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Post by Ian H. on Sept 5, 2022 0:05:56 GMT
The decals look fantastic, Wouts!
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Post by Armorguy on Sept 5, 2022 9:55:08 GMT
Looking sharp chap!
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Post by beano on Sept 26, 2022 5:28:54 GMT
Nice work indeed fella 👍
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Post by wouter on Mar 26, 2023 9:28:16 GMT
Thanks gents. 7 months since last update...not a surprise really. Since the Slotfabrik decals were expensive AND utter testomonial (big price, nu precut decals, thick carrier film, wrong fonts used in contrast to the real stickers on the car) I felt I couldn't continue. Which is a pitty. Since there's no way I can design my own decals, let alone print them, I had to find an interesting decal sheet. But before that - and it hurt, because I liked the Hello Kitty livery car - I had to remove the decals and sand down the car again Then respray the car. I chose the HTP Motorsport Mann Filter livery which the car ran at the 24H of the Nürburgring in 2018. The cool thing was the snakeskin livery. Hobby Design has a decal sheet for this, and Spotmodel has a dedicated colour for the HTP Motorsport cars (although the yellow isn't 100% the same as on the snakeskin decals). It's a nice vibrant colour, but a pain in the bum to get on camera with the right tone. The horrors we modellers need to face ey However - next setback. The snakeskin decals were hard to handle and sit nice around details. So I gave up on them. A shame really. So in stead of making a 100% correct realtime car I chose to use the sponsors decals and just make a nice model out of it. Realism or not. Other than that the decals were a treat really. Nice thin carrier film, but not too brittle, and the decals sit snug. Some application of SOL and Mr. Mark Softer were needed here and there, but boy does it look good! Decals for the tyres and rims were provided as well and they are cool. Just one small typo in the painted red areas on the rear rims. In the red there's a text which should say 'rear'. But in stead it says: 'rare' . But it's so friggin small probably no one will notice LOL Next step will be painting some more details, add them to the body and add a coat of varnish. And after that most people would call it a day. But you guys now me, I don't like clean models. So stay tuned (hopefully not for another 7 months )
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Post by Paul B on Mar 26, 2023 15:58:23 GMT
Shame about the Hello Kitty version, but this one looks cool beans too
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Post by Armorguy on Mar 26, 2023 16:23:48 GMT
Gogogo Wouter, you're back with great pics!
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Post by SteveM on Mar 26, 2023 16:37:17 GMT
Shame about the decals but you've made a good recovery from what I can see fella!
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Post by Ian H. on Mar 26, 2023 16:46:17 GMT
Gorgeous, Wouts!
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Post by tommygunn on Mar 27, 2023 3:33:05 GMT
Great update, wouter.
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Post by wouter on Apr 2, 2023 14:50:25 GMT
Thanks a lot chaps! It's quite busy in the house lately, prepping for a fourth critter being born any moment. Normally the due date was today, but the little critter is still enjoying him/herself too much inside mom's belly Anyway, I did have some time to model a bit. Since the Merc is going to be a car which endured 24hours of racing, the tyres need to be adressed as well. So, to simulate used slick tyres I applied some thinned wood glue to the tyre, and then pushed it into a mixture of black pigment, flour and cigarette ashes. When dry I applied an extra bit of thinned wood glue and this dries quite sturdy. Looks quite alright, although I think I might need to do some finetuning. And that's pretty much it for today
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Post by Armorguy on Apr 2, 2023 15:00:38 GMT
Isn't this a suitable pic for a diorama ? Looking good, as usual with things on your bench.
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Post by Snipersmudge on Apr 3, 2023 6:04:00 GMT
Great chewed up rubber there, very realistic.
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Post by tommygunn on Apr 3, 2023 7:31:31 GMT
Great tyres.
Any news on the little one, wouter?
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Post by wouter on Apr 3, 2023 7:55:06 GMT
Thanks chaps. And Planeguy, I do recognize that face on the mugshot No news on the little one sadly. It seems it just won't come out...just yet
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Post by Paul B on Apr 3, 2023 10:08:48 GMT
I'm the little one will be along soon Wouts . Try tempting him/her with Belgian waffles
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Post by Armorguy on Apr 3, 2023 12:34:01 GMT
I'm the little one will be along soon Wouts . Try tempting him/her with Belgian waffles DO NOT try to tempt him or her with Brussels sprouts, you don't want a depressed baby!😂
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Post by Paul B on Apr 3, 2023 15:15:44 GMT
I'm the little one will be along soon Wouts . Try tempting him/her with Belgian waffles DO NOT try to tempt him or her with Brussels sprouts, you don't want a depressed baby!😂 LMFAO , it would certainly be very windy baby if you did
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Post by Ian H. on Apr 3, 2023 16:37:43 GMT
Brussel Sprouts are like little Death Cabbages. The tires looks awesome, Wouts!
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Post by Boots on Apr 3, 2023 19:45:54 GMT
That is looking real puuuurdy Wout`s and those tyre look awesome, i use a similar technique on tank wheels but using glue and sandpaper
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Post by tommygunn on Apr 10, 2023 7:15:10 GMT
Any patter of tiny feet yet, wouter?
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