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Oldermodelguy;
Now you know why I don't enter in shows anymore. I painted a Liberian Tanker " Soot Black" and they said it was wrong. That was a match to the photos of the ship that I took in Good Light( daytime). I repainted it Semi-Gloss Black and Won the class in the next show,and an extra ribbon for Best Paint, So you see, you are right!
Tanker-BuilderYES, Boys and Girls.The paint out of the Bottle, Tube or other container are ideal specifications, NOT what should be used on the actual model. YOU must, Like the museums do-Adjust for scale and lighting!
I haven't found that to be true. I've sprayed 3 brands of the same FS color and found them to be wildly different. Having ventured down the frustrating path of authenticity, I've decided to take a look at historical photos, find one I like and try to get close. Even real airplanes in AF museums don't look like line aircraft.
Tanker-Builder YES, Boys and Girls.The paint out of the Bottle, Tube or other container are ideal specifications, NOT what should be used on the actual model. YOU must, Like the museums do-Adjust for scale and lighting!
YES, Boys and Girls.The paint out of the Bottle, Tube or other container are ideal specifications, NOT what should be used on the actual model. YOU must, Like the museums do-Adjust for scale and lighting!
I think these things are not really a must. Scale effect is only appropirate for scale viewing distances of hundreds of feet. With cars and planes this is is very seldom appropriate. Multiply about two feet by the divisor of the scale to get the scale viewing distances. I do consider it for ships 350th or smaller, and 144th aircraft, but not otherwise.
Don Stauffer in Minnesota
Hi Don!
Yes, you are right. Now cars and most planes are not really affected to much by this. But take a photo of a Muddy, Dirty Tank and try to duplicate it. If you use the colors you think the mud is, invariably you get it to dark. Mud is a funny beast. It can vary in color too. Especially, If sand and clay are involved!
The day the vehicle rolls out into the sun, the color and saturation starts changing. The way it changes depends on the location. I vehicle dwelling in the tropics will weather different than one in Alaska.
I weather most of my models, so I allow considerable leeway in the basic colors, since they wont stay that way anyway.
A good friend of mine is collecting sand from USMC battlefields and must have several dozen jars.
they range from white to black.
Modeling is an excuse to buy books.
Tanker-Builder Oldermodelguy; Now you know why I don't enter in shows anymore. I painted a Liberian Tanker " Soot Black" and they said it was wrong. That was a match to the photos of the ship that I took in Good Light( daytime). I repainted it Semi-Gloss Black and Won the class in the next show,and an extra ribbon for Best Paint, So you see, you are right!
LOL guys . I remember a show in Tennessee I enter a King Tiger and it did not even make a 3rd place. Later I found out the judges didn’t like weathering but factory fresh finishes. I noticed it right away when none of the weathered tanks scored.
About a year later I entered the same model in a different show and won Gold 1st place in Axis 1/35 AFV category. Still it’s fun competing even if one doesn’t win.
Too many models to build, not enough time in a lifetime!!
This brings up a problem I see at judging at local and regional contests. Judges get together to judge, and there is always a know-it-all loudmouth in the group that has a strong influence on other judges. Instead of a group of judges, the results end up being the result of one judge. I have advocated in local contests for a rule requiring each judge to work by himself without other judges around, or if people must judge in groups a rule that judges must keep their thoughts to themselves.
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