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[BlrwestSiR]

Lovely looking 110 and the figures are going to add a nice touch. 

Carl

[BlrwestSiR]

I got the decals onto the Dreadnought but something went very wrong. They didn't stick at all and actually curled up a bit. I decided to use my last resort decal solution on them and it worked. 

Brush on the Tamiya X-20A thinner, and leave the decals alone. They'll conform to just about anything at that point as you can see here. 

Close up showing the detail it's confirmed to 

But don't do it over acrylic paint or you'll have a huge mess. 

Edited December 26, 2021 by BlrwestSiR
Fix typo

[GazzaS]

37 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said:

I got the decals onto the Dreadnought but something went very wrong. They didn't stick at all and actually curled up a bit. I decided to use my last resort decal solution on them and it worked. 

Brush on the Tamiya X-20A thinner, and leave the decals alone. They'll conform to just about anything at that point as you can see here. 

Close up showing the detail it's confirmed to 

But don't do it over acrylic paint or you'll have a huge mess. 

Wow, that's something I never would have tried.

[mark31]

12 minutes ago, GazzaS said:

Wow, that's something I never would have tried.

+1

Mark

[BlrwestSiR]

2 hours ago, GazzaS said:

Wow, that's something I never would have tried.

It works well on the typically thick Japanese decals. 

Here's my Millennium Falcon I did using it on the kit decals. Everything not in white is a decal. 

 

 

 

[GazzaS]

Face painting in 1/48.  Not perfectly happy with the skin tones...   hopefully they look better with darker uniforms.  But not gonna redo.

Oils over acrylic base.

[harv]

To be honest Gaz, I don't see anything wrong with them. Maybe a bit to much rose cheeks....harv

[Martinnfb]

Face painting in 1/48 is challenging, looking good so far Garry, however I would ease up on the eyes a little , maybe a different shade. But again, its always easy to be the armchair general. Cant wait to see the final result.

[DocRob]

I like them a lot, man, it's 48 scale and macroed in. They will look perfect and I think a little emphasis on the cheeks is a good thing to do in this scale, because it renders the faces a bit more 3D.

Cheers Rob

[Peterpools]

20 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said:

I got the decals onto the Dreadnought but something went very wrong. They didn't stick at all and actually curled up a bit. I decided to use my last resort decal solution on them and it worked. 

Brush on the Tamiya X-20A thinner, and leave the decals alone. They'll conform to just about anything at that point as you can see here. 

Close up showing the detail it's confirmed to 

But don't do it over acrylic paint or you'll have a huge mess. 

Carl

Nice going and a great save. Thanks for pointing out not to use X20A over yogic paints - knowing me, I would have figured it out after the fact.

Keep ‘em comin

Peter

[Peterpools]

17 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said:

It works well on the typically thick Japanese decals. 

Here's my Millennium Falcon I did using it on the kit decals. Everything not in white is a decal. 

 

 

Carl

Looks perfect - a technique I know I will be trying as I build a lot of Tamiya kits and their decals do have some issues.

Keep ‘em comin

Peter

 

[Peterpools]

Gaz

nice start on the 48th scale figures ... the smaller they are, I guess the harder it becomes to do the faces and facial features. For my eyes, they are looking good.

Keep ‘em comin

Peter

[BlrwestSiR]

Got the first two sets of tracks done for my T-28. I'm using Rye Field's indie link sets for these. 

I have two more lengths to go to finish them. 

Carl

 

[AlanG]

Finally got a weekend off from the farm so i've made a start on my diorama small trees before i hit the 'fall down juice' later on. If i'm not too hungover i might start on the big tree as well this weekend. But i doubt that very much

 

[BlrwestSiR]

Back to something sci-fi, and a fairly rare kit too.

I started it a few years ago but barely got anywhere as the instructions are completely in Japanese. The kit is made from POM, which I understand is similar to Delrin so I had issues getting paint to stick to it. 

 

[GazzaS]

1/48 scale painter's toolbox.

4mm X 9mm.  Not totally happy with the sponge chipping...  but oh well.

[GazzaS]

Colors begin to unfold.  Beware...   there is some blur.

Lotsa detail painting to do, yet.

[DocRob]

1 hour ago, GazzaS said:

Not totally happy with the sponge chipping...

Yeah, the sponge chipping sucks and you forgot to add holes for the nails as well . Earnestly, painter, spectators and paint box are looking great. Happy new year my friend.

Cheers Rob

[Bomber_County]

Gaz, absolutely blooming brilliant……happy new year……

[GazzaS]

9 hours ago, DocRob said:

Yeah, the sponge chipping sucks and you forgot to add holes for the nails as well . Earnestly, painter, spectators and paint box are looking great. Happy new year my friend.

Cheers Rob

 

9 hours ago, Bomber_County said:

Gaz, absolutely blooming brilliant……happy new year……

 

Thank you my friends!!  Gave a Happy New Year!

[Martinnfb]

This is pretty sick little dio, love the composition, it brings everything to life. To build a realistic looking aeroplane is relatively simple task, to detail paint a realistic figure is a completely different ballgame. Looking great Gaz

[Martinnfb]

22 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said:

Back to something sci-fi, and a fairly rare kit too.

I started it a few years ago but barely got anywhere as the instructions are completely in Japanese. The kit is made from POM, which I understand is similar to Delrin so I had issues getting paint to stick to it. 

 

These bots are so cool , but also so pricey, I always wanted to build one , yet the price tag was a huge deterrent, maybe one day. 

[Martinnfb]

On 12/31/2021 at 2:20 PM, AlanG said:

Finally got a weekend off from the farm so i've made a start on my diorama small trees before i hit the 'fall down juice' later on. If i'm not too hungover i might start on the big tree as well this weekend. But i doubt that very much

 

Looking like trees, they are all  different just as the real deal. 

[GazzaS]

2 hours ago, Martinnfb said:

This is pretty sick little dio, love the composition, it brings everything to life. To build a realistic looking aeroplane is relatively simple task, to detail paint a realistic figure is a completely different ballgame. Looking great Gaz

Thank you, Martin!

[BlrwestSiR]

2 hours ago, Martinnfb said:

These bots are so cool , but also so pricey, I always wanted to build one , yet the price tag was a huge deterrent, maybe one day. 

Martin, I bought this years ago from HLJ for around $200. If I hadn't started it back then, it would be worth over $1000 these days. 

Speaking of which, I've been getting the kit assembled between watching the boys.