One for the Master Chief

[Candyman]

Or more specifically MCNorris.
He said he was looking to get a look like a Warthog from the video game Halo. There's no doubt the new ProLine Helios is almost a perfect match. So, time to give him a battle worn Warthog:

Even added some Covenant plasma rifle damage:

One of the bastards even got the windshield:

Candyman

 

[BOUTCH]

Nice!! That looks SICK! Good job.

 

[bmoney]

sweet

That looks great love the little extra details is the bullet hole in the window really cracked and how did you do that

 

[Rolex]

WHOA!!! Really nice piece of work! Excellent touch on the details!
Those Plasma rifles really burn hot!

 

[RC Addict]

Holy Halo, Jeff! That thing is amazing! You must have a butt load of hours in her.

 

[MCNorris]

It looks even better in person! Really killer job jeff.

 

[Candyman]

Thanks guys. That one was really fun. Like I told MC before, it's a hell of a lot harder to make a car look beat up than to make it look shiny and new. It's a real challenge, but it gives me a chance to get creative. You'd laugh if I described how I did some of the effects!

 

[RC Addict]

We may laugh but I guarantee we want to know!

 

[robmob]

WOW!

Great job!

 

[beason]

simply amazing... candyman you never stop getting better.. very very good job man!

 

[Rolex]

I'd like to know how YOU did it, but I see paint stippling that I would do by flicking the bristles of an old toothbrush.

 

[Candyman]

Toothbrush? Wow, that's a great idea! And here I was taking the better part of 6 days using a Triple-0 paintbrush and a dental pick to get that effect!
Just kidding. It was a toothbrush. The rest was fun. The blast holes were easy. Just used my wire brush on my Dremel. That cuts a nice, irregular hole right through the plastic. For the scorching, I just cut a teardrop stencil out of a thin piece of cardboard. Held it about 1/2 inch away from the body and just lightly misted the black. That gives a nice pattern with faded edges. Then a quick brush of a mix of brown and copper to give sort of a corroded exposed metal and there you go. The window was done just by gouging a hole in the window with a tapered reamer on my Dremel then just scratching out cracks with the edge of a mini screwdriver.

 

[Racer 1966]

Painting details like that is one skill I'll never have. AWESOME work Candyman!

 

[Amoeba]

Jumpin Jesus on a pogo stick, that is *sick*!

I'm sorry but it can't be legal to be that good.

 

[Lessen]

That is just rediculously cool Jeff. Waaay beyond my comprehension of lexan painting. Absolutely brilliant. :thumbup::thumbup:

 

[sweetdiesel]

Sick Sick Sick! You da man Jeff!

 

[ChucksCity]

do you take requests

 

[Rolex]

do you take requests

Sorry, he no longer moonlights as a lounge singer working for tips.
I was his manager, and he sunk me into bankruptcy and despair.

 

[nitro dog]

Simply amazing

 

[Candyman]

do you take requests

ALways. As long as it doesn't involve midgets, Crisco, prickly pears or Rosie O'Donnell we'll be fine.