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Post by 406 Silverado on Sept 2, 2023 22:18:08 GMT -5
Yeesh!!! I feel your pain on the rust wash Boyd. I’ve had something like that happen with clear coating a car body only to have it react poorly with the color coat. Nuthin to do from there except chuck the entire body in paint stripper and start over again. Your recovery efforts turned out great man.
P.S. “Uncle Night Shift” …:. Too funny
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Post by chromdome35 on Sept 2, 2023 23:09:32 GMT -5
Nice save! Looks like you are getting close.
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Post by Joe Rix on Sept 3, 2023 1:17:09 GMT -5
Superb save Boyd. Good to see you making solid progress. Your approach to the wheels and tracks appears to be working out quite well.
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Post by Leon on Sept 3, 2023 5:24:40 GMT -5
Nice to see paint on this Boyd!
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Post by dupes on Sept 3, 2023 13:35:11 GMT -5
That's a pretty great job you've done painting the wheels and tracks assembled. I'm interested to see if you can tell in person vs pics. Or if you can tell at all by the time it's weathered!
Airbrush wash I liiiiiike.
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Post by hasenpfeffer on Sept 3, 2023 19:13:21 GMT -5
So far so good!
Also wondering how one stalks and then acquires said "Magic Unicorn Tears"... I may need some.
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Post by bbrowniii on Sept 3, 2023 21:24:10 GMT -5
So far so good! Also wondering how one stalks and then acquires said "Magic Unicorn Tears"... I may need some. It's a very treacherous operation... you have to sneak up on them when they are unawares, slip a rope around their horn to keep them still, then sing them sad rock ballads to produce the all important tears. Not for the faint of heart, I'll tell you that.  |
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Post by stikpusher on Sept 4, 2023 0:35:26 GMT -5
So far so good! Also wondering how one stalks and then acquires said "Magic Unicorn Tears"... I may need some. It's a very treacherous operation... you have to sneak up on them when they are unawares, slip a rope around their horn to keep them still, then sing them sad rock ballads to produce the all important tears. Not for the faint of heart, I'll tell you that. They do tend to cry at Led Zepplin’s “Battle of Evermore” |
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Post by bbrowniii on Sept 5, 2023 18:24:31 GMT -5
It's a very treacherous operation... you have to sneak up on them when they are unawares, slip a rope around their horn to keep them still, then sing them sad rock ballads to produce the all important tears. Not for the faint of heart, I'll tell you that. They do tend to cry at Led Zepplin’s “Battle of Evermore” I've found my singing voice is enough to bring tears.... |
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Post by hasenpfeffer on Sept 5, 2023 19:39:13 GMT -5
They do tend to cry at Led Zepplin’s “Battle of Evermore” I've found my singing voice is enough to bring tears.... Ha! That's what I was gonna say. |
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Post by bbrowniii on Sept 18, 2023 20:32:53 GMT -5
Evening all I wanted to throw out another update. This one is kind of a "two steps forward, one back" update, as you shall see. So, to begin with, I got her all built and ready for camo paint:   I decided I would start with the brown, using my Badger Krome Renegade and/or my Extreme Patriot.... and chaos ensued... I could not, for the life of me, get either brush to work. For the Extreme Patriot, I think it was inexperience, for the Krome - as it turned out - a bend needle seemed to cause (at least some) of my problems. The result was, I spent more time fighting my airbrush than getting a good camo pattern. Add to that there was spatter all over, and I was not particularly happy:  Then I went away for a work trip and came home with a fresh perspective. I went over the brown with tan - not completely covering it, but at least enough that it looked more like pre-shading:  Then I went back at it with the brown (Tamiya XF.... 89? 90? Their new German Brown), lightened with a couple drops of buff/deck tan. I thinned it down better and, overall, felt like I had better control, so was much happier with the outcome:  I'll apply the green, hopefully, tomorrow. And, as an added bonus, while I was painting one kitty, I decided to resurrect another and get her on the road to completion:  |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Sept 20, 2023 6:20:02 GMT -5
Man that really sucks about the needle being bent. I think I had that problem with my Badger Renegade AB as well. Nothing but splatters and everything I checked was ok and it was a new AB at the time so I sent it in and Badger replaced the bent needle. Worked like a charm after that.
She's looking good so far Boyd as is the side project.
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Post by Joe Rix on Sept 20, 2023 7:29:21 GMT -5
Despite the airbrush woes you pulled off a sweet recovery. The camo looks nicely done. Really good to see that you are making solid progress. The Tiger looks awesome as well.
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Post by dupes on Sept 20, 2023 7:53:09 GMT -5
Wait, where did that Tiger come from???
You're using the "regular" acrylics still (versus lacquer). What are you thinning them with/how much?
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Post by Tobi on Sept 21, 2023 0:50:02 GMT -5
Good rescue!
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Post by 406 Silverado on Oct 21, 2023 12:06:42 GMT -5
Looking forward to seeing more out of this one Boyd ( bbrowniii) |
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Post by mrt51 on Oct 22, 2023 18:35:34 GMT -5
Coming along.
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Post by bbrowniii on Oct 29, 2023 19:57:26 GMT -5
Hey everyone, I'm still plugging away at this. I finished up the decals a week or so ago and am starting on weathering. I got a couple small plaques that I will use for a base, so I am giving some thought to the groundwork before I get too far along in the weathering.    |
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Post by Tojo72 on Oct 29, 2023 20:09:27 GMT -5
Looks good,finish line in sight.
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Post by dupes on Oct 29, 2023 20:37:45 GMT -5
Oooooh, nice! I just primed my G this afternoon. Hopefully I can get some dunkelgelb sprayed tomorrow and put up some pics.
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Post by adt70hk on Oct 30, 2023 5:50:45 GMT -5
Just had a catch-up! They are both coming on very nicely indeed!
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Post by 406 Silverado on Oct 30, 2023 7:18:23 GMT -5
I still have a difficult time believing that these are all in 1/48 scale. The paint work is just magnificent on these Boyd. Good to see some progress here again buddy!!
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Post by Joe Rix on Oct 30, 2023 9:25:38 GMT -5
Your progress looks great Boyd. Very nice ideas for your base. You're giving me inspiration to get some work done on mine for sure.
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Post by kyledehart5 on Oct 30, 2023 15:41:17 GMT -5
Couldn’t agree more with the others. This is incredible. And I’m 1/48 scale. Unbelievable. Approaching the finish line quickly now.
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Post by bbrowniii on Oct 31, 2023 8:34:10 GMT -5
Thanks for all the positive support guys. It really means a lot.
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Post by dupes on Oct 31, 2023 14:55:28 GMT -5
Thanks for all the positive support guys. It really means a lot. This is the part I like best about old-school forums. Nothing better to motivate you to get down to the bench and knock out some builds. We're back, baby!  |
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Post by Leon on Oct 31, 2023 15:45:55 GMT -5
Really nice job on the camo Boyd! Tiger is looking good to.
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Post by 406 Silverado on Nov 1, 2023 21:04:26 GMT -5
Thanks for all the positive support guys. It really means a lot. This is the part I like best about old-school forums. Nothing better to motivate you to get down to the bench and knock out some builds. We're back, baby! Man.....aint it great??!! |
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Post by dupes on Nov 1, 2023 21:47:43 GMT -5
This is the part I like best about old-school forums. Nothing better to motivate you to get down to the bench and knock out some builds. We're back, baby! Man.....aint it great??!! YES!! |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Dec 9, 2023 15:44:05 GMT -5
Thanks for all the positive support guys. It really means a lot. I've gotta say.....I'm jonesing for any progress in this thread. lol |
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