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The Locator posted:This is why I paid a lot of money to rip the carpet out and put in hardwood flooring!
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Arquinsiel posted:I fear the gap under the skirting board more than the carpet monster TBH. Not sure what gap you are referring to. The lower trim on your wall? If so, why is there a gap there? In other news, I picked up a pair of cheap lip-stick display stands.  And there is something strange on my work area. This sure doesn't look like a boat... 
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The Locator posted:Not sure what gap you are referring to. The lower trim on your wall? If so, why is there a gap there?[/timg]  "
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Nov 5, 2015 21:45
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The Locator posted:And there is something strange on my work area. This sure doesn't look like a boat... yet Fixed.
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Nov 5, 2015 21:54
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Kibner posted:Fixed. The Locator's November project: Hi-Boat.
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Nov 5, 2015 22:04
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I actually entertained that thought for a while, but really haven't come up with anything that would work and/or be cool yet. I have some ideas, but not to turn it into a boat. 
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Nov 5, 2015 22:37
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Assembly done. Now to strip him down and figure out a paint scheme. Coming from doing mostly GW 40k kits, I'm pleasantly surprised at the quality of the kit and the amount of plastic for the price. It was quite a fun build. Now I want to buy all the new BanDai Star Wars kits if they're anything like this.
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That kit is pretty resilient too. My kid snagged it as soon as it was done. A month later I find it, still functional. That kit is pretty badass really.
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Deanut Pancer posted:Coming from doing mostly GW 40k kits, I'm pleasantly surprised at the quality of the kit and the amount of plastic for the price. It was quite a fun build. Now I want to buy all the new BanDai Star Wars kits if they're anything like this. The Star Wars kit are really good, I've been working on the X-Wing and I like it a lot.
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Nov 6, 2015 01:21
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Deanut Pancer posted:Now I want to buy all the new BanDai Star Wars kits if they're anything like this. They're good enough that Revell got scared and started bitching to Disney, who pressured Bandai to crack down on Japanese hobby sites offering them to the US. You can still get them, but you have to go eBay or something. All to protect some 40 year old molds.
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With the first parts for the turret interior being installed the huge Tiger Tank has now reached a build status of 5%. This turret floor will soon be completely stuffed with all kinds of machinery. It's a wonder anyone even fit in there at all. I figured out the whole "gaps between turret walls" situation. It seems they'll be cleverly hidden behind other parts and spare track links, so no need to worry about trying to build Zimmerit with putty. Also for some fun and practice with Victory ready for some rather tedious work like installing decks and straking the ship, I've started building a cross-section model of her.   Also managed to source 4500 individual in-scale copper plates for Victory' bottom. Will probably take me a year to fit all these. Greyhawk fucked around with this message at 02:40 on Nov 6, 2015 |
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Nov 6, 2015 02:37
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Yea, so far I've stuck to purchasing kits of ships without coppered hulls. I've gone through a lot of build logs and it just looks incredibly tedious and painful. Also, I really just don't like the looks of the coppered hull compared to a nice natural finish (even if it's correct to copper). You are kind of nuts to take on a Vic cross section at the same time as the full scale model AND a giant Tiger tank. Good luck!
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Nov 6, 2015 03:34
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Greyhawk posted:With the first parts for the turret interior being installed the huge Tiger Tank has now reached a build status of 5%.  So I'm painting a new model (a submarine with about ten total pieces) partially with acrylics picked up from Wal-mart, to see if that works. So far, it does.
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Yooper posted:That kit is pretty resilient too. My kid snagged it as soon as it was done. A month later I find it, still functional. That kit is pretty badass really. Mine must have been a faulty cast as one of the joints broke real quick.
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Midjack posted:They're good enough that Revell got scared and started bitching to Disney, who pressured Bandai to crack down on Japanese hobby sites offering them to the US. You can still get them, but you have to go eBay or something. Well that's some bullshit.
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Nov 6, 2015 06:27
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Troll Bridgington posted:Well that's some bullshit. All it means is you have to buy them on amazon instead of from one of the big Japanese model import sites. They're still the same price.
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Greyhawk posted:With the first parts for the turret interior being installed the huge Tiger Tank has now reached a build status of 5%. You're certifiably insane, and I want nothing more than a time machine, right now, so I can fast forward two years and read your awesome half-completed build log.
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Jeherrin posted:You're certifiably insane, and I want nothing more than a time machine, right now, so I can fast forward two years and read your awesome half-completed build log. I probably am, but then again that was never in doubt really. You'll want to bookmark these: Greyhawks Lunch Break D51 Build Citroen 2 CV Charleston 1:8 by DeAgostini Greyhawks Victory Greyhawks Victory Cross Section "Achtung - Panzer!" (Hachette Tiger I 1:16) Bavarian S 3/6 1:32 (Eaglemoss/OcCre)
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The Locator posted:Yea, so far I've stuck to purchasing kits of ships without coppered hulls. I've gone through a lot of build logs and it just looks incredibly tedious and painful. Also, I really just don't like the looks of the coppered hull compared to a nice natural finish (even if it's correct to copper). The problem I always have with the coppered models (and many others, really) is they're always perfectly clean and shiny, which might have been the case on the day of launch, but certainly wouldn't have lasted. And actually I don't think even the day of launch, because that's when they'd be oxidized the most.
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Yeah, I plan on artificially aging the copper with a vinegar-ammonium-salt mixture.
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Greyhawk posted:Yeah, I plan on artificially aging the copper with a vinegar-ammonium-salt mixture. God bless you! God bless the hell out of you!
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Greyhawk posted:Yeah, I plan on artificially aging the copper with a vinegar-ammonium-salt mixture. You may want to just leave the copper unprotected and then wait a while. A lot of shipbuilders who leave the copper unprotected will find it patinas on it's own over a few months.
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Midjack posted:They're good enough that Revell got scared and started bitching to Disney, who pressured Bandai to crack down on Japanese hobby sites offering them to the US. You can still get them, but you have to go eBay or something. I think the new Revell star wars stuff is the old Finemolds stuff, which is actually pretty new and good. I made their Y-wing a couple of years ago but can't find any pics right now. edit: actually googling tells me that's just the 1/48 X and Y wings and the 1/72 Falcon, so yeah, that is a bit poo poo. Also, my hi-mock's spine snapped last night for no apparent reason, but that just make it more repositionable so that's OK. Unkempt fucked around with this message at 13:26 on Nov 6, 2015 |
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:You may want to just leave the copper unprotected and then wait a while. A lot of shipbuilders who leave the copper unprotected will find it patinas on it's own over a few months. Yeah, with the time it will take to fix the tiles, I'll have ample opportunity see how much aging will need to be done. As far as I've read, the only way to really avoid natural oxidation is to never ever touch the tiles with bare hands and to immediately coat them once installed.
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Greyhawk posted:Yeah, with the time it will take to fix the tiles, I'll have ample opportunity see how much aging will need to be done. I'd be tempted to take this as an opportunity for a beach vacation to oxidize and weather the copper the natural way.
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This thread is crazy in just the right ways. God bless. Re-arranging the stowage on the Tiger as we speak, was planning to get it spray primed outside until I saw the weather forecast for the following week: rain, rain, rain. 
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Oh drat it; Aqua Gloss clear is not immune to enamel thinners, I should've gently brushed my wash. Starting over with the Hi-Mock. I suppose Johnson's Klear or Future doesn't have any of those issues.
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Tomorrow there is a scale model show near me (Chicago suburbs) that I was thinking of going to - are the vendor prices at these shows generally high? Reasonable? All over the board, just buy at LHS or online?
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Dukket posted:Tomorrow there is a scale model show near me (Chicago suburbs) that I was thinking of going to - are the vendor prices at these shows generally high? Reasonable? All over the board, just buy at LHS or online? Where at, exactly? I'm in the NW burbs myself.
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:Where at, exactly? I'm in the NW burbs myself. 33rd Annual IPMS ''Butch'' O'Hare Chapter Lakeview Jr. High School 701 Plainfield Rd. Downers Grove, IL 60516
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I don't know how it is in the states, but I think it's the same as here in Europe. There are usually different kind of vendors; small companies, online retailers etc, but also regular guys selling some of their stash. Come early so all the nice cheap kits arent gone when you get there. You often see same kits for different prices at different vendors, so it pays to have a good look around! For example little while ago at the Dutch IPMS show I managed to buy the newest sd.kfz 234/4 kit from Dragon, sealed box, for €30 instead of the regular retail price of €75. Two stands down it was being sold for €80! There are usually bargain bins as well, often a good chance to pick up resin figures or hard to find conversion sets for cheap.
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The local IPMS show is tomorrow here also (Phoenix chapter), and it's held in the Commemorative Air Force hanger, which is pretty cool. It's a pretty big show, last year we had about 450 entries, hopefully that number will go up this year. I plan on entering my boat and being the only wood ship, again. They don't have a wood ship (or even a sailing ship) category, boats aren't real popular as modelling subjects here in the desert, it's mostly airplanes and armor, so we only have "Surface Ships" and "Submarines" in the ship categories. The vendor area last year was huge, and this year it's even bigger (actually was oversold, they are adding more tables) including Zoukei-Mura who will be bringing and selling their new 1/48 Horten, which isn't yet available anywhere. Kind of cool that our local show is going to be the 'world premier' for a super awesome kit like that.
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Cool, thats pretty much what I was hoping for. Thank you for the responses.
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So I ordered a 1/72 Airfix P-51d for my first scale model. Boy o boy am I excited. Going to be quite a change from Warhammer models.
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I got my eye-decals from Archer in the mail today. The set ranges from scales 1/4 to 90mm, but I'll only use the 1/6 eyes which leaves 70 sets that I won't use... Is there anybody here that wants to buy the remaining decals for cheap for € 2,50,( retail price is €8)?
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Hixson posted:So I ordered a 1/72 Airfix P-51d for my first scale model. Boy o boy am I excited. Going to be quite a change from Warhammer models. Cool! Here is some noseart to inspire you   The second one is quite fitting is the kit is crappy and you end up with more putty than plastic! 
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Molentik posted:the kit is crappy and you end up with more putty than plastic! No it isn't, it's good.
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Oh I wasn't saying that the kit is crappy, I mistyped 'if' as 'is'. I don't really build planes and have never touched an Airfix kit so I really wouldn't know.
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Oops, never mind. Still, good news for Hixson!
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