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. :smiling6:

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. :smiling6:

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.