Long Haul Scania 143H Tractor part 1

[tiking]

This is 50% done. I still need some weathering done to it and need to build the trailer. So you can call this work in progress. The tractor is 95% done. Still experimenting with different weathering techniques and some more detailing, like wind deflectors for the front etc.. I'm kinda jumping between projects. so the trailer is still in the planning stages. So here are the pics of the tractor so far:

[ChristopheB]

Some pretty cool details, I like the spare / flat tire!

[michel1973]

Nice build, looks like it's ready for the yunkyard

[nugundam93]

wow. another amazing work!

[tiking]

Thanks gents..still tweaking the weathering on this tractor first. Then i need to add the side wind deflectors. Then a couple more details. Then i will get on with making the trailer for it.

[MidMazar]

Your weathering skills are astonishing. Did you achieve these techniques overtime from experimenting, tutorials? I want to do this to a VW bus but don't want to ruin a hasegawa kit. Thank you for sharing your build.

[tiking]

Originally Posted by MidMazar

Your weathering skills are astonishing. Did you achieve these techniques overtime from experimenting, tutorials? I want to do this to a VW bus but don't want to ruin a hasegawa kit. Thank you for sharing your build.

Thank you. I got these results within a couple of hours.
Hi there Dave. The crackle mud is simple. I used Humbrol brown earth or was it dark earth( whatever) just spray it on and let it do its thing. Since the tyre is rubber it does not do a good job sticking it well. After drying just flex the tyre a bit until it cracks. Then weather it.

The rust effect was achieved using the 'sponge technique '. I used a two-color brown paint which i sponge over the other. A light brown was laid on first, then a darker one after the first dried. I use Akrylic colors from Citadel. I started using these of rescent and find them the best to work with when using a paint brush.
Then i take a shade color; which is basically heavily diluted, more light translucent amber brown color and brush it on the areas that had the two color browns.

After everything had dried i took some dried mud, i had collected from a near by farmhouse, and lightly dusted on
Some on the whole truck. Then brush on some thinner to make the dust more sporadic and stick to the body. I use real dust on all tyres. Plain and simple.

[Mech@niC]

Wow, that's a real nice 'weathered' truck.
Some very good and well thought details...

A 10+ from me!

[Niro750]

Nice build. You have great talent for weathering.

[tiking]

Thanks gents. ☺Weathering is my thing. I love the wear and tear look on real life trucks.

[willimo]

This is great! Incredible like all your trucks so far. The cracked mud on the tire is AMAZING even if you insist it wasn't a hard technique. It's all just perfect. I can't imagine that spare tire will be of much use, though. What a great model, I can't wait to see the trailer you make for it.

[tiking]

Thanks a lot for the uplifting words. My favorite part of modeling is weathering. I do try to mimic as close to how the real one would look. Shiny trucks are not my cup of tea. Although, they are nice to look at, not model it.

[Greg23]

The hits just keep on coming! (hope it translates well -> success follows success)

The ONLY thing I could wonder about is - the tires don't seem to show any weight (flattening on the bottom). Any other build and it wouldn't be a concern but your builds are so immaculate, a small detail like that becomes noticeable.

[tiking]

Hi Greg. Thanks for the comment. Most tyre flats aren't so ' in your face', so to speak. Depends where on the tyres , that got the flat. There is a slit on the corner of the tyre where the tyre walls was weak. But depending on the area and thread damaged, some tyres don't show; as i was told. I have one example i can post but i am on my phone. The process to upload to my photobucket and then post a link from there is cumbersome. Can do that tomorrow.

[Greg23]

I meant the (10) rolling tires. They don't look like they have any weight on them. They look perfectly round. Sorry for the confusion.