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Offline danmarklinman  
#1 Posted : 06 November 2014 19:56:15(UTC)
danmarklinman

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One of the things I like about HO modelling is that you can make your models nice and rusty!!
I wanted to produce an old car dump behind a garage, so I set about rusting up some Brekina and Busch cars. Here's the Brekina Citroen. The paint work was copied from various pictures on the internet. See what you think!!
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Offline Janne75  
#2 Posted : 06 November 2014 20:49:36(UTC)
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Nice weathered Citroen!

Sorry for this off-topic below, but I want to tell this short story as it is about my car scrap yard. When I was a kid I liked very much all kinds of old and rusty cars in forests etc. So I then took many of my Matchbox and Majorette metal toy cars to our backyard. I smuggled them in my pants and shirt so my parents didn't notice anything before I had smashed them with a large stone to get them to look "better" BigGrin . I wanted to have a car scrap yard. Unfortunately I messed up this nice scrap yard by smashing a battery with that stone and my mother saw that and had to dispose all of them as the batterys poisonous substance was all over the place. I still remember how angry I was for my mother when she disposed my masterpiece... Wink RollEyes

Cheers,
Janne



Märklin H0 digital layout. I have analog and digital H0 Collection. Rolling stock mostly from era I, II, III and IV. Märklin 1 gauge beginner.
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Offline danmarklinman  
#3 Posted : 06 November 2014 21:22:24(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Janne75 Go to Quoted Post
Nice weathered Citroen!

Sorry for this off-topic below, but I want to tell this short story as it is about my car scrap yard. When I was a kid I liked very much all kinds of old and rusty cars in forests etc. So I then took many of my Matchbox and Majorette metal toy cars to our backyard. I smuggled them in my pants and shirt so my parents didn't notice anything before I had smashed them with a large stone to get them to look "better" BigGrin . I wanted to have a car scrap yard. Unfortunately I messed up this nice scrap yard by smashing a battery with that stone and my mother saw that and had to dispose all of them as the batterys poisonous substance was all over the place. I still remember how angry I was for my mother when she disposed my masterpiece... Wink RollEyes

Cheers,
Janne


That's tuff, I have to say I did something similar myself!BigGrin only my brother took it to far and stuck his Matchbox under my dad's car tyre to get it crushed. Only it burst the tyreCrying Dad was not happy!!



Marklin and Piko era 4 SNCB , Marklin wagons
Wiking model car Fan
Faller fan including car system
Instagram: marklin1978
Wiking fan
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Offline Janne75  
#4 Posted : 06 November 2014 22:50:12(UTC)
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BigGrin Boys are boys! BigGrin
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Offline steventrain  
#5 Posted : 07 November 2014 17:00:49(UTC)
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Excellent weathered.
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Offline GlennM  
#6 Posted : 07 November 2014 18:22:41(UTC)
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Nice weathering Dan, I hope you will post more pics of your weathering.

I saw in one of the Marklin Biblio books an article on using heavy duty tin foil, molded over the car body of say a Wiking model car, to make an impression of the body, this can then be deformed and painted to look like a scrap car body that has been badly damaged or crushed.

I will see if I can find it.

BR

Glenn
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Offline danmarklinman  
#7 Posted : 08 November 2014 10:37:50(UTC)
danmarklinman

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Originally Posted by: GlennM Go to Quoted Post
Nice weathering Dan, I hope you will post more pics of your weathering.

I saw in one of the Marklin Biblio books an article on using heavy duty tin foil, molded over the car body of say a Wiking model car, to make an impression of the body, this can then be deformed and painted to look like a scrap car body that has been badly damaged or crushed.

I will see if I can find it.

BR

Glenn


Cheers Glenn, that gives me an ideaLOL
Marklin and Piko era 4 SNCB , Marklin wagons
Wiking model car Fan
Faller fan including car system
Instagram: marklin1978
Wiking fan
Offline kimballthurlow  
#8 Posted : 26 November 2014 06:39:20(UTC)
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Hi Dan,
Excellent weathering.

Glenns idea for a tarpaulin (covered) load is great.
Finding small identifiable bits for open wagon exposed scrap loads is quite difficult.

regards
Kimball
HO Scale - Märklin (ep II-III and VI, C Track, digital) - 2 rail HO (Queensland Australia, UK, USA) - 3 rail OO (English Hornby Dublo) - old clockwork O gauge - Live Steam 90mm (3.1/2 inch) gauge.
Offline kiwiAlan  
#9 Posted : 26 November 2014 08:34:47(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: kimballthurlow Go to Quoted Post
Hi Dan,
Excellent weathering.

Glenns idea for a tarpaulin (covered) load is great.
Finding small identifiable bits for open wagon exposed scrap loads is quite difficult.

regards
Kimball


You can always fill them with miscellaneous gears, wheels etc as Marklin did for the first couple of Open days wagons. Makes them quite heavy, so the loco has to work hard if going uphill.
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Offline danmarklinman  
#10 Posted : 18 December 2014 22:31:21(UTC)
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Here's an update on my scrap cars!
I have know stuck down Four cars. I will try and squeeze one more in when I find a donor which might look good in rustBigGrin
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Offline danmarklinman  
#11 Posted : 18 December 2014 22:37:35(UTC)
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Ones an old Peugeot. I saw a car version of this lying in a field in Southern France!! This have me the idea for this project!!
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Wiking fan
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Offline Mark5  
#12 Posted : 24 December 2014 20:40:15(UTC)
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I really like these Dan.
The rust shows up wonderfully on the white car especially.
How did you do it?
Mostly just dry brushing matt medium and acrylic terracotta/rust?
Or do you have other tricks up your sleeve?
One thing though. In my neck of the woods there would be no glass in the windshield of that old Postes VW that we wouldn't have taken out with a nicely packaged rock.
- Mark

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In single point perspective, where do track lines meet?
Offline GlennM  
#13 Posted : 27 December 2014 15:57:26(UTC)
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Dan,

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you, but here is an extract from the book I mentioned on making scrap cars using aluminium foil;

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As I mentioned the above is an extract from this book;

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I have found this book excellent and information, and please support the author by buying this book. I would also add that this book is part of a series, which is very similar (but often has different techniques and scenes) to the Marklin Bibliothek series, both of which can be good sources of information for newbies like me.

Happy manufacturing

BR

Glenn
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Offline danmarklinman  
#14 Posted : 29 December 2014 11:38:34(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Mark5 Go to Quoted Post
I really like these Dan.
The rust shows up wonderfully on the white car especially.
How did you do it?
Mostly just dry brushing matt medium and acrylic terracotta/rust?
Or do you have other tricks up your sleeve?
One thing though. In my neck of the woods there would be no glass in the windshield of that old Postes VW that we wouldn't have taken out with a nicely packaged rock.
- Mark



Thanks for the kind remarks. The painting is mostly acrylic artist tubes and Humbrol spay paints. I find the artist acrylic very easy to use and mix. Brown, yellow and red were used with a bit of white to alter the rust shade as I wished!!
Once I was happy I then applied some white spray and Matt varnish spray to give the cars that left outside look.
Cheers Glen for the article on scrap cars. Don't tell Mike, but I am planning to bash up a BMW!!LOL
Marklin and Piko era 4 SNCB , Marklin wagons
Wiking model car Fan
Faller fan including car system
Instagram: marklin1978
Wiking fan
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Offline GlennM  
#15 Posted : 29 December 2014 12:56:53(UTC)
GlennM

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Originally Posted by: danmarklinman Go to Quoted Post
Originally Posted by: Mark5 Go to Quoted Post
I really like these Dan.
The rust shows up wonderfully on the white car especially.
How did you do it?
Mostly just dry brushing matt medium and acrylic terracotta/rust?
Or do you have other tricks up your sleeve?
One thing though. In my neck of the woods there would be no glass in the windshield of that old Postes VW that we wouldn't have taken out with a nicely packaged rock.
- Mark



Thanks for the kind remarks. The painting is mostly acrylic artist tubes and Humbrol spay paints. I find the artist acrylic very easy to use and mix. Brown, yellow and red were used with a bit of white to alter the rust shade as I wished!!
Once I was happy I then applied some white spray and Matt varnish spray to give the cars that left outside look.
Cheers Glen for the article on scrap cars. Don't tell Mike, but I am planning to bash up a BMW!!LOL


Dan,

I know where there is an old red one not too far from you..............................LOL LOL LOL LOL
Don't look back, your not heading that way.
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