The Road

[kevin]

I'm borrowing the title from the excellent book by Cormac McCarthy, and the good movie adaptation of the book.
This was a fun project. A nice change of pace as well, I've only built 1/16 German armour and a 1/200 battleship over the last few years.

 

[kevin]

 

[BarleyBop]

What a scene!
Love the weathering, the details, like the buckled hood of the beetle.

Something about the figure poses, the decrepit vehicles, the terrain... the dio almost feels slow-mo and out of time.

Nicely done!

 

[WtShark]

Wow Kevin!!!
There are those apocalypse figures you shared when I was painting the cops and victim last year. I was wondering when I would see them again.
I'm so sorry I originally missed this, but glad I stumbled upon it.

Great work!!! Love the details, fig painting, cars, everything.
Haven't read The Road, Cormac's books are so intensive- Last one I read was "No Country for Old Men". Of course the movie didn't do it justice, but movies seldom do, still a pretty good movie none the less. I'll pick up The Road and read it now, having your dio as a reference to it.
Epic work my friend, truly epic!
Thanks for sharing!

 

[WtShark]

Going back and zooming into the photos, there's just so much to look at. The details, debris, paintwork, etc..
This tells a story, and leaves me wondering "what is happening"?
Well done, again!
So good it was worth a follow on post!

 

[kevin]

Thanks for the kind words, greatly appreciated.
Originally I got the girl with the shotgun as a side project to paint while working on the 1/200 USS IOWA, but one thing lead to another and here it is.
Yes, these are the 1/24 figures from Masterbox. The dio is a mix of scales. Figures, Land Rover and pick up are 1/24, police car and bug are 1/25, the guard rails and concrete dividers are 1/35. It's what I could scrap together for the scene. I think it works well enough, and no one would notice. However, @Edberts eagle eye saw it awhile ago.
The picture used for the background in some of the pics is one I took about thirty years ago in Death Valley National Park.
Inspiration is a mix of "The Road", walking dead, and "The Book of Eli".
I recommend both the book and movie for "The Road".

 

[WtShark]

Thanks for the kind words, greatly appreciated.
Originally I got the girl with the shotgun as a side project to paint while working on the 1/200 USS IOWA, but one thing lead to another and here it is.
Yes, these are the 1/24 figures from Masterbox. The dio is a mix of scales. Figures, Land Rover and pick up are 1/24, police car and bug are 1/25, the guard rails and concrete dividers are 1/35. It's what I could scrap together for the scene. I think it works well enough, and no one would notice. However, @Edberts eagle eye saw it awhile ago.
The picture used for the background in some of the pics is one I took about thirty years ago in Death Valley National Park.
Inspiration is a mix of "The Road", walking dead, and "The Book of Eli".
I recommend both the book and movie for "The Road".

Well done-
As soon as I finished, did a deep dive and ordered The Road, I'd forgotten all about the movie with Viggo...
Thanks for the reco.

 

[Ron2]

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I've looked at the pics a few times now. Holy cow this is impressive- most impressive project I've seen. The weathering on the vehicles, the little touches like the bumper sticker on the construction horse- the teddy bear in the drivers seat! Haha love that. The head on the cone. Wow.

 

[kevin]

Thanks........It was a fun project for sure, especially coming up with the little details to add.

 

[Pantherman]

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Amazing work, looks fantastic to me. Pantherman

 

[kevin]

Thanks, PM.
Painting and weathering have become my favorite parts of builds these days, so no wrong answers here.

 

[Steve Ski]

Wow, the desolation you brought out is awesome. Excellent work, Kevin!

 

[kevin]

Thanks Steve Ski,

I really liked how this one came out, so I thought I would add a couple more pics.

 

[BarleyBop]

Pipe in windshield, classic!

 

[kevin]

I got lucky with the windshield, almost ruined it doing that!