I DARE YOU - Eiffel Tower

[kyledehart5]

Ah Heller. At least they’re consistent. Lol. Looking forward to watching this one.

[handiabled]

That is a massive amount of clean up!

[tcoat]

Jul 31, 2024 5:45:29 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Ah Heller. At least they’re consistent. Lol. Looking forward to watching this one.

I was going to give Heller the benefit of the doubt thinking these were old molds from the 60's or so but a quick look up says the late 90's soooo...


Still the only game in town for a decent scale to complete this extremely cool project so worth the extra effort. 

[themongoose]

Quiz time! Which one of these looks better than the other? Study them before you look at the description below them 🤔





On the left is the raw plastic
Middle is one where i scraped the edges of all the crossbars to remove the hairline plastic seam lines
Right is the same as middle but i rubbed each crossbar with thin cement to remove any plastic hairs left

Here’s what it looks like from an angle comparing the left and right pieces from the above pics. I think here you can really see the draft angle from the mold and the seam lines. Trying to figure out if it’s worthwhile to spend time on this.



I really feel the trimmed ones look better due to being thinner. Still debating the effort vs the look. If you guys can’t see a differthen i’m not bothering 🤣

[2whl]

I can see a difference and the modifyed pieces look better being thinner. I've been folllowing along because I have that same Eiffel tower kit.

[406 Silverado]

I think that the time and effort you spent in cleaning these up was well worth it Chris. Just by themselves it may not appear that it was worth it to you but all of this little stuff will add up in the end result bud.

[kyledehart5]

Definitely think your cleanup efforts are paying off. The thinned ones have a much nicer look. Great job.

[dukemaddog]

Your thinned parts look extra good; I'd say keep at it. It may be dull and uninspiring work, but in the end the difference will show in a massive way.

[bradley25mm]

Thinner is better, for sure. It’s a pain in the keister, but Will be well worth it once everything is primed and painted. You rock my friend.!!!

[cheyenne]

Your hard work and determination will pay off !!!
Looking good .

[themongoose]

Ok! Time for a new #11 blade. It’s off to work i go 👍
I got a few small things done this afternoon…
Since i know 2whl has one in the stash i’ll post up some details as i go. To get the corners to mesh perfectly sand back the rear edge. These ended up fitting perfect on all 4 corners


a small layout check




those alignment lugs aren’t even used. Never touch the eiffel tower legs. Away they go with my handy dandy 3mm chisel…


and sanded down to 1000 grit.

[keavdog]

Great to see it coming together. Really looks good!

[kyledehart5]

It is indeed looking great!!

[handiabled]

This is coming along great! It may have been a pain to do but I agree making the parts thinner took away the "chunky" look to them.

[themongoose]

Thanks for the input guys! Just a small update. I blended tan and middlestone to come up with a yellow-brown for a period-correct color. I think i have something that will work.

[tcoat]

Shouldn’t it be darker?


www.toureiffel.paris/en/the-monument/painting-eiffel-tower#:~:text=It%20has%20changed%20colour%20several,stands%20against%20the%20Paris%20sky.

[keavdog]

Can you imagine how much paint is on that thing!

[themongoose]

Aug 4, 2024 20:56:36 GMT -5 tcoat said:

Shouldn’t it be darker?


www.toureiffel.paris/en/the-monument/painting-eiffel-tower#:~:text=It%20has%20changed%20colour%20several,stands%20against%20the%20Paris%20sky.

Sooo, if it was period correct then it should be browner. Which was the way i started out. i mixed up the darker coat 1st but didn’t like the way it looked. The picture is closer to the yellow orange of the past decade 1899-1906. And that’s the way I ended up doing my 1st test coats. 
Hmmmm, what do you think?

[themongoose]

Aug 4, 2024 21:28:18 GMT -5 keavdog said:

Can you imagine how much paint is on that thing!

60 TONNES!! Yep, the Euro spelling 🤣

[tcoat]

Aug 4, 2024 21:46:50 GMT -5 themongoose said:

Aug 4, 2024 20:56:36 GMT -5 tcoat said:

Shouldn’t it be darker?


www.toureiffel.paris/en/the-monument/painting-eiffel-tower#:~:text=It%20has%20changed%20colour%20several,stands%20against%20the%20Paris%20sky.

Sooo, if it was period correct then it should be browner. Which was the way i started out. i mixed up the darker coat 1st but didn’t like the way it looked. The picture is closer to the yellow orange of the past decade 1899-1906. And that’s the way I ended up doing my 1st test coats. 
Hmmmm, what do you think?

I personally like the lighter better even if not period accurate.  Maybe the light with a nice dark brown wash to make the details pop and give variation?  

[tcoat]

Aug 4, 2024 21:50:00 GMT -5 themongoose said:

Aug 4, 2024 21:28:18 GMT -5 keavdog said:

Can you imagine how much paint is on that thing!

60 TONNES!! Yep, the Euro spelling 🤣

More than  just spelling since is metric. A ton is 2,000 pounds but a tonne is 2,200 pounds.  

[keavdog]

I think the goal should be to recreate the painting and I think your colors are spot on.

[tcoat]

Aug 4, 2024 22:13:25 GMT -5 keavdog said:

I think the goal should be to recreate the painting and I think your colors are spot on.

^ This

[kyledehart5]

Another vote for the lighter color to recreate the painting.

[Steve Zuleski]

Whatever color you end up with, it's looking good from here!

[cheyenne]

You do you man , cuz I think you doin you replicating the ref pic. is perfect !!!

[406 Silverado]

I meant to comment on this yesterday and got pulled away. Every update on this is like reading another chapter in a really good book Chris. Some impressive work going into this build for sure. I frickin’ LOVE this build!!