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Post by wing_nut on Sept 20, 2013 9:31:44 GMT -5
Hey... where is you get those giant hands? or is that really that small? Looks good.
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Post by `Boots` on Sept 20, 2013 14:26:09 GMT -5
Fabulous work on such a dinky little kit bro.........looks terrific in the primer  , soz for missing the start but i`m all caught up now  |
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Post by imatanker on Sept 20, 2013 16:07:49 GMT -5
Gents, your comments mean a lot  Marc, No dude, Giants FAN, not Giant Hands Dicky and Boots, there are no points deducted for late entries, so all is good. And Dicky, I may have to "Go Big" when it comes out, cause I'm likin' this little one. |
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Post by imatanker on Sept 20, 2013 16:15:14 GMT -5
It is a great lookin' vehicle and would look just peachy with an.....ooooh......I dunno, a Leopard 2A6 methinks It's on my wish list Neems |
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Post by imatanker on Sept 20, 2013 19:10:19 GMT -5
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Post by bbd468 on Sept 20, 2013 19:39:05 GMT -5
Hello Jeff. Im late....AGAIN!  Sorry buddy.  First off, that Humber is AWESOME!!! Great job on that wee Recon car. Your build is comin along very nice bro, seems like a fine kit. At least i got here before paint! |
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Post by imatanker on Sept 20, 2013 19:58:15 GMT -5
Hello Jeff. Im late....AGAIN! Sorry buddy. First off, that Humber is AWESOME!!! Great job on that wee Recon car. Your build is comin along very nice bro, seems like a fine kit. At least i got here before paint! Gary, The Humber is one of those Matchbox 1/76th Revell re-pops I've told you about. Came with a little Dio base. If I get time I'll take some more pics and put em in my, my builds thread |
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Post by TRM on Sept 20, 2013 21:52:42 GMT -5
Looking great Jeff!! Crossing one bridge before the next!! Paint is coming!!! |
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Post by Leon on Sept 20, 2013 22:07:49 GMT -5
Primer shop looks awful busy Jeff.Hang in there buddy,it's all part of the process. |
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Post by imatanker on Sept 21, 2013 7:18:11 GMT -5
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Post by `Boots` on Sept 21, 2013 14:50:21 GMT -5
Looking very smart indeed fella , do you hand paint the tyre after the hub is done??...........only askin` coz i do mine totally the opposite...........i spray it all Black and then use one of those circular templates and blast the hub in afterwards, `s funny how the same objective is reached by different methods .............lovin` it tho dude and hell yeah get that little humber in ya gallery mucka |
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Post by imatanker on Sept 21, 2013 16:22:37 GMT -5
Boots,yeah Buddy, I spray the centers and hand brush the tires or road wheels as the case may be. I like the challenge I guess |
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Post by `Boots` on Sept 21, 2013 17:00:27 GMT -5
Nowt wrong with a good challenge bro , as a matter of fact i read a good tip on the way you do it.......if you make a black wash up and let capillary action run it around the outer rim it saves you painting up close to the rim using the brush and leaves a nice tight finish........just one i remember from a car modelling mag |
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Post by imatanker on Sept 21, 2013 18:17:22 GMT -5
Nowt wrong with a good challenge bro , as a matter of fact i read a good tip on the way you do it.......if you make a black wash up and let capillary action run it around the outer rim it saves you painting up close to the rim using the brush and leaves a nice tight finish........just one i remember from a car modelling mag That's pretty much what I do. I do mount them on toothpicks and rotate them as I apply the paint. It's almost Zen like I will say the zen factor wears a little thin when I'm doing a Panzer or Tiger  |
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Post by deafpanzer on Sept 21, 2013 18:26:02 GMT -5
Nothing wrong with that procedure at all... Maine guys are just little weird I recall. LOL
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Post by imatanker on Sept 22, 2013 2:38:53 GMT -5
Nothing wrong with that procedure at all... Maine guys are just little weird I recall. LOL Just what is it you're trying to say Andy? |
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Post by bbd468 on Sept 22, 2013 12:37:58 GMT -5
Camping huh...sure you werent hunting for Bigfoot!  You were 'Squatchin' werent ya! |
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Post by imatanker on Sept 22, 2013 17:20:33 GMT -5
Camping huh...sure you werent hunting for Bigfoot! You were 'Squatchin' werent ya! Oh Man.........Busted. I hate when that happens  |
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Post by robbo on Sept 22, 2013 17:30:12 GMT -5
Nice effort being put into this one, like Deano said the hand/finger shots really make you appreciate the size of these kits when working in 1/72 / 1/76
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Post by imatanker on Sept 22, 2013 18:48:46 GMT -5
Robbo, thank you,your comments are always welcome Dicy,glad to see you got back from the show in one piece, or at least with your fingers intact. You hit the nail on the head, you kinda get into a groove and just go with the flow, so to speak. Took a little break this week end but should be back at it tomorrow. I'm thinking interior. |
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Post by imatanker on Sept 23, 2013 19:45:39 GMT -5
Short update tonight. Got some paint on the seats  If anybody has some good pics of the seatbelts would you post them please? Dash is started also.Not my best effort  but looks pretty good to the naked eye  Doesn't seem like much but Boy did it take awhile. That's it for tonight. Model on,Jeff T. |
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Post by deafpanzer on Sept 23, 2013 19:50:28 GMT -5
Did you say naked?!?!?! Nice seats... the left one is mine. Looking good!
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Post by imatanker on Sept 23, 2013 20:00:17 GMT -5
Did you say naked?!?!?! Nice seats... the left one is mine. Looking good! Yes I did DP, yes I did. Don't know what got into me, I'm really pushing the envelope tonight |
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Post by Leon on Sept 23, 2013 20:11:50 GMT -5
Coming along nicely Jeff.Seats and dash look good buddy. |
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Post by imatanker on Sept 23, 2013 20:27:38 GMT -5
Much appreciated Gentlemen. A little more on the inside and the build should speed up some I hope. |
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Post by braille on Sept 23, 2013 23:43:45 GMT -5
Jeff, noticed the clear sprue at the beginning of your blog, so at what point would you need to place the windows on the vehicles body? Nice job on the lower chassis, those wide wheels are nicely represented. For a small vehicle it sure is loaded with plenty of detail.
BTW that’s a nice muddied up Hummer.
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Post by bbd468 on Sept 24, 2013 0:23:21 GMT -5
Nice update Jeff, Dash looks pretty awesome from here my friend! |
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Post by imatanker on Sept 24, 2013 4:22:37 GMT -5
Jeff, noticed the clear sprue at the beginning of your blog, so at what point would you need to place the windows on the vehicles body? Nice job on the lower chassis, those wide wheels are nicely represented. For a small vehicle it sure is loaded with plenty of detail. BTW that’s a nice muddied up Hummer. Yo Eddy, Good to hear from you Man. Yeah the kit is pretty good as far as detail goes.I'm not really a rivit counter but I did notice the tread pattern on the tires is wrong. I tried to find some resin ones, but no luck. What I'm thinking on the windows is, get the interior done,then assemble the body leaving the roof off. There is enough room I think to slide the windows in through the open top. Glue the windshield to the roof, the roof to the body,touch up any spots and we should be good. At what point in the build this will happen, I'm not really sure yet. We'll just have to see how it pans out. Gary, Thanks Bub, it's going pretty well so far, I kinda screwed up the pointers on the guages. The next ones will be better now that I've done it once. |
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Post by Deano on Sept 24, 2013 6:31:51 GMT -5
Nice work on the dash dude .... keep it coming !
Deano
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Post by wbill76 on Sept 24, 2013 10:33:01 GMT -5
Making good progress here Jeff, dash looks nice especially considering the scale.
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, soz for missing the start but i`m all caught up now 
Sorry buddy. 
but looks pretty good to the naked eye
