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Post by vindicareassassin on May 14, 2016 13:15:19 GMT -5
Just a little something I threw together on Tuesday night on a 'Shed Night' with my mate.... 1/72 scale Trumpeter Sturmtiger..... I've done a bit of detailing here and there, like the winch cables, exhaust caps and hull hooks and tarps but that is it. The tracks where an absalute pig..... "can be glued with model adhesive" was a straight lie..... None of the adhesives I have in my van or shed would stick them together.... needless to say, its a good job you can't see underneath as I've damn near filled up the back of the wheels and tracks, by the join, with super glue to get them to look somewhere near right on the front! The rest of the kit, however, virtually built itself.... While I sat back, drank beer and watched    And with its base coat on.... going to do the rest in 'Ambush Pattern' with a furry stick as I haven't done a brush painted camo scheme in an age now....  ATB Sean |
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Post by tobias5555 on May 14, 2016 13:33:12 GMT -5
Thta´s a good start for this big cat.
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Post by Deano on May 14, 2016 13:54:31 GMT -5
Nice Sean, very nice mate !
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Post by Leon on May 14, 2016 18:58:08 GMT -5
WOW....That looks fantastic Sean!  |
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Post by dupes on May 14, 2016 19:25:47 GMT -5
Bummer about those tracks. I hope all of the Trumpeter kits aren't like that or I'm in trouble.  Looks great so far! |
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Post by vindicareassassin on May 16, 2016 6:26:05 GMT -5
Bummer about those tracks. I hope all of the Trumpeter kits aren't like that or I'm in trouble. Looks great so far! I cant comment mate as its my first Trumpy kit I've built, and second from last Trumpy kit in my stash, and the last one is a German trailer with tyres so no gluing tyre bits together.... At least when I built my Tamiya Panther when they said "use normal glue" it actually worked!! |
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Post by dierk on May 16, 2016 7:25:35 GMT -5
Looking good Sean!
Get yourself some decent brushes, mate - invest in some Windsor&Newton Series 7, not cheap but they'll last for ages.
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Post by vindicareassassin on May 16, 2016 13:10:39 GMT -5
Looking good Sean! Get yourself some decent brushes, mate - invest in some Windsor&Newton Series 7, not cheap but they'll last for ages. Waaaaay ahead of you there mate... Used to work in an art and craft store, they're all I use. |
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Post by deafpanzer on May 16, 2016 20:58:43 GMT -5
Count me in too... the base paint looks great by the way!
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Post by vindicareassassin on May 18, 2016 14:49:55 GMT -5
Ambush Camo on, gloss drying as I type this, next up.... Decals and pin lining....   ATB Sean |
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Post by wbill76 on May 18, 2016 14:50:47 GMT -5
Nice work on the ambush pattern Sean, not an easy one to pull off convincingly in this scale but you've nailed it.
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Post by Leon on May 18, 2016 18:54:18 GMT -5
I'm with Bill on the ambush pattern Sean!  Fantastic work. |
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The harder you sweat in here the less you gonna bleed on the special project this is a must have.
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Post by c3p0 on May 18, 2016 23:17:11 GMT -5
I like your camo it looks cool and I appreciate the time you spent making it. Model looks great especially for such a small subject.
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Post by dierk on May 19, 2016 1:16:58 GMT -5
Excellent result Sean! I'd have to have my optivisor surgically attached to get anywhere near such a stunning paintjob in braille  Looking forward to the next installment. |
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Post by adt70hk on May 20, 2016 6:51:03 GMT -5
Hi mate
That really does look very nice and I have to commend you on the patience with the camo job!! How long did it take you!!
Keep it up!!
Andrew
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Post by Tojo72 on May 20, 2016 8:26:31 GMT -5
Wow,nice ambush on the little cat.
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Post by vindicareassassin on May 21, 2016 17:21:32 GMT -5
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Post by vindicareassassin on May 21, 2016 17:24:22 GMT -5
Weirdly, looking back at the pics here, the lights on my photo booth have really brought out the rust run colours far more than they appear in natural light and under my modeling lamp!?
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Post by Leon on May 21, 2016 18:46:26 GMT -5
Great finish on this little brute Sean! |
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Post by Deano on May 22, 2016 5:45:15 GMT -5
You nailed that one mate , excellent work !
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Post by wbill76 on May 22, 2016 11:35:29 GMT -5
Weirdly, looking back at the pics here, the lights on my photo booth have really brought out the rust run colours far more than they appear in natural light and under my modeling lamp!? Could be a combination of things, including monitor settings, that play 'tricks' a bit with things. Some cameras 'see' things differently as well depending on their settings, it can be a real challenge at times to get a digital photo to be a fair representation of the 'real deal' across multiple platforms. I've had the same photo look three different ways depending on whether I'm seeing it on my phone, on my laptop, or on my wife's tablet for instance. It looks good from here regardless, nice job on the little Sturmie! |
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Post by vindicareassassin on May 22, 2016 15:30:04 GMT -5
Weirdly, looking back at the pics here, the lights on my photo booth have really brought out the rust run colours far more than they appear in natural light and under my modeling lamp!? Could be a combination of things, including monitor settings, that play 'tricks' a bit with things. Some cameras 'see' things differently as well depending on their settings, it can be a real challenge at times to get a digital photo to be a fair representation of the 'real deal' across multiple platforms. I've had the same photo look three different ways depending on whether I'm seeing it on my phone, on my laptop, or on my wife's tablet for instance. It looks good from here regardless, nice job on the little Sturmie! Cheers mate, Your correct with your observations, even on arsebook, on the same monitor they look different, and on my phone, different again. |
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