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Post by karih on Jul 14, 2022 13:24:29 GMT
Hi all, Beautiful summer weather has really not encouraged with modelling, but I finally managed to finish the Liberty build. Although I was not expecting this to be easy, it was still a surprise, how difficult certain issues were (especially etch parts). Afterwards it is easy to say, that I maybe chose a bit too challenging model. The Trumpeter Jeremy was really not too good (bad joints especially with hull & deck plus several incorrect details) and Eduards photo etch was maybe too comprehensive (665 pieces of which I used roughly 530 including lost/damaged parts). Also, as I already told you, I struggled with my AB. But that only means that I need more practise.
I will give myself a verdict 5 out of 10 (as a first model after 40 years break maybe a 8/10). So it will be a log way to reach the level which I want to achieve, but I guess one has to start somewhere...
So next one will be Tamiya's IJN Kagero (Musashi has still to wait...) with pe from Eduard & Infini.
Have a nice summer!
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Post by Paul B on Jul 14, 2022 14:12:00 GMT
Well done Kari  You have made a really good rendering of this ship indeed, and don't be too harsh with yourself, I'd say 8 out of 10 is what it looks like from here  |
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Post by PorcoRosso on Jul 14, 2022 17:58:09 GMT
That looks extremely good. Very nice weathering.
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Post by Boots on Jul 14, 2022 21:30:13 GMT
The detail work on this is fabulous.....all that etch work really paid off, terrific painting and weathering  .......look forward to the next one karih  |
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Post by tommygunn on Jul 14, 2022 23:16:35 GMT
Ignore what Paul said.
TEN OUT OF TEN if you ask me!!!!!
You should be very pleased with yourself.
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Post by karih on Jul 16, 2022 8:05:23 GMT
Thanks all for your nice comments! Highly appreciated!
Being new to these modern techniques, my goal was just to practise as much as possible. Therefore I decided not to worry too much about historical accuracy. Nevertheless, it is a bit shame that there are not too many pictures of war time Jeremiah. I assume that the museum ship is modified to a certain degree.
I tried to create an impression of a ship that was pretty beaten up, but since all the old photos are black & white, it was difficult to achieve a proper look. And due to my AB problems, I was forced too use traditional painting with brushes and that lead to too strong contrasts. But maybe with time and a lot of work, I will be abe to get closer to our friend Wouter or eg. Olli-Pekka Immonen imodeler.com/author/Olli-Pekka/. Maybe I need to see my phycisian and ask for some tranquilizers .
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Post by wouter on Jul 16, 2022 8:53:19 GMT
You did this in only a couple of months after a 40 years hiatus? Impressive. Very tidy pe work and nice weathering really. Imagine you even improving your work, than it's completely out of our league  Just one critique: it's something which stands out on this great model: it's a pitty there's some silvering around the ships' name decal. But since I read you had some AB problems that can be the reason since it can easily be overcome by airbrushing varnish on top of the decals. Anyway: great work. (And nice to read Koppalakki's real name after all these years  ) |
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Post by Ian H. on Jul 16, 2022 12:17:25 GMT
Kari, what a beautiful build and one to be proud of! Your weathering accents are superb. Really well done.  |
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Post by karih on Jul 16, 2022 16:24:31 GMT
You did this in only a couple of months after a 40 years hiatus? Impressive. Very tidy pe work and nice weathering really. Imagine you even improving your work, than it's completely out of our league Just one critique: it's something which stands out on this great model: it's a pitty there's some silvering around the ships' name decal. But since I read you had some AB problems that can be the reason since it can easily be overcome by airbrushing varnish on top of the decals. Anyway: great way. (And nice to read Koppalakki's real name after all these years Yes, you are absolutely correct and that was the final thing still undone: to spray the model with flat varnish. And anyway, I am always really happy to receive any proposals/tips/critics/ in order to improve. |
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Post by wouter on Jul 16, 2022 16:29:15 GMT
You did this in only a couple of months after a 40 years hiatus? Impressive. Very tidy pe work and nice weathering really. Imagine you even improving your work, than it's completely out of our league Just one critique: it's something which stands out on this great model: it's a pitty there's some silvering around the ships' name decal. But since I read you had some AB problems that can be the reason since it can easily be overcome by airbrushing varnish on top of the decals. Anyway: great way. (And nice to read Koppalakki's real name after all these years Yes, you are absolutely correct and that was the final thing still undone: to spray the model with flat varnish. And anyway, I am always really happy to receive any proposals/tips/critics/ in order to improve. The one piece of advice I'd give is: don't spray a coat of flat varnish on top of the model. I know it's quite often been done by many modellers as a final step, but spraying a flat coat on top of all the weathering effort really dulls down the plethora of weathering effects and makes a model less interesting. I pretty much never use varnish after the weathering steps. So if I were you I would spray just some varnish locally on top of the decals  . |
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Post by karih on Jul 16, 2022 16:31:59 GMT
Yes, you are absolutely correct and that was the final thing still undone: to spray the model with flat varnish. And anyway, I am always really happy to receive any proposals/tips/critics/ in order to improve. The one piece of advice I'd give is: don't spray a coat of flat varnish on top of the model. I know it's quite often been done by many modellers as a final step, but spraying a flat coat on top of all the weathering effort really dulls down the plethora of weathering effects and makes a model less interesting. I pretty much never use varnish after the weathering steps. So if I were you I would spray just some varnish locally on top of the decals . OK, thanks for the tip! This is how one learns. |
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Post by SteveM on Jul 17, 2022 7:03:55 GMT
Wow.. fantastic result!
My way of working with decals is to apply a gloss coat to the area. Normally Tamiya spray can is it dries fast maybe X-22 from the AB if it's only a small area.
Polish with microfiber cloth and apply the decal with Microset followed by Microsol. The decal will soften and bond to the finish.
If you see silvering, let the decal dry completely then with a new scalpel blade make many light cuts in it.
Apply more Microsol in one brush stroke, don't touch it again or you can damage the decal. It'll go soft again and settle closer to the paint.
This normally get the air out from under it.
I then pinwash as the gloss helps the wash move.
When dry, Matt or semigolss finish and finally weather the whole kit. As Wouter says kif you weather first it'll go flat under varnish.
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Post by Snipersmudge on Jul 17, 2022 8:56:59 GMT
looks superb!
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Post by karih on Jul 17, 2022 9:12:49 GMT
Wow.. fantastic result! My way of working with decals is to apply a gloss coat to the area. Normally Tamiya spray can is it dries fast maybe X-22 from the AB if it's only a small area. Polish with microfiber cloth and apply the decal with Microset followed by Microsol. The decal will soften and bond to the finish. If you see silvering, let the decal dry completely then with a new scalpel blade make many light cuts in it. Apply more Microsol in one brush stroke, don't touch it again or you can damage the decal. It'll go soft again and settle closer to the paint. This normally get the air out from under it. I then pinwash as the gloss helps the wash move. When dry, Matt or semigolss finish and finally weather the whole kit. As Wouter says kif you weather first it'll go flat under varnish. Thanks Steve! I will try this next time. |
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Post by jabbly on Jul 17, 2022 11:33:30 GMT
I agree with the varnish advice so I go for a coat of Klear, decals, pin washes and finally matt varnish. The matt varnish I find a lot easier to use with oil paints as a gloss surface has a tendency to smear.
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