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Post by Robbo on Apr 22, 2021 17:22:13 GMT
I have to do them left handed so it's near on impossible for me
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Post by Paul B on Apr 22, 2021 17:32:04 GMT
Ian in that case I would prime them, then spray the glass colour and mask it off. Then just blast away with the camo colours and remove the masks later  |
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Post by Robbo on Apr 22, 2021 17:33:17 GMT
Liquid mask??
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Post by Paul B on Apr 22, 2021 17:50:22 GMT
Tammy tape might easier |
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Post by Marco on Apr 22, 2021 17:57:34 GMT
I almost missed this build! Looks great Paul! I have an ancient Scimitar, good model!
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Post by Paul B on Apr 23, 2021 3:56:27 GMT
Cheers Marco  . I did the Scimitar about 9 years ago, using a update set from Cast-Off models I believe. |
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Post by Paul B on Apr 24, 2021 16:12:09 GMT
Prime time today  .  The scruffy right shoulder/upper arm is showing some putty, will sort that shortly. I had to add a tad to the join, but I reckon I couldn't get it quite flush as the glue cured to fast.   Hope to get the colour on tomorrow, should have plenty of time as I'm not on kitchen duty for a change |
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Post by Snipersmudge on Apr 25, 2021 6:09:01 GMT
Most excellent Herr Badman |
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Post by SteveM on Apr 25, 2021 7:10:24 GMT
Primer time already.. wow  |
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Post by Paul B on Apr 25, 2021 9:21:26 GMT
Pete, prost alte freund Steve, we have moved on from that now , cheers ole chap Well here we go with the colouring in part . Now most people use Tamiya Field Grey for the typical Brit green camo colour, but to me it appears that Tamiya have tinkered with the recipe again. I have a new jar of XF-65 but it looks different, darker in fact than my last batch. So I am glad that I grabbed a couple of Humbrol acrylics the other week, which I now tried out . I ended up using Humbrol 102 thinned with VMS acrylic thinner. For the black disruptive camo I used a mix of Vallejo Black 71.057 and Anthracite Grey 71.052.     Next up will the vision gear, hatch cushions, stowage bin cover and drill out the tracks |
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Post by JEFF on Apr 25, 2021 10:21:54 GMT
Yes Sir. That's nicely primed and painted,PB.  |
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Post by PorcoRosso on Apr 25, 2021 11:17:59 GMT
Looking great since I last looked in. The figures faces look full of character.
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Post by Eric on Apr 25, 2021 15:49:30 GMT
Great colors Paul!...your making short work of this kit.  |
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Post by Paul B on Apr 25, 2021 18:11:17 GMT
Si, cheers mucker . Humbrol did some acrylics a few years ago, but they were rubbish, these are new certainly very good working . Jeff, very kind of thee sire . Joe, cheers too ole chap . The figures do have some good detail Eric, many thanks indeed Sir . Been back at the vehicle this afternoon, the bin cover, cushions, sights, road wheels and exhaust cover have been fitted/painted . The tracks have been drilled and are awaiting pinning     More soon dudes |
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Post by PorcoRosso on Apr 25, 2021 18:37:29 GMT
The tracks look a nightmare to me. They will add a lot of detail to the finished model.
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Post by Ian H. on Apr 25, 2021 22:14:54 GMT
Looks excellent, Paul, and thanks for the information about the colors. Very helpful!
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Post by tommygunn on Apr 26, 2021 2:30:16 GMT
Oh yes. Now that is a good paint job.
I’ll go with PorcoRosso about the tracks. Good luck with them.
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Post by Marco on Apr 26, 2021 12:27:00 GMT
Most beautiful!!!!
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Post by Snipersmudge on Apr 27, 2021 5:38:03 GMT
Very nice indeed Paul. Yes tamiya seem to have been playing with their colours of late, first it was O/D now field grey. however I still find it a good match especially when I add a drop or two of tamiya flat flesh. Of course the colour varied immensely due to many factors & the humbrol one you've used looks perfect for a Scorpion.
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. I did the Scimitar about 9 years ago, using a update set from Cast-Off models I believe.
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