SPN Project: The Bobbymobile.

[caffienekitty]

I got a Hotwheels '69 Chevelle as a buddy for the mini-Metallicar on my shelf, and tried to paint it to look like Bobby's car (which is a '71 Chevelle).

The paint won't stand up too much handling because I couldn't figure out how to prep the surface properly without screwing up the windows and wheels, but it's just going to sit on the shelf next to Metallicar so handling shouldn't be an issue.



Here's the original (with a bit of improvised Scotch tape masking):



Some reference screencaps from marishna:


Here's the result:



And next to mini-Metallicar:



I think it turned out... okay I guess, for a quick and sloppy paint job. The close-ups really show all the flaws. It looks more okay from a distance. :-/

Comments

[brigid-tanner.livejournal.com]

I gotta go get one of those now! I think you did a great job! What kind of paints did you use?

[caffienekitty]

Just some old craft acrylics, nothing fancy. They come in squeeze bottles in craft stores and sections of department stores. I've got the basic colours (black, white, blue, red, yellow, green, brown) and mixed the car's colours from that.

[kitsun3.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's awesome! ::jealous::

[caffienekitty]

*giggles @ your icon* Thank you!

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Hee! What fun! Looks good!

[caffienekitty]

Thank you!

[anniehow.livejournal.com]

HAHA! Kawaii!

[caffienekitty]

Domo arigato! ^.^

[ant3ka.livejournal.com]

As always, I am in AWE. A-W-E. *bows down*

[caffienekitty]

It's only a quickie paint job but it turned out all right so I'm happy. :-)

[teithiwr.livejournal.com]

Bobbymobile! That's fantastic!

[caffienekitty]

Thanks!

[samalander-dawn.livejournal.com]

woot!

That is so, so cool! Dude, you are a creative marvel :)

[caffienekitty]

If you say so. :-)

[saberivojo.livejournal.com]

Wow. I think it looks great. Now if we could find teeny - tiny Winchesters and teeny - tiny Bobbys.

[caffienekitty]

I've been hunting for 1:25 scale miniatures to modify into Dean and Sam since season 1, but most of the miniature manufacturers (Ral Partha et al) are fantasy-character oriented and don't do people wearing normal clothes. I do have one figure in modern garb wearing jeans and a leather jacket that might almost work for Dean, but his hair is so frigging stupid I'd have to make major alterations to get it to be passable, and the alterations required are quite a ways beyond me, skillwise. So the search continues.

I'm kind of hoping when the RPG comes out, Margaret-Weiss studios will do some miniatures too. *crosses fingers*

[malevolent73.livejournal.com]

I am using Star Wars chess figures as my Sam, Dean, and John. They all stand around the Impala, defending it, but it's the bigger version die-cast.

[caffienekitty]

The standard 'D&D figures' size is about the right size for Hot Wheels cars, the problem is they're almost all fantasy characters. If Sam and Dean were prone to wandering around in chainmail and leather and waving swords, it would be a much easier task to find an appropriate miniature. :-P

[aescu]

RPG? PnP RPG of Supernatural?!

[caffienekitty]

Supposedly.

Margaret Weiss Productions has the license and they keep saying they're going to have it printed by such-and-such a date, but it hasn't been produced yet. It has been showing up in coming attractions in comic catalogs lately though, so perhaps there's hope.

[aescu]

*bounces exitedly*
How am I gonna make my group play it with me?

[caffienekitty]

Just tell them it's a modern horror/mythology game. Supernatural, particularly the first two seasons but later ones as well, is a highly game-able world. I had been working on some GURPS stuff for running a campaign, but stopped when I heard there would be an RPG released, silly me. I think most gamers would really like the dynamics, atmosphere and mythology available in the world.

If I were to try running a campaign, I think I'd start with the players as a bunch of hunters in Ellen's bar before the demons wrecked it in AHBL 1 (that's partly where "When the Fiddler Stops" came from), then have them running around in the background of season 3 and 4, dealing with demon outbreaks and let them make their own minds up about what they hear about Sam, Dean, Bobby and other canon characters when or if they encounter them.

It would actually be better if your players haven't watched the series, because they wouldn't know what was coming up from the show, and they'd be less likely to meta-game and have their characters know things or trust things they would have no reason to.

[irismay42.livejournal.com]

OMG they're awesome! I love the license plate on the Impala!

[caffienekitty]

I can't take any credit for the Impala, it's the one that came with the Season 3 box set, license plate and all. It's just in the photos for reference.

[irismay42.livejournal.com]

Well you should take credit for the Bobbymobile - I think the paint job's fantastic!

[ciaranbochna.livejournal.com]

I love it--if I could paint I would try it..lol I don't think those paint by numbers things count:P Looks great!:)

Hugs

[caffienekitty]

It wasn't that tough to paint, there wasn't a lot of fussy detail, it's mainly large sections. I'd love to find some miniatures that would work for Sam, Dean and Bobby, though.

[ciaranbochna.livejournal.com]

Ok that could be a bit difficult, I wonder if you could paint Warhammer figures or something? Not a clue.

[caffienekitty]

If they were in the habit of wandering around in armour or robes and carrying swords, finding a miniature for each of them wouldn't be so tricky. There was a limited run of Modern figures for Shadowrun ages back, but there hasn't been much since.

[aescu]

Forget the Shadowrun miniatures. I think I own most of them that don't look like crap. There is no one looking even remotly like Sam, Dean or Bobby. :(

[caffienekitty]

There's one that would barely work for Dean, if he didn't have a ridiculously huge mane of hair.

[ciaranbochna.livejournal.com]

Hmmm would be much easier if they just looked like army men or something, but that would just be odd:P

Hugs

[caffienekitty]

Hee! Yeah. There aren't enough miniatures of normal, modern-day, not-necessarily-military humans available.

[jhkimbrell.livejournal.com]

I'd say that's a pretty damn good job! I have a diecast Chevelle model in black, but I can't exactly do that to it (it was a gift from my brother), but that sure looks like a LOT of fun to do.

[caffienekitty]

The original car is a '69 Chevelle from the 2008 Hot Wheels run, I found it in the grocery store for under 1.50 Canadian, so they are out there. Also since I didn't properly prep the surface and the acrylic paint doesn't bond as well, right up until I put the clear coat on, I could still peel or wash off the paint and start over. Kind of a mixed blessing, because it also comes off easy when you don't want it to. :-P

[gnatkip.livejournal.com]

AWESOME. It's so cool and the IDEA of it and the rust and the primer and and. I want to say, "wow, that really looks like a piece of shit car" but I'm not talking about YOUR WORK! :D I love it.

[caffienekitty]

Hee! I understand. Thank you! :-D

[malevolent73.livejournal.com]

That's fantastic! I love it. I'm jealous. I want one. :)

[caffienekitty]

It's really not that hard to make one. It's regular acrylic craft paint from Wal-mart (under two bucks a bottle, I had it around already for doing miniatures) and the little car was under a buck fifty, took about an hour to paint and most of that was fussing with the colour mixing. There isn't a lot of fine detail to it, just broad coverage and minor detail stuff after, cleaning edges and suchlike. When it was done and dried, I sprayed it with a clear glaze to try to prevent paint damage from regular handling.

[aescu]

Looks quite good for a 'quick and sloppy' paintjob. I used to paint miniatures, I know what a pain in the ass the details are but with the right brush even the yellow door would look real. Perhaps try to apply an ink. Not sure whether this stuff is called "ink" in Canada too. I'm talking about a very watery/slurry(?) colour you apply on top to achieve a used and dirty look. I don't know which colors you've used but if they are aqua based just put a few drops of gray or dark brown in some small container and apply 1/3 water and stir it a bit.

[caffienekitty]

Yeah, I know. I don't have any ink and the paint wasn't sticking well enough to do the watered down painting without washing the paint off. The clear coat is applied now so I'm not going to re-do it.

[aescu]

Well, let a 3 year old play with it for about an hour and you'll get the same effect ;)

[folie-lex.livejournal.com]

Hee!!! Cool :D
I think it looks great!

[caffienekitty]

Thank you!