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Needed a break from the current project, so I pulled out HobbyBoss' "Easy Assembly" LA-5. Very basic...perfect for a one day "power build"!
I started around 2pm, this afternoon. Even with a couple hours away from the bench, and another hour+ spent messing with airbrush problems, I still managed to finish it up before midnight!
She aint no show stopper, but will look okay toward the back of the shelf!
all that in how long? Great job on Ivan's mount!
F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!
U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!
N is for NO SURVIVORS...
- Plankton
LSM
stikpusher all that in how long? Great job on Ivan's mount!
Thanks!
I spent maybe a total of 5 hours on it...I think that might even be a bit generous. Over the course of ten hours...I also did some work on a ship...and some other stuff, plus the down time I already mentioned. Old school...just build it!!!
Jeepers, just masking the canopy would take me an hour! What a brilliant, quick build!
Mike
Hector Berlioz
1943Mike Jeepers, just masking the canopy would take me an hour! What a brilliant, quick build!
Ditto.
"le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile"
Looks great- very nice!
Don Stauffer in Minnesota
Nice kit! Well done.
Chad
God, Family, Models...
At the plate: 1/48 Airfix Bf109 & 1/35 Tamiya Famo
On deck: Who knows!
Was the paint even dry when you took pictures??!
OOB power build? That sounds nice. I need to do one of those!
Seriously though, it looks like you spent more time on it. Excellent results! :)
- Mike Brindos "Lost Boy"
Wow! Five hours? Incredible!
Toshi
On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell
Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world. Mrs. Toshi
Thanks guys!
It was sure nice to not stess anything with this quick build. Bing-bang-boom-done!
M. Brindos Was the paint even dry when you took pictures??!
Dry to the touch...is dry enough in my book.
Cure time, shmure time...aint nobody gots time fo dat!
Those HB easy build kits can actually be built up quite nice! You did a killer job on that one.
Kevin Johnson Ypsilanti, Michigan USA
On the bench: 1/72 Fujimi Ki-36 J-BAAR
Fermis . . . the Usain Bolt of A/C modelling !
No one else has started decaling - and he's crossing the finish line.
5 Hours......nice build what paints did you use?
hanks again guys!
scigs30 5 Hours......nice build what paints did you use?
ModelMaster enamels.
Amazing build in just 5 hours....great job Fermis
Hunter
Nice job Fermis!
Buddy- Those who say there are no stupid questions have never worked in customer service.
Model Master enamels? Wow I thought you had to wait overnight or couple of days between coats of paint.....How long did you allow it to dry before spraying the next colors?
Thanks again!
scigs30 Model Master enamels? Wow I thought you had to wait overnight or couple of days between coats of paint.....How long did you allow it to dry before spraying the next colors?
Aint nobody got time for all that waiting!
Seriously...with this one (and most, for that matter)...I'll hold it by a wingtip...I'll spray the other wing first, then the rest. By the time the rest is finished, that other wing is dry enough to the touch, that I can hold it and spray the other wing. I did all black first, then did a basic flush/clean of the a/b. Gave it about ten minutes, then did some white "marbling". Went right to the light blue belly. I let that sit about 20mins, because it would be masked. I freehanded the top camo, so I really didn't wait between colors.
I spray in fairly thin/light coats, puting down very little paint with each pass. Dries much faster that way. I do give a little more time between paint and clear coats, and a fair amount of time before doing the decals.
Yikes. Don't ever come watch me try to build something, you'd lose your mind.
It can take me more time to decide what to do next than it did you to build this kit.
Nice one.
Greg Yikes. Don't ever come watch me try to build something, you'd lose your mind. It can take me more time to decide what to do next than it did you to build this kit. Nice one.
I have my share of those...believe me!
I have to give one of these speed builds a try, I do have one last question. How long would I have to wait before masking with tape?
scigs30 I have to give one of these speed builds a try, I do have one last question. How long would I have to wait before masking with tape?
Eh, maybe 15-20 minutes after you're comfortable enough to pick up the model without leaving fingerprints in the paint! It's also not a bad idea to detack the tape a bit...I just stick it to the palm of my hand a couple times.
I have been shooting some practice pieces but I'm getting a little too much paint. I'm using a Testors enamel shooting at 15-20 psi, does that sound about right? Is 3:1 paint to thinner a good ratio or should I thin more?
scigs30 I have been shooting some practice pieces but I'm getting a little too much paint. I'm using a Testors enamel shooting at 15-20 psi, does that sound about right? Is 3:1 paint to thinner a good ratio or should I thin more?
3/1 is about what I use to brush paint...for the airbrush, I'm much closer to 50/50. Compressor set 10-15psi...and I almost never push the trigger all the way down, unless I'm trying to cover a large area, like when I'm doing the black base coat. When I do the white "marbling"...much like doing German mottling...I get a little air flowing, then slowly ease the trigger back, just enough to get paint flowing. I paint small and slow, which is probably why one end of the model is dry enough, by the time I get to the other end! There is nothing fast about it!
I'll give that a try and see how it goes. Brush painting with 3:1, how well does that work with large areas?
scigs30 I'll give that a try and see how it goes. Brush painting with 3:1, how well does that work with large areas?
Thats a nice looking build, let alone for one that took a few hours.
And hopefully you have killed off one of the myths about enamels.
I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so
On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3
"Can you fly this plane and land it?...Surely you can't be serious....I am serious, and don't call me Shirley"
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