[PROJECT] Airbrushed 'Bioshock' TJ-07

[R B Customs]

Well guys its time for another one.

I will post the first set of pictures tonight, so i though i would just kep you lot hanging til then

The case is a silverstone Temjin TJ-07, and at the moment is in my workshop, stripped bare with its parts handing from the cieling, after its debut coat of high build primer

Insides:
will be painted to look like a bucket of rust just like a lot of the textures used in bioshock, lots of drips, rust, alge etc.

Outside: Im thinking a mainly metal look, dark metal, rusted up, again lots of texture, and of course... the BIG DADDY!
for good measure theres gonna be the bioshock logo somewhere on the case too.

Its all up in the air at the moment, Im just gonna make the composition up as i go along.

This project will be interupted by the Crysis project, so stick around

Rb

 

[R B Customs]

Awww Bioshock? The TJ-07 would look awesome in white with Crysis on.

Oh well, should be great anyway.

This project will be interupted by the Crysis project, so stick around

Rb

Planning on getting the crysis one done before bioshock, just i havnt got the case yet. with any luck it should be here tomorrow!

Rb

 

[R B Customs]

Project Log:

Got some pics for you all
nothing really exciting just yet, just the boring preparation pics.

Its not all fun and games you know!

Proper preparation is key to a great finish, so heres how i go about it.


everything is taken apart, sanded down, cleaned, cleaned and tacked off, then the appropriate primer used ( high build or etch)

sometimes i create a kind of washing line to hand parts from to paint. you can tell when i do this as i normally go into work the next day with a grey line across my hair off where ive walked into something hanging from the roof.

Once the primer has been sprayed its left for nearly 24 hours to harden, then sanded down, cleaned and tacked off ready for base coat,
this time the base coat is silver and better still i don't have to worry about how well i apply it, as its gonna end up looking like a rust bucket anyway


stay tuned

 

[R B Customs]

stay with me on the panel defects / rusty bits... this is only the start

btw, Hi Stelly

 

[R B Customs]

will be keeping an eye on this one for sure....

Claimed

 

[R B Customs]

Stelly You're more that 1800 posts too late to claim me!

Got an update for the log.

I was playing about with the rusty for a while and decided that simplicity was the best option.

I started going down the green algae route, with spots of rust and flakey metal, but it just wasn't working. when i looked at the photo the next day, then the real thing in my workshop , i realised it was a lost cause.

I started doing the side your not likely to see, and liked the result... now i just have to do the same thing another 5 times :|

Heres a pic,

and the final result

Those blisters / water droplets are painted on by the way... no trickery here

Dont worry about the bottom corner of the MB tray, thats gonna be sorted out


Of course when clear coated the colours will pop out and the drops and blisters will stand out more and look great.

stay tuned!

rb

 

[R B Customs]

Them blisters / water droplets look so real.

Great work so far RB.

thanks ... not quite sure what they are just yet lol blisters or droplets... or a bit of both.

they are not quite finished, as you will notice a slight haze over some parts, this will go away with the final coat of paint to finish the droplets off. THEN they will look really real

cheers,
Rick

'edit'
also the camera flash doesnt help when theres still paint in the air

 

[R B Customs]

Looks superb already

When you hoping to get it finished?

before november the 9th

 

[R B Customs]

Thanks guys

Late start for me tonight, and my heads killing.... but if i can, im going to try and finish the insides tonight. then will be able to start the more exciting exterior

stay tuned, should have new pics on by tonight

Rb

 

[R B Customs]

holy ****

you got some skillz, why dont you do this for a living.......

are you the same guy that airbrushes rc model shells off of maxbashing ?

I used to work in a model shop where half the maxx bashers hung out so painted the odd chell or two, but you may be thinking of someone else... I painted 'shreks' car, if thats the one your thinking of?

Damn i cant wait for this to be finished, is it just Airbrushing you are doing or are you doing other modifications?

No real mods, i prefer the cases as they are... The top will be modded to accommodate a double rad, and ive made the hole bigger in the base tray. thats about it though

Update is on its way, just gotta sift through the pics

Rb

p.s thanks for the stars!

 

[R B Customs]

Okay,
im going to go into a little more detail about how the rust effect is achieved, and probably put everyone off airbrushing for life in the process he he!


The first step is thesilver base coat. TO be honest, this didnt even need to be silver, grey would have worked too, but silver gives a little more depth to the colours once they are on ( this could be a bad thing though! )


once the silver base is on, solid black is used to detail, this will be the first layer of black, and there will be another 2-3 layers / patterns to follow. Not all the detail is painted into the first one.

From black i use a colour refered to as molly orange, its a bit like the colour of those orange ford focus's or, indeed an orange! - very bright!
You will notice that fresh rust is also this colour, and when sprayed loosely ontop of the silver starts to look like fresh rust at its early stages. i spray this in a prety random pattern, some bit heavier than others.

Next is a semi transparent orange, which may as well be yellow... I'm sure you will aggree at this point it looks like i have lost the pot... why that hell is he spraying yellow? it looks horrid doesnt it?

the yellow is re enforced by a darker root beer like colour, sprayed in streaks.

next more black is added and all the colours are darkened down - this makes the biggest difference!

A little red and green ( i know it should never work but it does! ) are added and jobs a good n.

All the panels are done now and currently drying over night before i finish the blister effect and clear coat them, Then i promise... the interesting part will begin!
thanks for watching.

Rb

 

[R B Customs]

Awesome so far mate! Can't wait for more, eagerly anticipating the next episode!


Liam

Me too

the next images you should see will be the innards clear coated and assembled, looking all purdy I want to paint somethign else onto one of the 5.25" bay sides though, some kinds of sign?... it just needs something else

ill have a think.

Rb

 

[R B Customs]

Looking good Have you learnt the rust effect from from trial and error (as you say it looks a bit weird during the process)?

First time I've tried it to be honest, luckily i got it right first time

I initialy went for a mainly green look, but it justwasnt workign, so i set out to try my hand at rust.

No updates tonight lads, my head fels like its about to drop off, and ive been busy with project fiesta lol

rb

 

[R B Customs]

A small update follows ...

 

[R B Customs]

feast...



I have just about finished the insides of the case, I'm not going to clear coat them till i have the right window of opportunity, i really need to wait till during the day ( weekend) when it is a bit warmer, instead of on a cold night like this, as the cold can cause problems with the clear coat. No hurry for that though, i prefer to do everythign in one go anyway

Here are the insides at the moment all that needs doing now apart from the clear coat is to sink the bubbles / blisters back in a bit as they pop out a little too much at the moment, this is a simple task and wont take 2 moments to do

the pics look a bit foggy and bright at the moment cos of the paint particles left int he air when the picture was taken, and also once the clear coat is on the colours will become richer and more saturated. and they wont have this light cast over them.

Next on the list:

outer panels!

 

[R B Customs]

This is the image i want to put on the side

The rest of the images of the big daddy are cool, but the case is a little too small to have that much detail in without muting a lot of it.

Its kinda hard to explain, but it would ruin the big daddy to have it that small.

So a closer crop would work better, and this image will go very nice with the over all look of the case
I'm going for

If i ever find my printer cable, im hoping to have this drawn on the panel by tonight

 

[R B Customs]

Ewww, im sure your doing a great job - but i personally dont like it

Theres always one isnt there ha ha

This one seems more to peoples tastes than my other project, but stick with me mate, the next part is going to get interesting


Ive been base coating the 2 side panels in my favorite colour tonight - BLACK. And i was all ready to start to draw the design onto the panel but thanks to the nice people at EPSON for designing such a piece of poop printer as my RX425... that aint gonna happen! SO instead I'm going to get back to work tomorrow after i call in for ink for the 'downstairs printer'

Cant wait to get some proper airbrushing done! not all this nancy boy rusty carp

should have some form of update tomorrow night, but now im off to the land of nod ( command and conquer )

Rb

 

[R B Customs]

I demand you don't post pictures until after full completion of any of your projects, the waiting on pictures is just too much

okay, ill just stop right here then...

no more pics til its finished guys! see ya in a couple weeks

 

[R B Customs]

Awesome work. What paint do you use?

House of Kolor, and MIPA, and on some occasions PPG
mainly MIPA these days as its cheaper, easier to get and just as good as HOK.

Staples have done me proud tonight so should be able to get rocking and rolling on the outlines tonight

updates later chaps
Rb

 

[R B Customs]

Finaly,

I'm up to the most enjoyable part of the project.

The job at hand now is the side panel.

Ht pannel was previously primed, then wet block sanded to a smooooth finish before getting plenty of very very thin coats of black base coat. left to harden over night, i returned with a scotch pad to smooth he paint down and give it more 'tooth' for the art work to stick to,

once this was done, i wiped the dust of my old overhead projector and set about transfering the design onto the panel.
Now, in some peoples opinion using an OHP is cheating. But really, it isjust time saving, and the amount of time it does save is well worth it. It means i can compose the panel correctly, first time. and not have to re-draw anything.

The down side is that the amount of information you can transfer is very limited. You will see from the next pic that i have only drawn the most basic of lines - the rest i fill in with the airbrush by eye.
Its always a pain too as the design constantly quivers and moves around as the OHP gently humms away. just the nature of the beast though.

NO masking?
I tend to do all my art work as free hand as possible. Masking can leave harsh edges which are hard to soften. And i find i can get edges as hard as i need - freehand. - It is a bit of a black art, but worth the effort.

So on with the painting its self.
I can see how most people would think this face is almost finished, but it is far from it. This picture demonstrates only 2 coulours form the airbrush - pure black and light grey. For work of this nature i normally only use a hand full of shades and let the airbrush blend them together.

I spray at pressures that would make most airbrush artist wince - its just the way i prefer, although it does leave me with faint overspray, so i find my self re-filling black areas in again toward the end.

heres what i have so far... cant wait to get it all done now!

Whats all that mess on the side?
a lot of my projects that you see will have random squiggles on the sides, this is simply the area i use to test a line on the airbrush, or get rid of paint gathered on the needle... it gets covered up in the end.

stay tuned guys, were onto the best parts now!!

Rick B