Beetlemankurt 676 Posted January 8, 2021 Well, i got a bit tired of my 40 foot shipping container looking 'nice and pristine' as they hardly ever are in real life so decided to do something about it .... I didn't want it to be a totally rusty wreck, more of something that's a bit more subtle in appearance but has still been around the block a few times and is starting to show the effects of use and a salt water environment that it would have been subject to. A bit of googling of shipping container images followed.... I'm more used to weathering my RC aircraft and have always used an airbrush to do weathering, that is up until now. A MASSIVE thanks to Berman for putting me onto the Tamiya Weathering Master sets which I had previously seen but could never really see the point of...until now. If you havent used these sets before, give them a shot as they are really easy to achieve good results and are quick to use. Some of the best effects actually came about by simply experimenting a bit. Because the pigments are suspended in a waxy substance of some sort, you can muck around with them a bit (or wipe it off if you dont like it) and it's not permanent until sealed with a misting of Tamiya semi gloss clear. Anyhow, while the pics haven't really picked up the full effect very well, this should give a bit of an impression of how its turned out. Have a great weekend all! Regards Kurt 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juggular 4964 Posted January 8, 2021 For a moment, I thought you had a 12 foot long RC truck in your living room! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beetlemankurt 676 Posted January 8, 2021 Ha ha! and what would be wrong with that?......I see what you mean when I look at the first photo again . I'm just lucky my lovely Wife let's me take up the dining room table, let alone the entire lounge :)... Cheers Kurt 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
berman 5315 Posted January 8, 2021 That's looking awesome mate! Just remember, you can't really 'over do' it. There really is no end to the condition some 1:1 containers are in.. scratched up panels, patches, stains, twist marks from not being picked up square, forklift damage, random stickers/marker pen writing from other countries... 🙂 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Re-Bugged 10151 Posted January 8, 2021 Looks great 👍🏻 Maybe we will see ‘Covid Container’ pop up sometime in the future. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gazzalene 171 Posted January 8, 2021 5 hours ago, Juggular said: For a moment, I thought you had a 12 foot long RC truck in your living room! So did I! the table at that angle looks like the floor. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beetlemankurt 676 Posted January 8, 2021 Bit more damage and some patching this morning ...feels so wrong to scratch up my lovely paint but at he same time oh so right! .. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites