1995 Ford Mustang Cobra 1/24

[Guest]

Right i'm going to do this as a filler before i start back on my M*A*S*H dio.

Main reason is i've just been on a course of steroids and due to side-effects my eyesight and hand trembles are too bad to paint figure faces etc ....

I'm going to stick it in a little dio depicting a run-down neglected motor left to rot in a junkyard ... mainly due to the fact that it only cost 99p and i nicked the alloys for the ferrari gto i just finished.

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[papa 695]

So your just going to hit it with a hammer and throw some rust coloured paint on it then Colin :laughing:

[Guest]

Dammit .... you've sussed it ... now i'll have to think of a different plan

[Andy2035]

A Scrapyard car, I shall be watching this one, if that is ok Colin...:terrific:

I might have a set of 1/24 Corvette wheels if you want them...

[Guest]

kind offer Andy but I have the wheels sussed, bit of improvisation and they'll be sort of stacked around with a rimless tyre here or there.

I've found that trying to put a model together so it looks like its falling apart is a little harder than it may first appear.

pictures of today's follies soon.

[Guest]

Got the interior painted, just needs a slight laquer to give a worn leathery look. The dash and centre column have a few more items to be added.

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The basis of the engine, needs hoses and HT leads scratching up.

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Door mirrors have been drilled and wire added so i can have them "knocked off and hanging"

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The rear bumper, suprisingly it took a while to get it to a position where it looked naturally "broken and sagging"

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[Guest]

Started to put bits together, trying to get the appearance of exposure to the elements for the last few years.

Engines had a few pipes and HT leads that have been pulled out etc, detailing done on clocks, Radiator has pipes attached but will be out of the car somewhere in the dio.

Still got lots of dust, muck and damp staining to do when its fully together before the lid goes on.

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Made the base, and this is the start of the groundwork. Fence is balsa, corrugated iron is tin foil, floor covering is sweepings up from when we refurbished the kitchen, the mound is plasticene covered in sweepings (advantage with plasticene is you can still shape it a good amount when it's in situ), oil stains are just a heavy gloss black wash, grass is "static grass" for railways.

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[Guest]

Nice diorama base, looks good!

[papa 695]

Great work Colin like Graham say's the base is fantastic should look stunning when the Mustang gets there. Keep up the good work looking forward to more updates

[Andy2035]

Yumm yumm yummy...:score:

May I ask how you did the fence please...

Thank you - thank you - thank you...

:respect:

[Guest]

Thank for the positives chaps .

Andy .... the fence is fairly easy, cutting the bits ready is the long part.

The main posts are 8cm long ...8x8mm square (this gives (ish) a 6ft post that looks about right at this scale )

the horizontal planks are 8cm x 3x3mm

the slats are 7.5cm long, 7-10mm wide (to give variation) and are about 1mm thick.

Lay two horizontal bits perpendicular to each other about 2inch apart and then superglue the thinner slats on the top from one end to the other, leave random gaps and breaking a few to give a look of age and wear.

when you have as many panels as you need just superglue these to the main posts again with a bit of irregularity to give a natural look. just add bits of spare wood the simulate repairs etc.

The steel is some tin foil thats been grooved using a tool i made (it's a bit of flat balsa 3x4 inch thats got cocktail sticks glued to the surface side by side (small gap between). just lay the foil on these and then run a blunt tool over the foil down the grooves to make the corrugated effect)

Paint slats with a light brown and posts with a slightly darker brown. paint metal with a grey of your choice.

when dry use a black wash all over the wood, soak up random areas with some tissue as it gives a patchy appearence.

the metal has a black wash with a hint of silver paint in the mix.

Thats it really

[Andy2035]

I have a load of Balsa so will have a good practice at the fencing...

Many thanks yet again Sir, it's very much appreciated...

[yak face]

Excellent base colin , the fence looks brilliant. I cant wait to see the car take shape, its going to be a fascinating watch , cheers tony

[Guest]

Well, as it was just basically weathering and rusting up, i didn't take any interim pictures .... i just got on and completed it to a state that equaled some pictures of junkyards i used for reference from t'interweb.

it was a bit of a fun build, no fit problems cos it didn't matter really, to be honest i enjoyed bulding the base the most.

opinions/critisism/insults welcome

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Now back to the M*A*S*H dio

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[papa 695]

Brilliant work Colin looks like a junkyard car to me great work 5 stars from me

I will take back my first comment of the Hammer and rust coloured paint