Prison Break. You can do it in an MG! :)

This will be my first build in 4 or 5 years and was inspired by this 1970s magazine ad that I have hanging on the wall of my garage.

This was an ad that was run in the UK in 1974 and was a tongue-in-cheek reference to the fact that an escapee from Wormwood Scrubs prison in London allegedly made his getaway in an MGB.

As you can see, they felt that it fitted perfectly with the “You can do it in an MG” campaign :biggrin:

I like to have some kind of setting for my builds and this seemed like a simple but interesting project.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/prisonbreakad1974.jpg





I am using the Aoshima MGB kit, some white metal Rostyle wheels to replace the wire wheels in the kit, a cheap picture frame for the base and will be adapting/modifying some of the Fujimi Drivers set figures.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/DSC03833.jpg


I hope that the car will be the relatively easy part of the project so I am starting with the diorama first.


The first thing I tackled was the cobbled – or to be more more technically correct - the setted street.

I decided to replicate this by making a plaster cast of a pattern in Plasticine. I did a test piece to see if this was feasible and to practice making a pattern.


http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/photo3-2.jpg


I was quite happy with the results so I went full scale. I rolled out some plasticine, cut it to the approximate shape and size and then “punched” the pattern into it with the ends of bamboo chopsticks that had been sanded to the desired shape and size.

The formwork was made with strips of styrene. Everything was lightly dusted with talcum powder to act as a release agent and the plaster poured.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/936C808E-5E47-4FE7-A9C8-F3CC791623DC.jpg



I couldn’t resist adding a little memento for posterity into the back ;)

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/CE30A816-D871-4ACC-A83A-CFA56969D079.jpg


F**k-up nr. 1: I made the noobie casting mistake of forgetting that when you make a cast, you get the mirror image of your mold. Duh!

I had to re-punch the mold in the mirror image of what I wanted and cast again. Fortunatley the formwork could just be flipped over. The upside of all this was that the new mold had an improved pattern :)

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/DSC03834.jpg


Also, thanks to the talcum powder, I was able to use the mold several times to make copies so that I had spares to allow for any breakages and to try different painting options.



To make the brick wall, I toyed with 2 possible solutions: dry walling stripped of its paper backing and foam core mounting board also stripped of its paper backing.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/photo2-1.jpg

Initially I thought that the dry walling would be perfect but it turned out that the plaster is VERY weak without the paper backing and snapped very easily. The choice was made to go with the Kapa-line foam board. This has a polyurethane core that holds impressions and score lines very well and doesn’t “bounce back”.



I cut out and scored the wall, pavement and curb. This was weathered and battered a bit with a scalpel blade and wire brush. Some bricks were pushed in or crumbled out.

One of the Fujimi drivers was modified with epoxy putty and a heat gun to get the arms into a better position. I made some barbed wire to top the wall.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/758F491B-272F-454B-9026-7875F255B374.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/coolshot.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/DSC03773.jpg


Thanks for looking in :bigthumb:

This is going to be a thrill to watch this progress. Nice to see you building again. I hope I get the itch soon myself. Good luck. :thumbsup:

Oh boy oh boy! This is totally awesome!! I love the idea, I love the plan, and we all know how well your work turns out. Fantastic, fantastic, I can't wait. These are the builds that make AF so amazing.

0 to 50 in 8 secs? A Family Hatch could outrun it today?
Mind you, I think the Police only had Bicycles in those days!
A caption for your last photo, ''better put the wheels on Love, I'm nearly down''.

Look forward to seeing the escape.

Great stuff!!:biggrin:

There has not really been another build that has threatened to be so much FUN here in many years. :runaround:

Damnit, it's good to have you back! :tongue:

This is sooo freaking cool!! Love your imagination. Can't wait to see more...

Klutzi, pal............i ALWAYS love'd your wip's and your ingenious comments, so cooool to "see" you back at the desk!!!!! And what a stunning project......keep it coming, i'm with you, ALL THE BEST!
The start already looks very promising, chapeau!
Yours
jochen

Fabulous in every way! Subscribed...

Ianc

Awesome subject ! Obscure yet perfect... looking closely!

Some updated progress.

Mind you, I think the Police only had Bicycles in those days!
A caption for your last photo, ''better put the wheels on Love, I'm nearly down''..
:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

Actually.......

http://www.policecaruk.com/Members/Modelzone/files/CORGI14.jpg
http://www.policecaruk.com/Members/Modelzone/files/CORGI13.jpg


Now I want to build one of THOSE! :runaround::evillol:



The base has been progressing with painting. This is the first time if have worked with the kapa-line board so I did some testing to see what worked/what didn’t etc.


http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/testpainting_01.jpg

In the end primed the foam with Tamiya Grey Primer and used tubes of acrylic paint.

The sett-paved street was primed in black and then various shades of acrylic were hashed on and applied with a sponge. MIG pigments were washed over it (some say “not enough” ;) )

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/cobble_01.jpg




I gradually built up the weathering on the wall with different tones of the base colours, picked out individual bricks, added stains with MIG washes and made some moss with chinchilla sand, white glue and acrylic paint.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/paintingfirstcoat.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/paintingsecondcoat.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/paintingsecondcoat_02.jpg



Getting close to finished

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/nearlyfinishedwall_03.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/nearlyfinishedwall_02.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/nearlyfinishedwall_01.jpg



I made some barbed wire out of twisted wire and coated it with Rustall.
Styrene rod was used to make the supports for the barbed wire and it was aged with baking soda/CA glue, Rustall and MIG pigments.

Finishing touches/rust stains will be added once the barbed wire is fixed in place - but that won’t happen until the figure and bed sheet escape rope are ready.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/barbedwire_01.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/barbedwire_02.jpg



The wall was finished off from behind with some thin sheets of balsa wood whichmay be stained later.
(BTW this was f**k-up nr 2. The balsa strips warped from the moisture in the PVA glue and now the whole wall has a slight curve to it :p )

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/wallback.jpg



Multi-media masking for the wheels. A combination of blue-tac, Humbrol Maskol and Tamiya tape. Then Tamiya gloss black X1 (?) was airbrushed onto the centres.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/wheelsmasking.jpg


They were tidied up with a scalpel blade and a 00 brush and then a wash of oil paints was applied..



(Warning: purists should NOT read the next part :D )

I worked on the white metal wheels. To make my life easier, I used the “great cheat” and rather than spend hours reworking the stubs to fit the Aoshima kit and vice versa, I simple ground the wheels’ stubs down…

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/wheels_01.jpg


… and then attached discs of styrene with 5min epoxy. These discs can then be glued simply directly onto the plastic kit wheel hubs.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/wheelsfixing_01.jpg


Additional discs of various thickness of styrene can be used as necessary to adjust the track width. This system is quick, painless and allows virtually infinite adjustment of ride height and stance .
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/wheelsfixing_02.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/wheelsfixing_03.jpg





http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/rollingchassis.jpg


Steering wheel painted, masked and painted

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/steeringwheel_01.jpg


Thanks for looking :bigthumb:


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Nice idea and execution!!!
Can you post a link with the wall material?

Nice project ;)

Can you post a link with the wall material?

THIS (http://www.display.3acomposites.com/en/products/foam-x/characteristics.html) is the one I used.

Kapa is also good although I am not really sure what the difference is :)
The important part is that it has a polyurethane foam core

HTH

I think you know what I think. :grinyes:

I think you know what I think. :grinyes:

I guess I might ;)

Hmm… a green smiley? Subtle! :evillol:

Working on the interior before I start painting the body.

I have been trying to adopt a painting technique used by armor and aircraft modelers on the interiors of my builds to try and avoid the “flat” look of seats and door cards painted in one block colour.

I started with a very crude pre-shading of joints and areas that would be in shadow using black or black/grey

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/interior_preshade.jpg



The pre-shading was then covered with my base colour – in this case Vallejo Fire Red. Once this has been used to cover the whole piece, the pre-shading is now a subtle “darkeness” in the places where it was applied.

I then added a couple of drops of a lighter red to the base color and lightly sprayed this lighter tone on the higher parts of the seats and in the middle area of the door cards.

This is followed by 1-2 drops of an even lighter colour and a very light narrow highlighting was added.

Finally I added 2 drops of dark grey to what was left in the airbrush cup and lightly sprayed this around the edges and in the deep creases of the seats.


http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/interior_01.jpg




Unfortunately, I cannot get a photo that does the final effect justice ☺

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/interior_02.jpg




With the interior painted, I made some carpeting based on the technique from my tutorial (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=554434) of many, many, many years ago.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/carpets_01.jpg


http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/carpets_02.jpg




The greatest solution ever to excessive carrier film on dashboard gauge decals – a punch and die set ☺


http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/punchandie_02.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/punchandie_01.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/dash_01.jpg



http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/steeringwheel_02.jpg



I have also shaved of the molded-in door handles and replaced them with some wire and masking tape facsimiles.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/tubandchassis_01.jpg



Finished tub assembly

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/tub_01.jpg


http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/tub_03.jpg


I’m rusty at the s**t but I’m enjoying it more and more :grinyes:

cheers!

Tonight I have done the glassware.

BMF on the windscreen frame.

I also have made up a couple of side windows from clear acetate that may or may not be installed in a rolled down position in the final assembly.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/BMFwindow_01.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/bocznaszyba_01.jpg

Absolutely fantastic job!

I’m rusty at the s**t but I’m enjoying it more and more :grinyes:


Don't worry, your mojo will come back! But be careful, you gotta take it easy at first. Not too fast, and careful not to hurt yourself.

But it is fun, isn't it? :tongue:


I don't think you've lost much.


Preshading seats, huh? Funny, I was doing much the same myself with an interior yesterday. Maybe I should post some pics....

Preshading seats, huh? Funny, I was doing much the same myself with an interior yesterday. Maybe I should post some pics....
yes! :)

:thumbsup: awesome project!

Got some paint on the body tonight. Will check tomorrow in daylight to see if it needs one more coat or not.

Decanted Tamiya Camel Yellow and my trusty dehydrator.


http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/firstpaint_01.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/firstpaint_02.jpg

Cheers!

My gawd- I could never keep up with your pace! I'd have to get up every day at 3am! :runaround: I painted two seats today (this week), and counted myself productive. I would say that maybe this is what five years of pent up not building does for you- but it hasn't worked for me.

It turns out that a gal can have too long legs!

My Fujimi lady won’t fit in the MG :rofl:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/nogi_01.jpg



Nothing for it. Plastic surgery was called for!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/nogi_02.jpg



Could this be the ultimate solution for back seat drivers?? ;)

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/nogi_03.jpg



Legs were drilled and pinned with an annealed paper clip.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/nogi_04.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/nogi_06.jpg



Now she fits…

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/nogi_05.jpg



Magic Sculp to re-form the joints

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/nogi_07.jpg



Sanded and primed

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/nogi_08.jpg



She’ll be something like this

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/nogi_09.jpg



I thought that the prisoner would require the most work but I was totally wrong. It is his girlfriend that is needing all the work to get close to the pose in the photo

Cheers!



I would say that maybe this is what five years of pent up not building does for you- but it hasn't worked for me.
Perhaps you are over-pented?? Let a little of that pent out and it will get better ;)
Good morning BTW :lol:

Today I found some time to glue and putty the torso and arms into place. I tried to add some creases into the new joints with a toothpick

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/nogi_10.jpg



So this is more or less how she’ll be sitting in the B

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/nogi_11.jpg


http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/nogi_12.jpg


cheers!

Skillfully done. I still think she has nice looking knees. But really- you chose not to hike that skirt up higher instead?:naughty:

Now there's a nice box of smokes.

But really- you chose not to hike that skirt up higher instead?:naughty:
:grinno:

GONE FISHING

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/fishing03.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/fishing02.jpg

"Say, that's a big fish! (Damn, I wish I'd worn my shorter skirt!)"

"Say, that's a big fish! (Damn, I wish I'd worn my shorter skirt!)"
Big rod, big fish…. :evillol:


First attempt at making the bedsheet rope from Kleenex soaked in PVA white glue and water over a wire armature. Not bad but I am not fully happy with it so will be trying some other ways.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/rope_02.jpg


http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/rope_01.jpg


Cheers!



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What an awesome model and subject!. . Love it!

Your brickwork/cobblestone is amazing and I can attest to what a PITA it is to replicate.

I replicated the yellow Countach on yellow cobblestone Pirelli ad a few years ago. I punched each stone individually from polymer clay, baked them, then glued each stone into place to form a circular pattern. Once the glue dried I sanded them semi-flush and used a vinyl spackling compound as "grout" . . .

What a friggin' nightmare. . . and I completely forgot to make a mold . . .

:crying:

http://i57.tinypic.com/6hotpg.jpg

http://i57.tinypic.com/3zbf5.jpg

Sorry . . . not meaning to hijack . . . I just feel your pain. . .lol

I like the Lambo base very much, Chuck.
Indeed a shame you didn't make a mold :s

Some sheet rope experimenting. It looks a bit like something from "The Great Escape" ;)

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/ropes_01.jpg


I shall be going with this one:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/finalrope.jpg

Cheers!

AAAHHHH, how could I miss this??

Interesting project, nice progress so far.
I see, you are not only a car model builder, you also make great jobs on ladies, fitting their legs or make them fit in the rear seat ... :-)

you also make great jobs on ladies, fitting their legs or make them fit in the rear seat ... :-)
The perfect Gentleman, in fact….. :iceslolan

Painted the figures over the weekend using Andrea and Vallejo acrylics.
Not bad but not good either. The faces look a bit like they came out of Geppetto’s workshop ;)

All in all, I am reasonably happy with my first attempt at painting figures in 1/24 and my respect has increased even more for people who can make things so small look so lifelike :worshippy


http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/IMG_0858.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/IMG_0851.jpg


Found an image of original 1974 UK road tax disc to go on the windscreen. After reducing the size, I don’t think it will be too obvious that this one is for a motorbike ;) – I believe that the color defines the year of issue and not the vehicle type.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/AUG74_2.jpg


Not much left to do now. Polish the body, put BMF on the side strips and final assembly. Hopefully, finished this week.

Cheers! :thumbsup:

I missed this post, and i need to tell you the brickwall and the street floor are AWSOME, the paint work and wheathering is exelent too, im in the build of and old mazda carol 360, and i like to make some backwall, please if you can, show the tool you use for make the pattern, please.
Thanks for share that beautifull build.
Guillermo

i like to make some backwall, please if you can, show the tool you use for make the pattern, please.

Thanks :)

The tools ere VERY basic. Just a metal ruler and scalpel to scribe the hosizontal lines. I pushed a small screwdriver into the foam for the vertical lines.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/scribingtools.jpg


Wikipedia provided brick dimensions and bond patterns:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brick
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_bond#English_bond

Cracks, broken/missing bricks were done with scalpel tip. A brass wire brish was used to also rough up the surface.

Hope this helps?

Thanks for those pics, but i ask for the method (tools) that you use for the first pic of brickstones in plasticine for the floor, you say something like chopstick or tooth picks or something.
Anyway, maybe the foam method are simple and clean.
I try both.
I hope you catch my english, im from Argentina, and i study english in the school when i was a kid, and practice only in forums like this:smile:
Thanks again
Guillermo

i ask for the method (tools) that you use for the first pic of brickstones in plasticine for the floor, you say something like chopstick or tooth picks or something….
I hope you catch my english, im from Argentina, and i study english in the school when i was a kid, and practice only in forums like this:smile:


No problem! :) My bad - I thought you meant the brick wall.

For the cobble/sett street, I made the impression in the plasticine with those free chopsticks that you get with noodles-in-the-box :)

like these:

http://blog.ocad.ca/wordpress/gdes1b26-fw2010-19/files/2011/02/chopsticks.jpg

I just shaped and sized the ends with sand paper

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/01882A76-FA2C-4B6E-A91C-8DB9A8E0885F.jpg

I used a couple of different size/shapes to mix things up a little bit (but not much because I am lazy ;) )



As I reference about size, laying patterns etc I used google images and this site: http://www.pavingexpert.com/setts01.htm



You might also want to look HERE (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=5791542&postcount=47) in my 250TR thread to see another method I used to make a road surface for a display. It was also very cheap :iceslolan. You can see painting etc in the rest of the WIP

Does that help more? If you have any more questions Guillermo, please just ask - it's what a forum is for :thumbsup:

PS My brother-in-law lives in the Delta del Tigre so maybe you are neighbors? :)

Have been working on painting/detailing the exterior body parts.

BMF on the side strips, clear parts painted and BMF-ed from the back. Photoetch badges painted and sanded.

I used a kit decal over one of the PE badges, microsol to set it down and a sharp blade to scrape the edges.

Sadly the old decal broke up a little when placing it but it doesn’t look too bad in reality and was surely a lot easier then trying to get 2 colours into that small part! ☺

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/BMF_01.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/clearparts_01.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/klutz100/WIPs/MGB%20PRISON/PEdecals_01.jpg



Cheers! :thumbsup:

PS My brother-in-law lives in the Delta del Tigre so maybe you are neighbors? :)
WOW this is a coincidence :smile::smile: Delta del Tigre, is a coastal city in the north of Buenos Aires, i live in the south a city called Lomas de Zamora , but takes 1 hour in car to go to Tigre, may be your brther in law, have a house in the Delta, if yes, we need to take a taxiboat or get some water transport, is a beautiful place.
This weekend i try to make my tools for the cobblestone pattern, really thanks for all the answers and pics.
The MG go really good, and the top of the build i think, is the theme or idea for the diorama.
Congrats.
Guillermo