Hi all!!

I would like to get in this GB been out of things for awhile been wanting get back in this looks like a great chance

Not sure what it will be yet

Thanks

Yeap Wayne, getta a big bottle of Alclad chrome there!

Alcad, eh? Been wanting a go at that with a NM jet of the era...

i really like working with artist oils. the DOOG got me started on using them last year.

picked up the 1/32  T-2 HKT (Hunter Killer Tank) to go with the T-2 AHK. better price at LHS before ipms 15% discount than i've seen on line. guess i best rent the movie to see these in action, eh. and learn to paint ALCAD.

Rob.H. - it's done on a Future acrylic surface. I applied (after the Future dried overnight) very wet applications in the 'trench like' (seriously, the panel lines are huge and deep on this massive kit) panel lines. I then drag a dry dollar store 'blush brush' in the direction of travel of the craft across the panel lines. The brush draws out some of the dark pigment and streaks it across the shiny surface.

The really great thing about artist oils is you can do as much or as little to it to achieve a 'severe' or 'light' effect. If you really work with pressure you can make the streaking faint, but, the lighter you stroke the brush, the darker the streaking will be. Takes a bit of tries to get the desired effect. It does take some time to dry though, so, beware of fingerprints!!

Rob Sherman

I did the weathering with artists oils worked in with a huge make up brush: 

Your finish looks very amazing Rob.  Can you elaborate a bit on the "worked in with a huge make up brush"?  Do you use thinners on the brush to help streak the paint like that?  And do you do this over a gloss or a flat  finish?

Weathering is looking good so far, Rob.

Tks, gonna get the guns on and painted tonight and then the next wing by next week or so.

Rob: Love what you've done on the wing there! I expect it's a heck of a lot more work than the modelmakers put into the original studio model.

Now that's a really good looking paint job you got going there, Rob!

You really are getting the most out of that old kit, Fly!

Ok, so, got a wing 'half' done. This is gonna be a beast of a build. So, there's 3 different tones of greys in this wing, but, unfortunately the pic washes them out. I did the weathering with artists oils worked in with a huge make up brush: 

Lol it makes me think of the new Doctor Who episode where a Dalek states something like: 'Daleks have no concept of aesthetics!' and the Cyberman replies: 'That much is obvious!'

Yeah, I can imagine a Cylon could give a toss about what `his`ship looks like, eh?

Looks cool Rob! I see what you mean about the greys but you can't expect much style from a race of intelligent machines can you??? 

LOL, yeah, not many parts in this kit, so, yeah, the paint job is going to be a bit of a marathon!!

so it's a holiday in Quebec and you finished the GLADIATOR and started on this. do Canadian holidays last longer than 24 hours? from my limited experience with sci fi it's more about the painting and finish than the number of parts though with the T-2 tank i guess that depends on how they do the treads.

And, here's all the pieces mounted. I left off the shield and guns. The shield is going to be a complicated paint, so, best left off. The guns will get individual attention. Really, only took a few hours to assemble. Very few parts, just, massive!! Not rushing this build, it's just, really a simple build. The paint job? Well, that's going to be a massive undertaking. She's pretty much just a mess of gray's in different scales. Going to do some heavy pre-shading then play around with different values of grays. More to follow!!

Here's the hull with all the component mounted:

Here's the 'fuseage' (if you can call it that ). I'll call it the hull. Took up a few clamps, eh?

So, as it's a holiday in Quebec, I've got all day to myself, so, made some major progress on the Cylon Raider. I just can't get excited about lighting this kit, so, I've decided to let that thought go. So, here's the first step:

Gamera

Wayne: I take stuff sometimes to shows but rarely win, not a big deal I'm more about hanging out and buying stuff I don't need. I did get some advice from a regular contest winner the other week though, I have some issues with stuff breing properly aligned- i.e. the tail planes on aircraft being crooked or different dihedral on the two wings. That T-2 tank looks pretty darn cool.

Wayne: I take stuff sometimes to shows but rarely win, not a big deal I'm more about hanging out and buying stuff I don't need. I did get some advice from a regular contest winner the other week though, I have some issues with stuff being properly aligned- i.e. the tail planes on aircraft being crooked or different dihedral on the two wings. That T-2 tank looks pretty darn cool.

This afternoon I got bored and pulled out 'Godzilla: Tokyo SOS' and 'Godzilla: Final Wars' and watched them back to back while eating some of mom's strawberry pie. Not a bad way to spend the afternoon!  

Gamera

Fly-n-hi: Again, very nice work there, you're almost rebuilding that classic kit!

Wayne: Lots of luck- hope you come home with an armload of trophies.

Believe it or not, I'm still in this. I primed and sanded down the D-7 yet again this weekend. Dunno if I'm building the darn thing wrong or the fit is nearly as bad or worse than the old AMT kit but I've puttied, sanded, and primed her about three times now and still am finding seams and rough areas.

hey gamera

thanks been cleaning up stuff to take. grabbed my VRC-105 CENTAURO and washed it down last night with medium gray oils and a raw umber/green mix. it does look better and i have 2 more variants in the stash. these are just mean looking bastards. i am remaking MRE ration boxes for it. hell could be a small side business.the ones that come in kits have blurry text and just look crappy. will make soda cases, water bottle cases, etc. too.

i go into contests mostly with low expectations because i build for fun and like being artistic within realism constraints. i'm basically a hack modeler and don't really approach a start as contest quality.. that will change with the ORPHAN ARMOR GB and my BM-21 MRL with $100 of PE. i am really jazzed about the build because it will be a different focus, no trying new stuff, slow and methodical blah blah blah...

back to sci fi I WILL get the T-2 TANK next month from LHS. 15% IPMS discount gets it close enough in cost to support LHS. speaking of SCI-FI will veg tonight watching THE LAST SHIP and start of season 4 of FALLING SKIES. and have adult beverages.

Fly-n-hi: Again, very nice work there, you're almost rebuilding that classic kit!

Wayne: Lots of luck- hope you come home with an armload of trophies.

Believe it or not, I'm still in this. I primed and sanded down the D-7 yet again this weekend. Dunno if I'm building the darn thing wrong or the fit is nearly as bad or worse than the old AMT kit but I've puttied, sanded, and primed her about three times now and still am finding seams and rough areas.

hey Fly-n-hi

yep chile con. my frau and i will leave early Friday from Denver. started cleaning up some local contest winners. as it stands now i will have in 1/35  2 towed artillery, 2 artillery pieces with prime mover, UN UNIMOG 4x4, a couple of modern wheeled IFVs, an SDKFZ DAK 222, an artillery vignette and an Italian MAS torpedo boat and MAIALE 2 man sub. and i hope a couple of 1/72 including my SS-25. probably no tracked thingies or winged thingies.

i will be wearing my warwheels yellow t-shirt or an aloha shirt and  3rd armored division baseball cap. and i look like my avatar only more summery. hope to see you there

Time for another update.  I'm moving fairly quickly on this one as you all can see.

The S-foil inserts have these open holes in them that expose absolutely no details when attached to the main part.  Not only that but the larger hole created an opening that looks into the engine area:

So, based on some reference photos of the studio models I decided to scratch build some details myself.  The first thing I did was to cut out some styrene sheet to "plug" the holes:

Then I used some various styrene pieces to give some life to the parts.  Again, I used pics of the studio models as a loose guide:

I think that looks alot better.  One thing I did notice while looking at different pics of studio models and shots of the X-Wings in the actual films was that there is no such thing as accurate.  They're all different.

Rob Sherman

Fly-n-hi, you are the only one building, I think, but, you are not 'alone' 

waynec

excellent save on the lens. i'm still 3 GBs behind and have a regional next month so i am pulling local wins off the shelf, cleaning them up, and applying newer weathering techniques. and the T-2 tank will be available soon. guess i best sell a couple of airpane thingies, eh.

...And I hope you guys are enjoying my WIP.  I don't mean to monopolize this GB.

Señormodeler

Not alone dood. Nice build.

My wife doesn't want me to start on the falcon until we've cleaned up the garage and until I finish my u-boat. Gotta get on the former. The latter is chugging along!

excellent save on the lens. i'm still 3 GBs behind and have a regional next month so i am pulling local wins off the shelf, cleaning them up, and applying newer weathering techniques. and the T-2 tank will be available soon. guess i best sell a couple of airpane thingies, eh.

Not alone dood. Nice build.

My wife doesn't want me to start on the falcon until we've cleaned up the garage and until I finish my u-boat. Gotta get on the former. The latter is chugging along!

Fly-n-hi, you are the only one building, I think, but, you are not 'alone'