Rust

[PaulTRose]

ive always prefered the 'less is more' approach

weathering, staining, etc fair enough but not turned into a rusty hulk

[PaulTRose]

do they come with a salt and vinegar wash?

[Airborne01]

I particularly like the subtle toning on the ends!

[CarolsHusband]

Good modelling ... ! What colour did you use as the base?

Dunkelkartoffel von Konig Edward

[Airborne01]

Dunkelkartoffel

I thought that might be the case - do I detect a hint of leichte senf mit mayo?

[CarolsHusband]

I thought that might be the case - do I detect a hint of leichte senf mit mayo?

At the risk of causing offence, (and heading for a telling off) " WE WILL ASK ZE QUESTIONS"

[GerryW]

At the risk of causing offence, (and heading for a telling off) " WE WILL ASK ZE QUESTIONS"

Ja Heir Flick!

[Airborne01]

I zink 'e is das chip of ze old bloc Gerry!

[Guest]

But as for the Land Rover Defender Series, rust would be difficult to achieve

Or M113s, or CVR(T)s …

[rtfoe]

Thank you everyone, I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way.

Richard, I did really mean the chassis and you guys must have special dry rain over there as Landys rust like mad here, except for the parts covered in oil leaks, obviously. Joking aside, my point was that the Jeeps I've worked on really had minimal rust, even the neglected ones.

So yes, I'll not be going mad at it without a bloody good excuse !

I can't help but admire this though....

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I do love seeing the effects and it makes for nice contrast to the whole scene. Many have access to B/W photos and the wear and stains perhaps are mistaken for rust.

Cheers,
Richard

[Tim Marlow]

The chips look good. Great use of bluefoam, but the painting could do with a little edge highlighting

[GerryW]

Yeah, I was going to try a bit of paint chipping on a restoration of an unfinished Bergpanther I'm about to do.
I am braced for a possible backlash..

Again, I would say that 'less is more' - as I'd guess that the factories would 'dip' the vehicles as it's the quickest way to get paint on, which would leave a fairly thick coat of paint on them (and certainly not labour intensive) - weren't the car manufacturers still dipping car bodies up until the '60s/70s?

[Airborne01]

Slightly off-piste Dan but I also have two unfinished Bergpanthers, one of each manufacturer. Having exhausted my patience on track guides that nestle on the shallowest location guides, and then decide to pop off whilst fitting, I've decided 'D--- the expense, go metal' The Meng tracks are infinitely better then the Takom examples but pleeeeeeeeese, who needs that many location points?

[CarolsHusband]

Slightly off-piste Dan but I also have two unfinished Bergpanthers, one of each manufacturer. Having exhausted my patience on track guides that nestle on the shallowest location guides, and then decide to pop off whilst fitting, I've decided 'D--- the expense, go metal' The Meng tracks are infinitely better then the Takom examples but pleeeeeeeeese, who needs that many location points?

Hi Steve. Funnily enough, it was the running gear that ended my build all those years ago. The rear sprockets broke off when I was fitting the tracks. I must have done something wrong but once they were broken I couldn't see a way back.
I really like the Bergpanther though and would like to build another once my skill level is up. The Takom one looks like it would be a great build.

This one will probably just be a wrecked test-bed for various paint techniques.

[PaulTRose]

weren't the car manufacturers still dipping car bodies up until the '60s/70s?

i can speak from Toyota and Nissan experience................both ED dip to provide a anti corrosion coating and a sort of primer ready for the colour coat which is sprayed (mostly by robots these days....fun to watch)