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Tamiya Wespe Finally Finished!
- Thread starter Iron Mike
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phantom II
Master at Arms
I like those chips a lot Mike . Looks like you might be on the war path here :fencing
Cheer, Christian B)
Cheer, Christian B)
rtvmodeler
Member
Excellent work in detail friend!Regards!
Rodolfo
Iron Mike
Master At Arms And Resident Curmudgeon
Thank you all for the kind comments! This kit came with ranging poles that have red (or white, depending on your point of view :laugh: )stripes. The poles are connected, so short of cutting them apart, building new brackets, masking the stripes and hoping for the best, I couldn't think of a way to get it done. I decided to bounce it off Chris and he suggested using decals. I thought about that awhile and didn't want to order any and wait for them to show up, so I started digging through my car model stash. In the first box, I came across the old AMT Ice Cycle. Lo and behold, the kit stripe was the perfect width!
I cut a short length of the stripe and used the width as my new stripe. I applied some Mr Mark Softer to the poles and wrapped the stripe around the pole. This took some patience, as the decal wanted to stick to everything except where I wanted it to go.
I finally convinced them that being on my model was better than going to the landfill and here's the results.
A fairly easy fix to a perplexing problem and I didn't even have to make up any new cuss words! :laugh: A big thanks to Christian for the words of wisdom and advice!
Until next time. :drinks
I cut a short length of the stripe and used the width as my new stripe. I applied some Mr Mark Softer to the poles and wrapped the stripe around the pole. This took some patience, as the decal wanted to stick to everything except where I wanted it to go.
I finally convinced them that being on my model was better than going to the landfill and here's the results.
A fairly easy fix to a perplexing problem and I didn't even have to make up any new cuss words! :laugh: A big thanks to Christian for the words of wisdom and advice!
Until next time. :drinks
phantom II
Master at Arms
Hey Mike those came out really nice !
Now the real question is what was your impression of the Mr. softener ? I have some here but have not tried it yet .
Can't beat decals dude
Cheers, Christian B)
Now the real question is what was your impression of the Mr. softener ? I have some here but have not tried it yet .
Can't beat decals dude
Cheers, Christian B)
Great job!
Adam Baker
Active member
Very nice! I like how that came out.
Iron Mike
Master At Arms And Resident Curmudgeon
A fully working set of eyeballs would have made things easier, I suspect. :laugh:
Chris, the Mr Mark Softer worked well. It softened the decal so it wrapped around the pole and then I hit it with some Mr Mark Setter. The application brushes in the bottle are pretty large and somewhat stiff, so I will use a clean paint brush next time out.
Thanks for the kind words, my friends! B)
Chris, the Mr Mark Softer worked well. It softened the decal so it wrapped around the pole and then I hit it with some Mr Mark Setter. The application brushes in the bottle are pretty large and somewhat stiff, so I will use a clean paint brush next time out.
Thanks for the kind words, my friends! B)
Iron Mike
Master At Arms And Resident Curmudgeon
Man, this thread was dusty before, but now it's bone dry! I have made a little progress in the finishing of what supposed to be a quick back in the saddle build. The best laid plans of mice and men, eh? :laugh:
Dot filter (thanks Chuck!)
A little white spirits on a brush to melt and blend the oils.
Keep blending until you have the effects you want. An overall blending will help fade the colors.
More dust and dirt from pigments.
After letting it dry (about a year :laugh: :coolio )
I used some pastel chalks and a short stiff brush to add some color here and there.
There are still a few touches I need to add, modeling time has been scarce around here lately, so I hope it isn't another year between updates. Cheers!
:drinks
Dot filter (thanks Chuck!)
A little white spirits on a brush to melt and blend the oils.
Keep blending until you have the effects you want. An overall blending will help fade the colors.
More dust and dirt from pigments.
After letting it dry (about a year :laugh: :coolio )
I used some pastel chalks and a short stiff brush to add some color here and there.
There are still a few touches I need to add, modeling time has been scarce around here lately, so I hope it isn't another year between updates. Cheers!
:drinks
BAM! Makes all the difference in the world. 
phantom II
Master at Arms
It looks good Mike Is it dry yet :idonno
You should place it on a base . You might get a better feel for what it needs ?
Cheers, Christian B)
Is it dry yet :idonno You should place it on a base . You might get a better feel for what it needs ?
Cheers, Christian B)
