A Project of a Different Sort

[Terry37]

OK, I know the additional work is less obvious, but each new piece needs to be made and then painted and added, so it is a bit slow going. Anyway, I decided to go ahead and post a few pics anyway. I am thinking this may be the final positions for the doors since they would ave opened out.


Here's the deadly saw that attacked me, right where I left it in cutting out the rear of the model. I'll get back on it today.


You can see the possible placement of the car if I use it, but also the additional beams at the top are all in place now. I think that was needed and looks much better.


Here's the left end of the model showing the fallen beams.


And here's the right end so you can see the rusty old pipe holding up the fallen beam. I am guessing the pipe was some kind of water line or conduit running through the ceiling?

More to follow,

Terry

[paulr]

 

That saw definitely looks vicious 

[Terry37]

I have finished the building and everything is glued into place. These pictures will show you the final placement of the doors. As I got to looking at the model and the amount of damage, and then at the doors I realized they were too nice looking and so I was going to have to to damage them too. Oh, it was painful as I was so proud of how they turned out - but , I did it. The one that has fallen or been pushed inside has the upper left part around the window busted away with bits hanging, while the other door sitting askew on one hinge just has a bit gouged out at the bottom (mostly hidden by Miles) . I took pictures from all angels so maybe you can see it well enough to grasp it all.









I was undecided about the car and was all set to leave it out when a friend suggested having it sitting on it's side a a  wreck. Yep, that was it and I really like the idea. Of course that brought a whole new set of challenges because the bottom of the VW jeep is hollow! So that meant in addition to making it look like a car, and a wreck I was going to have to also make the under detail as well. OK, then the game was a foot and I have started on it and have the underside all but worked out and a lot done already. Additionally I have started reshaping the body and working on making the wheels without the tires as I figure they long been removed or deteriorated away. The actual wheels that came with the model would do nicely, except they are targeted for one of my other PA army vehicles - The Road Warriors army. But if I can come up with a proper wheel with a tire I'll have at least one on it. I am thinking now of having it partially submerged in the pool of rank, toxic water that will be next to the building and the stairs so may only need to do part of the body work since the other will be buried. I'll just have to see how it goes as I work on it, but I really like the idea of it being partially submerged and buried.

More as it progresses,

Terry

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Amazing Terry

[Techno]

Wot Will sed !!

Cheers - Phil

[paulr]

 

I like the idea of the car being partly submerged, would a hole further out into the road make more sense

[Terry37]

With the building and the figures done I am now working on the wrecked car and turning the VW jeep into some semblance of a modern automobile. This picture will show you some of the parts I've started making and the first cut at reshaping the body. Once I get all of the side panels glued on, I'll blend them in to make it a little wider and also remove any of the excess fenders that tend to make it look more like a hot rod rather than a modern coupe. Lots to do yet - just on the underside of the car in addition to the insert I need to add the tie rods, drive shaft differential, muffler and exhaust pipe (but this last pieces I plan to have hanging lose or torn off and lying near it. One thing about doing it on it's side and partially buried I really only need to modify the one side as hte rest won't really show.



More to follow,

Terry

[paulr]

Truly a labour of love

[fsn]

Ummm ... have you looked at n gauge cars?

Might save yourself a bit of trouble.   

[Techno]

Did you cut yourself with that razor saw, Terry ?

Bet that hurt....(It's not like a clean scalpel cut....which I never feel....I just wonder why I'm leaking red stuff all over the cutting mat !)

Cheers - Phil

[Terry37]

FSN, I thought about using a Hot Wheels car, but I really like the challenge of going this route, and I know how to work with this kind of metal. A die cast is a hard metal so not as workable to me. In the end, I expect only about the rear 2/3rds of the car to really going to show as that will be one way to keep it form dominating the model......I hope!

Techno, When I first started cutting the rear section out the saw pictured did slip and cut a chunk out of my left index finger. But that didn't stop production, just made me move to something less aggressive (i.e. the saw)! When I was a young man in college I worked in a restaurant and through an accident of one of the guys I sliced the middle finger on my left had requiring 5 stitches. First thing I did when I got home was see if I could still play my guitar - and yep I could, although a bit on the clumsy side. So, bottom line, I try not to let things like that curtail me too much.

As I'm typing this note, I am also thinking - OK, you've still got to cut part of the forward right side away, so whose it gonna be - you or the saw! (play suspenseful music here)  

Try to have an updated picture later today.

Terry

[d_Guy]

Really excellent, Terry. Amazing how much skillful work goes into to making things look old and broken in a believable way. Well done!

[Terry37]

Thanks Bill, It really is fun to do, but, like when I had to prang the doors I was so pleased with, it's not always easy to do it from a desire stand point. To do it properly, you sort of have to make it nice and shiny and then trash it. But then you get to face he challenge of making it look believable, so it all works out.

Terry

[Terry37]

Here's the car at the end of today. It's starting to take shape. I had already cut in the trunk opening only to file it away in doing an additional reshaping to the back area, so I'll have to do it again. Not hard, and doesn't have to be deep - just enough to create an edge when the lid is slightly ajar. All of the gaps on the side, etc. will be filled in with in with putty shortly, but want to try and create he final shape first. I'll also add a new rear window area to make it a little more sloping to it. I also need to create a wrap around front to it as well, make a license plat for the rear, and the door, trunk lid and hood. I'm also working on hte wheels and under parts too. Not much longer and it should be done.



More soon,

Terry

[MiniPatton]

I enjoyed looking through your progress, this is an excellent side project.