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Motorcyclist Goggles
Posted by bitbite on Monday, July 8, 2013 1:19 PM

I'm going to build a German WWII sidecar.  What is the best color to paint the rider's goggles?

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Posted by stikpusher on Monday, July 8, 2013 8:45 PM

Don't glue them on until you have finished all your face painting. Drill the lenses out and put in drops of clear glue to simulate the lenses.

If the goggles are molded on the face already and that is not an option, use a clear neutral gray/smoke that some companies make.

 

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Posted by bitbite on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 1:00 PM

Looks outstanding. . . sounds hard.

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Posted by stikpusher on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 4:30 PM

It all depends on your tools.. a pin vise with a good selection of bits will take care of most of it. Or your xacto and some needle files.

 

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Posted by bitbite on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 4:43 PM

I have a pin vise!  Woohoo!  Never used it but I have one.  Wife bought some guy's modeling supplies at a garage sale and those were in the case.  Anyway, once they're drilled out, you drop superglue in there?  Where do you keep them while the glue is going in?  Lay them flat on something, hold with tweezers?  I'm scared to death to try this but I'll be brave (hehe) if it results in my being able to make models that look even close to as good as yours.

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Posted by stikpusher on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 11:53 PM

I like using Testors Clear Glue, or Micro Krystal Kleer for the lenses. Apply it with a toothpick or some other sharp pointy tool.applu it around the edges of the goggle, then draw it across where the lens goes.

 

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Posted by the Baron on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 12:10 PM

On smaller-scale figures, like 1/48 and 1/72 pilots in the old Monogram or Airfix kits, I just paint the lens brown and coat them with gloss acrylic.  I tell people they're tinted lenses.

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Posted by Cadet Chuck on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 2:05 PM

You could paint them light blue to simulate the reflection of the sky.  Works for aircraft but might look wierd with armor models.

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Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 5:50 PM

Yes, some clear paints work on smaller scales... clear green, blue, or neutral gray...

 

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Posted by bitbite on Friday, July 12, 2013 11:03 AM

"Resist the urge to greedily fondle the parts . . ." - Sheperd Paine "Modeling Tanks and Military Vehicles" Page 5

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  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Friday, July 12, 2013 11:09 AM

That's it! with that needle nozzle it is very easy to apply exactly how and where you want it.

 

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U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

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