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[ScottsGT]

Ok, at Peters suggestion, I kept doing what was doing!  After dealing with cold meds hangover all day I came down and scuffed out the dust bunnies and decanted more TS-15 blue.  Why the hell Tamiya doesn’t sell bottles that match the spray is one of those mysterious things we will never know.  
But I laid down 2-3 more coats and then shot the whole thing with leveling thinner mixed with a touch of paint.  
This is right after spraying. 

Can’t wait to see how it dries out. 

[belugawhaleman]

3 hours ago, Spitfire said:

Slowly getting there, on the good bits now.

Cheers

Dennis

Hey, that is looking great!

[BlrwestSiR]

1 hour ago, ScottsGT said:

Ok, at Peters suggestion, I kept doing what was doing!  After dealing with cold meds hangover all day I came down and scuffed out the dust bunnies and decanted more TS-15 blue.  Why the hell Tamiya doesn’t sell bottles that match the spray is one of those mysterious things we will never know.  
But I laid down 2-3 more coats and then shot the whole thing with leveling thinner mixed with a touch of paint.  
This is right after spraying. 

Can’t wait to see how it dries out. 

Love the gloss finish. 

Tamiya make a couple different blues in their lacquer line now. I wonder if of them might be a match?

[BlrwestSiR]

Primer is now on the T-Rex. Just plain Tamiya XF-2 flat white. 

Part of the diorama base is a juvenile Triceratops so that's next I guess. 

[BlrwestSiR]

First bit of colour on. 

Some Tiger stripes. 

Base colour done. I kept bumping into stuff with its tail. 

[DocRob]

9 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said:

First bit of colour on.

I will enter the dinosaur universe as well soon. X-Plus from Japan produces this beauty in 1/35, but I will wait for the even more sexy Spinosaurus.

Cheers Rob

[BlrwestSiR]

I have the X Plus T-Rex and it's a very nice kit. The Spinosaurus should be just as good. 

Pegasus also makes a Spinosaurus model. I have the leg and base at my bench but I have to find the rest of it. The boys took it so it's hopefully in one of their rooms.

[Peterpools]

16 hours ago, ScottsGT said:

Ok, at Peters suggestion, I kept doing what was doing!  After dealing with cold meds hangover all day I came down and scuffed out the dust bunnies and decanted more TS-15 blue.  Why the hell Tamiya doesn’t sell bottles that match the spray is one of those mysterious things we will never know.  
But I laid down 2-3 more coats and then shot the whole thing with leveling thinner mixed with a touch of paint.  
This is right after spraying. 

Can’t wait to see how it dries out. 

Scott

WOW - Gorgeous gloss finish.🏆

Completely agree about Tamiya calling out for far too many colors that are only available in their AS spray cans line and has always been a great mystery to me as well. I could see in the days they didn't offer a lacquer paint in jars but now they do: LP paints. 

[Peterpools]

Carl

Looking mighty good - what mix did you use for the colors - they look so good.  With the Big Fella standing next to a bottle of Tamiya paint, we get some idea of his size. How really big is he or her? 

 

[Peterpools]

Rob

Going to be some nice builds and maybe a full diorama? 

 

[DocRob]

49 minutes ago, Peterpools said:

Going to be some nice builds and maybe a full diorama? 

1/35 leaves a lot of possibilities, Peter... 

Cheers Rob

[Peterpools]

Rob

Surely does and with your creative touch, going to be a joy to follow. 

[BlrwestSiR]

3 hours ago, Peterpools said:

Carl

Looking mighty good - what mix did you use for the colors - they look so good.  With the Big Fella standing next to a bottle of Tamiya paint, we get some idea of his size. How really big is he or her? 

 

Thanks Peter. The belly is XF-78 Deck Tan but I'm going to darken it a bit later. 

Topside, the base is XF-5 Green and the tiger stripes are XF-27 Black Green. All are straight from the bottle. 

As for size, she's approximately 20" from tip to tail. 

[BlrwestSiR]

I've got the basic paintwork all done. 

I've given her a gloss coat and then start on the detail painting. I'm not looking forward to doing her eyes though. 

[Peterpools]

Carl

Thanks for the info .. I never would have guessed the body colors were not hand mixed and shaded - they look so good. Holy cow, over a foot and half tall ... she sure is big and forbidding. 

Yup, the eyes are big and going to use all your creative juices.

 

[telepatu]

Doing some smaller scale stuff for a change, Revell 1:72 King Tiger for a quick a between-the-bigger-builds build. Quite nice kit, the tracks were a bit of a chore but at least they lined up nicely once I got the hang of it.

[BlrwestSiR]

Open up and say "Ahhh"

Painting the mouth. The tongue first. 

With it out of the way, the mouth was a bit easier. 

Nice thing is my airbrush was fine enough I didn't mask around the mouth. 

The teeth were done in off white. 

Oh and she got a mani/pedi too.

[Martinnfb]

Way too cool ! 

[PanzerWomble]

A 1/35 outhouse inthe making for a Jurrasic Park dio ? 

[BlrwestSiR]

5 hours ago, PanzerWomble said:

A 1/35 outhouse inthe making for a Jurrasic Park dio ? 

Actually, X-Plus did one already as a limited edition release of their T-Rex kit.  

This one comes with a baby Triceratops as a foot rest/future snack. 

[PanzerWomble]

New airbrush ....Harder & Steenback Infinity CR plus 0.15 / 0.4 needles .

 

Treated myself....the finish is gorgeous .

 

[Peterpools]

12 hours ago, Martinnfb said:

Way too cool ! 

 

13 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said:

Open up and say "Ahhh"

Painting the mouth. The tongue first. 

With it out of the way, the mouth was a bit easier. 

Nice thing is my airbrush was fine enough I didn't mask around the mouth. 

The teeth were done in off white. 

Oh and she got a mani/pedi too.

carl

Yikes ... looking mighty good, 

[Peterpools]

9 minutes ago, PanzerWomble said:

New airbrush ....Harder & Steenback Infinity CR plus 0.15 / 0.4 needles .

 

Treated myself....the finish is gorgeous .

 

PW

You're are going to love your new air brush. I have two H&S Infinity CR Plus airbrushes, one with a .2 tip (used for a good 80% of my work) and the other with a .4 tip. They will last a lifetime - just keep them clean and you will never have any issues. I have changed the seals and spring in the .2 tip AB just once in all the years I've had it and it's as good as the day I bought it.   

[BlrwestSiR]

So the point I'm dreading, painting the eyes. 

Anyone know what colours these are?

I have black and ivory but what about the first three? I know they're artist oil paint names but I have no idea beyond that what color they are. Just looking for approximate equivalents in acrylic.

Thanks. 

[Martinnfb]

I would go with the current reptile look.  

 

 

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