Dragon Slayer 1 Update pictures 1-19-07

[fredmellini]

OK, this is the last set of progress photos.....Body has several coats of tamiya metallic green followed by several coats of tamiya pearl clear. Front and rear suspension has been added. The tires and rims that are setting on it now may or may not bu used....still have some other ideas kicking around.

The dragon was sprayed flat black and then hand dry-brushed with craft paints in dark green, followed by cape cod blue, light green, and white. Eyes, teeth, claws were then detailed.

The cage was the biggest challenge as this was a rebuild with heavy glue damage and heavy brush paint. Several dips in polly s scalecoat paint remover and elbow grease removed the old paint. The cage was glued back together and all the joints, seams, glue scraping marks and gouges were filled in with putty and sanded smooth. Cage was primed and painted metallic green and cleared with pearl.

I then used baremetal foil chrome and gold to do the cage detail. Wooden sections of cage were painted with craft paints in various shades of browns with dry-brush detail and then "detailer" black wash was then applied over the wood.

Thanks................Fred

[johnverkerk]

SHAZAMM!!!!,,THAT IS COMMING ALONG, JUST FINE!!!!, GREAT JOB ON THE CAGE DETAIL AND DRAGON AS WELL!!!!
You should be submitting this one for the rally.

[ShowRodFreak Don V.]

Sweet....keep it coming


don v

[Deleted]

Keep it up Fred... Man...that is so Cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[chief]

Fred, Thats is AWESOME!!!! ;D ;D I can't wait to see it finished, and TERRIFIC job on the foil work!!!!!!!!!!!!!Remind me to send my fol work to ya when I need it done,lol................Chief

[kettlekettle]

Great build .... Can't wait to see it finished.

[stevielewis]

That's looking awesome Fred!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D Great work on the dragon and the cage. I like the mirror chrome highlights! Way cool!!!! This is going to be a killer build when completed!!!

[Honest Charlie]

Looks great Fred. Nice details so far.

[chromecop]

Awesome !!!

[Deleted]

WOW....that color really works!!

[ShowRodFreak Don V.]

Hey Fred ? did you chrome the cage ??


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[fredmellini]

Hi Don!! I did not chrome the cage, I used bare-metal foil to to the chrome trim work and bare-metal foil gold to do the lion heads on the sides of the cage.
Thanks.............................Fred

[barten]

VERRRRRY COOL! ! ! ! Are you going to do the whole circus theme. . .this a build for every aspect of the circus. .. could be very cool! ! ! !

The tiny clown car, the street vendors, the pooper scoopers car, Other trailer cars . . . a big top tent as a diorama. . . the well you get the idea. and how fast you build it should be done by July! ! ! hehehehe

So All you have to do is come up with a name for your Circus! ! ! ! and keep that theme through out the builds What a riot!

Great job
GB
Barten

[vwcamperman]

Very Kool Fred! I'm loving Dans idea too

[fredmellini]

PSYCHO CIRCUS!!!!!.........................Fred

[davea]

Fred, that is lookin' awesome! It's really comin' along! I love the paint on the dragon, too!

[TheMadModeler]

Yes Fred....PSYCHO CIRCUS..
Great job so far on the Slayer..

BiLL..