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Post by JimD on Oct 20, 2015 23:33:01 GMT -5
Awesome additions. The Dinah really turned out great. Such and odd looking aircraft, but a really cool one to look at. Have to love all that glass.
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Post by S e r z h--Rest In Peace on Oct 21, 2015 5:38:13 GMT -5
dupes - i envy your performance... How is it possible to make such high quality models so quickly?
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Post by dupes on Oct 21, 2015 9:12:01 GMT -5
Thanks fellas!
I agree about the Dinah, Jimmy. Although I prefer the look of this one over the other variant with the lumpy canopy. This one is much more aero and sleek looking.
Serzh - laserlike focus! And, honestly, confidence in my techniques. I've got assembly, painting, and decaling down pretty well. Weathering is another story, but hey...room to improve!
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Post by wbill76 on Oct 21, 2015 19:46:55 GMT -5
Another nice trio of additions Dupes! I do remember that Leopard...it's been waiting patiently for a long time!  Love the look of that Sherman too, nothing to worry about in the weathering department IMHO.  |
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Post by dupes on Oct 22, 2015 17:32:39 GMT -5
Yeah, that was supposed to be a quickie build...instead it got stretched out to a year and a half! Doing what I can right now to plow through the shelf queen pile - got three on my bench right now. THEY WILL GET DONE
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Post by wing_nut on Oct 27, 2015 6:44:27 GMT -5
You are a madman dupes. A talented madman, but a madman none the less.
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Post by dupes on Oct 27, 2015 18:43:29 GMT -5
Hahaha...thank you sir! Got a couple more to add to the roster, but still need to grab pics of them. Armor this time.  |
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Post by dupes on Nov 3, 2015 8:06:46 GMT -5
Couple more pulled from the shelf of doom and added to the case! First up - 1/72 Dragon 251/22. Had this thing completely built and primed...never made up my mind what kind of scheme I wanted. Picked one and ran with it.    |
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Post by dupes on Nov 3, 2015 8:10:10 GMT -5
Second one is the fairly ancient Tamiya 250/9. Had lots of spare Dragon halftrack bits laying around so I incorporated as many of them as I could. Wish I had left the rear door operable as you can't see a THING I did to the interior - including the driver! Couple of pieces of Verlinden stowage to cover up bare parts of the fenders. This one sat built and painted with no tracks for a couple of years. Finally bit the bullet and assembled the kit link-and-length parts as I couldn't get either the Hobby Boss indies or DML Magic Tracks to fit. Turns out they don't look half bad under a bit of weathering!    |
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Post by wing_nut on Nov 3, 2015 9:26:34 GMT -5
COME UP FOR AIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by eastrock on Nov 3, 2015 13:06:21 GMT -5
Nice finished and rendition, dupes |
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Post by dupes on Nov 3, 2015 13:08:37 GMT -5
Thanks Eastrock! COME UP FOR AIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Post by deafpanzer on Nov 3, 2015 14:33:37 GMT -5
Love that little 250!
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Post by wbill76 on Nov 3, 2015 16:25:38 GMT -5
Another nice pair, you're well on track to clear the 40+ mark for the year at this rate Dupes. |
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Post by dupes on Nov 3, 2015 19:45:17 GMT -5
You know it, Bill. 34 and 35 are just about there...then I've got almost two full months before the end of the year? I'll be way over 40! Thanks Andy! |
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Post by Leon on Nov 3, 2015 21:17:12 GMT -5
Two more great additions to your gallery Dupes! Keep up the good work. |
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Post by TRM on Nov 3, 2015 22:29:25 GMT -5
2 HT's....that's it? You must still be under the weather! LOL!! Nice job there Dupes!! Keep em comin'! |
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Post by dupes on Nov 14, 2015 17:02:25 GMT -5
Hahaha...sorry to disappoint, T - but I've got three more this time! First up is Airfix's 1/350 HMS Turbulent. Another great new tool from these guys. Went together easily, decals worked well. Just realized as I was taking the pics that one of the two masts (the aft one) is gone - must have lost it on the way to/from my club meeting. Will need to scratch a replacement!   |
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Post by dupes on Nov 14, 2015 17:06:44 GMT -5
Next is another Battletech kit. This one is by a guy in England (SMTK). Based on the Mechwarrior Online designs, the scaling is definitely off...I'd say this is closer to 1/72 than the 1/60 it's supposed to represent. If (when) you see it in a lineup with other mechs, it's blatantly obvious. Different from all of the other ones I've done, this one started out as a 3d print. You can see all of the print lines - they're quite obvious. This is a few years old, and 3d print tech is much better now. Because of all of those print lines, I wasn't able to use a lot of the usual weathering techniques. Washes are pretty much out, because they have no panel lines to follow - they go pretty much everywhere in the textured surface! Pretty much color modulation and drybrushing are all you can do.   |
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Post by dupes on Nov 14, 2015 17:07:20 GMT -5
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Post by TRM on Nov 14, 2015 17:09:52 GMT -5
Look at that...one at a time is just not enough! LOL!! 3? Nice!! Well done on all fronts Dupes!! You have to be closing in on your magic number for the year by now! |
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Post by dupes on Nov 14, 2015 17:12:15 GMT -5
Yeah, it's just easier to throw up batches of pics, especially when I have to steal some of my wife's precious bandwidth! As far as the magic number - I'll most certainly surpass last year (actually, I just did!), and should have no problem hitting 40 with six weeks still to go...but 50? If I hadn't had the usual "summer gap" I'd say it's possible, but 14 in 42 days might be a bit of a stretch.  |
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Post by TRM on Nov 14, 2015 17:25:18 GMT -5
Impressive by any standard! Main thing is you having fun doing it, right? |
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Post by dupes on Nov 14, 2015 17:31:46 GMT -5
Absolutely! Clearing out a lot of the stash (and shelf queens), and I've been doing REALLY well at the shows, so I'm entirely satisfied on that front as well. |
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Post by TRM on Nov 14, 2015 17:41:22 GMT -5
Good boy!! Now you just need the fountain of youth to keep you young long enough to build everything in the stash you have!! |
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Post by dupes on Nov 14, 2015 17:51:47 GMT -5
Hey, at this pace I'll actually get rid of it all! Assuming I live until 90. And my boy helps out. And I sell some. And I don't buy another kit for the next 50 years. |
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Post by TRM on Nov 14, 2015 17:53:26 GMT -5
LOL...your goals need to start somewhere my friend!! Hand the kid some glue and get busy!! |
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Post by dupes on Nov 14, 2015 17:54:27 GMT -5
I started with Xacto knives. Too early?  |
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Post by TRM on Nov 14, 2015 17:55:44 GMT -5
Depends...are you holding the plastic for him?  |
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Post by dupes on Nov 14, 2015 18:01:03 GMT -5
Pfffft. I just let him down in my basement and showed him where the bench was!
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Love the look of that Sherman too, nothing to worry about in the weathering department IMHO. 
