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so i've been buildong tanks for about a year and a half and decided to to another m41 bulldog to see how far i've come...... https://twitter.com/JungleClams/status/1246379772654936064?s=20
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Phi230 posted:Would this work with vallejo putty? I kinda tried this and it didn't work out, I'll post new pics. I've never used Vallejo putty, so I don't know. Any putty can be thinned, but the concern is whether the thinner will melt the plastic, so you have to be careful using it clean up excessive putty when sanding is impossible. The Perfect putty is nice because it cleans up easily with water, but it is delicate unfortunately.
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In todays game. Guess the chasis: I think this car when its done will look quite nice and it's my first road car in a long time. It's also the first time I've sprayed gloss black on anything and apart from it being difficult to figure out if I had enough coverage I'm happy with the results. I also tested out microset and microsol on a set of tamiya decals that finally arrived and so far I'm super happy with how it works. Seems to be miles better that the markfit strong I was using before.
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Apr 5, 2020 06:47
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Symetrique posted:If you're using decals you're familiar with, you can often skip the layer of clear before decaling. This is pretty risky and not recommended for decal/paint combos you're not familiar with though. But it is helpful if you want to avoid adding too many layers to a small subject, like a 1/144 plane. I mostly do military planes and the only reason I clear coat before decals is so I can position them easier. The base coats I use are usually flat, so they have a bit of a tooth that tends to make it harder to move the decal around. With the exception of weathering (oils), 99% of the paint on my models are lacquer, so is it different if you are using acrylics? With lacquers, nothing is going to affect the basecoats other than lacquer thinner, IPA, or acetone, so I don't worry about damaging the basecoat when it comes to decals and weathering. Ensign Expendable posted:A more recent result: That is impressive. I'm going to have to give that a try.
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Apr 5, 2020 09:52
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Dr. Garbanzo posted:In todays game. Guess the chasis: Does not compute...
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Apr 5, 2020 19:30
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:Does not compute... It’s a pretty iconic road car but one that was built to race like a lot of sports cars of the time
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Apr 5, 2020 21:57
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I'm doing a white and black camouflage which is fairly involved. My plan has been to spray the white, and then... Use a sharpie for the black. Is this a profoundly bad idea? I've used a sharpie to put a border between different camo colors before (I think I actually got the idea from someone here) and it looked fine, but I don't know how it'll look on larger areas. Anyone done something similar? Masking this pattern will be a nightmare.
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Apr 5, 2020 22:20
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Dr. Garbanzo posted:In todays game. Guess the chasis: Porsche 935?
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Apr 5, 2020 22:25
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George Zimmer posted:Porsche 935? Correct country
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Apr 5, 2020 22:30
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Dr. Garbanzo posted:Correct country It looks a lot like a 917, but that was never a road car... Mercedes 300SL?
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Apr 5, 2020 22:40
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Slugworth posted:I'm doing a white and black camouflage which is fairly involved. My plan has been to spray the white, and then... Use a sharpie for the black. Is this a profoundly bad idea? I've used a sharpie to put a border between different camo colors before (I think I actually got the idea from someone here) and it looked fine, but I don't know how it'll look on larger areas. Anyone done something similar? Masking this pattern will be a nightmare. You can do it, but if you've got any great amount of surface area to cover it's gonna look like you scribbled on your model with a Sharpie. Is it something you can brush on by hand?
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Apr 5, 2020 23:13
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Slugworth posted:I'm doing a white and black camouflage which is fairly involved. My plan has been to spray the white, and then... Use a sharpie for the black. Is this a profoundly bad idea? I've used a sharpie to put a border between different camo colors before (I think I actually got the idea from someone here) and it looked fine, but I don't know how it'll look on larger areas. Anyone done something similar? Masking this pattern will be a nightmare. Sharpie ink is weird. I wouldn't recommend doing this since it isnt completely black, and will look different than the black paint you use. A paint marker may be a better choice
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Apr 5, 2020 23:15
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Symetrique posted:Sharpie ink is weird. I wouldn't recommend doing this since it isnt completely black, and will look different than the black paint you use. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/stompie-the-mandela-way-t-34-tank I'd like to replicate it as closely as possible, and I can't imagine I'm gonna be able to mask it properly with my very limited masking experience. Tape seems like it would be a nightmare, and I've never used masking putty. If this strikes people as a do-able first puttying project though, I'm open to the idea. Also, I know a few people have been talking about doing t-34s - Group build idea, everyone does a different Stompie paint job.
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Apr 5, 2020 23:28
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Slugworth posted:A paint marker might be a good way to go. Maybe it'll help to just explain what I'm doing: Dazzle camo and semi-dazzle camo is neat a.f. quote:The tank is thought to have originally been used by the Czech military during the fighting of the Prague Spring in 1968 ...I mean?
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Apr 5, 2020 23:34
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George Zimmer posted:It looks a lot like a 917, but that was never a road car... It is a 300SL. I'm working on adding the hard lines to the engine atm even though they won't really be seen when it's complete. I've also decided to not go with the standard silver colour but a dark blue with tan interior although I may also go with red. I haven't decided just yet
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Apr 5, 2020 23:51
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Slugworth posted:A paint marker might be a good way to go. Maybe it'll help to just explain what I'm doing:
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Apr 6, 2020 00:05
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Slugworth posted:A paint marker might be a good way to go. Maybe it'll help to just explain what I'm doing: You can easily use silly-putty or poster tack as masking putty, it’s especially good for making more organic, rounded looking camo.
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Apr 6, 2020 00:07
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Silly putty would be my recommendation. I'd spray the whole thing white, mask, then spray the black.
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Old Swerdlow posted:You can easily use silly-putty or poster tack as masking putty, it’s especially good for making more organic, rounded looking camo. Piling on, I did almost exactly this with silly putty and it came out great. Spray white, putty where you want the white to still be, spray black. Ez-Pz.
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Dr. Garbanzo posted:It is a 300SL. I'm working on adding the hard lines to the engine atm even though they won't really be seen when it's complete. I've also decided to not go with the standard silver colour but a dark blue with tan interior although I may also go with red. I haven't decided just yet I had no idea the SL had that crazy of a frame. Very cool. What kit is that? I mixed up a dark brown that I'm really happy with for the Fox body I'm currently working on but it's really hard to photograph. X-34 and X-1 mixed 1:1 makes a killer dark metallic brown.
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Apr 6, 2020 00:49
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:I had no idea the SL had that crazy of a frame. Very cool. What kit is that? It's how they managed to keep it light for racing and also forced the Gullwing doors to be a thing. It's the tamiya kit and it comes with a clear underbody so that you can see the detail. The kit calls out for painting it but I think part of the beauty of the kit is being able to see the internals. I haven't started serious work on the body just yet but I will later in the week. I'm not sure if I want to do american or euro bumpers yet but if I commit to American ones I can't go backwards. That'd be a pretty slick colour but yeah hard to get decent photos of
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Apr 6, 2020 01:02
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I started working on a Minicraft 1/144 F-4E model and the few Minicrafts I've done had had their own special, but not insurmountable issues but... Any suggestions on dealing with gaps THAT big? Fill in with plastic card or two-part epoxy then some sandable filler putty?
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Apr 6, 2020 02:11
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Miliput or apoxie sculpt. Both can be worked with water, are sandable, and dont shrink
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Apr 6, 2020 02:14
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Figure out what's interfering and re-contour parts for a better fit?
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Apr 6, 2020 02:32
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Any advice or materials on painting jet engines? I've only ever painted prop aircraft and I know engine nozzles aren't just black
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Apr 6, 2020 02:42
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Gewehr 43 posted:Figure out what's interfering and re-contour parts for a better fit? Oh, there wasn't anything interfering. The issue was that when put in their proper position, the nozzles were angles down something like 10 degrees. That pic is them glued in the best position I could get to get the nozzles more in line with the plane.
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Apr 6, 2020 02:58
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Phi230 posted:Any advice or materials on painting jet engines? I've only ever painted prop aircraft and I know engine nozzles aren't just black If you can airbrush lacquers, Alclad has very nice metallics. AK Interactive has their True Metal Paints in a tube that are wax based (same as oil paints as far as I can tell - thin with mineral spirits or turpentine/turpenoid) and brush on with excellent coverage and can be polished after they dry. AK also has their "XTREME METAL" line which I would assume are good based on how good their True Metal paints are, but I have never tried them and have no idea if they are lacquer, enamel, or acrylic.
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Apr 6, 2020 05:01
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Hey y’all I got a q about stickers/decals and diy decals I got a model that has come with stickers on a blue sheet. I want to make them decals - if I take them off the sheet and onto a clear Perspex sheet, could I can the new sheet and get some decal paper and print them on my inkjet! Anyone tried this? Am I mad and should just use stickers?!
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Cthulu Carl posted:Oh, there wasn't anything interfering. The issue was that when put in their proper position, the nozzles were angles down something like 10 degrees. That pic is them glued in the best position I could get to get the nozzles more in line with the plane.
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Apr 6, 2020 09:58
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Dr. Phildo posted:Hey y’all I got a q about stickers/decals and diy decals Yes but: - You'd be way better off using a laser printer if you can get your hands on one. I've done that at the local library. Lasers have much better detail and the ink's waterproof; if you use inkjet you'll have to seal it with varnish or something - printers don't print white, so depending on the design/background you might need to use white decal paper or paint a white backhround for the decals.
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Apr 6, 2020 11:31
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Yeah I was rethinking for white. And sealing with a gloss or semi gloss. And leaving for a good little while Laser at the mo is probably not such a good idea what with the apocalypse and all :$ I’d love to, but
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Arquinsiel posted:Has it got vectored thrust and the nozzles are supposed to point down for a landed kit? Doing a GIS for Phantoms, the nozzles do seem to be angled down more on landed planes.
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Apr 6, 2020 12:07
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Not sure if that'll fix it for you, but at least that's possibly what the problem is.
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Apr 6, 2020 14:26
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Question for the thread, would appreciate quick answers - Where'd that piece I just dropped go?
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Apr 8, 2020 04:19
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Slugworth posted:Question for the thread, would appreciate quick answers - Where'd that piece I just dropped go? Over there.
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Apr 8, 2020 04:26
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In the ferns under the deck
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Apr 8, 2020 04:27
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Slugworth posted:Question for the thread, would appreciate quick answers - Where'd that piece I just dropped go? I posted almost the exact same question a few weeks ago when I lost an e brake handle in my shag carpet. The response I got was "just make a new one out of sprue material and as soon as you glue it in the model you'll find the original one in the carpet"
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Charliegrs posted:I posted almost the exact same question a few weeks ago when I lost an e brake handle in my shag carpet. The response I got was "just make a new one out of sprue material and as soon as you glue it in the model you'll find the original one in the carpet" 
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The carpet monsters has it, obviously.
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Slugworth posted:Question for the thread, would appreciate quick answers - Where'd that piece I just dropped go? Right now, your lost piece is pulsing in and out of reality. Do not search for it, there's only frustration. Wait for physics to go back to normal.
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