VW Beetle - part 5 - Vignette

With the car itself done I made a vignette to showcase it. Here is a whole bunch of pictures of it sitting long abandoned.

VW Beetle - part 4

Last, on the car itself, before proceeding with the surrounding scene, moss, some debris and some additional weathering was added. Here is.

VW Beetle - part 3

With the chassis assembly done it was time to turn the attention to the bodywork. It had already been primed (black) and had received a layer of rust colors. It was now time for the actual paint layer and some chipping and rust effects. So I gave the body parts a coat of chipping fluid, and when that had dried, a layer of the primary body color. 

When the primary color had dried I started to remove parts of it by brushing it with water. Since the color and the chipping fluid are water solvable they will start to flake away revealing the rust below. Like this.

I finished this step by spraying the whole thing with Tamiya Flat Clear to seal it all. And once that was done it was time to merge the body with the chassis.

The hooligan took the wheels as well!

VW Beetle - part 2

Next, I installed and painted the back seat, the handbrake, the gear shift stick and the pedals. I left the front seats out. They are supposed to have been ripped out by some hooligan. Also, the floor mats are gone, showing the rusty floor panels.

I then proceeded by adding moss and various debris and guck which would have accumulated since the car has been sitting without doors and window glazing (same or other hooligan 😊) for years.

The motor was also assembled, painted and installed. It received some weathering as well.

Last on the chassis assembly, I installed and painted the dashboard and the steering wheel. Apparently the last person behind the wheel made a hard left turn.

VW Beetle - part 1

I have started a new diorama (Or vignette? What's the difference?) The scene will show an old rusty and beat up Volkswagen Beetle, partly overgrown by moss.

But first, I have to admit; This build is heavily inspired by a VW Beetle build by 'Night Shift' of YouTube fame. Check him out! My build will be quite similar to his. It just looked so darn fun that I just had to do it. 😀 

I started out with a Tamiya Volkswagen 1966 Beetle kit in 1:24 scale. As here:

Since this Beetle was supposed to have been abandoned and been the victim of weather, and maybe even abuse, I started by doing some damage to the body and front hood parts. I then spray painted all major parts with a black primer, followed by a rusty brown layer. The latter was actually a layer of of several different red/orange/brown tones.

A park scene with a bridge - part 2 (final, it seems)

I sort of lost interest in the park scene. At least for the time being. Mostly due to the fact that I could not come up with a feasible way of making that special type of reed that grows in the canals of the park.  I did at finish the bridge though, as you can see below. In the end, it turned out quite good I think.

Who knows, I might return to the actual park scene some day.