Mag in the workshop

T-rex

Member since
February 2007
From: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Mag in the workshop

Posted by T-rex on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 5:22 PM

Hi everyone, Magellan is the name and I just want everyone to know about this;

I want to be a great model builder!

Except i don't know how to do great models, i mean i've been doing model for 9 year and some of my first models, well i ain't very proud of if, (you'll see some as soon as i get this forum) Anyway i got the tools, i got the models but do i have what it takes to be a model building (Probaly yes) but anyone who got so useful tips would be very generase of you.

P.S by the way did i meting i'm only 15.

Working on: Trumpeter SU-152 (1/35) Trumpeter E-10 (1/35) Heller Somua (1/35)

"The world is your enemy, prince of a thousand enemy. And when they'll find you, they will kill you... but they will have to catch you first ''

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Gun Tech

Member since
August 2006
From: Oromocto, Canada

Posted by Gun Tech on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 6:19 PM

Welcome to the forums! You'll find a lot of valuable info here to perfect your builds!

Jean-Michel "Arte et Marte"

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cassibill

Member since
February 2003
From: Indiana, USA

Posted by cassibill on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 6:33 PM

Welcome, Mag!!! Practice, practice, ask questions, and practice

cdw My life flashes before my eyes and it mostly my life flashing before my eyes!!! Big Smile The 1/144 scale census and message board: http://144scalelist.freewebpage.org/index.html

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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 7:10 PM

Welcome to the Forums . Good luck on your quest of Master Modelerdom .

Regards, Rick

RICK

At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...

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Dubau

Member since
March 2006
From: Boyertown, PA, USA

Posted by Dubau on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 8:04 AM

" You've experienced a set back, and without set backs and learning how to fix them you'll never make the leap from kit builder to modeler "

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T-rex

Member since
February 2007
From: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Posted by T-rex on Monday, March 12, 2007 2:40 PM

It seems that I don't know the basic on modeling, I don't know want or how to do a model, well a good make model. Some of my problems are glueing, painting, decaling and dispalying.

Can anyone help me out.

Working on: Trumpeter SU-152 (1/35) Trumpeter E-10 (1/35) Heller Somua (1/35)

"The world is your enemy, prince of a thousand enemy. And when they'll find you, they will kill you... but they will have to catch you first ''

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T-rex

Member since
February 2007
From: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Posted by T-rex on Friday, March 30, 2007 12:33 PM

OK, just to know, I join this forum to improve my modeling skills, going nowhere on myself.

By the way What's dry brushing?

Working on: Trumpeter SU-152 (1/35) Trumpeter E-10 (1/35) Heller Somua (1/35)

"The world is your enemy, prince of a thousand enemy. And when they'll find you, they will kill you... but they will have to catch you first ''

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Bgrigg

Member since
May 2005
From: Left forever

Posted by Bgrigg on Friday, March 30, 2007 1:02 PM

Check out this website tutorial on dry brushing:

Drybrushing

So long folks!

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T-rex

Member since
February 2007
From: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Posted by T-rex on Friday, March 30, 2007 1:07 PM

Ow wow!

thanks

Working on: Trumpeter SU-152 (1/35) Trumpeter E-10 (1/35) Heller Somua (1/35)

"The world is your enemy, prince of a thousand enemy. And when they'll find you, they will kill you... but they will have to catch you first ''

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m1garand

Member since
November 2005
From: Somewhere over the rainbow

Posted by m1garand on Saturday, March 31, 2007 11:48 PM

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Aaron Skinner

Moderator

Member since
April 2006
From: my keyboard dreaming of being at the workbench

Posted by Aaron Skinner on Monday, April 2, 2007 9:08 AM

Mag,

Try this link for an FSM story about dry-brushing:

http://www.finescale.com/fsm/objects/pdf/dry-brushing.pdf

Hope this helps!

Aaron Skinner

Editor

FineScale Modeler

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T-rex

Member since
February 2007
From: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Posted by T-rex on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 11:30 AM

My specialise are Tanks, battleship, and aircraft, mostly probeler figther planes but I also do milittary vehicule like persenel carriers and car andtruck, helicopters and metal like ships. but lately I'm in the mood of tanks,I'm working on a M113A1, a Tiger 1, russian T-72 and a firefly. When therer done I'm going to do some aircraft most likel;y a P-38 lightning, then a large scale spitfire for a dio, all my plane need some help and need to accoplisme my blackhawk. By the end of the year I will be in ships.

Working on: Trumpeter SU-152 (1/35) Trumpeter E-10 (1/35) Heller Somua (1/35)

"The world is your enemy, prince of a thousand enemy. And when they'll find you, they will kill you... but they will have to catch you first ''