SimonT - 4x4 1/24 Esci Range Rover

[SimonT]

Thanks Richard

Often seen on garages and industrial units Richard but this is a rather run down junk shop

 

[JR]

Simon .
What a splendid example of old corrugated sheeting,. Just the job .

John.

 

[SimonT]

An initial bit of crustiness added using VJ red oxide paste to give a bit of texture to the surface
Chassis will get a little more tonight now that this first layer is dry

 

[JR]

Ooh nice eaten away detail. Simon.
John.

 

[Jim R]

Hi Simon
Very realistic rusting. As someone who once owned a Hillman Hunter I know about cars rusting Roof looks good. I have used that artist acrylic texture paint/paste and that works for rendering, sandy ground etc.
Jim

 

[rtfoe]

Goodness me Simon...looks like something I just merinated with fermented Chinese torfu for deep frying. That is some bad case of rusting commonly seen on Continental cars.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[wotan]

Simon

This is a really nicely modified job. The aging is coming along very effectively. Looking forward to more.

John

 

[Steve Jones]

Nice to see the rust work going on. How many shades of rust will you be using??

 

[SimonT]

Thanks John

Jim - it was rather a design feature for cars of that era wasn't it My minis were the same

Richard - deep fried Range Rover, yum

John - good to see you back again

Steve - I have at least six shades of pigment and three or four paints to go at. May not all get used though. The red paste is only red because it already is - it is not the finished surface. I just used it to get a rough finish

Have assembled the building onto the base and added a concrete floor - forgot to take a picture of the current state

 

[SimonT]

this is the current state of the shed

brown layer is the photo frame hardboard, next is a 1mm pvc foam board then 5mm blue styrofoam 'concrete' slab

the steel uprights were cut into the blue foam

 

[SimonT]

a few more sheeting fixings added to roof and some ground added around edges

The ground is Celluclay mixed with Gorilla wood glue and brown Humbrol weathering powder, sprinkled with real dirt and then some patchy bits of grass stuck on

Also added a tap and pipework to the outside of the end wall and rear brake disks to the Rover

 

[Jim R]

Hi Simon
Shed looks good. Your ground work mix gives a realistic finish.
Jim

 

[Fernando N]

Great looking shed Simon and nice start on the rust work.
Looking forward to see how the rust ends up.

 

[Steve Jones]

Very nice ground work. Looking forward to seeing how the roof turns out

 

[minitnkr]

Great gardening. Can't wait for metal roofing effects. PaulE

 

[SimonT]

Jim - ta very much

Fernando - thanks. The rusty bits should be fun

Steve / Paul - ta. AK Worn effects on standby.....


tap and 15mm supply pipe


shelf for the shed


old paint tin for the shelf


both together - yes, shelf is a bit low down before some clever clogs says so


dashboard installed after filling and sanding all the sink marks

steering wheel removed and splined shaft added


rainwater drain pipe added - this runs down the C pillar and seems to exit through the bottom of the wing

a bunch of wires and a bracket added to the left of the filler cap


I also made this tank and pipework that sits inside the OSR wing - my best guess is that it is the water tank for the rear screen wash system

Anyway, with the car stripped as I have depicted it would have been removed so I needed one to sit on the base as if stripped out

Also added some wiring hanging out of the speaker hole in the passenger side door card - can't really see them though

Thanks for looking in

 

[Jim R]

Hi Simon
You're in your element now. Love the water tap and the splines of the steering wheel boss.
Jim

 

[Graeme C.]

Hi Simon, quite scary looking rust, a bit like a mates Range Rover, he ended up cutting the back end off it!
Looking good though. A couple of photos of rather lees rusty Range Rovers.

 

[scottie3158]

Simon,

Love all the details and the ground work keep it up.

 

[SimonT]

Jim - I am having fun

Graeme - a lot of rust but based on a 1:1 restoration

Scottie - thanks


steering linkages added


primed the building with foam friendly primer then gave the whole thing a coat of Tamiya black xf-1

Took two of their stupid little bottles - the old large bottles were much more useful!