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big_g posted:I've just got a base through I ordered ages ago so did a quick knock up of what the final gift should look like: That's exceptional 
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My wife's grandfather flew a B-25 in WW2, and a family friend let us come view a restoration-in-progress last weekend. (This is a B-25D I think, not sure what my g-pa-in-law flew) I was picking up some stuff at Walmart today and saw they had the Revell B-25J kit. I picked it up.  I'm really excited even though it's my first plane model and seems to be some distinct differences in workflow from tank modeling.
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Jun 10, 2015 17:31
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COOL CORN posted:My wife's grandfather flew a B-25 in WW2, and a family friend let us come view a restoration-in-progress last weekend. (This is a B-25D I think, not sure what my g-pa-in-law flew) High five plane model virgin! I'm nervously glancing at the Bf 109 kit sitting by my desk. I haven't built a plane since I hosed around with what I think was a 1/72 scale Blue Angels A-4 kit at age 12. It was not pretty. Oh, and big_g, that looks amazing. Can't wait to see it finished. My own progress is less spectacular, but I built the Opel Blitz truck as well last night:  Now I just need to find where I put the masking tape that I bought, so that I can put a primer coat on it.
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Jun 10, 2015 18:19
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lilljonas posted:Oh, and big_g, that looks amazing. Can't wait to see it finished. My own progress is less spectacular, but I built the Opel Blitz truck as well last night: Looks promising, you got any ideas on colour schemes yet?
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Jun 10, 2015 19:48
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big_g posted:Looks promising, you got any ideas on colour schemes yet? It's for late 41 on the eastern front, which afaik means maximum panzergrau, all the time. I could be wrong though. E: after five vehicles painted panzergrau, i would not mind being wrong though. lilljonas fucked around with this message at 20:28 on Jun 10, 2015 |
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Jun 10, 2015 20:20
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IIRC there were some vehicles painted with yellow splodges over the panzergrau that were intended for North Africa and ended up being sent East instead.
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Jun 10, 2015 20:34
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Also some East Front Opels were covered with mud to camouflage them better, that would be a fun thing to reproduce 
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Jun 10, 2015 20:42
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big_g posted:I've just got a base through I ordered ages ago so did a quick knock up of what the final gift should look like: The model is amazing, but I think the color and texture of the base is too busy. Takes the eye away from the model. Since the model itself is a lighter shade, a darker, less textured tone to the base would keep focus on the model.
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Jun 10, 2015 21:18
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I'd almost suggest making a little diorama base. Like some desert or what ever terrain the truck is supposed to be sitting on, then putting that on top of the wood.
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Jun 10, 2015 21:32
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COOL CORN posted:Also some East Front Opels were covered with mud to camouflage them better, that would be a fun thing to reproduce There's a saying in the Russian army: "your vehicle will camouflage itself after 10 kilometers on any terrain". Panzergrau with a liberal sprinkling of dust would be most realistic for long marches in dusty steppes in 1941.
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Jun 10, 2015 21:33
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:The model is amazing, but I think the color and texture of the base is too busy. Takes the eye away from the model. Since the model itself is a lighter shade, a darker, less textured tone to the base would keep focus on the model. Good advice thanks, I'm going to see how it is with the wheels on and details etc, then might well use this base for something else and get a darker one for this. By the way, I've been meaning to ask for a bit now you are posting in here all the time and you obviously know your stuff and I know you do the garage (?) stuff. You got any pics to post? I'd love to see them. Baronjutter posted:I'd almost suggest making a little diorama base. Like some desert or what ever terrain the truck is supposed to be sitting on, then putting that on top of the wood. More excellent advice, something I will definitely think about.
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Jun 10, 2015 22:11
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big_g posted:Good advice thanks, I'm going to see how it is with the wheels on and details etc, then might well use this base for something else and get a darker one for this. Nothing new to post really. While I love the hobby, I'm the king of procrastinating, and I rarely, if ever, finish anything. I keep trying to motivate myself to get more done, but it just never happens. That boat that I started months ago? I haven't even finished shaping the bulkheads, and that's basically step one of a thousand.
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Jun 10, 2015 22:52
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:Nothing new to post really. While I love the hobby, I'm the king of procrastinating, and I rarely, if ever, finish anything. Sort of wondered what became of the boat.
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Jun 10, 2015 23:06
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I just ordered the Bandai snow speeder! All of the good things I've heard about the line got me all hyped up. 
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Jun 10, 2015 23:11
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Troll Bridgington posted:I just ordered the Bandai snow speeder! All of the good things I've heard about the line got me all hyped up. Cool! That AT-ST I got is one of the nicest tooled kits I've ever seen. The one odd piece are the pilot figures, which look like they were meant to go with a line of Lego Minis.
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Jun 10, 2015 23:24
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Ensign Expendable posted:There's a saying in the Russian army: "your vehicle will camouflage itself after 10 kilometers on any terrain". Panzergrau with a liberal sprinkling of dust would be most realistic for long marches in dusty steppes in 1941. I'm so stealing that quote. What is it in Russian?
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Jun 10, 2015 23:25
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The Locator posted:Sort of wondered what became of the boat. Hopefully will still happen! I think along with being a huge procrastinator, I take on too many projects at once as well. I was looking at my to-do pile the other day, and thinking of boxing half of it up just to get it out of sight, out of mind, so at least it doesn't look like I've got poo poo tons to get finished. I'm also working on getting a Hellboy prepped, and I got it super-cheap because it came at the tail-end of the moulds lifespan, so it has tons of flaws that need fixing. That's been bogging me down for a quite a while now, and just seeing it sitting there saps my energy. It doesn't help either that I work afternoons, so I can't really do any power-tool work when I get home at 9pm, which restricts a lot of my modeling time to a few hours on the weekend. Oh well, I'm still having fun doing it all, I just have to put my nose to the grindstone and start getting some stuff actually fully finished. I'm hoping the little AT-ST kit might get me motivated, as it's a simple kit, and the finish is basically just battleship grey, with some soot and mild chipping. A nice little weekender kit.
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Jun 10, 2015 23:42
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Pierzak posted:I'm so stealing that quote. What is it in Russian? Something to the effect of "Ваш танк маскируют себя после 10 километров." ("Vash tank maskEEruyut sebYA POsli DEsyat' kiloMEtrov.")
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Jun 11, 2015 00:18
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big_g posted:I've just got a base through I ordered ages ago so did a quick knock up of what the final gift should look like: Is your friend a kiwi? Or was that the truck name that came with the kit?
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Jun 11, 2015 01:55
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Pierzak posted:I'm so stealing that quote. What is it in Russian? Don't remember the original wording, sorry. COOL CORN posted:Something to the effect of "Ваш танк маскируют себя после 10 километров." ("Vash tank maskEEruyut sebYA POsli DEsyat' kiloMEtrov.") Маскирует, маскируют is plural.
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Jun 11, 2015 02:01
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Ensign Expendable posted:Don't remember the original wording, sorry. Whoops, long day спасибо братан
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Jun 11, 2015 02:17
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So I came across this image: And I said to myself, "are you loving kidding me?" Then I went to go work on my Panther, accidentally snapped the rubber-band-ish track in half, put up my tools, turned off the light in the craft room, and walked away in disgust. Some days, you just have to take a zero and come back to it later. Sigh.
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Jun 11, 2015 02:33
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Holy poo poo, how is that not a painting? That's amazing.
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Jun 11, 2015 02:38
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Ensign Expendable posted:Holy poo poo, how is that not a painting? That's amazing. http://imgur.com/a/u33o3 There's the full album. It's almost literally unbelievable.
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Jun 11, 2015 02:53
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I have this same model as #2 in my "to build" pile. I'm looking forward to see your WIP and final results so I can learn from your build.
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Jun 11, 2015 03:24
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No Pun Intended posted:Is your friend a kiwi? Or was that the truck name that came with the kit? When the unit was formed it was mainly Kikis. quote:Bagnold wanted men who were energetic, innovative, self-reliant, physically and mentally tough, and able to live and fight in seclusion in the Libyan desert. Bagnold felt that New Zealand farmers would possess these attributes and was given permission to approach the 2nd New Zealand Division for volunteers; over half the division volunteered.
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To take a break from the large 1/6 stuff I decided to get back to some 1/35 stuff; Took out the half finished sd.kfz 7 I was working on to finally fix the drive sprockets so the tracks fit properly, and broke the ring of rollers... Took out the Stug III I almost finished and let a bag of MagicTrack tracklinks fall on the floor... Took out the Pak 40 to glosscoat it so I can finish weathering it for a diorama and the goddamn nozzle of the can was half clogged so it came out all splotched. Today is not a good day for modeling....  By the way, in what order do you tank guys usually fix and paint the tracks? With the Stug I already glued on all the wheels etc and Ill fix the tracks, paint the underside and then attach the upper part, but with the sd.kfz 7 I'm planning to dry fit the wheels and fix the tracks to them so I can paint them as a unit, paint the rest of the vehicle and then attach the tracks/wheels. Molentik fucked around with this message at 11:07 on Jun 11, 2015 |
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Jun 11, 2015 10:57
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We all need to get rich enough to have a Modelling Butler, so when things clog or we lose parts in the carpet, we can just shout "JEEVES! I'm having a modelling issue. Beastly sorry, but could you take care of it for me?"
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Jun 11, 2015 11:07
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:We all need to get rich enough to have a Modelling Butler, so when things clog or we lose parts in the carpet, we can just shout "JEEVES! I'm having a modelling issue. Beastly sorry, but could you take care of it for me?" If I could have a Modelling Butler and if high detail disposable airbrushes were a thing I would be a happy man.
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Jun 11, 2015 14:53
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COOL CORN posted:http://imgur.com/a/u33o3 http://leyuno.imgur.com/ He's got a lot of albums and they're all amazing. The 'wo bist du amerikaner' one is my favourite.
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kemikalkadet posted:http://leyuno.imgur.com/ Everything about this guys work is simply amazing. The paint, the detailing, the settings. Just marvelous. Edit - Also:  
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Jun 11, 2015 21:48
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I'm beginning to think this is more than just a hobby for him.
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Why would you have all the Vallejo and Citadel? That's like having expensive whiskey with some sort of American beer chaser.
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Kibner posted:I'm beginning to think this is more than just a hobby for him. I actually don't think that everything in those albums is from the same guy, as they have different names, and the album with the work area setups has 10 or so pictures that are clearly different setups/areas. But I really love that desktop organizer system, and the pricing isn't really all that bad. Once I get the rest of my work area installed (which keeps getting pushed back for various reasons, mostly financial because I keep buying other expensive poo poo like lathes and mills) I am going to order some of them to organize my work area a lot better. Edit: Link to the company that makes those things, they are awesome and modular - http://www.hobbyzone.pl/en/company/
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Sauer posted:Why would you have all the Vallejo and Citadel? That's like having expensive whiskey with some sort of American beer chaser. I know more than a few guys that have mixed collections of good quality and poo poo paints. Myself included; I've got a growing collection of expensive as poo poo Golden Acrylics, but I've still got a ton of Folk Art craft paints I use for down and dirty work.
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Jun 11, 2015 23:42
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Sauer posted:Why would you have all the Vallejo and Citadel? That's like having expensive whiskey with some sort of American beer chaser.
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:I know more than a few guys that have mixed collections of good quality and poo poo paints. Myself included; I've got a growing collection of expensive as poo poo Golden Acrylics, but I've still got a ton of Folk Art craft paints I use for down and dirty work. I have a bunch of Model Shipway's acrylic because I didn't know any better when I started ordering boats. I won't get any more of their paint, but I still use the stuff I have because it's what I started this project using, and it works ok if you prepare it properly and get it thinned right. Everyone on the ship forums claims it's impossible to get good results from these paints, but I do just fine with them, so whatever. As I move forward, I will be using better quality paints, but because I'm a pack-rat, I'm sure I'll keep all this MS paint around for a long time.
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Nobody happens to have bought a Zvezda Hurricane I for Art of Tactic and not want the transfers, do they? I hosed up the "B"s so now it just looks weird.
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The Locator posted:I actually don't think that everything in those albums is from the same guy, as they have different names, and the album with the work area setups has 10 or so pictures that are clearly different setups/areas. Each album lists the artist, so they're definitely not the same person. As far as the paints go, even though GW sucks in so, so many ways, Citadel paints are usually pretty good (until they dry out).
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