Doug, that pre-shading turned out great and all the tiny paint chips make the overall finish even more stunning! Sometimes, the simplest techniques are the best ones after all.

Do you plan to add any extra weathering on top of all of that?

Thanks Cliff! Yeah this guy was some big name and "famous" figure painter. Sorry, I don't remember his name, but as you said... Plenty of sources to learn from. I'd like to do one some day, I mean a real nice one. I saw one recently on one of the Facebook modeling sights that was just stunning. They had painted a tattoo on the girls back that just blew me away. 

On the chipping on mine, I just painted the whole thing in a no smudge spray can silver, then light scuffed with scotch bright cloth. Added a bit of dry brushed silver as needed, and that's it. By the by...my wife texted yesterday and said she was on the way to Tam Tam ,(I think that's the big hobby store) in Tokyo. Hope she finds the Judy I showed her! Lolol... Well we'll see! Take care!

Doug

Doug: Love how she's coming!!! Love the subtle chipped paint, esp round the engine cowls. 

BTW: $250.00 for a figure painting course!?! Gee friggin' whiz! There are DVDs available on game miniature sites for around $30.00-$50.00 and you can watch them over and over as much as you want. Even better there are loads of figure painting tutorials on YouTube for free! Plus, the main thing about learning is just practicing over and over and experimenting till you find a technique that works for you. 

Ted... Great subject.. I like figures but have never been talented enough to paint one and have it look worth doing. There was a show here a while back, that taught these skills but at a cost of 250.00$ Sorry... other things to spend that on!

 And some more from me...

Geting it ready to paint and decal markings.

OK... a little touch up from paint bleed, and a short period to dry, and I can apply decals. Back it a bit!

Doug

Hi Cliff and Tony,

Yes, it's a pretty neat figure.  I bought it in Florida almost thirty years ago.

It was a Hinchcliffe piece of a Japanese archer, 120 mm, master done by Ray Lamb.

I took a couple of pics of the photos provided as painting guides which I will post tomorrow.

Talk to you soon,

Ted

I like the idea of that Samurai Ted. What kit ? Do you have a photo ?

Cheers

Tony

Sargee15

Keep it going Cliff!

When I get the Claude finished I'd like to get working on a Samurai archer I've had kicking around un built for way to many years!

Ted

 

Hey, that samurai sounds awesome!

Sargee, no apologies are needed. No problem either with the handle, I was just explaining cuz some folks try to email, and it doesn't get to me cuz they spelled it wrong.... Er, I mean spelled it right. Don't know why, but for some reason when I pull something out of stash... Two more just like it appear! Hmmm. Any way again, welcome and enjoy!

Cliff.... My wife asked what I wanted her to bring back, I showed her and asked for a Judy.... That's one I've never built. We'll see what she brings back...lolol...

Take care all!

Doug

Keep it going Cliff!

When I get the Claude finished I'd like to get working on a Samurai archer I've had kicking around un built for way to many years!

Ted

Lol!  Sad to say, without going to auctions, ebay, or Hobbylink Japan,  I have enough aircraft, ships and Samurai figures to be in this build group for many years!

Talk to you soon,

Ted

modelcrazy

 

 

Gamera

I started this just to get more people to drag stuff out of their stash and build it

 

 

Wait, what? Drag stuff outa my stash? Is that what I was supposed to be doing?

I've been buying MORE Japanese stuff to build.

 

You didn't get the memo Steve? 

All joking aside my stash is so large I'm sitting on the fence between collector and hoarder. HobbyLink Japan has a great sale going on right now but I had to force myself not to buy anything.

I was going to stop at JGB V to have a nice round number, think I'll try to keep going to JGB X now... 

Sargee15

Hahaha!  So I'm not the only one doing that!

Did you find any good buys modelcrazy?

 

I went to an IPMS club auction and found way too many. Enough to keep me building for the Japanese GB's for years, assuming Gam keeps it going

To Doug, Cliff and mrmike,

My apologies.  I normally don't act like that.  Must have been too much sun on the golf course...lol

Talk to you soon,

Ted

P.S.  Sorry Doug I misread you screen name.

Hahaha!  So I'm not the only one doing that!

Did you find any good buys modelcrazy?

Gamera

I started this just to get more people to drag stuff out of their stash and build it

Wait, what? Drag stuff outa my stash? Is that what I was supposed to be doing?

I've been buying MORE Japanese stuff to build.

Doug: That looks fantastic!!! Amazing work on the pre-shading- I'm really looking forward to the finished product!!! 

Ted: Some forums might be a little more strict but as Steve and Doug said we're pretty informal here. I started this just to get more people to drag stuff out of their stash and build it so no one around here (hopefully) are going to get upset if you want to talk about your airbrush, the weather, the price of tea in China or whatever. 

Hey Sargee, no problem at all... We generally stick to modeling, and by discussing things the way we do, well, even though I have been building since the very early 60s I still learn things from each and every member that contributes to the forum, as I hope I have shared some of my years with others. As far as "non modeling topics" ...well, that's how we learn about each other... Like your hockey ! And like Steve said, were pretty open and friendly here! So, WELCOME! And hope you enjoy the forums! Take care...

Doug (,rigidrider) 

PS... I know my handle is spelled wrong (Ridgid) but I ride a Ridgid framed chopper, and when I set up my email "Ridgid" was taken, so I just made it "rigid" ...lolol...

Thanks modelcrazy,

You are of course correct and I hope didn't step on any toes.  My goal is to participate and make friends.

Talk to you soon,

Ted

Ted,

We're pretty informal on the forums. Group Builds can and very often do, veer off to something unrelated. Even if you start a dedicated thread, members watching will sometimes go off on a rabbit trail. When that happens on one of my WIP threads or something, I take absolutely no offence to it, in fact, I like it. It gives me more of an opportunity to learn who the members are and the things they know. 

Think I just answered my own question.  Looked at the whole group build and see that it's one big thread.  My apologies to ridgerider and mrmike when they see my previous post.

And by the way Doug, nice work on the Nick.

Talk to everyone soon,

Ted

Thanks Cliff.  I'm going to have a snooze, but when I get back up I'll see if I can make some more progress to post.  Apparently golf and then hockey is a little too much in the same day...lol

By the way and not that as a newbee I want to cause any issues, but is it usual for fellow members to plunk conversations such as Ridgerider and mrmikes discussion about airbrush stuff into the middle of some ones build thread?

Just asking,

Ted

OK, afternoon everyone! Been raining like the dickens here the last few days, so I've been able to get some more done...

The underside will just be a dirtied and weathered Japanese Army grey, Tamiya acrylic. Most everyone that knows me here knows I work almost exclusively with acrylics. Its just that I've seen a few new names lately, and thats a good thing!  Theser will be thinned with lacquer thinner to speed drying due to high humidity lately.

OK, now the top, the first coating is Tamiya Japanese Army green with a fair amount of Tamiya sky grey in it, about 50/50.

The next coat was almost a complete coverage of like a "squiggle" pattern of almost straight Army green, then thinning down about 50/50 the remaining paint in the cup a giving it a blending coat from about 6 to 8 inches above the surface.

I guess it shows a little better with some light on it! lol...

And thats about all for now. Next I'll start some of the weathering and markings.

Take care all!

Doug

MrMike... Thank you sir. Yeah the oring I replaced was the one around the stem that the trigger pushes on. It looked like possibly when they broached the air inlet (for the allen wrench) they possibly left a bit of debris fron the process and it got in and cut the oring. It was just a barely visable cut, but thats all it took. Now, are you talking about the oring that the needle passes through in front of the trigger stem? I've not (having just bought) had issue with that yet, but have on my older AB. Like you said, just turn screw in a bit to squash oring a bit more to seal around the needle. The only thing I'm trying to get worked out is the fine detail work. It just doesnt want to do real fine work unless you crank the pressure up, causing too much over spray, or you have to thin the paint out to the point that it takes several passes to get desired effect. I'll get it eventually, Problem is my old Master Pro with a #2 needld will paint circles around the Talon costing 3 times as much. Any way, thanks for the info!

Doug

Ted: Looks good,  looking forward to more photos. 

This is for Doug (RigidRider) and any other owners of the Talon AB.

First of all. your problem was the only time I've heard of a leaking air valve, so thanks for pointing it out. Second, something you should know about the Talon if you already don't is that there is a tiny seal washer inside the body that prevents paint from passing into the air valve "chamber". There's a screw that controls the compression of that washer. I found a screwdriver that would fit into the AB body to adjust the fitting with a little filing, and ordered several replacement washers from Chicago Airbrush.

The symptom is paint in the air valve chamber. The solution is to adjust the screw until it seals or just replace the washer.

Hope you find your Talon as friendly as I have found mine!

Thanks Tony.

Hopefully tomorrow after golf and hockey, I'll still have enough energy to get a bit more done...lol

Talk to you soon,

Ted

I like that Sargee, nice start.

Cheers

Tony

Wheels and engine cylinders are glued waiting to be cleaned up.  I spent 15 minutes cleaning up the plastic engine front before I realized that there was a much nicer resin piece with the kit...

Needless to say, I'm a disorganized modeler...lol

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I've glued the sidewalls into the cockpit and the main wing pieces are glued and most of the seams are cleaned up.

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Thanks Cliff.

I'm thinking you're right.  I took some more pictures and it was quicker yet again.

Here are the tail planes.  Haven't glued them together yet, just cleaned them up but they need to be thinned down to fit the fuselage properly.

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