Rusty Rescue

[BUCKY]

Here's one I built waaaaaaay back in 2000:


The Ford truck, trailer, and '40 Ford sedan came from the 1/25 scale Diamond In The Rough kit, by AMT.


I added a few things from the parts bin to the bed. The torch hose is actually telephone wire.


The trees and bushes are from Woodland Scenics:


The old Ford was weathered with the Rustall System:


I scratchbuilt the winch and tire rack:


The fence is made from fiberglass screen I found on a construction site:


The "alarm clock" on the post, along with the other animals, are from Preiser:


I bought the kit in Strongsville, Ohio. Worked on it Elyria, and Lorain, Ohio....Lawrenceburg, TN......Washington, IN....Birmingham, AL....and Detroit, MI! Back then, I traveled for work in the construction industry. I entered this dio in a contest in Mt. Clemens, Michigan, and was lucky enough to take Best Of Show!


Comments and questions welcome.
Thanks for looking!!

[Deleted]

Really nice, Bucky! Lots of small, added details to liven it up. The vehicles look fantastic.

[BUCKY]

Thank you, sir! This one was fun to work on!!!

[sportabout]

A really great set. The animals are fun set up but where are the people?

[BUCKY]

I have some resin people to paint up and add to this, but haven't got a round tuit.

Actually, I haven't got to the point of painting people very well, and I'm holding off on adding those. 

[sportabout]

I can't even paint animals so I have to admire others dioramas. Where did you get those animals?

[BUCKY]

I picked them up at a model train shop in Birmingham, AL.

[mopar]

Great looking diorama Bucky. I also work in construction and have worked in different states and countries. (OGC) plants.

[BUCKY]

Nov 14, 2018 19:34:07 GMT -5 mopar said:

Great looking diorama Bucky. I also work in construction and have worked in different states and countries. (OGC) plants.

Being a pipefitter allowed me to work in some interesting places, but I never worked out of the states. 

[dge467]

Great looking diorama! Really nice detail work! The animals give it a nice touch. I should repost my dioramas. I posted them years ago, but they probably fell victim to Photo Suckit!