Thomas Lund Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 That is really beautiful work. I'm getting more and more hooked on getting a Silhouette myself, really impressive what you can do with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Rock solid. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluggo Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 That is really beautiful work. I'm getting more and more hooked on getting a Silhouette myself, really impressive what you can do with it I think that's a good choice for modeling needs. If you are truly interested start learning how to draw vector graphics. It's the most important part of the puzzle. Download Inkscape (free) and learn how to use it. Thomas Lund 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dergrunepunkt Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 It's so cool, the metal finish looks awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluggo Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 (edited) How's this for a mask? Painted the lines last night and shot some clear on it. The clear made the Alclad look like poo so I'm going to wet sand it with 2000 and panel paint each panel individually. I doubt that I'll finish this thing up because I'm growing quite disappointed in it. I do want to see the painting through though. I got some new masking material in today so I'll be experimenting with it. More pics in a couple hours. Edited October 16, 2014 by sluggo BGB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Poo! That stinks.............sorry that the clear didnt work out. I have to agree that in the past Ive tried to clear some of my foiled models and have had the same reaction...........disappointment. The clear always seems to ruin the realistic appearance of the metal finish IMHO. Well either way I hope you finish it, as its a very cool and unusual subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmh53wrench Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 AAAWWWWWW DA<M!!!!! I wish I wouldve known you were going to clear it, I wouldve done my best to talk you out of it.....a quick peek at my "Jan" build wouldve shown you the exact outcome. Everyone keeps saying the alclad is realy durable, and so far the Ace Chrome Alum spray bomb I have been using hasent been too bad, but I have no designs to clear anything thats NMF, I am hoping my smudges will be smudged with some forethought and add a bit of weathering. Now that I look at your picture some clear with a hint of black mixed in wouldve done those lines perfectly in my opinion. Hope you come up with a solution.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluggo Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 The plan was to clear it to bury the paint lines, smooth it over, then panel paint each NMF panel. I started panel painting it last but it's very time consuming. The realist in me says to not invest any more time in it. My new philosophy says to forge ahead and at least attempt to finish it if for nothing more than gaining experience in NMF. On another note......the new masking material is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 To bad to hear that but if it's time to cut the losses, it's time to cut the losses. I wouldn't toss it though, you never know,...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluggo Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 I guess I'm one of the lucky ones that has a wife that supports both my modeling and my automobile compulsions. She's pushing me to finish it. I do think I need a break from it however. I'm going to work on making a couple mask sets for some upcoming projects and maybe start my P-40 build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3cubfan Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Wow! Just started following this. That looks fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Welcome aboard, cubfan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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