1/18 scale Challenger project

[Brandon4401968]

Thought I would share my Challenger project I just completed. First time using an airbrush and although I'm not completely satisfied, I'm pretty happy on the way it turned out. The weathered look is pretty hard to do, for me anyways.

 

[Sahara]

When I was doing military models I used to crush up pencil lead into dust and lightly rub it on the finished model with my finger tips. Gives a nice weathered look but it works best on flat camouflage type paint. Or primer.

 

[mr. b]

that's cool looks good to me

 

[Brandon4401968]

When I was doing military models I used to crush up pencil lead into dust and lightly rub it on the finished model with my finger tips. Gives a nice weathered look but it works best on flat camouflage type paint. Or primer.

I'll have to try that, thanks.

 

[Richard Cranium]

You need this to compliment it.

 

[Brandon4401968]

You need this to compliment it.

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HaHa!! No, that would be a bit much.

 

[YY1]

I never understood the mindset of destroying something that took effort to build.

I do believe it says a LOT about the psychological makeup of the individual in question, though.

 

[Richard Cranium]

I never understood the mindset of destroying something that took effort to build.

I do believe it says a LOT about the psychological makeup of the individual in question, though.

I guess you weren't a fan of the Addams family.

 

[Triplegreen500]

Thought I would share my Challenger project I just completed. First time using an airbrush and although I'm not completely satisfied, I'm pretty happy on the way it turned out. The weathered look is pretty hard to do, for me anyways.View attachment 1108304 View attachment 1108305 View attachment 1108306 View attachment 1108333

I like it.

I used to do a lot of scale modeling, it was a great pasttime. I miss it sometimes!

You can also show wear by putting down a base coat of....say....rust. Then, paint over that with the body color. Then get a rag - something without a lot of texture to it, so you don't end up with 'stripes' - soak it with paint thinner, and wipe along bodylines, high points, and corners. You can also use a soaked q-tip along fender creases, for finer/smaller areas of 'wear'. It's a great way to show the paint "wearing through" and rust coming from underneath.

Nice looking, I like it. Love the Keystone Klassic wheels - I used to run them on my Satellite wagon. Might still have them laying around somewhere....I'll have to dig.

 

[Brandon4401968]

I like it.

I used to do a lot of scale modeling, it was a great pasttime. I miss it sometimes!

You can also show wear by putting down a base coat of....say....rust. Then, paint over that with the body color. Then get a rag - something without a lot of texture to it, so you don't end up with 'stripes' - soak it with paint thinner, and wipe along bodylines, high points, and corners. You can also use a soaked q-tip along fender creases, for finer/smaller areas of 'wear'. It's a great way to show the paint "wearing through" and rust coming from underneath.

Nice looking, I like it. Love the Keystone Klassic wheels - I used to run them on my Satellite wagon. Might still have them laying around somewhere....I'll have to dig.

Thanks, appreciate it and thanks for the tip. I will try that on the ramp truck I'm going to do for the Challenger to go on.

 

[Budnicks]

pretty cool model