Things to Waste my Time on

 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

Whenever I find the time, which I hardly do these days, I try to focus on long time WIPs. One of those is building a war rig. I love the idea, I love the aesthetic, there is just so much room for details to get lost in. The most adavanced project at the moment is a 1/64 semi, I think it's a Peterbilt cab, probably made by Playart. I got a couple of incomplete sets from Ebay. On this particular one the hood piece was missing. So I went with a exposed engine / rat rod look. The trailer is taken from a different set of what could be the same model. It had broken rubber tires, of which some where lost. The thing is huge. Here is an older car I made for comparison. The overall building concept and color scheme are mostly clear at this point. There will be another turret at the back of the trailer, most probably with a harpoon. Some barbed wire is waiting to be attached. Maybe some more details. And then there is the painting and weathering of the chassis and wheels. The other project is...