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CDW got a reaction from popeye the sailor in MRAP ATV by CDW - FINISHED - Rye Field - 1:35 Scale
Indeed it is fully detailed. Lots and lots of little parts to be added and painted. I'm guessing there are close to 800 parts in this kit.
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CDW got a reaction from popeye the sailor in MRAP ATV by CDW - FINISHED - Rye Field - 1:35 Scale
I can do better than that in a few days...I ordered the Abrams Tusk kit and it's on the way, should be here next week. Does not include the interior with the version I ordered.
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CDW got a reaction from popeye the sailor in US Constellation 1798 by Jack12477 - Artesania Latina - 1:85
Yes sir, you are going to town on this build, Jack. Nice work.
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CDW got a reaction from mtaylor in MRAP ATV by CDW - FINISHED - Rye Field - 1:35 Scale
I can do better than that in a few days...I ordered the Abrams Tusk kit and it's on the way, should be here next week. Does not include the interior with the version I ordered.
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CDW got a reaction from mtaylor in MRAP ATV by CDW - FINISHED - Rye Field - 1:35 Scale
Indeed it is fully detailed. Lots and lots of little parts to be added and painted. I'm guessing there are close to 800 parts in this kit.
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CDW got a reaction from popeye the sailor in F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" by Egilman - Minicraft/Hasegawa - 1/32nd Scale - PLASTIC
Metalizer is not going to work with a brush, they require an airbrush. And they suffer from a problem similar to what you are having with the polishing powder, they rub off when touching. Terrible for masking as it lifts off the metal powder marring the finish. Sealer coats alter the polished look of the bare metalizer. Been there, done that, and got the tee shirt.
They do work well on small parts that will not be handled later, but as a primary finish, I think you will be disappointed.
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CDW got a reaction from popeye the sailor in F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" by Egilman - Minicraft/Hasegawa - 1/32nd Scale - PLASTIC
It will take some time (1 hour) to watch these 2 videos, but this modeler gives as good a tutorial on achieving a NMF as there is out there on the net. Very, very good.
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CDW got a reaction from Old Collingwood in F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" by Egilman - Minicraft/Hasegawa - 1/32nd Scale - PLASTIC
Metalizer is not going to work with a brush, they require an airbrush. And they suffer from a problem similar to what you are having with the polishing powder, they rub off when touching. Terrible for masking as it lifts off the metal powder marring the finish. Sealer coats alter the polished look of the bare metalizer. Been there, done that, and got the tee shirt.
They do work well on small parts that will not be handled later, but as a primary finish, I think you will be disappointed.
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CDW got a reaction from Edwardkenway in F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" by Egilman - Minicraft/Hasegawa - 1/32nd Scale - PLASTIC
Metalizer is not going to work with a brush, they require an airbrush. And they suffer from a problem similar to what you are having with the polishing powder, they rub off when touching. Terrible for masking as it lifts off the metal powder marring the finish. Sealer coats alter the polished look of the bare metalizer. Been there, done that, and got the tee shirt.
They do work well on small parts that will not be handled later, but as a primary finish, I think you will be disappointed.
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CDW got a reaction from Old Collingwood in F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" by Egilman - Minicraft/Hasegawa - 1/32nd Scale - PLASTIC
It will take some time (1 hour) to watch these 2 videos, but this modeler gives as good a tutorial on achieving a NMF as there is out there on the net. Very, very good.
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CDW reacted to Canute in MRAP ATV by CDW - FINISHED - Rye Field - 1:35 Scale
Yeah, really like a large moving map display.
Extremely detailed. Is it a full detailed interior?
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CDW reacted to Canute in MRAP ATV by CDW - FINISHED - Rye Field - 1:35 Scale
It's an MRAP ATV with all those goodies. Imagine the Abrams TUSK kit they have. One version is a full interior.
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CDW reacted to Canute in MRAP ATV by CDW - FINISHED - Rye Field - 1:35 Scale
Hmm, I haven't built a tank in forever. 😲
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CDW got a reaction from Canute in F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" by Egilman - Minicraft/Hasegawa - 1/32nd Scale - PLASTIC
It will take some time (1 hour) to watch these 2 videos, but this modeler gives as good a tutorial on achieving a NMF as there is out there on the net. Very, very good.
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CDW got a reaction from Jack12477 in MRAP ATV by CDW - FINISHED - Rye Field - 1:35 Scale
I can do better than that in a few days...I ordered the Abrams Tusk kit and it's on the way, should be here next week. Does not include the interior with the version I ordered.
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CDW got a reaction from popeye the sailor in F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" by Egilman - Minicraft/Hasegawa - 1/32nd Scale - PLASTIC
It just dawned on me that the finish you are working with is Uschi polishing powder.
A couple of years ago, there was another modeler on this forum who wrote a brief post on how he used the powders to achieve a brilliant finish on a model. I have not seen a post from this modeler in quite some time and I cannot recall his screen name to do a search. I recall that he was a WW1 Fokker D.VII fan and his screen name may have been Vossie Wolf, or something close to that. Maybe some of the guys reading this will remember who I am talking about. Anyway, if i remember correctly, he had unlocked the secrets for getting the most out of Uschi powders.
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CDW got a reaction from lmagna in MRAP ATV by CDW - FINISHED - Rye Field - 1:35 Scale
Indeed it is fully detailed. Lots and lots of little parts to be added and painted. I'm guessing there are close to 800 parts in this kit.
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CDW got a reaction from popeye the sailor in MRAP ATV by CDW - FINISHED - Rye Field - 1:35 Scale
Yes it does, except for the mil-spec mapping and sat phone.
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CDW got a reaction from popeye the sailor in F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" by Egilman - Minicraft/Hasegawa - 1/32nd Scale - PLASTIC
Wow, that's a bum deal after all that work. It's hard for me to tell from the photo how much of the finish was pulled off. All the way down to the primer?
Hope you can recover the finish.
By the way, the walk-around video is super good. Well worth watching.
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CDW got a reaction from popeye the sailor in F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" by Egilman - Minicraft/Hasegawa - 1/32nd Scale - PLASTIC
Here is a 30 second video of a partly polished F-104A
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CDW got a reaction from mtaylor in F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" by Egilman - Minicraft/Hasegawa - 1/32nd Scale - PLASTIC
Wow, that's a bum deal after all that work. It's hard for me to tell from the photo how much of the finish was pulled off. All the way down to the primer?
Hope you can recover the finish.
By the way, the walk-around video is super good. Well worth watching.
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CDW got a reaction from mtaylor in MRAP ATV by CDW - FINISHED - Rye Field - 1:35 Scale
Yes it does, except for the mil-spec mapping and sat phone.
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CDW got a reaction from Canute in MRAP ATV by CDW - FINISHED - Rye Field - 1:35 Scale
Yes it does, except for the mil-spec mapping and sat phone.
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CDW got a reaction from Jack12477 in F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" by Egilman - Minicraft/Hasegawa - 1/32nd Scale - PLASTIC
Wow, that's a bum deal after all that work. It's hard for me to tell from the photo how much of the finish was pulled off. All the way down to the primer?
Hope you can recover the finish.
By the way, the walk-around video is super good. Well worth watching.
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CDW got a reaction from mtaylor in F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" by Egilman - Minicraft/Hasegawa - 1/32nd Scale - PLASTIC
Here is a 30 second video of a partly polished F-104A
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