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In this video I am experimenting with a couple of 1:64 hot wheels model cars. I wanted to make dioramas and pour resin over them. After turning and polishing the outcome was pretty interesting.
I wanted my first diorama to be a sunken car . So I wanted it to be covered in moss. I first drilled the rivet heads at the bottom of my car, so I could tear the model apart. I then used some paint stripper to remove the paint.
Next I used an axe to cut a piece of wood. This would act as my base. The texture of the wood would give a nice base to create a rocky effect. I then glued the car, some rocks and a piece of tree on to the wood with 5 minute epoxy.
To create the moss texture I used saw dust and wood glue. I first thinned the glue with water and brushed it on to the surface. Then I added the dust. Then using my airbrush I painted the diorama trying to mimic the bottom of a river. I used a grey base coat, a few greens and dark red colour.
I then made a mold out of plexiglass and PVC pipe. I mixed some resin and I added a drop of blue and green dye. I then degassed the resin in the vacuum chamber and poured it into the mold.
Next I cut the mold open. At this point I realised that the casting was full of big cracks. I think this was the result of pouring too much resin in one casting session. Anyway I decided to turn and polish the piece and study the result.
To mount the piece on the lathe, I epoxied it on a small wooden adapter that fit my chuck’s jaws.
I then turned the piece on the lathe. I sanded and polished the piece.
Next I wanted to make a kind of abandoned car in the desert effect.
I first sanded the car with 400grit.
I used my rotary tool with a sanding bit to carve the desert’s surface on a piece of wood. I then added dust and pointed the pieces with the airbrush.
To create the rust and mud effect I used a small brush and a bamboo stick. Then I glued all the pieces on the wood with epoxy. As bushes I used green steel wool.
Next I used some foam paper to make the mold. I sealed the mold with silicone.
I mixed some clear resin, degassed it and poured it into the mold. This I time I did three different pours and everything worked out great.
I then mounted the piece on the lathe and turned it. I used my bowl gouge for this top.
I sanded the piece with 100, 220 and 320 grit. At 400 I started to wet sand until 1000grit. The I used my micro mesh sanding pads that go from 1500 to 12000.
Finally I used my buffing kit to polish the piece.
Although the first idea didn’t wok out so nicely, I really enjoyed these projects because I learned a lot of stuff. But that was it, see you soon with a new project video.
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