Bismarck by Semorebutts - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/200 scale - PLASTIC - with MK1 detail set

[lmagna]

28 minutes ago, semorebutts said:

or im blind lol

I would say that you are blind but your work says otherwise, so I will just say you are modest.

 

channel already said it......... "This one's a winner." And I will add in all honesty I am a bit jealous.

Edited November 23, 2018 by lmagna

[Old Collingwood]

3 hours ago, channell said:

Beautiful work Semore... your Bissy is a serious showpiece, one of the best looking I've seen online!  

I completely agree  - she is looking Superb.

 

OC.

[semorebutts]

whoa that was deep, made sense too. I agree I love seeing others builders working on the same model I am and how they approach things! it's just that this is basically my first model build. so when I hear you guys say how very good it is it makes me feel like it downgrades the pros to a rookie level. I don't know i'm wierd.

  well OK then... if you guys say so i guess i am doing a pretty good job, but that's the most you'll get me to say.  

[lmagna]

Having a like and appreciation for your build has nothing to do with the other builds by the people we have been watching and I am certain we know who they are. I personally feel no problem being astounded by all of them right along with yours.

 

So to get back onto the build before someone gets upset WHAT'S NEXT?

[semorebutts]

next i'm going  to shade the cranes. then rig them with ez-line. I'm not sure if I will use fine or heavy ez-line.  I think fine is more to scale... oh I forgot I also have to paint the pulleys and hook black first.  then paint the launches. I am scared to death of painting the launches though I don't know why.

[semorebutts]

actually should I even paint the pulleys? I wonder what color they were on the real Bismarck

[channell]

4 minutes ago, semorebutts said:

actually should I even paint the pulleys? I wonder what color they were on the real Bismarck

 

Pretty sure the pulley wheels would be the same grey as the rest of the crane and superstructure... 

[Canute]

We are our own worst critics, a wise man once said here. Your work is superb; gives the rest of us a outstanding benchmark. Work on.

[semorebutts]

And its easy to keep them grey.  Nice, i like it!

 

i like that saying also Canute!

 

[mtaylor]

What Ken said... we are exactly that.

[semorebutts]

Time  to shade the cranes. 

heres a before and after.  Not to much shading, it came out good. 

then there was s few things I need to paint flat black.  If you look close the hooks are painted black. And also the tentioners. 

Then after  I put everything away I realized there was one thing I forgot to paint black. The PE  rigging line to the hook needs to be painted black to match the EZ-line thats going on the crane.   I can’t finish it today but thats the first thing I have to do next time. 

[cog]

The black is verrrrry black. You might try to make it very dark grey ... it will look more in proportion ... although, I do tend to forget it on my own models  ... love the shading Butts

[semorebutts]

I also left the PE line  free hanging,  i think it hangs more natural this way.   I didn’t know you could upload videos also, let’s see if I uploaded the video right. 

[semorebutts]

Thanks Cog. Ya you’re right, it’s very black lol. 

[lmagna]

15 minutes ago, semorebutts said:

let’s see if I uploaded the video right. 

I could not help but laugh a little inside at your video Semor. It looks like you are very easy to entertain! 

 

No really I think you did a great job and I agree that it looks very nice just hanging loose.

 

I do have a question in your toning though. Are you using a dry brush technique using black or darker gray or a wash, or something else?

[semorebutts]

VERY easily entertained! 

 

 So I’m probably doing it wrong, but basically  I use these 2 products and tools. 

I  dab the ak-303 wash into the crevices with that  brush.  But I have to shake it alot, the wash seperates in the bottle quick. 

I found these cool pointed q-tips. The point is key for me. 

Then I dip a q-tip into the white spirit, I make it just damp not soaked. 

Then I rubb the excess off with the q-tip. 

It works for me atleast. 

 

 

[JohnEnglish]

Wow, just wow. Amazing work.

 

What airbrush and compressor setup are you using? What psi do you spray at?

[semorebutts]

Thanks!

I use a badger krome airbrush with a .2 mm tip. 

Just a generic compressor set at about 15-16 psi

[lmagna]

Thanks

So if I understand properly you fist use the wash then while it is still wet you dry brush the white using the pointed Q tip

 

Please excuse my stupidity but is the White Spirit just a solvent or does it have a color as well?

[semorebutts]

I let it dry before wiping it off.  The spirit is just a solvent. 

[lmagna]

Thanks

[semorebutts]

Anytime. Its probably the wrong wAy to do it

though

[lmagna]

Based on the results it obviously is NOT the wrong way. Have you used enamel throughout the build or just in applications like this?

[channell]

It's not wrong if it works! 

 

The only rule in scale modeling is "make it worthwhile to yourself" so you don't end up wasting a crap-ton of money on a project you end up hating... maybe "do your best" and "finish what you started" would be strong suggestions too, if not absolute rules. 

 

 Everything else is just a tip or idea. 

[JohnEnglish]

So you didn't experience any issues in putting enamel over acrylic? I've heard that can be hit and miss.

[Koppalakki]

Enamel doesn't do anything to cured acrylics so it shouldn't.

[popeye the sailor]

I would think it depends on what you used to thin or enhance the drying time for acrylic.  I've heard from folks who had the undercoat curdle when spraying a second coat.   it's always best to stay with the type of paint your using.......saves a lot of lamenting afterwards

[semorebutts]

Ive used all acrylic paints on this build. I have not had any problems what so ever with the ak interactive wash. I do wait a full 24 hrs after painting to apply it though

[cog]

I had some problems when using Tamiya "acrilycs" and Vallejo on top of one another, I used that for the camouflage on a Fokker Dr.1 However, I didn't have problems with Vallejo and other brands, especially after lettinmg it cure for a day as you do

[CDW]

Where you run into problems is having enamel as a base coat. Enamel dries very slowly and takes a long time to gas out. Acrylics dry much faster. Even lacquer paints like Alclad use acrylic as a recommended base coat.

Way back when, we used oil paints as our washes. We used turpenoid, an artificial turpentine, as a reducer for the oil paint wash. You can find turpenoid in the art supply stores fairly cheap in quart size cans. It's also known as a "spirit", and is clear like the substance Semore is using here. Turpenoid will not harm acrylics.