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LSP_Kevin Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Gomer, you've clearly been having some trouble with your images here. I've cleaned up the thread and fixed them for you, except for the first post, which I can't delete as it 'defines' the topic. Anyway, you're basically choosing the wrong option to copy in Photobucket. The one you want is at the bottom of the drop-down list, labelled "IMG Code". If you click edit on one of your posts above, you'll see what it looks like when pasted in. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomer Posted February 22, 2010 Author Share Posted February 22, 2010 Gomer, you've clearly been having some trouble with your images here. I've cleaned up the thread and fixed them for you, except for the first post, which I can't delete as it 'defines' the topic. Anyway, you're basically choosing the wrong option to copy in Photobucket. The one you want is at the bottom of the drop-down list, labelled "IMG Code". If you click edit on one of your posts above, you'll see what it looks like when pasted in. Kev sorry kev thanks for the help i will be more careful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gomer Posted February 22, 2010 Author Share Posted February 22, 2010 coming along any input is welcomed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdthoresen Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Wow Gomer that is looking great. The tail section looks very cool. Might have to try this myself pretty soon. Please keep the pics coming! THOR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ads Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Glad you got your images on Gomer - i was having too much fun as was! Ads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomer Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share Posted February 24, 2010 more foil applied any imput is welcomed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 looking good. here is a Hasegawa kit I covered with foil and painted some areas silver. you know you can use the dullside of household foil. use a photo spray adhesive to attach it. Bruce more foil applied any imput is welcomed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 you know you can use the dullside of household foil. use a photo spray adhesive to attach it. Just be really careful with any adhesives other than foil adhesive. Sometimes the spray stuff can clump on you and it will DEFINITELY show up once the foil is laid down......Also, if you decide to thin it and/or apply it with a brush or applicator, apply the glue in the direction of the natural kitchen foil grain and it will be much less noticeable. Stang is looking great Gomer! Cheers, Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomer Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 thanks brian i have been using microscales micro metal foil adhesive seems to work real well bruce your stang looks great gomer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 thanks, yours is coming along fine. you can also change the direction of the foil. you might notice that the foil has a grain to it and if you change the direction of the grain it will pick up the light differently. bruce thanks brian i have been using microscales micro metal foil adhesive seems to work real well bruce your stang looks great gomer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 thanks, yours is coming along fine. you can also change the direction of the foil. you might notice that the foil has a grain to it and if you change the direction of the grain it will pick up the light differently. bruce I use kitchen foil strictly and reserve BMF only for areas I want some contrast in as far as tint, but generally the glue isnt strong enough for me and tends to come off sometimes, where as I have had great luck actually masking and painting over household kitchen foil. Bruce is correct; the natural grain of kitchen foil VS BMF is very evident once applied to the model. This can be seen if you foil as the real 1:1 plane was built; panel by panel, varying the grain VS the panel next to it and keeping thing symmetrical by foiling a panel, and then foiling its match on the opposite side of the wing/fuse/stab/rudder ect. Also dont discount the dollar store foil. Its thin and cheap but I buy all different kinds of foil from cheapy thin stuff all the way up to the Renalds Wrap Heavy duty to foil candy wrappers I find. Together and reversing sides, they make a wide variety of grains and looks. Here is a P-47D of mine that shows a fair example of this. Per documentation I grained the foil with a variety of things to achieve the look I wanted. Especially on the fuse top where anti-glare panels reside, where the paint needs more "bite" to stick properly. This is slightly hard to see after the full length anti-glare strip was added. Some of the upper sections of the fuse are grained with the fuse from top to bottom as apposed to front to back giving it a more realistic machined aluminum look after graining: SORRY FOR THE UN-GODLY HUGE PIC! (I though LSP scaled these down after posting but I guess not! If you right click on the pic and then left click on "view image" you can actually get the whole image on the screen. lol) I also used varying chemical process on my kitchen foil to produce everything from deep dark grays, to light platinum colors to a bleach solution that produces golds, greens, purples and different heat treated looks. Here is a Trumpy bearcat of mine that is an example of panels treated with an egg shell water solution and then grained after being burnished on the model to produce a flatter, more worn look: I only offer these techniques as examples since modeling is an ART to me and there is no right or wrong for me, just individual tastes and tecniques for each modeler. Your doing a great job Gomer! Your pony is coming along nicely. Im about to start a 1/32 Has mustang in foil myself...... Cheers, Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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