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  | AN ONGOING NEWSLETTER | August 2006 |
They aren't pretty, and nobody wants to drive one, but they'll still stop bullets.. Everybody seems to hate the Plasticville cars: I understand the feeling: Most are early-1950's style, and they have crappy wheels. But they come free with the buildings, and are good, gluable and paintable styrene plastic. Since I wanted the shell sidding on the ground I removed the wheel holders. I first sprayed the car red. It was already red. When it was dry, I masked and sprayed the grille and bumpers. Details were picked out with silver paint. Actually. with a decent paint job, they don't look so bad. I painted the centre area black, and glued the 3 bushes that are inside the car into place. I then affixed the car to the base. I 'distressed' the upper surfaces of the car with gunmetal, silver, rust, and dark brown, and added 'watermarks' where liquid had pooled. |
The base was painted and sanded, and the outer bushes were glued in place. The bushes are tufts of artificial greenery from Michael's Craft stores.
So all I can say, is if you don't want your Plasticville cars, send 'em to me. I can find a place for 'em.
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![]() Having seen the above article, I was inspired to have a go, and to try some new techniques. I chose to make a rather more weathered version, one that had been subjected to many years of weather and neglect. After all, it's an OLD car. |
![]() I started with a black basecoat, and picked out details with silver. Then the whole piece was weathered and rusted. (There are the obligatory bullet holes, too.) The base is covered with sand & gravel, and grasses made from unwound cotton string. I think they give more of a wild, windblown look to the piece. It was a fun and satisfying project. |