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

[bbd468]

Luigi, that engine looks SHAWEET!!! Great weathering man...very realistic to my eye.

Gary

[deafpanzer]

Saw it on FB. LOL Damn looking real good!!!!

[bullardino]

Bill, Gary and Andy thanks a lot

Bill I use a softbox, so the diffuse lighting is something that's easy to achieve. But it softens the light much more than I thought, so I'll try to compensate it with brighter lights. I'm also thinking of changing the shape of the reflector to diffuse lighting on a larger area...

[afvfan]

I don't know what you are using for your pictures, but if possible, a change in the settings may solve your lighting problems.

The build is looking good. After seeing your work on this, you should have no problems with that other kit we discussed.

[bullardino]

Thanks afvfan

I tried to tweak the settings of my compact camera and I managed to get these pics:




They look a little clearer, I think.

Again, suggestions and comments welcome.

[tonylee-Rest In Peace]

There you go Bull, much much better.

That looks great sir. I have more trouble making an engine look right and I really have to work at it.

Nice techniques have worked for sure
Tony lee

[bullardino]

Thanks a lot Tony

I wish I had your results

[wouter]

Nice update Luigi, that engine looks very very did I say very very cool!!!!

Cheers

[406 Silverado]

Motor looks fantastic Luigi. Colors and weathering is spot on.

[wbill76]

2nd round of pics is much better Luigi and really shows up the detail and painting more. Camera's are finicky creatures...each one has its own 'preferred' settings for operation and lighting, so once you find what works, write it down so you can remember in the event you ever switch out to do other things besides model photos. ;D

[bullardino]

Thanks a lot Wouter and Rob

Dec 28, 2012 12:09:13 GMT -5 wbill76 said:

2nd round of pics is much better Luigi and really shows up the detail and painting more. Camera's are finicky creatures...each one has its own 'preferred' settings for operation and lighting, so once you find what works, write it down so you can remember in the event you ever switch out to do other things besides model photos. ;D

I had to go all the way in manual mode. That damn camera had decided that the white was too bright and it needed less exposure time than what was really needed.

I had to use an exposure time of 1/4 instead of 1/16...

[afvfan]

Dec 28, 2012 12:37:34 GMT -5 bullardino said:

I had to go all the way in manual mode. That damn camera had decided that the white was too bright and it needed less exposure time than what was really needed.

I had to use an exposure time of 1/4 instead of 1/16...

Well, I'm glad you found something that worked. Those pictures are much better! You can really see the details now.

[bullardino]

I changed the background and started the cab.

To test the background and, most of all, to show you how little of the engine could be seen with the bonnet (hood) open, I took these pics:







I hope to have some more bench time today to go on with the cab and the bonnet.

As always ACW

[armorguy]

These are nice pics Luigi, the engine looks perfect ! I can't wait to see some more !

[wing_nut]

I can almost smell the exhaust from the engine.

[bullardino]

Thanks a lot Guy and Marc. You're making me blush

[`Boots`]

Great job Lui....................that engine looks the business matey ;D

[Deleted]

Hey Luigi those last pics are the best ! If you have amanual setting try adjusting the ISO . I go down to ISO 100 or 200 when things get to bright in the pics . As is , your pics looks perfect now . ;D

[bullardino]

Thanks Dicky, Boots and Carl

Carl I used 80 ISO, that's the settings I normally use when taking macro shots. The settings were F to the minimum, T 1/3", ISO 80 and overexposure 2/3.

[TRM]

Great stuff happening in the Luigi shop over there!! Seen the update on FB...looking sweet!!

[Deleted]

Dec 29, 2012 18:20:44 GMT -5 bullardino said:

Thanks Dicky, Boots and Carl

Carl I used 80 ISO, that's the settings I normally use when taking macro shots. The settings were F to the minimum, T 1/3", ISO 80 and overexposure 2/3.

Cool Luigi , you got it nailed . Those settings sure made for better pics . Thanks for the info . ;D

[bullardino]

As I was saying in my blog, this Xmas I received one of the best presents, bench time

So I went on with the cab today, and here you are the results:






Next I will start the heavy weathering that such workhorse deserves. First of all I will do some oil CM to try to achieve the fading and the light effects.

As always, ACW

[Mence]

Looks fantastic Luigi, well done and keep it up!

[wbill76]

Nothing like the gift of benchtime for the holidays! Nice to see you're taking full advantage of it Luigi.

[fightnjoe]

fantastic looking progress.



joe

[Deleted]

Certainly is a good looking paint application !

[reserve]

Sweet Luigi you're getting a fine polish on this one

Regards,
Mark

[bullardino]

Thanks a lot Mence, Bill, Joe, Carl and Mark

And thanks Dicky both for the support and the very useful SBS.

Here you are the first result. It does still need some refinement, yet it has the right look, at least to my eyes:





I went on weathering the cab. The mud and the dirt were really sticky during russian winter, so I gave it a heavy coat:




Did I overdo it?

ACW

[eastrock]

Works great Luigi, Just right

Happy New Year

[Deleted]

Luigi , is it overdone ? All depends on the situation imo . Maybe the driver is a poor house keeper and there's a lot of debris in the area like you said .