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Post by deafpanzer on Feb 7, 2017 10:35:55 GMT -5
No kidding about anti-slip being rougher! I saw the Merkavas at a tank museum in Germany and they were like big pebbles!!! Let me find the pic...
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Post by deafpanzer on Feb 7, 2017 13:19:51 GMT -5
Found them... enjoy!   I admit the Merkava was much bigger than I expected!!! |
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Post by rbaer on Feb 9, 2017 10:33:59 GMT -5
Good pics, and yes, Merks are BIG.
So my wash, using oils and white spirit, went way wrong, lifted a lot of my very well-cured base coat, and on top of the\at (or technically speaking, "under" that) my clear gloss was very pebbly, thinking the can lost a lot of propellant, so I'm scratching my head now, wondering whether or not to try and strip it all off or blunder on ahead.
Rats.
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Post by rbaer on Feb 13, 2017 18:11:40 GMT -5
I'm blundering on. I decanted some of the base coat and fixed the boo-boos with a brush, then re-did the wash, making sure to clean up the excess quickly, and it came out okay. Also, I was still having issues with the tracks not fitting the drive sprocket, so I dug out some Merk1 tracks which seem to fit better, and went with them. I have other things to deal with than whether or not the track links have two lightening holes, and I do have pics of these things with the Merk1 tracks, just not as common. Anyway, P-bucket let me load some pics today, here it is so far:    |
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Post by Leon on Feb 13, 2017 20:44:14 GMT -5
Looking really good Russ! Glad you got the paint issue fixed.  |
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Post by rbaer on Feb 14, 2017 11:06:36 GMT -5
Thanks Leon. I need to pick up some more clear flat, and after that I can do a very light application of pastels to unify things, and that should wrap this one up.
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Post by joelsmith on Feb 14, 2017 18:39:05 GMT -5
Lookin killa Russ, are you going back to the M47?
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Post by deafpanzer on Feb 15, 2017 10:21:24 GMT -5
Wow! It is starting to look real nice now...
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Post by adt70hk on Feb 15, 2017 14:19:35 GMT -5
Looking very cool!!
Great work!!
Andrew
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Post by mrt51 on Feb 15, 2017 14:58:10 GMT -5
Looking fantastic!
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Post by TRM on Feb 15, 2017 19:16:04 GMT -5
Looking great Russ! In the homestretch now! |
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Post by jpc1968 on Feb 16, 2017 8:15:18 GMT -5
Lookin' good.
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Post by rbaer on Feb 16, 2017 14:08:29 GMT -5
Thanks all! I may go back to the M47, of something completely different (think: big, ugly and 4BO), just not sure. I need something simple, still! Anyway, clear flat is on, some more detail painting, although aside from the shovel and a couple of bits this thing is astonishingly monochromatic. And just for kicks, I finished the Merkava4 I shelved last year, I'll get a pic or two of that up later. But for now, here's the current state of the Magach:   |
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Post by rbaer on Jun 17, 2017 22:27:16 GMT -5
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Post by Leon on Jun 18, 2017 4:48:41 GMT -5
Another nice finish Russ! Your on a roll.  |
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Post by rbaer on Jun 19, 2017 21:13:14 GMT -5
Thanks, Leon. I just felt that I had too many loose ends, know what I mean?
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