Rust and Grime Reference

[JohnSimmons]

Hey guys, I was walking around work this afternoon and noticed that things I look at everyday have so much reference value. Rust, scrapes, oil, grime the lot. So here's some pictures of my Tractors and implements etc (and yeah I know I should take more care over cleaning them....but then I'd never have these nice pics ;D)
Pice were taken on my iphone so sorry if there a little out of focus etc.
Tractor hydrolic hose block and lift arms:

Bonet of Tractor (its a 97 reg chipped paint allready):

John Deere Tractor rear wheel 1982 model:

Mowers on the back, these are no more than 15 years old, some nice rust going on here

Two year old Land Rover ball hitch:

Back of a Dis Board, open to the elements all year round, love this one.

Old water tank (fancey a drink?)

Roof rack:

Weight box, this gets dragged behind the tractor for a second before the top links lift it up notice the great scratch marks:

And this gives the secret away for the reason behind all the rust, we live next to the sea and get lots of wind come across thats full of salt:

I hope this is going to usefull to anyone planning a nice weathering project. If you need further/better photo's just say.
MJ

 

[spud]

more photos are always nice mj, those are really nice

 

[JohnSimmons]

Cheers Spud I'll get some more with the decent camera.

 

[JohnSimmons]

Well I didn't get the decent camera out but these shots are still ok. Starting with stuff at work and then moving onto the harbour just around the corner. I took these today before the rain started, it's fine looking at other peoples work and reference pics, but nothing beats actually going out and finding some really weathered things in the real world. I suppose I'm lucky in that respect because of where I live and what I do, but it really helps understanding the weathering process when you can see it in person and actually run your hand across it:



These could quite possibly be WW2 Tank tracks, we use them a lot to pull Caravans over them. They were purchased years ago at a farm sale I believe


Also used a lot, notice how 'BROWN' the chain is.




This cement mixer is less than 5 years old



From now onwards these are not mine and are from the local harbour:






This ones great:


The next two are just out of interest really, story goes that this is a ww2 boat that could fire torpedos and had 2 rolls royce engines in it. It's layed there for a slong as I can remember and has become part of the scenery. If anyone knows what boat it is and even better if it can be purchased in a kit I'd love to try it out!


Hope all these pics can help someone.
MJ