YA-12 - MiniArt 1/35 - One run done

[tonylee-Rest In Peace]

That's a good lookin rollin chassis Bull

Tony

[`Boots`]

Found ya at last!!!!!!!!!!, been hunting for this thread Lui....................just couldn`t see it .....................must be going mad, found it on ya other site alright but not here!!!

Does look mighty fine my friend, a great subject as well.......................keep her rollin` Lui ;D

[bullardino]

Thanks

Well, Boots, this is a fast forum and I'm a slooooow builder. So almost all my threads tend to dwell in third/fourth page in a very short time

[`Boots`]

((LOL))....................yeah ya maybe right bro, i didn`t think to go back that far ;D, nothing wrong with taking it steady fella

[bullardino]

Dec 16, 2012 16:35:00 GMT -5 `Boots` said:

((LOL))....................yeah ya maybe right bro, i didn`t think to go back that far ;D, nothing wrong with taking it steady fella

I'd be glad to have more bench time, but life gets always in the way

[Deleted]

Yep , i likes it Luigi .
Is this the same workbench as in the first pics ?

[bullardino]

The pictures were taken with my bending whitebox

Thanks for the comment

[Deleted]

Nice progress Luigi There's a lot of detail to hide on the chassis ;D
Are you going to let it show?

[bullardino]

Thanks Steve

Unfortunately most of those details will be nearly invisible. But they're there, if u know what I mean

[Deleted]

Dec 16, 2012 16:47:39 GMT -5 bullardino said:

The pictures were taken with my bending whitebox

Thanks for the comment

Your welcome Luigi . I've not seen one of those . Did you find it on the web ? I'm tired of my card board box getting in the way .

[wbill76]

Nice paint progress there Luigi, looking forward to more!

[deafpanzer]

Looking good! Can't wait to see it weathered next... nice avatar by the way!!!

[bullardino]

Thanks a lot Bill and Andy

Dec 16, 2012 17:40:45 GMT -5 @shellback said:

Dec 16, 2012 16:47:39 GMT -5 bullardino said:

The pictures were taken with my bending whitebox

Thanks for the comment

Your welcome Luigi . I've not seen one of those . Did you find it on the web ? I'm tired of my card board box getting in the way .

I bought this one: www.ebay.it/itm/TENDA-LUCE-CUBO-SOFTBOX-SEMIRIGIDO-60-CM-1-SFONDO-/370215367772?pt=Studio_e_laboratorio&hash=item56328e345c#ht_3770wt_1163, you can surely find a dealer near you who sells the same stuff. All you have to add is a white cardboard back and a couple of lights.

[bbd468]

Hey luigi,

Got it goin' your way brother! Been away last 2-3 days so tryin' to catch up a bit. Keep on rockin' buddy!

Gary

[wouter]

missed some updates it seems. Great stuff, as usual, Luigi!

Cheers

[Deleted]

Thanks for the link Luigi . Yup , that gives me the idea of what it looks like .

[bullardino]

Gary and Wouts, thanks

Shellback, when folded it's large and flat as a dish, so it can be easily stored. When open it's big enough for most projects.

[406 Silverado]

Boy am I late to the party. Luigi that comment was because I had started my m4 HST and never got hher done.........and also was converting the Light Stuart tank to a farm tractor.
Man I do have a lot of queens.

[bullardino]

I suppose we all have some

I have mostly planes waiting, but I prefer muddy things at the mo

[406 Silverado]

I have a couple of wingies too Luigi...LOL

[bullardino]

Hi all. My Christmas gift has been having finally some bench time to work on the engine.

The aim was to depict a heavy duty engine with a burnt and grimy look, as I find very unlikely that russians had time to clean the engines during the harsh winter of 43...

I started with a black ink wash to tone down the metallic sheen and give an overall greasy look. I then added a couple of washes of AK Rust Streaks, followed by a couple of washes of Fuel Stains. I tried to concentrate on the upper parts and those who looked too bright. The final layer of washes was given using Streaking grime, to achieve the brownish look of the burnt engines.

I then added several scratches with a soft pencil where it was more likely that the use would ruin the black paint.

And here you are the result:




As always comments and advice are very warmly welcome

[ogrejohn]

Nice and dirty Luigi! Looks like it's had some hard running.

[danb.]

The tractors coming on well Luigi sorry i have not been keeping up to date with the build its looking awesome keep it coming

Dan B

[reserve]

Splendid result, got me convinced. I seem to favor the left side but perhaps that's because the superimposed bull's head is not covering part of the works in the picture.

Regards,
Mark

[fightnjoe]

looks fantastic to me. very nice work on the engine.


joe

[bullardino]

John, Dan, Mark, Dicky and Joe, thanks a lot for the warm comments

[Deleted]

Looks truely used Luigi .

[armorguy]

The pic shows dark tones but how I like it !!! Nice'n greasy !

[bullardino]

Tnaks Carl and Guy

I'm trying to get brighter pics, but I'm still struggling with the lights (I have to get brighter lamps, I think).

[wbill76]

Nice work on the engine Luigi. The key to good lighting in your pics is diffused lighting, so if you get brighter lamps just be careful that they aren't too bright!