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Re: How to make die-cast cars look more realistic
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 1:44 pm
by glencairn
Make little scenes involving vehicles. --
Giving directions.
In the timber yard.
Add a load or empty pallets and tarpaulin.
Glencairn
Re: How to make die-cast cars look more realistic
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 1:56 pm
by glencairn
Making little scenes.
Changing the wheel
(An old scene since changed) Dust the vehicle with old make-up powders (from Wife).
Glencairn
Re: How to make die-cast cars look more realistic
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2022 8:51 pm
by DickBrowne
Thank you everyone - some great ideas, and I have Matt varnish in the garage. Taking the car apart to spray it won’t be a problem and is a good idea too. I’m wondering if I can mask off windscreen wiper sweeps on a windscreen and use the varnish to make the rest of the windscreen look like it’s speckled with road grime.
I also like the idea of the wheels being tuned at an angle - is that just a case of bending the axle at the appropriate places?
Re: How to make die-cast cars look more realistic
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2022 9:17 pm
by Steve M
Yes you can simulate wiper marks by masking and spraying, but it needs the lightest of coats. Here are a couple of Western screens I did for a friend.
20220103_123855 by
Steve Mumford, on Flickr
Re: How to make die-cast cars look more realistic
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2022 9:56 am
by Bandit Mick
If you can get away with bending the axle then yes. I had to cut my wheels off and reset them. Dirt around the chassis and wheel arches also looks good. A tarpaulin load in the back of a flat-bed also adds interest.