matt_1185 Posted January 7, 2023 Author Share Posted January 7, 2023 I’ll probably glue in the resin fastrope after the fuselage half’s are glued together so it doesn’t get broken in the process lol it looks good tho, I’m happy with it Sasha As, Cheetah11, themongoose and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlamoSnep Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Amazing work! Following this thread woth interest for whenever I get around to building mine. matt_1185 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_1185 Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 Ok my Vallejo liquid mask finally came in so I was able to repaint and do the chipping on the floor. Not to bad for my first time I’m happy how it turned out! I’ll gladly take advise if there’s is a better way LSP_Kevin, scvrobeson, Model_Monkey and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Hi Matt, find pictures of actual chipping that appeal to you (they don't have to be any particular subject) and look closely at them. Scuffing / chipping are rarely just one color / intensity. Of course practice. Your build looking good. matt_1185 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_1185 Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 13 hours ago, MikeMaben said: Hi Matt, find pictures of actual chipping that appeal to you (they don't have to be any particular subject) and look closely at them. Scuffing / chipping are rarely just one color / intensity. Of course practice. Your build looking good. how do you do chipping ? I think I’ll strip mine down again and try again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrotten Highlander Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 I think you can improve this chipping by taking a small bit of fine grade sandpaper and carefully (and locally) sand the edges of the black where the chipping occurs. Once you get to see the yellow peeking through (slightly) stop and move on. Later you can refine more if you think it looks too artificial matt_1185 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrotten Highlander Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 21 minutes ago, Landrotten Highlander said: I think you can improve this chipping by taking a small bit of fine grade sandpaper and carefully (and locally) sand the edges of the black where the chipping occurs. Once you get to see the yellow peeking through (slightly) stop and move on. Later you can refine more if you think it looks too artificial Been rethinking my answer above. I think to minimize the chance of artificial look you can change your sandpaper to different grades of fine paper. That way you will get different scratches. Look also at the space between the seats (where you limited the paint cover, presumably because this will be hidden by something). try to get various types of impressions of that kind of cover around each 'chipping' markl. matt_1185 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_1185 Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 6 minutes ago, Landrotten Highlander said: Been rethinking my answer above. I think to minimize the chance of artificial look you can change your sandpaper to different grades of fine paper. That way you will get different scratches. Look also at the space between the seats (where you limited the paint cover, presumably because this will be hidden by something). try to get various types of impressions of that kind of cover around each 'chipping' markl. ok thanks I’ll spray some extra parts and do some practicing! Thanks MikeMaben and Landrotten Highlander 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrotten Highlander Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Just now, matt_1185 said: ok thanks I’ll spray some extra parts and do some practicing! Thanks Also wouldn't hurt to have the colour of the primer (asssuming you used one) 'shining' through in the largest of the yellow patches - this would suggest wearing through the different layers all the way to the metal. matt_1185 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 9 hours ago, matt_1185 said: how do you do chipping ? I think I’ll strip mine down again and try again Mostly colored pencils, silver, white, grays and browns (if footprints needed). matt_1185 and Landrotten Highlander 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_1185 Posted January 23, 2023 Author Share Posted January 23, 2023 (edited) Ok iv been doing some practice and doing the hairspray technique and I think iv got it figured out lol 2 hair spray brands later and 3 test parts and a lot of painting lol test part below now I can retry on the pavehawks floor. I got it all scraped off, primed and base coated I’ll let it dry over night then I’ll hit it with some hair spray and top coat and will report back tomorrow Wish me luck lol Edited January 23, 2023 by matt_1185 Spelling LSP_Kevin, Model_Monkey, Landrotten Highlander and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_1185 Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 Ok success! lol 3rd times a charm! now I can move forward with the build. J.J., Model_Monkey, CODY and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_1185 Posted January 25, 2023 Author Share Posted January 25, 2023 (edited) Taking a break come cabin decided to do some riveting lol not sure if I regret starting this. .3mm solder balls gluing them into the recessed rivet holes. Lord give me patients lol Edited January 25, 2023 by matt_1185 Spelling CODY, themongoose, Landrotten Highlander and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_1185 Posted January 26, 2023 Author Share Posted January 26, 2023 One side of this stabilizer done and primed to see how well it will look. looks pretty darn good imo LSP_Kevin, themongoose, CODY and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankBuster Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Awesome work, not great when they mold raised rivets as dimples. Cheers. matt_1185 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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