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Ensign Expendable posted:There is a nice mid-range between the $80 kits where the engine that you seal inside the hull and is not at all visible has 150 parts and the department store crap. I just wish the mid range ones didn't use rubber tracks so much, they are a colossal pain in the rear end to put on. compressioncut posted:1/32 Tamiya Spitfire IX, being built for the guy who flew it (July 1943, Sicily). 
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Arquinsiel posted: although he was attached to the RAF at the time (flew with 72, 111 and I think 43 Sqns before going back to RCAF).
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compressioncut posted:Thanks. Holy poo poo, I have never seen anyone use that spinning propeller thing before, and it looks amazing.
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As I mentioned before I got one of the Zvezda Black Pearl ships for Christmas (straight from Russia! http://www.zvezda.org.ru/?lng=1&nav=&cat=7&set=9037). For a minute I was considering picking my own paint scheme for this ship instead of making it look all weathered cause it seemed kind of hard to do that. However, I found out that the company lost the copyright to this ship before they were able to start selling outside of Russia and now they can't export anymore. So I figure I better do a good job for all my US brethren who won't get a chance with this model. Can anyone recommend me a good method of weathering the ship? Should I prime black and go from there or is it better for me to choose white or grey or something? Any ideas or advice will be very appreciated! EDIT: When I first got the model I took some pics of the sprues before it went into hiding for Christmas, here's the post where I posted them if anyone's curious. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3148869&userid=156894#post396745187
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Well I am pretty sure the wife got me everything I need. Now I just need to find a place to start with all this awesome.
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The sad discarded golden ribbon makes this picture. Congrats, I am sure you'll enjoy your Eclipse for years to come as much as your wife will enjoy the compressor's incessant droning on quiet weekends. also tables dude.
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alcyon posted:The sad discarded golden ribbon makes this picture. Congrats, I am sure you'll enjoy your Eclipse for years to come as much as your wife will enjoy the compressor's incessant droning on quiet weekends. Haha, I've got plenty of table space, but this was literally 30 seconds after opening the last item. It is all on my desk now, with a lamp setup and everything half removed from their box.
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Irish Legend posted:Haha, I've got plenty of table space, but this was literally 30 seconds after opening the last item. It is all on my desk now, with a lamp setup and everything half removed from their box. No, he means your posted image is huge and breaking the forum tables. Keep it under 1024 wide. If you haven't already, change your [IMG] tags into [TIMG] to turn it into a thumbnail.
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Blistex posted:No, he means your posted image is huge and breaking the forum tables. Keep it under 1024 wide. If you haven't already, change your [IMG] tags into [TIMG] to turn it into a thumbnail.  Is that better? Plus im having trouble threading the regulator. This is where it is tightest, and it leaks a little before this point. Do I just stuff it full of the tape and hope for the best and keep it vertical or is there another way I should attack this.
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Unkempt posted:Kent Lind looks awesome, though. Irish Legend posted:
I assume you mean threading the hose to it? Don't force it, you certainly don't want to burr the threads on the connector. I am not familiar with this model, though jury-rigging your newly aqcuired IED with ducttape seems a bit too creative, but knock yourself out.
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alcyon posted:I assume you mean threading the hose to it? Don't force it, you certainly don't want to burr the threads on the connector. I am not familiar with this model, though jury-rigging your newly aqcuired IED with ducttape seems a bit too creative, but knock yourself out. I think he means the regulator isn't horizontal when it's tight enough, and wants to use a bunch of teflon tape to make the seal at the point it's horizontal. I do not recommend that. The pro way to do that is to get washers (or a washer) and use them as spacers to get it more or less horizontal. It doesn't really matter as long as you can control and read the regulator.
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compressioncut posted:I think he means the regulator isn't horizontal when it's tight enough, and wants to use a bunch of teflon tape to make the seal at the point it's horizontal. I do not recommend that. I was thinking of washers. I'll have to poke around here at home to see if I have any, or I might make the trip to the hardware store tomorrow while I'm out and about.
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Scratchbuilt scale modeling.
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What techniques can you use to get a paintjob that looks like the one on this Corsair? I like the way the blue looks worn out and faded and some places, rather than just being a uniform color.
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who cares posted:What techniques can you use to get a paintjob that looks like the one on this Corsair? I like the way the blue looks worn out and faded and some places, rather than just being a uniform color. There's a couple things you can do. It looks like he did some pre-darkening of the panel lines. Usually airbrushing some black along all of the panel lines and rivets before going over it with the main color. The main fading looks like like it could be chalk or some kind of colored wash.
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Alpine Mustache posted:There's a couple things you can do. I think it was panel shading + thinning the main color so the underlying aluminum paint showed through. These fancypants people often mix a little of another color to soften the main color, to make it seem more organic. The really dark blue might have had a little grey or something added.
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who cares posted:What techniques can you use to get a paintjob that looks like the one on this Corsair? I like the way the blue looks worn out and faded and some places, rather than just being a uniform color. Yeah he's probably pre-shaded the panel lines with a darker color, and painted the panels individually with the main color. Then he probably went over the individual panels with a lightened (with some drops of white) and thinned version of the main color. Pretty simple to achieve that level of weathering. If you want to see an absolutely astoundingly weathered Corsair look here and here. A guy called Jamie Haggo also weathers airplanes unbelievably well, which you can see here and here. He also contributes to Model Airplane International, one of the better print magazines, and says he will be doing a series on weathering.
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Goddamn gently caress I need a semigloss acrylic clearcoat that sprays worth a poo poo. Everything I've tried is kind of gloopy and has to be thinned a TON and just ends up clogging the airbrush anyway no matter what I use for thinner. And then it ends up pebbly. I finally ended up with the Model Master Acryl semigloss but it was barely acceptable. The Model Master clear flat sprays great, but it's dead flat. Possibly mixing Future with the flat would work, but I have never been able to spray that stuff successfully either (orangepeels really bad).
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compressioncut posted:Goddamn gently caress I need a semigloss acrylic clearcoat that sprays worth a poo poo. Everything I've tried is kind of gloopy and has to be thinned a TON and just ends up clogging the airbrush anyway no matter what I use for thinner. And then it ends up pebbly. I finally ended up with the Model Master Acryl semigloss but it was barely acceptable. The Model Master clear flat sprays great, but it's dead flat. Some IPMS stockholm members apparently like "Liquitex High Gloss Varnish", which they use as a substitute for Future. The formula was changed in Europe (or atleast in scandinavia, as far as I can tell). I bought some Liquitex, but I haven't tried it out yet. Edit: Oh, you wrote semi-gloss. Liquitex has that too.
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Finished that Spitfire, so a couple more crappy photos follow. I doubt I'll have time to take better ones because I'm presenting it tomorrow. The spinning prop effect didn't get done. I'm not spending $30 on a circle cutter that I would use all of one time ever. As well, CD case material (the default stuff to use) is too thin for 1/32 scale. You could probably laminate a couple of discs (bonded with Future or equivalent) and have it come out looking better, but a single sheet is only good for 48 scale. I don't think it looks too bad in a frozen state. I tried something new - the grid effect you see is fairly randomly applied to the lines of fine rivets, to kind of show that they were puttied on the real plane, and have a little different finish. It's a difference of texture only (slightly shinier than the top coat) and the lovely lighting makes it way, way more obvious than in softer light. Looks pretty decent IRL, in combo with pre- and post-shading, but I'm not sure I'd do it again. Exhaust stains are predominantly very light tan because allied gasoline was high octane/high lead content and left mostly light colored lead stains, especially at high power settings. Axis airplanes used low octane gas and show dark carbon stains. I also left off gun stains because I don't see them a lot in pictures outside of Battle of Britain quick-rearming scenarios, and the like. I'm guessing the armament guys cleaned them as a matter of course.  
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compressioncut posted:This is loving gorgeous.
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That spitfire is the poo poo. I got a Tamiya Miata for Hanukkah and decided to turn it into a Showroom Spec Miata car. Spent a good chunk of yesterday working on the cage. The gap in front will be closed up with the dashboard.  Shot in the dark, but does anyone have the Eunos Roadster kit? It comes with a hardtop and I'd love to get my hands on one, or at least get the part number so I can order one.
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Thanks guys. I took some slightly better pics. The top cowling is still removable and has slid forward a touch, hence the gap - it lines up fine when I pay attention to poo poo. Also, though I hid it well I somehow made a serious construction error attaching the wing. There was a huge gap where the bottom engine cowl meets the wing, and I don't know how I hosed it up, because the wing fits great otherwise. I had to use some strip plastic to fill it and there were a bunch of cascading errors caused by it. I almost had to junk a $100+ kit and restart, but it's OK and most of the problems are underneath so hard to see. I also messed up the landing gear doors, so they don't fit all that well either. Even though I followed instructions, a better method would have been to attach the gear legs then the doors, to get the alignment right. Just a hint if anyone's building one of these in-flight. This is my only completion of 2011 and second in three years(!). I aim to do a little better this year. Pictures follow:       
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Looks great! I didn't get a kit for Christmas, but I got to rummage around in my dad's unbuilt kits and came off with two old 1/72 matchbox kits that I think are from the 70's! One Humber Mk. II armoured car and one with a smal diorama with a Car B.1 and a Renault Ft.17. These are my first 1/72 kits, and it's kind of delightful. I built the Humber in about an hour, and priming it took about as much time. It's so tiny and cute just being a 1/72 scale kit, but I also really love the look of many WW2 armoured cars so it was really fun to build. Now I just have to decide how to paint it, and if I should mount it to a base or not. lilljonas fucked around with this message at 22:13 on Jan 1, 2012 |
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Does it not come with a mini-diorama base? My two Revell re-issues of it did if you're down one, and I have used neither since they're wargaming models. I totally want the French tank box, also pretty much every one of the old Matchbox kits.
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Arquinsiel posted:Does it not come with a mini-diorama base? My two Revell re-issues of it did if you're down one, and I have used neither since they're wargaming models. No, the Humber doesn't come with a diorama, but I have a wooden base that I bought years ago. I thought I would use it eventually for a miniature or something, but it is quite the right size for a tiny armoured car. If I use it I will just make it as a bit of desert. The French tank box is nice, and yes, looking at the sprues it seems like the FT.17 will be roughly the size of my thumb when it is finished. I can really see these 1/72 kits being addictive. I have a personal rule when it comes to modeling and miniatures in that I must finish a project before I buy something new, and being able to finish in a few days (and in extension, getting to buy something new!) is a huge boon. lilljonas fucked around with this message at 22:41 on Jan 1, 2012 |
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lilljonas posted:No, the Humber doesn't come with a diorama, but I have a wooden base that I bought years ago. I thought I would use it eventually for a miniature or something, but it is quite the right size for a tiny armoured car. If I use it I will just make it as a bit of desert. [EDIT]This page has pictures of what I remember it looking like in the first post. I should have two of them hiding in the box pile. Arquinsiel fucked around with this message at 23:12 on Jan 1, 2012 |
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lilljonas posted:No, the Humber doesn't come with a diorama, but I have a wooden base that I bought years ago. I thought I would use it eventually for a miniature or something, but it is quite the right size for a tiny armoured car. If I use it I will just make it as a bit of desert. I used to do 1/72nd kits just because I could fit a ton of tanks into a very limited display space. I switched to 1/35 because the more interesting figures allowed for more diverse displays, but I still regret only being able to have a half-dozen tanks or so up at any given time.
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Arquinsiel posted:I'll check when I get home just to be sure, but if I find that I do have a diorama base of some kind do you want it? I'm trying to clear space at the moment anyway. Cool, thanks for the offer, but I think I will do a more simple base with just a desert and maybe some tracks. My previous diorama had a big building and other parts which draw away the eye from the vehicle itself, and while I'm happy with how it turned out, I want less distractions for this way. Mostly because of my sudden and surprising love of cute and boxy armoured cars. 
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You'll want the Hasegawa Daimler Mk II then, and the Daimler Dingo is found in the Revell reissue of the Monty's Caravan set.
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Does anyone know a good source of 1/32 WWI British/American infantry figures? I'm looking for some crew for a project I have in mind.
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No Pun Intended posted:Does anyone know a good source of 1/32 WWI British/American infantry figures? I'm looking for some crew for a project I have in mind. I don't know anyone who make infantry figures in 1/32, how bad would it be to go with 1/35 instead? arquinsel posted:You'll want the Hasegawa Daimler Mk II then, and the Daimler Dingo is found in the Revell reissue of the Monty's Caravan set. Yes, a Daimler Mk 2 would look good next to the Humber. I might go e-baying it after I finish this one.
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No Pun Intended posted:Does anyone know a good source of 1/32 WWI British/American infantry figures? I'm looking for some crew for a project I have in mind. Airfix does, or at least did. Modern 1:35 figures will be leaps and bounds ahead of them in terms of detail, though.
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lilljonas posted:I don't know anyone who make infantry figures in 1/32, how bad would it be to go with 1/35 instead? Yeah 1/35 would work just fine.
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No Pun Intended posted:Yeah 1/35 would work just fine. Then there are tons of them. I usually browse http://www.modelhobbies.co.uk/shop/ since they have so many kits available, and you can easily search for specific scales and subjects. Even if you end up buying it somewhere else, it is a good place to browse. Progress report:   I might work some more on the tires, but overall I'm happy with it since it took just a few hours. I opted to go simple with no flashy camo, but a simple desert coloured one without too much weathering (which I did with drybryshing and washes, just to show how lazy I am). I could probably leave the base as it is if I wanted to be completely lazy, but I think I'll put some desert on it. The tank is so tiny, barely longer than an AA battery, so it shouldn't be too hard. Too bad the decals were too old and fell apart as I tried to apply them.
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Arquinsiel posted:The turret looks slightly different to mine, and the guns look to be entirely different. Weird. Weird. Are you sure it is a mk.2? The other versions have different turrets and armaments.
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