A weathered 5th wheel

[tiking]

I used:

1. MIG's oil & grease solution
2. Vaseline
3. MIG's black, rust & dust pigments

 

[Tim Marlow]

Wow….looks real!

 

[Jim R]

That is just so realistic.

 

[rtfoe]

Could have been a real picture but for the fine hair at the top.

Cheers,
Wabble

 

[adt70hk]

Simply stunning..... Love the idea of using vaseline!!

 

[Waspie]

I echo the guys above me. Looks real. If you'd said it was a picture of a real one I wouldn't have known.

 

[tiking]

Wow….looks real!

Much appreciated.

That is just so realistic.

Glad you liked it.

Simply stunning..... Love the idea of using vaseline!!

Thanks. I also use industrial grease, used for machines.

I echo the guys above me. Looks real. If you'd said it was a picture of a real one I wouldn't have known.

Thank you. Thanks.

 

[tiking]

Could have been a real picture but for the fine hair at the top.

Cheers,
Wabble

Yeah, I know. I noticed it after the photos were taken, but I couldn't be bothered.

 

[Ian M]

I can see a few truck builds getting revisited soon lol.
That looks amazing Charles!

 

[tiking]

I can see a few truck builds getting revisited soon lol.
That looks amazing Charles!

Thanks Ian.

 

[Richard48]

B amazing.So lifelike.
Rich

 

[tiking]

Thanks Rich.

 

[scottie3158]

Charles,
You have captured the look very well indeed.

 

[tiking]

Thank you kindly, Paul.

 

[Scratchbuilder]

That looks really good except for the rust. I have not seen rust on a working fifth wheel, only on those in storage and clean. But a great effort at replicating an item that a lot of truck modellers forget or ignore.

working...

After service or new.
HTH
Cheers
Mike.

 

[tiking]

Hi Mike. I've seen rust on quite a few, and yes, they have not been used in awhile. Most have been left outside neglected, but there is rust on some. Thanks for commenting.

 

[papa 695]

Fantastic work Charles.

 

[tiking]

Thanks a lot, papa 695.

 

[David Lovell]

Charles that is superb ,wether with the rust right or wrong thing correct or not personally its down to how the eye perceives it your bang on buddy ,the same with weathering yes its all gone ott but its been taken to a art form thats now accepted within the modeling world we know its wrong but have come to accept that its pleasing to the eye hope people understand what I'm trying to say. Dave

 

[tiking]

Thank you David.