stuff with styrene? -- Russ

Oops, you said COOL stuff ... well, no air-conditioning here ... will a belt-driven window fan do?  (Mix of styrene, paper, wire and laser bits) 

[finescalerr]

Nice work, Dallas, but go stand in the corner. -- Russ

[Ray Dunakin]

Ed, those valves look very cool to me!

[Lawton Maner]

Sounds as though Uncle Russ is more then a bit jealeous.

[marc_reusser]

Some progress and messing around with painting and coloring on the post, bricks, and kerb stones.........but I am just not "feeling" it.  







M

[EDIT:]

I forgot to add the ubiquitous "product" photo. These were all the items used to do the post, other than Base colors:



Steps:
1.) Base colors: AK  "Chipping Color" followed by a dusting of AK "Old Rust"
2.) Mr. Hobby matte "Topcoat"
3.) AK Chipping Fluid
4.) Post Color: a mix of Tamiya Yellow & Orange/
5.) Mapping after chipping: a mix of Vallejo acrylics.
6.) AK "Winter Streaking Grime" applied with a brush, and manipulated with some 7.) Odorless thinner, and a make-up sponge.
8.) AK "Dark Steel" pigment carefully applied and variously burnished, at wear areas, and larger chipped areas.
9.) Light dusting of AK "Medium Rust" pigment on the interior of the post, and at some of the large chiiped areas....then blown and carefully brushed away, to leave only a very light residue at the chipped areas.

[finescalerr]

The post looks perfect. Maybe all the stone and brick need is some highlighting to change the dark, somewhat monotone coloration and then your usual finishing touches. -- Russ

[danpickard]

Thinking it might still feel wrong because despite being aged, it still looks clean.  I have to see the influence from Narayan in this little piece, and think about the small observations in his pieces that make you look longer and a scene that would be totally overlooked everyday in 1:1 world.  A few stray leaves, bit of dust, few scraps of rubbish stuck in cracks or up against the corners, all will break up the apparent starkness of this early stage....big picture Marc, big picture...see the fuuuuture

Cheers,
Dan

[marc_reusser]

Thanks Dan; yes, I agree.....I am holding out that it will all come together in the end....so as Andi always says KBO.

Last night spent some time working on the concrete coloring. Also added some stickers to the post, and some painted markings on the kerb stones. The oil paints and washes have started to give it a bit of a sheen, so looks like I may have to come in with some matte clear to knock it down, before the next step; I usually don't like to do that, but it may also help protect the coloring so far, from the dirt and pigment to come