PhoenixG

       PhoenixG, sometimes Tamiya Extra Thin is not the answer.

I'll usually follow up with the Tamiya glue, but now the part is bigger and thus easier to hold.

 

Does that mean "painting" the seam with the Tamiya?  Does it help with "filling" the seam?  Never tried it so am curious as to the method and the results it produces.

 

Yep. The thicker glue is to "tack" the tiny part in place, and the thin glue is used to zip everything up.

Looking good Phoenix!!! 

Gamera

Looking good Phoenix!!! 

 

Not a lot of progress this week.  Things have been a bit hectic in normal life.

Worked on the engine bell.  Tried to make a subtle heat discoloration around it.

Fun part was masking it to avoid overspray.  Sill putty made short work of the majority of it.

Used layers of steel thinned with distilled water, followed by airbrushed rust wash, finished with gunmetal also thinned with water.

It's subtle and hopefully converys the impression of heat.

When I weathered the asteroid siding I'd left it without clear coat because I'd noticed a matt coat can erase subtle color variations.  However, the pastels were rubbing off so I tried the clear coat and sure enough it erased everything.  Redid it with drybrushing.

It's less subtle than before.  Perhaps after the rest is complete will see if can use pastels to blend it more.

Started masking the hull for striping.  Thinking about how I might "weather" the stripes if at all.

Hey PG, I like the engine bell and the heating effect. I think mission accomplished!

And yeah... it's always a battle to not lose weathering effects. I can see the dry brushing worked. Nice!

Thanks Gamera and Bakster for the words of encouragement.  :)

This build has been surprisingly challenging from a creative perspective.  Can usually visualize what I'd like to try for and possible methods for accomplishing it.  Struggling with this one and can feel it as a reluctance to get back to the bench. 

Thinking it may be good to step away for a while and come back to it when it's possible to look at it with fresh eyes. 

Get some recreational reading in and maybe do some additional research into naval color schemes.

Oops, I missed a few updates there! Very cool, like the work on the engines too. 

Cool thing is you can paint her anyway you want within reason. Which is liberating but at the same time you get almost too many options. I have the same issues with dinosaur models. 

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with when you're ready to come back. 

"Struggling with this one and can feel it as a reluctance to get back to the bench. 

Thinking it may be good to step away for a while and come back to it when it's possible to look at it with fresh eyes."

Hey PG... it happens! I have been down that road as well. Take the time you need and then bring it back. 

Thanks everyone for their encouragement on this.  After being on hiatus for about a month, finally overcame the brain lock around colors and look.  Work on the space sub resumed last week and finished this weekend.

The rock rockets and small asteroids took some trial and error before settling on what's depicted.  Earliest attemps looked like space turds.  Needless to say they were stripped back to plastic a couple of times before settling on the overall gray scheme.

It's current resting place on my shelf o' stuff.

While it may have caused creative brain lock for me I found it interesting enough to get a different ship from the series to try in the future.

HI!

     As you Know, I Started a G.B. It's to be" What if's" based on what you have on the "Shelf of Doom" or your parts box or both. I like what you did with it. Now, just a short note on Sci-Fi. I found two old Revell Battleship Hulls. Sanded the top edge Flat and Glued them together. Hmmmmm. Could be the part of a Spaceship strong enough to withstand a Gate into another solar system-We'll See! The G.B.is to see how you would envision a design that continued with improvements from 1912-2023

That looks SO cool, PG. I like it. What a great model to display. Wouldn't it be cool to have an actual spaceship like that? If you are gonna fly around in space, why not do it with some style!

Glad you overcame the brainlock. I was thinking about you yesterday prior to your post. Was wondering how it's going and hours later you post. 

Glad to see you back. 

Hey T.B.

I've been in a self-imposed exile from the forums for the last month and hadn't known you had a GB going on "What Ifs".   Found the thread and it sounds like a great idea.  i'd say the folks who did this model were definitely tuned into your frequency.  :)

Most of my stuff is sci-fi that has no relation to present day equivalents.  Hmmm, Perhaps an opportunity to peruse the bargain bins for kitbashing components.

BTW, thought you'd appreciate the poster I have hanging over my workbench.  Image quality isn't the greatest due to the glare from the garage lights.

Hey Bakster.  It's nice to be back.  May have been pushing the little grey cells past the red line with all the stuff I've cranked out.  Had to take them into the shop to get serviced and reconditioned. 

It was the unusual asteroid planking on this ship that originally caught my eye.  Kind of like the stainless steel sides of a Delorean.

Speaking of cruising in style.   Years and years ago I remember reading an article about a decomissioned French aircraft carrier that was open to private sales.  Can you imagine that as your personal yacht?  A floating home with it's own private airstrip.  Visions of manicured lawns on the flight deck with a croquet set or golf course. Playing the back 9 with a highs seas handicap.

PhoenixG

Speaking of cruising in style.   Years and years ago I remember reading an article about a decomissioned French aircraft carrier that was open to private sales.  Can you imagine that as your personal yacht?  A floating home with it's own private airstrip.  Visions of manicured lawns on the flight deck with a croquet set or golf course. Playing the back 9 with a highs seas handicap

Ha! Yeah-- I can imagine that for sure! Then add antigravitic and wouldn't THAT be something! For some reason I imagine Dennis Hopper (Water World) turning it into a floating nuisance to terrorize from. Maybe a carrier was not availble, so he used a barge. 

Can't forget Kevin Costner cranking away at the Solar Sails to catch the solar winds.