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Post by 406 Silverado on Jun 26, 2024 15:39:53 GMT -5
After ridiculously long masking session, turret is now painted. A little fixing is needed, but overall i'm happy. After that I can clearcoat it and place decals. It might've taken you a while to get this all done with the masking but buddy.......you frickin' killed it with the results. You're really giving this build the ol' "one-two" in terms of building techniques and realism.  Looking forward to the next update bro. |
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Post by vw8243 on Aug 13, 2024 8:01:49 GMT -5
This is coming along a treat,that time spent masking was well worth while  . |
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Post by handiabled on Aug 13, 2024 8:15:06 GMT -5
Awesome to see you back on this again!
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Post by 406 Silverado on Aug 13, 2024 9:03:13 GMT -5
It's great to see you back at the bench again and with some good progress at that Jukka. Will be watching for more.......
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Post by kyledehart5 on Aug 13, 2024 16:26:11 GMT -5
Wow! That really looks outstanding!!
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Post by kaktus on Aug 25, 2024 2:16:55 GMT -5
Thank you! Some more progress with the base.  |
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Post by handiabled on Aug 25, 2024 3:13:47 GMT -5
The base is taking shape great. What did you use on the foam for dirt? It looks fantastic!
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Post by kaktus on Aug 25, 2024 13:03:44 GMT -5
The base is taking shape great. What did you use on the foam for dirt? It looks fantastic! Thanks! I used ak acrylic paste as a primer coat, followed with vms smart mud paste. Then sprinkled some real dirt and vms terrain textures randomly over it. Last step was a couple of tiles pressed on while mud paste was still soft. |
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Post by handiabled on Aug 26, 2024 1:21:21 GMT -5
The base is taking shape great. What did you use on the foam for dirt? It looks fantastic! Thanks! I used ak acrylic paste as a primer coat, followed with vms smart mud paste. Then sprinkled some real dirt and vms terrain textures randomly over it. Last step was a couple of tiles pressed on while mud paste was still soft. Thank you and +1 Karma for sharing! I added VMS to my vendor list for supplies. |
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Post by kaktus on Aug 30, 2024 12:09:29 GMT -5
Thanks! I used ak acrylic paste as a primer coat, followed with vms smart mud paste. Then sprinkled some real dirt and vms terrain textures randomly over it. Last step was a couple of tiles pressed on while mud paste was still soft. Thank you and +1 Karma for sharing! I added VMS to my vendor list for supplies. Thank you! Vms stuff is great, only product which I'm not a fan is their glue. It's too thick. Did some roof tiles from foam. Maybe I will do a couple more to add in ground.    |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Aug 31, 2024 17:15:37 GMT -5
Thank you and +1 Karma for sharing! I added VMS to my vendor list for supplies. Thank you! Vms stuff is great, only product which I'm not a fan is their glue. It's too thick. Did some roof tiles from foam. Maybe I will do a couple more to add in ground. You did those.....from foam??  |
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Post by handiabled on Sept 1, 2024 2:08:51 GMT -5
I'm with Joe on the tile work. The base looks great and you haven't painted anything yet!
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Post by kaktus on Sept 1, 2024 11:06:03 GMT -5
Thank you! Vms stuff is great, only product which I'm not a fan is their glue. It's too thick. Did some roof tiles from foam. Maybe I will do a couple more to add in ground. You did those.....from foam?? It's easier than it sounds. A thin slice of foam is cutted in lenght and rolled over a sprue. Hardest part is cutting the thin slice, hot wire cutter was a really good tool here.  |
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Post by Steve Zuleski on Sept 1, 2024 15:53:28 GMT -5
Camo and base are lookin real good!
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Post by kaktus on Sept 2, 2024 0:16:45 GMT -5
I'm with Joe on the tile work. The base looks great and you haven't painted anything yet! Thanks! Yesterday I painted some base tones.   |
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Post by handiabled on Sept 2, 2024 1:54:45 GMT -5
Great technique making the tiles!
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Post by kaktus on Sept 4, 2024 9:39:27 GMT -5
Wall is now painted in it's final tones. Used a few yello/orange/sandy tones and blended them randomly. After that I added a little contrast with ammo shaders. If you look closely you can see some bird poo.   |
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Post by kaktus on Sept 29, 2024 11:19:35 GMT -5
Some base tones for the groundwork. Next step will be painting grass and all the details in the ground.  |
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Post by vw8243 on Sept 29, 2024 13:53:27 GMT -5
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Post by kyledehart5 on Sept 29, 2024 15:28:48 GMT -5
That’s amazing!!
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Post by kaktus on Sept 29, 2024 21:35:53 GMT -5
Love it that wall is crying out for some graffiti or posters or both" left or right? . Thanks! There will be some !  |
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Post by handiabled on Sept 30, 2024 5:21:14 GMT -5
Outstanding paint work on the wall and tiles!
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Post by kaktus on Oct 4, 2024 14:10:55 GMT -5
More painting done!  |
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Post by keavdog on Oct 4, 2024 14:41:33 GMT -5
Looks great!
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Post by handiabled on Oct 5, 2024 3:12:42 GMT -5
This keeps getting better and better! Your little extra touches of detail are really bring this to life.
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Post by dupes on Oct 5, 2024 19:05:45 GMT -5
Ten year hiatus! I don't know if that's a record or not, but that's pretty impressive. Everything looks great so far!
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Post by kaktus on Oct 6, 2024 22:36:09 GMT -5
It's a surprise how quickly time flies. But better to bea little late than never. Got the tracks painted in dark base color. Later those will be heavily dusted.  |
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Post by Steve Zuleski on Oct 7, 2024 8:48:33 GMT -5
The base work is excellent. Great progress, all of it.
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Post by kaktus on Oct 13, 2024 8:54:05 GMT -5
Thanks! This weekend was quite productive. Got the tracks done and started weathering lower hull. Also painted some accessories.  |
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