Repurposed Pickup Truck

[cargoman5126]

Luv'n the look of it....Sweeet

 

[Junkie]

Nice job on the rivet tool.

Yeah, that mesh looks tricky. Frame is a good choice. Only other thing I could see would be to perhaps try and hit each joint of the mesh with CA...but I imagine it would snap off after you trim. The frame works...makes sense.

 

[CTspeedshop]

Oh man, she's really coming to life now!

 

[Ian]

The scratching building is the best part.

 

[Junkie]

Scratch building is awesome, so much fun. Nothing like building a model that is totally your own.

 

[JohnSimmons]

Looks great Ian. I can't scratch. Scratch that I'm ok with pipe work, but I'm not a scratch on you guys. Scratchy.

 

[Ian]

Since my wife is a 3D animator and designer, she worked up a couple of items for a 3D printing test with Shapeways.

Here are the wire frame and shaded models:




And here they are printed using the "Frosted Ultra Detail" material.

 

[cargoman5126]

very very cool stuff...luv it man..

 

[Ian]

And here's the paint up. Took it very well, and the texture actually works for the sewer cover.

 

[Junkie]

Great work, both of you. Too bad you hadn't cast that sewer cover in resin.

 

[Ian]

Why the resin?

 

[Elm City Hobbies]

Why the resin?

So you can have a mold to make as many as you would want instead of having to go back and print them out in 3D

 

[Ian]

Well the jack and sewer cover only cost $7.72, so I'm not that worried about printing more.

Bit of custom working on the brake rotor since the tire's off.

 

[Ian]

Starting to lay out the diorama.

My scene idea is to show the pickup with a flat (via pick axe!) and just a trail of blood leading to an open sewer entrance. The poor bastard didn't even have a chance to finish his Coke.

 

[JohnSimmons]

Love it! Great idea.

 

[CTspeedshop]

Awesome idea Ian! Can't wait to see it finished.

 

[Junkie]

Looking very cool man.

 

[Ian]

Think this sandpaper would work for an asphalt road base?




Was thinking maybe some yellow lines, a phone pole.

 

[Junkie]

Do it. Add a level, curb to the back if you can.

 

[Quaralane]

Excellent stuff here