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Those will be really sweet! Can't wait for you to start it!
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Yeah, I usually do that but it's likely user error on my part in not fully getting it down. Very frustrating! Just went back over your Spitfire log which was very helpful (and came out beautifully). I didn't fully appreciate the blue tack idea at the time, as I thought you were just trying to avoid cutting out masking tape in the particular shapes for the camo. Now I see it was to also get the feathering effect. Since I already painted both colors, I'm going to try and feather in a transition by hand. I don't know that I want to re-mask. I was originally thinking of using the Vallejo gray rather than the Tamiya white, as the water based properties will be easier to work with. Then again, maybe the Tamiya will be easier. The white won't cover the gray as easily as the gray will cover the white, so maybe it's better to go with the Tamiya white. I have a bit of the Tamiya decanted so I can try it out. I'll probably practice using both and see which has the better effect.
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Lou, are they resin with PE to attach? I picked up a 1/350 IJN Ise carrier/battleship on eBay that was loaded with Veteran guns. It's been a while since I looked at them, but I recall them looking very detailed. Will wait for you to blaze the trail on putting these things together 🤨
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Ha! You know what's funny? I actually enjoyed this build a lot. My plane builds have been filled with frustrations from painting, breaking things and having to repair them, etc. Then I recently tried a new paint on a couple of car builds and the paint ran too hot and it crazed the plastic. This 1/700 build was fairly uneventful - just a lot of Optivisor work.
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Thanks guys - that’s what I was thinking when it came to the rigging. Seems the safer course. Really appreciate all the kind words and encouragement. I’ve learned a ton on this build. The early portions like the bridge are rough in some places, but overall I like how it came out and will do better on the next one. Got to practice with PE, tried using a filter coat, played with weathering enamels, etc. I thought a destroyer would be a fairly simple subject to cut my teeth on, but man, there were a ton of nice details in the Five Star upgrade package. I should have mentioned a couple of small details I added. The life rings are pre-painted PE from Eduard - how cool is that! Easy to install. Also on the starboard side there is a rack along the rear deck structure. Looks like racks like that held wood for repairs, so I cut little splinters of some leftover tanganyika from my Badger build, wiped them in wipe on poly to bring the wood a little life, then glued them down. Nice little touch I think. If the model came out ok, I was thinking about waiting to put it in a waterline diorama setting until I had a few more of these, but I might put it on a base sooner rather than later. I’m pretty happy with it so I think the waterline is a go and will look into how to do it at this scale. The slightest bumps and touches bend pieces so having it on a base should give it a little more protection. Last week I dusted off the 1/350 Shimakaze and started working on it. After working in 1/700, the tiniest of the 1/350 is no sweat. Looking forward to bringing that one to life, but will probably add another 1/700 build as a side build. I might have added a few 1/700 kits to the stash 🤪
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Thanks guys, really appreciate it. I might try the sponge idea since there isn’t too much to do here. I feel like every time I use the airbrush, paint gets where it shouldn’t, even when masking. I have a couple of small sections where it looks like some of the gray got under what was like three layers of tape - not from too heavy a layer that went under the tape, but sorta like the mist floated under the tape - doh!
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I've been spending most of my time working on my 1/700 destroyer, but have been getting in some progress on the Wildcat. Everything is painted up aside from the life raft, just need to do a few touch ups. I used Tamiya Insignia White for the underside from the rattle can, and Vallejo Dark Gull Gray for the top side. I really like how the two colors are working together. Question for everyone - when I look at pictures of the Wildcat, there usually isn't such a sharp line between the colors, but more of a soft transition as if it was overspray. Any ideas on how to achieve that? I considered taping just outside the line and spaying a very diluted paint mixture. I don't know if I want to re-tape, but was thinking about possibly hand brushing a very thinned gray along the line - sorta just pressing the bristles against the line like I was sponge painting. Any ideas on which would be better? Thanks in advance!
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Just about at the finish line. Everything is assembled, just need to add the rigging. I played around with some naval enamels from AK so I'll let those dry over the next few days, and then add a matt clear coat. I'm wondering about adding a clear coat after the rigging. I'm planning to probably use EZ-Line - would it be ok to rig the ship now, and then clear coat at the end? Or should I first clear coat and then rig the ship? I figure the clear coat won't effect the EZ-Line, but just wondering if anyone has any experience on this. Thanks for looking in!
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Made some more progress. Got the final 10 AA guns installed, along with some ammo crates and other assorted items. This one in particular was fun: I ended up spraying a coat of Future so I can start the wash and weathering process. Here are some shots of what it looks like. I always cringe when I post these, and have to remind myself that they are taken at high magnification: On the final stretch. Thanks for looking in!
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