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CDW reacted to RGL in RN Roma by RGL - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Now the Micromaster lift rafts, the details are amazing and make the kit ones look like blobs
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CDW got a reaction from Jack12477 in Russian Su-33 Flanker D by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:72 Scale
Mr. Color has a huge line of colors, hundreds. It would be nice if I knew how to mix my own for the various shades, but I take the more expensive (and lazy) way out by buying the individual shades I want. My vendor charges 2.50 per bottle. Postage varies with quantity, but I just bought 15 bottles where shipping was 9.95. I could have bought as many bottles as I wanted, and it still would have been 9.95, max.
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CDW got a reaction from Canute in Russian Su-33 Flanker D by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:72 Scale
Mr. Color has a huge line of colors, hundreds. It would be nice if I knew how to mix my own for the various shades, but I take the more expensive (and lazy) way out by buying the individual shades I want. My vendor charges 2.50 per bottle. Postage varies with quantity, but I just bought 15 bottles where shipping was 9.95. I could have bought as many bottles as I wanted, and it still would have been 9.95, max.
scalehobbyist dot com
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CDW got a reaction from Old Collingwood in Russian Su-33 Flanker D by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:72 Scale
Mr. Color has a huge line of colors, hundreds. It would be nice if I knew how to mix my own for the various shades, but I take the more expensive (and lazy) way out by buying the individual shades I want. My vendor charges 2.50 per bottle. Postage varies with quantity, but I just bought 15 bottles where shipping was 9.95. I could have bought as many bottles as I wanted, and it still would have been 9.95, max.
scalehobbyist dot com
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CDW got a reaction from lmagna in Russian Su-33 Flanker D by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:72 Scale
They are just as volatile as they ever were as far as I can tell, but the thinner I use has a retarder built in that allows the paint to level out before it completely dries, and that leaves a beautiful level finish. You need a paint booth with an exhaust fan as well as a respirator. Since you've used Floquil, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about.
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CDW got a reaction from lmagna in Russian Su-33 Flanker D by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:72 Scale
Not much is worse than building a nice model then getting a bad paint job on top of it. My success ratio is much higher with lacquer. This trend goes all the way back to my days of painting 1 :1 cars and trucks. I have always got better, consistent results with lacquer.
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CDW got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Russian Su-33 Flanker D by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:72 Scale
I thought I had them in my personal stock, but realized I needed to order the correct Mr. Color finishing paints to match the camo scheme. With that order behind me (and waiting for the products) my journey will begin with the cockpit as usual and then some detail work on the wheel wells and intake trunks. Hopefully by then, my paints will have arrived. When you take out the copious munition trees, the parts count for this model is no huge. At least half or more of the 300+ part count is for ordnance! And much of that ordnance will not be used in this build but will go in the spares box.
One of the things I ordered ahead of time is a pre-cut paint mask for this model from a shop in Australia. It's in hand so once the paints arrive, I can go to town.
Standby, will soon be posting some photos of the cockpit pieces, albeit small and basic.
I am very partial to the Mr Color line of lacquer finishing paints. For me they just go down so much easier, are more consistent, and well behaved in the way they lay down on the model then level out without obliterating detail. I do have all the correct colors in Mig Ammo acrylics, but don't have the confidence I can do an equal job laying them down the way I want for this model. I need more practice with acrylic paints and each brand seems to have their own peculiar need for a correct amount of thinner to reduce them to an appropriate level for airbrushing.
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CDW got a reaction from Old Collingwood in Russian Su-33 Flanker D by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:72 Scale
Welcome aboard gentlemen!
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CDW got a reaction from Edwardkenway in U.S. Tractor D7 “Tow Cat” by CDW - FINISHED - MiniArt - 1:35 Scale
Thanks Chris
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CDW got a reaction from popeye the sailor in U.S. Tractor D7 “Tow Cat” by CDW - FINISHED - MiniArt - 1:35 Scale
Once the snow started in the fall, pipeline construction would cease for the winter season. All heavy equipment in need of maintenance would be brought into the yard, then pressure washed, then brought into the shop where it would be disassembled and often rebuilt, repainted, etc. Spent a lot of good times working, joking, smoking, and drinking moonshine with good friends.
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CDW got a reaction from popeye the sailor in U.S. Tractor D7 “Tow Cat” by CDW - FINISHED - MiniArt - 1:35 Scale
There’s a lot to do before slowing down.
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CDW got a reaction from popeye the sailor in U.S. Tractor D7 “Tow Cat” by CDW - FINISHED - MiniArt - 1:35 Scale
The road wheel/idler/drive sprocket assemblies are fairly complex. This one side took more than a couple of hours to clean up and assemble.
Too bad so much of the assemble gets covered with panels and will never be seen. However, s kit like this could make an incredible maintenance diorama.
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CDW got a reaction from popeye the sailor in U.S. Tractor D7 “Tow Cat” by CDW - FINISHED - MiniArt - 1:35 Scale
Starting the color coats, I like to thin my paint 2 parts thinner to 1 part paint and lay down very thin, multiple coats rather than heavy ones do as not to obliterate detail. Since more paint coats will be applied after the tracks and remainder of the model is assembled, this will be enough painting for now.
Paint and thinner is Mr Color lacquer.
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CDW got a reaction from popeye the sailor in U.S. Tractor D7 “Tow Cat” by CDW - FINISHED - MiniArt - 1:35 Scale
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CDW got a reaction from popeye the sailor in U.S. Tractor D7 “Tow Cat” by CDW - FINISHED - MiniArt - 1:35 Scale
The next steps of construction will add the road wheels, idlers, and drive sprockets, so now is the time to get this assembly all primed and painted before the track/wheel assemblies go on.
The kit did not provide any material to create the cable for the winch. I ordered some 30 gauge soft wire which I will use to make my own cable from scratch.
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CDW got a reaction from popeye the sailor in U.S. Tractor D7 “Tow Cat” by CDW - FINISHED - MiniArt - 1:35 Scale
My current sprue nipper tool collection.
soon to be joined by the God Hands. 😬
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CDW got a reaction from popeye the sailor in U.S. Tractor D7 “Tow Cat” by CDW - FINISHED - MiniArt - 1:35 Scale
Thanks Edward
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CDW got a reaction from popeye the sailor in U.S. Tractor D7 “Tow Cat” by CDW - FINISHED - MiniArt - 1:35 Scale
Of course, yes, that's exactly the way I normally do it with small parts with the small saw I photographed and posted in a previous post. However, this is not sufficient with these small parts, they still break even then.
It's one of those things you can't get your mind wrapped around until you try to do it yourself. I've been doing these plastic model kits more than 60 years so there are very few techniques I have not tried.
There is a very specific plastic nipper I have not yet tried due to the high cost of it, called "God Hands" nippers. The nippers are designed in a very specific way so that only one side of the nipper is the blade while the other side is a flat piece the blade comes down upon. These nippers are probably the most precise you can buy and are specifically made for very fine work. I will probably break down and order a pair this week.
Amazon.com: GodHand Ultimate Nipper 5.0 GH-SPN-120 for Plastic Models : Arts, Crafts & Sewing
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CDW got a reaction from popeye the sailor in U.S. Tractor D7 “Tow Cat” by CDW - FINISHED - MiniArt - 1:35 Scale
Remember that movie, The Blob? That's the way my stash is growing. 😅
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CDW got a reaction from popeye the sailor in U.S. Tractor D7 “Tow Cat” by CDW - FINISHED - MiniArt - 1:35 Scale
Uncle Joe was my mentor. In 1933 Joe was born, one of 16 children all of the same mother and father on a farm in West Virginia. While his dad was away at work, an employee of Columbia Gas company, all the kids had chores to do to help keep food on the table. When Joe reached the ripe old age of 8, he decided (probably from necessity) to go to work full-time with his older cousin, Lester. Lester was a logger, driving a team of Belgian work horses to haul huge cut logs to a sawmill. In new pipeline construction, a 100-foot-wide right-of-way is cleared pushing trees off to each side. The timber was pretty much free for the taking as it most often was in locations very difficult to access and even more problematic dragging it to the sawmills. Joe learned to command his own team of horses and by the time he was 18 years old, had saved enough money to buy his own dump truck, trailer, and D6 dozer. From this humble beginning, Joe built his own multi-million-dollar gas and oil pipeline business.
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CDW got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Russian Su-33 Flanker D by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:72 Scale
Mr. Color has a huge line of colors, hundreds. It would be nice if I knew how to mix my own for the various shades, but I take the more expensive (and lazy) way out by buying the individual shades I want. My vendor charges 2.50 per bottle. Postage varies with quantity, but I just bought 15 bottles where shipping was 9.95. I could have bought as many bottles as I wanted, and it still would have been 9.95, max.
scalehobbyist dot com
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CDW got a reaction from Old Collingwood in Russian Su-33 Flanker D by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:72 Scale
They are just as volatile as they ever were as far as I can tell, but the thinner I use has a retarder built in that allows the paint to level out before it completely dries, and that leaves a beautiful level finish. You need a paint booth with an exhaust fan as well as a respirator. Since you've used Floquil, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about.
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CDW got a reaction from Old Collingwood in Russian Su-33 Flanker D by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:72 Scale
Not much is worse than building a nice model then getting a bad paint job on top of it. My success ratio is much higher with lacquer. This trend goes all the way back to my days of painting 1 :1 cars and trucks. I have always got better, consistent results with lacquer.
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CDW got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Russian Su-33 Flanker D by CDW - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:72 Scale
Welcome aboard gentlemen!
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CDW got a reaction from Old Collingwood in U.S. Tractor D7 “Tow Cat” by CDW - FINISHED - MiniArt - 1:35 Scale
Thanks Chris
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