rusty pete ..

i love going into work ...


the other week one of the guys comes up and says ...
' i was cleaning out the cupboard at home the other night and found this ... '
presenting a sweet looking '32 lowboy
' ... you think you can do something with it .. ? '
' ... i started it about 10 years ago ' he says .
then i notice that it's actually an extensively worked revell '32 3window !

" i'll give it a go pete .. sweet work ! "







this is how it looks after i ..
changed the rims and tyres from the standard issue revell's
grafted a new grill shell to the hood replacing a sloping one
levelled out the hood sides to the same height
made a support to keep the body level and fastened to the chassis
filled in the gap between the interior and the body sides with evergreen
filled in the enlarged rear wheel house openings with evergreen
drilled and ported the three outlets on the hood ...

plus how much pete had changed it from the 3window .

a few days later i saw pete and showed him the progress (?)
asking him what else he had planned for it when he was building it .
' ... one of those split swept back windscreens ' he tells me

a du valle windscreen hey ..... i got one of those





not bad lookin' ... indeed !

Looks great.

Does Pete realise Revell make a roadster kit?

That's dang sweet !!! love the hood port, neat idea using them crafty widgets......I may have to ummm borrow that idea

now i have been itching to use that ' rusting ' stuff for ages .
just couldn't quite get it onto the plastic though ....

so this was going to be the one !

painted it tamiya hull red and started the dabbing process .



well it's a start atleast ....
although i thought it was going to be a bit more dramatic !
looking back at paul's rusty builds ... other rusty plastic ...
maybe it needs a bit more ..?

yeah ... pete knows .
but you see , pete builds kustom cars for a living !

well as you are all aware ... it's been raining a bit lately .







dang ... !

no going back now !!!
that stuff is real !





ahhhh ... i love it !

That is so grouse! Shame to rust it but that's democracy for you. Looking forward to seeing more of this one.

That rust looks so good, so, what's the secret?

Looks good but are you going to age the wheels and tire's too, a lil maybe?

Kane wrote:That rust looks so good, so, what's the secret?

No secret Kane!! hit the links to see how,

>>>RUST 101 by Paul<<<

>>>Rusting with Andy<<<

>>>Carps approach to Rust<<<

Unforgiven wrote:Looks good but are you going to age the wheels and tire's too, a lil maybe?

Don't fret mate, I'm sure this is way off being completely "ARTIFIED" ......................

since the rust set in ! .....

the wheels and interior have been ' grimed and grubbied ' up a little
the front mechanicals have been added
the chassis now sits 6mm lower @ the rear to level it to the ground
the body raised 2mm on the chassis @ the rear to give it a little rake

the plan was to keep it a real simple slammer but now it has an engine and drive shaft .. which you can see if you lay your head down on the table !
now i'll have to add an exhaust .. !



hey paul , must have gone to the same speed shop for that gear shift ...




and .... back to the weathering !

Sweet ride, certainly different.

artus wrote:

the plan was to keep it a real simple slammer but now it has an engine and drive shaft .. which you can see if you lay your head down on the table !

Thats crap artus,laid my head on the table and couldn't see shi...........................

Oh wait..................................

This proves you need to beware which car polish you choose these days!