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Old Collingwood

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  1. Old Collingwood
    Thank you for finding those for me kevin. OC.
  2. Old Collingwood
    I once walked into a bar "ouch" it was a metal bar. OC.
  3. Old Collingwood
    My shiny sub in the pic with yours. OC.
  4. Old Collingwood
    No - "wit" mate instead of "wip". OC.
  5. Old Collingwood
    Perhaps, just not sure to be honest. OC.
  6. Old Collingwood
    Thank you for that, not the easiest of things to paint (by hand) OC.
  7. Old Collingwood
    Im just not happy with the brush painting way she has turned out, some times you just cant get without needing to use a rattle can. OC.
  8. Old Collingwood
    Hello all, I have stalled with my sub as I have decided a change of plan, I am going to re do the whole paint scheme, I will have to wait till I can order some Tamiya Acrylic Nato Black in spray can form. I think that will be the better option all round, as Naoto Black is a kind of bleached blue grey shade of black, also with it being aprayed it will give a Much much smoother finish. Just need to wait till I can get the paint, then It will be back on (mind you I can put the few odds and sods on it first after I have given it a good rub down with soapy water) OC.
  9. Old Collingwood
    Your getting as quick as me mate, we must share the same wip. OC.
  10. Old Collingwood
    Thank you denis, its always more difficult hand painting a smooth surface with no details to break the flow of paint up, and no matter how good my brush tech might be over the years, I just cant get the finish how I want it, so - as I dont want to start it all over again and have to invest in a few rattle cans, I have decided it will have to be a gap filler and be a bit rough round the edges. OC.
  11. Old Collingwood
    She is coming along nicely mate. OC.
  12. Old Collingwood
    Have a look at the photo of her in dry dock lou, it shows the weathering including what looks like algea around her bow and along her waterline, and a fading affect lower down. OC.
  13. Old Collingwood
    Really tidy mate, you can see the armor belts really well, looks just right. OC.
  14. Old Collingwood
    Immaculte work dan just superb work. OC.
  15. Old Collingwood
    Evening all, I decided to use a little artistic license and have a go at lightening the bottom area that would have been in the sea more than above esp, when not submerged, firstly I masked off an area on both sides then I hand painted with some admiralty medium sea grey, then when dry i rubbed the paint slightly to blend it in, after I will dry brush slightly to blend the two colors better. Next off will be a bit of weathering with some green to simulate algea. OC.
  16. Old Collingwood
    You can get pin point pencils that have a very fine point, they might be useful for shading. OC.
  17. Old Collingwood
    Just to show my photography - a cupple of shots taken by me from last years airshow. OC.
  18. Old Collingwood
    Thank you lou, its a fine line between adding some wear and tare and over doing it, when the top coat is on it all will be settled down and it will loose that sheen. OC.
  19. Old Collingwood
    You could try shading along the inside edges and catching the outside edges with highlights, if done real subtly almost not seen it would look superb. OC.
  20. Old Collingwood
    How she looks in dry dock - lots of weathering here OC.
  21. Old Collingwood
    Thanks mate. OC.
  22. Old Collingwood
    That is the question mate, do we highlight shade our models as If we were doing a painting or drawing, or being viewed in real life under different lighting conditions. OC.
  23. Old Collingwood
    Specialy for carl, here is a quick shot taken in the kitchen using the beast with the built in flash 1600 Iso 1/160sec f7.1 using manual exposure control single point focus. and 70mm end of my zoom lens OC.
  24. Old Collingwood
    I shot that before my camera returned home, its off my phone cam - I ran the sub under some running water then used the slightly abrasive scrubber part of a sponge that has been well worn so less harsh, I used a bit of washing up liquid and just polished the whole thing. OC.
  25. Old Collingwood
    Im not sure about this but - the sub has had a good scratch (sponge) to give it some character... OC.

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