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Author: | eliculpepper [ Mon Sep 24, 2018 3:04 pm ] |
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Very nice. Great mancave addition. |
Author: | A square 10 [ Mon Sep 24, 2018 8:50 pm ] |
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i have not , but i see the appeal , as i mentioned to doc in the other post i no longer see that well and the arthritis is taking a toll on the finger dexterity , i do see the appeal and admire your work , |
Author: | rebel49 [ Tue Sep 25, 2018 12:39 am ] |
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Ought to try colored chalk powdered up and apply with a fluffy long bristle brush, just before the clear hardens. That simulates dust and dirt. Just mix colors to match what you want. Just before your color coat hardens go after the sharp edges and flake the paint so it looks like boot wear from climbing on and off. You know someday someone will teach me how to upload pictures I hope. |
Author: | Doc Sharptail [ Tue Sep 25, 2018 2:47 pm ] |
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Author: | NebrHogger [ Tue Sep 25, 2018 6:14 pm ] |
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Good advice on the colored chalk. I use powdered graphite to age surfaces, and cheep cinnamon represents rust well. There are a lot of pigments and paints for about every scenario, but it's part of the fun to achieve the same effect with stuff already on hand. I've got a WW2 Hanomag tractor coming & a Russian AT-T prime mover & artillery tractor after that. Keeps me out of the taverns! For uploading pics, I have a USB core for my cameras and transfer from there to my laptop pic file. Very simple to upload from there. SW |
Author: | NebrHogger [ Tue Sep 25, 2018 9:08 pm ] |
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I can't say enough good about Navy & Marine fast movers dropping ordnance where it needed to go. God bless 'em all! SW |
Author: | A square 10 [ Tue Sep 25, 2018 9:53 pm ] |
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yes and we can finally celebrate that great capability all these years later - so many of my marine friends from that time are starting to open up with the respect given that was deserved back then , this country has plenty to feel guilty over in terms of how we treated those that served , to hell with all the PC BS from the 60s to now or all the alphabet soup creeps that seem to think they have respect owed - earn it , our military did , |
Author: | NebrHogger [ Tue Oct 30, 2018 4:54 pm ] |
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Do you free hand paint the canopy metal? SW |
Author: | Herr Mario [ Tue Oct 30, 2018 7:38 pm ] |
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...yeah...but did that long time ago...I'm better at it now and have masking materials I didnt have back then,not to mention an airbrush....if you zoom in youcan see how warped and poorly fitted the canopy and front section of fuselage is...I basically used this as some practice after a long hiatus of doing any models....in fact I just decided today that since I have another 1/48 thats been lying around unopened I got at the same time as this one 20 years ago, that I would do it before I hit the 1/32 ones for more practice...hopefully that one isnt warped too |
Author: | NebrHogger [ Tue Oct 30, 2018 8:32 pm ] |
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Wifey had a little "paper tape" used for arranging hair. Works great for masking off windows on model trucks. I see there are dedicated masking sets for specific aircraft, but I haven't done any planes yet. SW |
Author: | Doc Sharptail [ Wed Oct 31, 2018 12:07 pm ] |
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I did a german half-track a looong time ago. It was sort of unique for a kids model: front wheels and track were able to rotate. Had a heck of a time keeping the youngest siblings away from it. There were a lot of spring wire parts in it. Can't remember the make. It was a good step above Revell in price though... It went the way of most of my models- younger kids got to it and it was broken instantly. The last one I did was a plane- a Hurricane in very small scale, and then lost interest.... Regards, Doc Sharptail |
Author: | mabk [ Wed Nov 07, 2018 6:14 pm ] |
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I still enjoy it when I don't have other projects that have to bee finished first. That seems to keep the modeling down to 2 maybe 3 a year. |
Author: | rebel49 [ Fri Nov 09, 2018 1:34 am ] |
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Nice job Bud!! Start doing dioramas you would be good at it. |
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