king derelict
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I do like the 1 inch thick extruded (not expanded) polystyrene sold for insulation. Its easy to work with, cuts well, glues well and takes paint and medium well. When shaping slopes I find the average hobby knife doesn't work too well because the blade is just not long enough. I raid the kitchen instead. A long serrated knife works well. Remember the old "kitchen devil" knives. They are just the job Alan
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B-25J Mitchell by Chadwijm6 - HK Models - 1/32
king derelict replied to chadwijm6's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
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The last photo really showcases a beautiful model Alan
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The boxes are just to yield pieces of flat card. Sorry I’m still half asleep
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OC. I was wondering if you had some old cardboard boxes that you could cut up to create the contours of the rising ground. Then use strips of old newspapers/ free newspapers/ junk mail (just avoid the glossy paper) laid on with diluted white glue to get the final smooth shapes. Maybe a final layer of typing paper to get a clean surface if you want to paint on it. Yep,, old school (literally, I remember doing this at school sixty years ago). It’s papier-mâché as suggested above. The thickness of the card is probably not critical so you could use whatever you have on hand. Good luck. The scene is developing wonderfully alan
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Hi Mike Curiously I had reached the same conclusion and ordered some Woodlands Scenic snow powder. I think I need to boost the white on the wave caps and spray and I want something a bit more dimensional than paint. I have the Vallejo Foam and snow stuff but (I'm probably using it wrong) that just seems like fairly thick white paint. Thanks for the tip about adding white to the areas around the foam. I think with guidance, I'm getting somewhere. Alan
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Beautiful detailing work Dan. It looks great Alan
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Thank you very much EG. Copperheads were a new term to me and several Google pages about snakes didn't help much but a belated guess got me a bottle ordered with the wet palette. Thats a great help Alan
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Thats encouraging. I anticipate plenty of arm exercise shaking them. They seem to need a serious agitation to get a good consistency Alan
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Thanks Jack. I was planning on using Vallejo Acrylics. I already have a set and they seem to have the colours I need. I was reading up on figure painting and decided I needed a wet palette. I think I might be able to slide into Michaels before I head to work tomorrow. Thanks for the tip. Much appreciated Alan
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I've always liked the 19th century Indian Army units. Flashman and all that but they do have an air of romance about them. They seem a bit underrepresented in the model world. I missed the Art Girona guides figures; they look great but expensive. I'll see how much I bodge the Yellow Boy first. An uncle had a squadron of Indian lancer lead soldiers with pivoting arms when i was a kid. I wonder what happened to them Alan
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Thank you OC. The last and most difficult bit coming up - the bursting wave. I think I am going to retreat a bit and get the two Flowers moved along a bit first. I think one of them will need to be fixed in place for the final bits. So far its turning out better than I hoped and I am continuing to learn Alan
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Great haul Mike, Looking forward to more excellent builds Alan
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Thank you Bob. Thats another great tip which I will definitely try. Reviews are generally positive. it looks like it pays to think a bit laterally instead of just jumping to the model supplier. Alan
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Thank you Jack. The vice was a great suggestion (and its legal) Alan
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Thank you very much OC. here's hoping this will continue well. Alan
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Looking very nice OC. The mucky whitewashed walls are excellent Alan
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Absolutely spectacular. Congratulations on a wonderful creation. I thoroughly enjoyed the build log and it has been a great teaching opportunity. I learnt a lot of techniques that I hope I will be brave enough to try in the future. Alan
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A bit of time today so I watched the Night Shift video about the glazing painting technique then fired up the air brush. I'm not sure how well this has come out; maybe not enough white on the Yellow Boy and too much on Nabopolassar? We shall see. 000 size brushes on order hopefully getting some time to start painting this week. The universal clamp works well for holding the figure. Thanks @Jack12477 for the suggestion. The one from Micromark arrived yesterday and to my eye is identical to the one from Walmart. Well spotted @Bob Cleek. The Micromark one is a universal clamp for modelers; the Walmart one is for jewelry makes. Stick it to the modelers as usual. Its handy having the two; I can just swap the handle between figures to alternate work. Thanks for looking in, the comments and likes Alan
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So after the experimentation its time to get the nerve up and start putting some or the results onto the seascape. I used the teddy bear material and worked it into the wave crests and wakes using diluted white glue. It seemed to work better than gloss medium. This is the first pass. It looks a bit overdone but thats becuase the glue is still drying and makes everything look whiter After drying it tones down a bit And with long suffering Zinnia This will be tidied up and then the bursting wave will be added. So far it looks as if I can do most of the seascape without irretrievably installing the ship which will help with morale. So far I am happy with the progress and no teddy bears have been hurt in the process Thanks for looking in and for the likes and comments Alan
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Mike You are so right. I'm not sure I am up to it but I want to give it a try. At least the corvette is a manageable size to mess about with. Alan
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The deck looks very good. I would think the exterior of a submarine is a nasty environment. Your model is coming along very nicely. Alan
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OC, you are right. Smoke, explosions, water spray are all exceptionally difficult - at least to me. So far I like this polyester material, it has a bit more strength to the fibres so it can be used in thinner more diaphanous (oooh errr) pieces which helps with the illusion. Its also not so "hairy". If I have time this weekend I plan to start the webs of bubbles and wave tops and see how it goes. In the worst case ..... I can always stuff a teddy Alan
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