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Almost there    Rod
Building: Senna's 1:8 Mclaren MP4/4; Mustang Shelby 1:8, Le Soleil Royal and San Francisco II
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Great looking model Rod and certainly taking shape now. Will you be 'scuffing' up the tyre treads to lose some of that shine, which I think would then make them look a little more realistic?
Kev 
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Very nice Rod, the Shelby is a gorgeous car
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ModelMania wrote:Great looking model Rod and certainly taking shape now. Will you be 'scuffing' up the tyre treads to lose some of that shine, which I think would then make them look a little more realistic?
Kev Hi Kev I do appreciate your comments! That is my idea! Not sure the exact way I should do it  ... Maybe a fine sanding?? Rod
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Rod wrote:ModelMania wrote:Great looking model Rod and certainly taking shape now. Will you be 'scuffing' up the tyre treads to lose some of that shine, which I think would then make them look a little more realistic?
Kev Hi Kev I do appreciate your comments! That is my idea! Not sure the exact way I should do it ... Maybe a fine sanding?? Hello Rod,
Yes, a light sanding with a reasonably fine sandpaper - I usually use about 800 grit - will do the trick. Be sure not to use a paper much coarser than 600 grit though as that will tend to tear the fine tread detail. Be sure to sand around the tyre circu.mference not across the tyre, it's just better that way and remember that you're only looking to remove the shiny glaze and any mould lines in the rubber, not lots of tread.
A neat trick that I have also used in the past is to sand the tread, then wait until the model is complete and you're ready to photograph it and then what you do is empty the contents of the Hoover bag onto a flat surface and remove most of the dust so that you just have a very thin layer that isn't as deep as the tyre tread. Then run the tyre/wheel unit along in the dust until it looks suitably coated, then a quick sharp blow to remove the excess and hey presto, it looks like the tyre has been running along a dusty road and it's actually very realistic!! If you do it right you should have a beautifully dusty tread pattern with the grooves left a darker rubber colour and provided you are gentle with it when you put the model in your display cabinet, it should stay that way? I think sanding the tread first gives the rubber a nice 'key' for the dust to grab hold of?
You can also use powdered grey Artists' Pastels or some of the new weathering powders, but what can be better for suggesting dusty tread than REAL dust - and it costs nothing?!! Though the wife might wonder why you're suddenly so keen on volunteering to do the hoovering!!   
Kev
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Thank You for looking in my friends! And a special Thanks To Kev for the tire treat tutorial! I think I should wait all 4 tires To begin the sanding process, so I could try a similar effect on then... Don't know if makes sense but ...  let's try! Rod
Building: Senna's 1:8 Mclaren MP4/4; Mustang Shelby 1:8, Le Soleil Royal and San Francisco II
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Hi Rod. The builds looking really good.
I'd recommend waiting until you have all four tyres before roughing them. It's easier to get a similar appearance on each.
Malc.
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