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Egilman
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Nice little vignette! Beautiful job..... Would have liked at least one shot in color before you cased it though, the grey-toned shots are nice for that photograph feel, but I'm a color guy... Well done brother... -
I'm down for this... Man I need to get my butt in gear, you guys are now building three at a time.... {chuckle}
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Oh I understand completely.... I have several hundred dozen under my belt as well... Practice makes perfection yes, but it also increases the boring factor, which increases geometrically the longer you stay at it... I've shifted genre's before, and I have several series in the planning stage today, US Tanks, US Artillery, 50's 60's Nasa, TF 18, Radar... and several more... (once I get through what RL is dishing out) Not a problem brother build what you like when you like... I can appreciate it all... Most importantly the talent and experience shown especially from those that have more than I do... Like you......
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Gorgeous... I sure hope you have plans to add an M1 to it eventually...
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Yep, Reality, (NASA in the 60's-70's) was much more exciting than any TV show..... Star Trek started a whole genre of human reality based science fiction and was must watch.... Star Wars, cemented that genre into a new universe of entertainment... (even though the money making aspects of it clearly take precedence now) Reality themed phantasy.... The great literature of our times...
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I lost interest in it 50-55 years ago.... (I was 15yrs old) {chuckle} Definitely some inspired model making there... And, I never got to take a trip to Tracy Island....
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That's free range territory, it happens from time to time....
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Absolutely... There was no law and everyone had to defend themselves... Where people gathered, it was a very polite society... Everyone helped everyone else as well for the most part, survival was an everyday thing back then, they didn't have time for all the social engineering tomfoolery we now deal with today...
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Yep, you cannot believe anything from Hollywood about history, for them it's all about the story and not the facts... The term "Riding Shotgun" came from Hollywood.. In reality, there weren't many stagecoaches that carried Money, Gold or Bullion... According to Hollywood, almost all of them did.... the "Wild West" wasn't really as wild as it is made out to be over the decades of hollywood...
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That one hell of a project!!! Will take at least a year to do it right... You will keep us posted correct?
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You have the technique down brother, excellent rendition of a chimney, darken it a hair to show some age and you won't be able to tell the difference from real life... Your work amazes me....
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Absolutely! just watch out for those shipping charges to the US, WOW!!!! Bought a model from Great Hobbies (another great Canadian shop), $130 US for the model turned into $205 shipped... I canceled the order.... Got the same model from Hannant's (hard to find kit) plus two others in the harder to find category and wound up at $210 shipped for three hard to find models from England no less...... Just a reminder to check your shipping charges, some mailing services are insane...
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Oh yeah it's available, model railroaders go to when all else fails... Hundreds of places to get it and hundreds of ways to build hills and mountains with it... I still have several rolls in my railroading stash along with the rockface molds and woodland scenic's vegetation and ground covers... I agree with jack on tracing the outline of where the slopes should be both horizontally and vertically the reason for this is you want to build it apart from the castle itself... Build it in sections and add them to the model as you go... Makes it a lot more manageable, and you can refine or adjust the technique as you go... Made many mountains in my day, it's a fun type of modeling....
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Take care of the important things first brother, we will wait for you...
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Oh I'm definitely down for this.... And I promise I won't fire any of my siege guns during the building, not even in practice... (chuckle, gotta build them first)
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Well done brother... {chuckle} Although I believe we don't have that many absolute purists around here...
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OUCH!!!! Did something similar when I was a kid, you know Kids, Hill & Snow = Unforeseen, Sometimes painful, setbacks.... (which are by their nature more easily remembered than the thrill of downhilling) Get well brother... EG
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Thank God for the tiny umbrellas.... {chuckle}
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Dehavilland Mosquito by Edwardkenway - Tamiya -1:48
Egilman replied to Edwardkenway's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Nope that's not it, but what it would probably do very well is take your finish off the model... Yes, Future/Pledge Revive It is an acrylic sealer and smoother, on a floor it fills and removes the micro scratches that make a floor dull thus making it shiny again... It's designed to make any surface with a micro wear pattern glass smooth again... Flat paint is designed to have a micro rough surface so it reflects no light that's why it looks dull.... And a passing note for the future/pledge users out there... https://cmass.org/index.php?option=com_kunena&view=topic&catid=10&id=8651&Itemid=230 Future/Pledge Revive It has been discontinued by SC Johnson, it is no longer being made.... Get it while you can.... (and is still reasonably priced) Amazon UK is already out of stock!!!! Ebay is still reasonable though... (but won't be for long) https://picclick.co.uk/Pledge-Cleaner-Revive-It-Floor-Gloss-Original-27oz-114522406027.html -
Fantastic job brother! Sure looks the part! I like your mud representation especially the stuff streaking the hardware, looks real... The FWD looks like it has to really work to pull that Mk VI howitzer even though it is only the gun and doesn't include the firing platform... Very Very well done.. It will be an inspiration for my American Mk VI Howitzer... (when I get around to building it) It arrived today in the mail, 45 days from order to delivery, talk about a slow boat...
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Shep Paine passed from a stroke in 2015, Francois Verlinden retired in 2016 after moving to the US in 2015 and closing down his business, unfortunately all his molds were destroyed.... I used to have an extensive collection of VP, but I sold them all off when they reach premium pricing... Wish I still had them now.... Their books are still widely available especially on Amazon Prime....
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Had that happen all too often before... My solution is to take the gordian knot and place it back into the water, they usually will unfold themselves with a minimum of prodding and can be picked up on a flat brush and placed on the model... But then, there have been those times, where even that doesn't work.... (which results in the same unprintable ideals, chuckle) Paddinghouse, Xtradecal, Printscale and Techmod all have suitable replacements...
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F4U-1A Corsair by DocRob - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/32
Egilman replied to DocRob's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Well ignore me then, I detest the "Experts" the bolt and rivet counters that take all the fun out of exploring the subject... We build to our individual standards brother and it can't be any other way.... Whatever you decide to build I will enjoy looking in, If I can offer any help I'm here but remember, always build to your satisfaction... It's going to sit on your shelf not anyone else's.... Your bent winged bird is one of the best I've seen done in 50+ years of modeling.... Very pleasing to the eye and something to be proud of...
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