ESM car, step by step

[tom mann]

Let's weather this car over the next week or so.  I'll post in-progress photos.    ;D

[bbussey]

Nice pic! 

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Wow, those are so pretty.

[wazzou]

Are you going to do the top one or the bottom one?  ;D

[Blazeman]

Don't forget the bullet holes. Might as well make it a caricature.

[Mark5]

Did ESM interchange with WM?

[bbussey]

Only on Saturdays.

[tom mann]

Since we don't want the red to fade to a pink color as it would if we applied a global fade coat (I'm condensing here), mask it off:


and airbrush a coat of Polly Scale Zinc Oxide Primer:

[tom mann]

When this dries, mask off the red and apply a Polly Scale Aged White fade coat to the blue.  There are a few photos of this car (or at least this scheme) online, and some show that the blue faded into a very blotchy, circular appearance.  I chose a more subtle approach.



Note how significantly I had to fade the paint to get to the point where I wanted it. 

Now, scroll up and compare these colors to the original! ;D

[Philip H]

[jaw hits keyboard, bounces around] This is going to be a great car.  Can we expect to see the dillution rations for the fade washes in the new book?[/jaw hits keyboard, bounces around]

[tom mann]

Not finished, but a preview of what we'll cover the next few nights:  streaks and rust bubbles.  Note the areas we can clean up a little bit.

[Chris333]

Will this be on the DVD?  ;D

[tom mann]

Will this be on the DVD?  ;D

Lol.  NO! ;D

[Mark5]

that be lookin' good!

[RockGp40]

Ummm, it says new 4/2010 but has a rebuilt date of 1987. Tom, do something about that!