Porsche Jagdtiger. Ahhh, what the hell , another pic .

[bbd468]

Thanks for tha heads up Carl. Ill search for Dallas area for arts and craft stores....see what i can find.

Gary

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Try a stained glass shop .but they are pricey sometimes .

Did you see this link i posted earlier ? Its some places to get Novacan on the web .
www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=too....iw=1140&bih=492

[bbd468]

Yeah buddy, i saw it, but i dont have a credit card or debit card or checking account. I have to make due whith available resources. Sux but that life bro!

Gary

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Ok . I hear you Gary .

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Gary , here's something that this Novacan does that i wasnt pleased about . The solution doesnt get into the little crevices on the tread pattern side . I dont think its due to residue from the molds , i cleaned these with lacquer thinner . I touched these spots up with flat black . Easily done .
HTH bro .

[bbd468]

Seems like an easy fix bro, tracks still looks killer man! I really like it!

Gary

[deafpanzer]

Dig the pics of rear idler! I spot some orangish stuff on the tracks... are those rust or remains from your Cheetos? Either way the tracks look GREAT!!!

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Me too , thats why i'm puttin up with the little problems . Man these things are heavy . They werent to bad to put on . That idler looks strange to me .wounder if i have it on wrong ?

[bbd468]

Carl, you might have one link too many...maybe. The idler weel looks to be a bit far back to my eye anyways. Have a look at this one. I used it aswell as others as reference when i built mine.
www.naritafamily.com/Scalemodel/AFVs/jagdtiger/Jagdtiger_06.JPG
www.naritafamily.com/Scalemodel/AFVs/jagdtiger/photo_gallery.htm

Heres mine:
imageshack.us/photo/my-images/138/jagdtiger1.jpg/
www.flickr.com/photos/bbd468/6921825033/in/photostream

What ya think bro? Maybe too far back a hair?

Gary

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Yup Gary , i got the idler rotated back too far and there is too many links ....... You verified what i was thinking .Thanks bro ;D

[Mence]

Lovely tracks...

[bullardino]

Nice tracks, Carl

To get the solution into the small crevice, did you try to spread it with an old toothbrush? I've never used both metal tracks and darkening solutions, but I read in a lot of places it is the best way to make it work in the nooks and crannies...

[wing_nut]

This stuff is EXACTLY like Blacken-It, now that I see the silver spots where the air bubbles get stuck. Luigi is right, you gotta get it in there with a toothbrush.

If you do them before they are linked... just put them on the bottom of the run.

As far as it being more at a stained glass place... that is relative. Blacken-It is about $10.50/4 oz. I've seen the Novacan stuff on-line for about $6/8 oz. As long as the specialty shops aren't charging $21 a bottle you're ahead of the game.

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Good ideas guys .
Initially you know i submerged the the links in the pinta . Maybe thats what you did also Marc . Lat night i more or less did what you guys suggested with the tooth brush ideas ........i used a stiff bristled 1/4 " wide bush and got 90 % of the bare metal areas to darken . Still some small areas that refuse to darken no matter how much i work on them . So i used flat black enamel on a small brush . I,ve got the run of tracks looking really good now .........but there is another problem with the tracks that has been brought to my attention and i have not yet decided how to move forward on the assembly of the second set .

Keep tuned for further "track drama "......................

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LOL , never thought of it like that Dickey ;D

[Deleted]

This yellow is correct ?



XF-60 is what Tamiya kits call for anthooo .

[tonylee-Rest In Peace]

I don't know for sure if correct but I always thought it was too green.
There's always a never ending discussions about Dark Yellow and Panzer Gray.

Tony lee

[deafpanzer]

At first I thought it was too bright but after applying few layers of dark washes it turns much darker so from now on I paint all of my builds in lighter tone. So it should be fine in your case?

[Leon]

Hi Carl the build is looking really sweet.like the tracks

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Your answers are food for thoght my friends . Well , actually Cheeto's is my main brain food ........ ;D

I appreciate all of the feedback . I'll go munch some Cheet's and look at it again ............another good excuse for keepin Cheeto's around !

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Leon thanks for the feedback ;D

[reserve]

Yup looks like dark yeller ta me...Nemo's right on this one altho there's likely a legion out there that would argue the point. Post filters and such it's not going to be the same shade anyway, no?

Regards,
Mark

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True nuff Mark . She's going to be mighty filthy down there on her under garments anyway . ;D

[bbd468]

Hey Carl, Dark yellow looks good to me. if your gonna muck it up with mud and dirt its as good as any color to do that job. Do it to it brother!

Gary

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Gary , i will !!!! Gotta get her undies dirty !!!

[danb.]

nice start on the paint Carl as others have said there is no real rule for paint just what your happy with for myself i use Tamiya dark yellow as a dark base then add different amounts of buff to the mix as a highlight colour also white can be added if you wanted it to be a bit brighter.

Dan B

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Dan , thanks a bunch for the help . Good i dea about the buff and white . I was eye balliin a jar of that and wondering how it could affect this dark yellow .
;D

[Mence]

Looks good from here, bit of weathering and (if) it turns out to be the incorrect colour, you would ever know!

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Prof . thanks for lookin in !

I'm sure that i hit this with a good amount of weathering the base color isnt going to be noticed so much . I gotta go look at them AK weathering products that i hear about on Andy's Tiger .

;D

[wbill76]

That's the ticket Carl...always have to think about what the color will look like 'at the end' instead of the beginning. Weathering inevitably darkens colors so lightening things up in the basecoat can help avoid it going too dark at the finish. Play around with it and go with what works for your end game!