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Post by wbill76 on Jun 26, 2013 20:11:04 GMT -5
A very productive 24 hours in the Boggs Panzer Factory today! Built and primered...wohoo! Now the real fun begins.  |
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Post by imatanker on Jun 26, 2013 20:26:59 GMT -5
Nearing the end Bro. Make sure you lock it up tonight so the Wee Workers Paint Team doesn't get to it first  . |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2013 20:44:26 GMT -5
"Boggs Panzer Factory " .I like it Bill ! Hey Gar nice n' clean build bro ! |
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Post by bigjohn on Jun 26, 2013 20:53:15 GMT -5
Thats the way to knock em out! Looking forward to some grey!!
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Post by bbd468 on Jun 26, 2013 20:54:49 GMT -5
Bill, Jeff, Carl, Brother John - Thanks a bunch my friends! Pz. Factory huh.....I LIKE IT! Jeff, i got them wee workers locked up im my cats pet carrier wrapped in barbed wire!  The Pz. better still be in Primer in tha morn or im throwin the cat in the carrier.......no more wee workers! Gotta keepem in line.   |
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Post by imatanker on Jun 26, 2013 21:03:07 GMT -5
Bill, Jeff, Carl, Brother John - Thanks a bunch my friends! Pz. Factory huh.....I LIKE IT! Jeff, i got them wee workers locked up im my cats pet carrier wrapped in barbed wire! The Pz. better still be in Primer in tha morn or im throwin the cat in the carrier.......no more wee workers! Gotta keepem in line. Can't be too careful you know,one minute they are all warm and fuzzy,and the next rabid wild men slinging plastic,glue and paint everywhere  |
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Post by bbd468 on Jun 26, 2013 23:46:45 GMT -5
"MR. Boggs , whats this about a cat carrier wrapped in barbed wire ? ROFLMAO!!!  OMG, its you...officer Boots.  I think you have it out for me Mr. Puss. I may have exaggerated the barbed wire, its more like kite string....I swear officer Boots!  How was that last bag of Cat nip? Got plenty more where that come from. You let me slide and ill hook you up! Its straight Colombian Cat Nip....tha best!  |
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Post by braille on Jun 27, 2013 1:16:13 GMT -5
Go Gary, go . . . do some of that painting voodoo magic man! May the force be with you ~
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Post by deafpanzer on Jun 27, 2013 1:40:07 GMT -5
Catching up... great work on the springs!!!
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Post by imatanker on Jun 27, 2013 4:21:09 GMT -5
"MR. Boggs , whats this about a cat carrier wrapped in barbed wire ? ROFLMAO!!! OMG, its you...officer Boots. I think you have it out for me Mr. Puss. I may have exaggerated the barbed wire, its more like kite string....I swear officer Boots! How was that last bag of Cat nip? Got plenty more where that come from. You let me slide and ill hook you up! Its straight Colombian Cat Nip....tha best! Oh Man, busted....... AGAIN  Isn't this Guy ever off duty? Can't get away with anything now a days. Time for a new car Bro,cause He's got you pegged. Something low profile and stealthy, like a Pacer,Yeah,that's it, a Pacer |
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Post by bbd468 on Jun 27, 2013 12:24:35 GMT -5
Thanks Fellas! Jeff, im pretty sure i can see Officer Puss-N-Boots sittin in his Honda Prius Squad car across tha street right now! Gotta watch my back with this one. Ok guys, This is my first attempt at Modulation. I not a big fan of it but i feel the need to give it a shot and do my own thing with it and see what turns out. There are 6 different colors with the set but only used 4 of em. Heres what i got. Note that its darker in person than in the pics...not sure why.    Like i said the colors are much darker in person and are stark in contrast to. Im gonna spray a highly thinned coat of Tamiya Panzer Grey to ty things together a bit. Tell me what you guys think....ALL comments and suggestions are welcome. Cheers, Gary |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2013 13:23:33 GMT -5
You on speed or something Gary? seriously fast progress and I'm watching with interest how the modulation works. Looks good so far. |
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Post by danb. on Jun 27, 2013 13:30:01 GMT -5
Nice work fella that looks awesome CM is a bit of a love hate thing im a fan so it looks good to me once the filters get added it will all blend fine how do you rate the AK sets? keep up the hard work Mr Gary Dan B |
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Post by bbd468 on Jun 27, 2013 13:33:03 GMT -5
You on speed or something Gary? seriously fast progress and I'm watching with interest how the modulation works. Looks good so far. LMAO! I actually was many years ago.  We all do crazy stuff when we were younger. Now, iced tea and coffee are my choice indulgence. Here she is after some Misting/filter...whatever ya want to call it. I like it much better now.  Better or no? Gary |
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Post by bbd468 on Jun 27, 2013 13:52:35 GMT -5
Nice work fella that looks awesome CM is a bit of a love hate thing im a fan so it looks good to me once the filters get added it will all blend fine how do you rate the AK sets? keep up the hard work Mr Gary Dan B Thanks Dan, i appreciate it. Heres my initial opinion havin only used this first time. All four colors would not spray straight out of the bottle on low pressure but not alot better on high either...too splattery. I thinned with the AK thinner and it got somewhat better but not as good as i thought they should and the needle clogged from time to time. At this point (on the initial Dark and Base coats) im not satisfied, in fact disappointed. So on the next coat (highlight) i decided to try 91% Iso Alcohol to thin and BAM....there was the answer. I added Alcohol in aprox. 70/30 paint to alcohol on about 15psi. spraying pressure and finished it out and im happy with the results. Dont waste your money on their thinner as it smells just like alcohol but doesnt perform even close to the 91% i used. So far, after trial and error and experimentation....i reckon the paints are pretty good. It dried very nicely and has a pretty smooth finish and didnt affect small details. Having said all that, no way am i ever giving up my Tamiya unless they quit making it or our screwy government says we cant ship it here anymore. Would i buy more AK AB paints? Probably, for Modern dessert armor and the like. I do love their washes and streaking products!!! OUCH....typers cramp!!!  Cheers, Gary |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Jun 27, 2013 14:02:52 GMT -5
Looks fantastic Gary. As mentioned, the filters will blend and tone down the CM. One thing to keep in mind is that this set was one of the first CM sets from AK and in my opinion not as good as the sets from the past year. With the older sets i never use the darkest two colors as these always gave poor results and just headaches. The DAK, Late War colors and weathering color sets are all perfect. The thinning and AB pressure plays a big role as you just found out, and is normal for any manufact. paints as they are all a bit different. The AK paints are a true acrylic and so are different from LC or Tamiya which is a laquer.
I think your off to a great start with this so far and your weathering skills will bring this bad boy to life.
I will be building one of my PZIV kits to use the new AK paint set on, or the Marder II.
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Post by bbd468 on Jun 27, 2013 14:12:45 GMT -5
Looks fantastic Gary. As mentioned, the filters will blend and tone down the CM. One thing to keep in mind is that this set was one of the first CM sets from AK and in my opinion not as good as the sets from the past year. With the older sets i never use the darkest two colors as these always gave poor results and just headaches. The DAK, Late War colors and weathering color sets are all perfect. The thinning and AB pressure plays a big role as you just found out, and is normal for any manufact. paints as they are all a bit different. The AK paints are a true acrylic and so are different from LC or Tamiya which is a laquer. I think your off to a great start with this so far and your weathering skills will bring this bad boy to life. I will be building one of my PZIV kits to use the new AK paint set on, or the Marder II. Hey Rob, thanks man! Did they reformulate the Paint er somthin? I had heard that it was re bottled Vallejo...any truth to that? |
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Post by bbd468 on Jun 27, 2013 14:21:02 GMT -5
Right on Dicky, to each his own. I loves my Tamiya and i reckon i do like the LC better than the AK after i practiced with it not long ago. But like i said, once i put that 91% alcohol in it, it was all good from there. Yup tha speed took my hair too....and a couple teeth. |
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Post by imatanker on Jun 27, 2013 15:06:08 GMT -5
All right all you ex speed freaks  settle down. Way to adjust on the fly Gary, I knew you would figure it out. The final mist coat really helped it out. Looks great Mr. B. |
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Post by Leon on Jun 27, 2013 15:40:41 GMT -5
Gary,looks good bro .You gave it a shot and in the end you achieved some great results. |
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Post by armorguy on Jun 27, 2013 16:15:32 GMT -5
You on speed or something Gary? seriously fast progress and I'm watching with interest how the modulation works. Looks good so far. LMAO! I actually was many years ago. We all do crazy stuff when we were younger. Now, iced tea and coffee are my choice indulgence. Here she is after some Misting/filter...whatever ya want to call it. I like it much better now. Better or no? Gary Now the bright and dark tones are connected, the misting was a logic step to do. What a difference this is ! Sometimes people forget to lay down a transparent mist over their contrasting tones, you didn't and it looks soooooo gooooooooooooood ! |
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Post by fightnjoe on Jun 27, 2013 16:35:01 GMT -5
gary what you did looks like what i do with my painting. well for the most part anyway. wasnt sure what you meant by color modulation but the end result looks familiar as well as the sbs to get to that point.
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Post by 406 Silverado on Jun 27, 2013 17:15:20 GMT -5
Looks fantastic Gary. As mentioned, the filters will blend and tone down the CM. One thing to keep in mind is that this set was one of the first CM sets from AK and in my opinion not as good as the sets from the past year. With the older sets i never use the darkest two colors as these always gave poor results and just headaches. The DAK, Late War colors and weathering color sets are all perfect. The thinning and AB pressure plays a big role as you just found out, and is normal for any manufact. paints as they are all a bit different. The AK paints are a true acrylic and so are different from LC or Tamiya which is a laquer. I think your off to a great start with this so far and your weathering skills will bring this bad boy to life. I will be building one of my PZIV kits to use the new AK paint set on, or the Marder II. Hey Rob, thanks man! Did they reformulate the Paint er somthin? I had heard that it was re bottled Vallejo...any truth to that? Gary I could be wrong but yes I think that set was still made by Vallejo at the time. For some reason the two darker colors in the early sets were too think and you couldn't AB them too good. As for clogging, it does happen with these paints, similar to some Vallejo paints. I usually fill my small AB cup half full and when empty i will blow some thinner through the AB, then fill again. Right now with the humidity I am working a bit at a time allowing for drying, then AB a bit more until it spatters again.Slow but i am able to get some primer and paint on the KV and Thor models. Takes a few hours for one model atm but at least I got the paint on them...lol |
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Post by bbd468 on Jun 27, 2013 18:23:34 GMT -5
Hey, thanks a bunch fellas!!! Yeah Rob, it werent bad at all with the lighter colors but the darks......Man, Clogging every 10 seconds was frustrating!  |
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Post by imatanker on Jun 27, 2013 18:33:04 GMT -5
Hey, thanks a bunch fellas!!! Yeah Rob, it werent bad at all with the lighter colors but the darks......Man, Clogging every 10 seconds was frustrating! G-Man,for what it's worth,if in fact they are Vallejo clones, I have been using " Expo White Board Cleaner" to thin my Vallejo stuff with.Both for brushing and in my AB. It's cheap and works really well. I can paint a whole set of road wheels or a complete hull with no clogging Try it you might like it ? |
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Post by bbd468 on Jun 27, 2013 18:38:47 GMT -5
Hey, thanks a bunch fellas!!! Yeah Rob, it werent bad at all with the lighter colors but the darks......Man, Clogging every 10 seconds was frustrating! G-Man,for what it's worth,if in fact they are Vallejo clones, I have been using " Expo White Board Cleaner" to thin my Vallejo stuff with.Both for brushing and in my AB. It's cheap and works really well. I can paint a whole set of road wheels or a complete hull with no clogging Try it you might like it ? Hey Jeff, thanks man! What is the base ingredient of the Expo White Board Cleaner? Gary |
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Post by bigjohn on Jun 27, 2013 18:40:04 GMT -5
Looks good Brother Gary!! I really like the looks after the filter!!
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Post by imatanker on Jun 27, 2013 18:57:56 GMT -5
G-Man,for what it's worth,if in fact they are Vallejo clones, I have been using " Expo White Board Cleaner" to thin my Vallejo stuff with.Both for brushing and in my AB. It's cheap and works really well. I can paint a whole set of road wheels or a complete hull with no clogging Try it you might like it ? Hey Jeff, thanks man! What is the base ingredient of the Expo White Board Cleaner? Gary I'm not really sure as it does not say on the bottle. I think if I remember right I looked up the MSDS on and found out that way. I noticed it some of the same ingredients as the paint tried it and voila it worked I love when that happens. |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Jun 27, 2013 19:12:43 GMT -5
Ah, thanks Ken. Couldn't remember if the PG set was the second or third they released. I know the first two were not that great.
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The Pz. better still be in Primer in tha morn or im throwin the cat in the carrier.......no more wee workers! Gotta keepem in line. 
I think you have it out for me Mr. Puss. I may have exaggerated the barbed wire, its more like kite string....I swear officer Boots! 
How was that last bag of Cat nip? Got plenty more where that come from. You let me slide and ill hook you up! Its straight Colombian Cat Nip....tha best! 
We all do crazy stuff when we were younger. 
