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Hey Hof! Yes I thought about LEDs. I have this battery powered string of LEDs. But i have my hands full with this model and dont think I can pull it off🙁  Maybe with my next model ( the Missouri)🙂  

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I'm now trying to assemble 4 20mm guns. This is where me being a rookie really shows! I dont have the skills to cut off the plastic barrels and replace with brass barrels. I already cut one barrel off so I atleast have to use one brass barrel and it will be a mess. 

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Excellent work love the shading on the search lights.;)

 

OC.

Current builds  


28mm  Battle of Waterloo   attack on La Haye Saint   Diorama.

1/700  HMS Hood   Flyhawk   with  PE, Resin  and Wood Decking.

 

 

 

Completed works.

 

Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic.

HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts.

HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine  plastic.

Black Pearl  1/72  Revell   with  pirate crew.

Revell  1/48  Mosquito  B IV

Eduard  1/48  Spitfire IX

ICM    1/48   Seafire Mk.III   Special Conversion

1/48  Kinetic  Sea Harrier  FRS1

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28 minutes ago, semorebutts said:

Thank you OC. Personally I think Im to sloppy with it. I wish I could make the dark lines thinner and more crisp. 

What do you use for the shading lines - a  pencil?  thats often recomended  - I use that technique and it sometimes works, you would have to have a look on my build  I used a pancil for shadow work on the hull.

 

OC.

Current builds  


28mm  Battle of Waterloo   attack on La Haye Saint   Diorama.

1/700  HMS Hood   Flyhawk   with  PE, Resin  and Wood Decking.

 

 

 

Completed works.

 

Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic.

HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts.

HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine  plastic.

Black Pearl  1/72  Revell   with  pirate crew.

Revell  1/48  Mosquito  B IV

Eduard  1/48  Spitfire IX

ICM    1/48   Seafire Mk.III   Special Conversion

1/48  Kinetic  Sea Harrier  FRS1

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Oh wow a pencil huh. I never thought of that. I use "AK Interactive's naval kriegsmarine wash"  color code AK303. Then I wipe off the excess with their white spirit and a q-tip. That 1 searchlight took 45 minutes. It takes to long lol. I want to try dry brushing but Im to scared to. 

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1 hour ago, semorebutts said:

Personally I think Im to sloppy with it.

Oh...shut up! It looks great! :D

 

About the use of a pencil...can look great to apply paint chipping on larger scale models, but I won't recomment it to use that on a 1/200 Bismarck.

On a 1/72 scale type VII U-boot after a tour (just to name something)....yes! but not on a well maintained battleship.

 

 

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WIP: No ships atm...sorry!🙄

Completed: Greek bireme - Dusek - scale 1:72

 Louie da fly: "I think it requires a special kind of insanity to choose a galley to build a model of."

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lead pencil paint chipping on a 1/72 Biber midget sub.

I don't think this will look ok on a 1/200 Bismarck...sailors would get punished for not maintaining their ship when this kind of paint damage shows.:(

WIP: No ships atm...sorry!🙄

Completed: Greek bireme - Dusek - scale 1:72

 Louie da fly: "I think it requires a special kind of insanity to choose a galley to build a model of."

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I use one of those extendable pencils that you push the end to extend more lead, they are ultra fine but for an even fineer line you can sand the tip abit, I tend to use it in the inside corners where there would be shade and around water tight doors and around details, just to give  some separation from the protruding item.

It works well if you then apply your top coat over the top of it to seal it.

 

OC.

Current builds  


28mm  Battle of Waterloo   attack on La Haye Saint   Diorama.

1/700  HMS Hood   Flyhawk   with  PE, Resin  and Wood Decking.

 

 

 

Completed works.

 

Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic.

HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts.

HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine  plastic.

Black Pearl  1/72  Revell   with  pirate crew.

Revell  1/48  Mosquito  B IV

Eduard  1/48  Spitfire IX

ICM    1/48   Seafire Mk.III   Special Conversion

1/48  Kinetic  Sea Harrier  FRS1

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Spent some time this past weekend working with some weathering  tools. A soft lead pencil, say a 4 or 5, can add some definition, like OC said. 

 

Also used some watercolor pencils in various shades. Found out that Faber Castell pencils are a little softer than Prismacolor. Black and Burnt Umber are good for dark on light shading. And you can take it off with white vinegar or water. The vinegar will flash off/dry faster.

Ken

Started: MS Bounty Longboat,

On Hold:  Heinkel USS Choctaw paper

Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1

Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section

 

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Quite butts. In graphite you've got H for the hard spectrum and B for the soft it goes from H9 to B9 (European)

The softer the fuller the colour, which means e.g. if you have an ordinairy graphite pencil B6 will turn out very dark, nearly black without much pressure and  H, HB are general use pencil hardnesses. You get a greyish  colour. Furthermore, the harder ones may scratch the surface, whilst the softerones fill in imperfections.

 

A limited reference table US vs European:

US 

#0

EU

2B

#1 B
#2 HB
#2½ F
#3 H
#4

2H

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Carl

"Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson
Search and you might find a log ...

 

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One marketer is Ammo by Mig Jimenez: http://www.migjimenez.com/en/15-acrylic-colors

Ken

Started: MS Bounty Longboat,

On Hold:  Heinkel USS Choctaw paper

Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1

Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section

 

Member Nautical Research Guild

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search lights look great Semore,  as well the 20 mm guns  :)   very nice work your doing!

I yam wot I yam!

finished builds:
Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue
Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions
M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller
Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build

Billing T78 Norden

 

in dry dock:
Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20
Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required
Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400
Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch

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Do you prep the PE in any way before painting? Some brass may have a coating that can chip when the parts get bent.

Ken

Started: MS Bounty Longboat,

On Hold:  Heinkel USS Choctaw paper

Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1

Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section

 

Member Nautical Research Guild

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Nope no prep at all. I didnt see any chipping.  Im going to have to learn how to solder very soon though for the masts. Torch or iron? What flux? What solder?  How to solder? This is a never ending learning experience and a never ending wallet drain lol. But i love it. 

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