Taking the Bus

 I finally started working on my pile of shame of forever WIPs.


The first finished result is this. The Rat Bus.

It started out as a diecast 1/72 scale model of a Mercedes-Benz coach. I did some heavy kibashing here. There's at least four different Hot Wheels and two Maisto cars that donated parts to this build. 


I also tested some new painting techniques. For the cab I spray coated the whole thing in a rusty brown primer, then added acrylic color with a sponge on top of it. The graffiti is done with Posca markers. I used Citadel Technical Typhus Corrosion and Dry Rust for extra rust and stains.


The Wheels come from a Maisto trailer and hot rod

The interior is painted, but my sh***y iPhone camera doesn't get that

Engine was kindly donated by a Hot Wheels truck called Rat Rig

The Citadel rust effects make things much easier





Me sketching some graffiti


What I started with








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