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Plug wrote:2 whaite stipes like the ford GT or a mustang would look cool.
Like masking tape?
No Thanks.. I didnt mean that simple
coolwings wrote:Art shops sell Masking Liquid.
Does the job great.
Plays havok with brushes.
Wash brushes with water immediately or you'll be using new brushes every time.
Great stuff.
Little bowl of water beside workspace then to rince brush between coats..
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Right, back to proper modelling.. :-P
After spending a few months sojourning in the Airplane/Chopper regime, I've returned to my roots for these two.
The Tamiya Marder 1A2, and the AFV Club Wiesel 20.
The Marder was an unusual one. I knew it wasn't exactly a modern kit (not least I bought it about ten years ago), but I was not expecting the 1977 copyright on the molds. A very good kit for the age, although the two parts of the molds didn't match up fantastically well. Something I was not expecting was the engine, and there is no indication on the box that it comes with one. Compartment is a bit bare, but it certainly would make a good start if you have an inclination to superdetail things. Not many kits come with an engine.
As I look at the pictures, it seems I forgot to Krystal Kleer the troop compartment periscopes. Oops. (They didn't come with plastic sheeting)
The AFV Wiesel is an interesting kit. For starters, it only has 16 roadwheels, unlike the normal 28 or 32 to drive you mad. The tracks on the real thing are rubber-band, but I haven't been able to properly glue them together to look seamless. Comes with a photo-etch set, most noticeable as the exhaust guard, though folding and gluing is a royal pain in the arse.
Here they are together for relative size. The Wiesel really is a tiny little model, there are 1/72 tanks which are larger than it.
Took quite a leap of faith to go from the nicely done, clean paint job to go over the lot of it with drybrush, instead of simply highlighting the raised details. I think I lucked out, the overall 'faded' look seems to have worked.
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coolwings wrote:This is not mine.
It is a display model that goes round trade fairs.
Only once have I seen better water diorama modelling.
I took the picture for reference for when I have a go at this type of model.
Enjoy
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Really nice paint job. That's why I took the photos for reference later.Manic Moran wrote:Looks like epoxy. Lots of epoxy.
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I'm always fascinated by "a masterwork".
The best diorama I ever saw including water was a submarine pen, with refuelling & rearming going on, and all under attack from the air.
An intimidating subject - but the result was incredibly realistic.
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Them tanks are the smallest i ever saw and that helicopter, huge!Manic Moran wrote:Umm.. Yes.
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