Citroen Traction Avant by kpnuts - FINISHED - Heller - 1/8

[kpnuts]

Thanks guys.

The yellow was filler primer( it goes on very thick and dries quite soft so is easy sanded) (I thought when I sprayed it on it would reveal loads of imperfections but it didn't)

The salt technique I use is mostly the same as everyone else uses 

So here is the tutorial. Firstly let me say I'm not saying I'm good at this or that isnt any of my own ideas (well apart from the plastic ageing)all the rust techneques I use here have been used by others, perhaps not all at the same time or combined with other thchneques, so here it is, hope it is of some use.
Firstly this is old spare parts and I am going to spray the overall top colour black, simply because I think it will show the effect off best, first I paint the rust colour on the part roughly where I want the rust,

If I want blistering bubbles in the paint I use pva glue and a cocktail stick.

please excuse the blured pic, its difficult to use the camera whilst applying the glue, I allow that to dry 

then apply a few more dabs around and on that one and allow those to dry


next I use sea salt in a grinder (you get more uneven grain sizes than table salt

Now there are 2 methods you can use now, water, or hair spray

the bottom one is just water which is applied where you want the rust only the top part I applied the hairspray all over it (I decant the hairspry into a lid from the can so if I wanted I could only apply it where the rust is, I've done it all over on the top piece I will explain why in the next step)

now wee sprinkle the salt all over whilst everything is still wet. then allow it to dry.

then we spray it all black you can see from the water one that some of the salt has already fell off

now we brush all the loose salt off 

that is as far as you can go with removing paint on the water and salt one, however with some warm water and a stiff brush you could also remove all the black paint from the hairspray part if you wanted to, the advantage of this method is if the salting has not shown enough rust you can show more like this.

The next stage (this wont work on the hairspray one ) is to use some cellulose thinners

I like to use the dirty thinners I clean my brushes in as it helps with the staining , I also have a special brush with very few bristles left so it cant hold much, I literally shake the tin and whats in the lid is what I use(WARNING THIS MELTS PLASTIC BE CAREFUL)


I literally just run it down the seams to give the rust tracking and bubbling you get.


Here endeth the rusting 

[Canute]

Nicely done.

[kpnuts]

Here is the next update (I have literally dozens of these builds to add to this section)

 

[Nirvana]

That rust detail is so accurate as the Citroen was prone to rust in those areas.

[lmagna]

Phenomenal!

[kpnuts]

Theres no blending or anything in those pics so the rust is not very convincing yet.

 

[Nirvana]

Are you going to simulate rust holes too? Like in the doors/fenders....

Edited April 26, 2020 by Nirvana

[amateur]

Now I am at a loss: what colour did the car have when leaving the factory: was it white, or black??

 

Jan

Edited April 26, 2020 by amateur

[kpnuts]

Going to have a few dents 

[yvesvidal]

16 hours ago, kpnuts said:

Going to have a few dents 

Oh No!

 

Yves

[popeye the sailor]

very nice technique  

[kpnuts]

Next update.

 

[CDW]

I got so interested seeing your Citroen build thread that I went and bought the kit on Ebay yesterday. This time, will build it, not trade it away.

[kpnuts]

You really wont be sorry it is an amazing kit I've built it 3 times now, this was my first then I built a custom then I cut the roof off and built it as a hot rod put a 7 litre v8 in it (cant seem to find pics of that one I will keep digging but I do have over 30,000 pictures of models I've built

Edited April 27, 2020 by kpnuts

[mtaylor]

Looking like it's seen a few miles.  Maybe not, some of the French and Italian cars rusted just by someone looking at them.

[lmagna]

I give up! There is no way that anything I can build has any business on this forum! 

 

I have no words in my head that can cover either of the cars here. 

[Egilman]

3 hours ago, lmagna said:

I give up! There is no way that anything I can build has any business on this forum! 

Look at the tiles on the floor, those tiles are 8" square.....which means the model is almost 2 feet long..... your Huey in the same scale would be about 4 & 1/2 feet long.

 

That does change the perspective a bit Lou...... :-)

 

I know, it leaves me speechless too.....

Edited April 28, 2020 by Egilman

[yvesvidal]

17 hours ago, kpnuts said:

Your traction is so realistic. It is superb.

As you realize, the front bumper was an option as well as the extra headlight mounted on them.

Here is the vehicle my brother rebuilt entirely: 

Yves

[kpnuts]

Beautiful I feel I know every part of your brother's car intimately having built this 3 times must have been a joy working on the full sized car.

[kpnuts]

Time for another update.

 

[Nirvana]

Just amazing!

I like the aging very much. Are you compete with that model?

[lmagna]

7 hours ago, Egilman said:

which means the model is almost 2 feet long..... your Huey in the same scale would be about 4 & 1/2 feet long.

It was not the size it is the attention to detail. I could go through my Huey and replace much of what I know is wrong or overly simplified with it, but at my best I could not come close to duplicating the creative pieces of art represented in this build and so many others on this forum. I can live with it, (I really don't have much choice) but I can't help but be a little embarrassed at my more than modest skills when I see this degree of ability. I am envious but at the same time I'm Absolutely amazed and impressed.

[Egilman]

38 minutes ago, lmagna said:

I am envious but at the same time I'm Absolutely amazed and impressed.

Me too...... 

[kpnuts]

Thank you so much, I'm blushing at the moment, if this keeps my head will be too big to fit out the front door.

I've got loads of these builds, what would you like to see next

An unusual garage (I did a dio of army surplus type vehicles as if you could buy them off the high street) 

A 1/12 Bentley 4.5 litre blower

A 1/8 scale Corvette 

A 1/24 london bus 

I've got literally dozens of them.

[CDW]

When you can find the time, would love to see your Bentley, Corvette, and the bus. 🙂

[Edwardkenway]

49 minutes ago, kpnuts said:

A 1/12 Bentley 4.5 litre blower

A 1/8 scale Corvette 

A 1/24 london bus 

I've got literally dozens of them.

If you keep popping them in we'll keep looking😁

[kpnuts]

They're all finished but I have a full build log of all of them

[yvesvidal]

6 hours ago, kpnuts said:

Thank you so much, I'm blushing at the moment, if this keeps my head will be too big to fit out the front door.

I've got loads of these builds, what would you like to see next

An unusual garage (I did a dio of army surplus type vehicles as if you could buy them off the high street) 

A 1/12 Bentley 4.5 litre blower

A 1/8 scale Corvette 

A 1/24 london bus 

I've got literally dozens of them.

Personally, I'd like to see: 

 

- the Airfix Bentley 1/12

- the Monogram Corvette. Is it  a C2 or a C3? I built the C3 when I was a teenager. Wish I had kept it....

- The London Bus would be interesting too.

 

Yves

[kpnuts]

The corvette is a C2 I think, i gave it opening gull wing doors and a furry interior.

Edited April 29, 2020 by kpnuts

[Canute]

Needs a pair of fuzzy dice hanging from the rearview mirror, kp.