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  1. arbit
    Don't be a stranger, show us your 40k stuff. And thanks for the compliment, but you have no one to blame but yourself.
  2. arbit
    Look who's back. Love your modern camo schemes. The more destroids the better!
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    Oh dear, they even include those little jars of paint! Gives me flashbacks of trying to hand paint my models when I was a kid... It didn't go well.
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    Joscasle, your F-14 looks great. All the weathering has really paid off. And you have a nice semi-matt finish. A lot of these birds get ruined by the gloss at the end. Nice work! Focslain, Yeah, I can see your pain. These 31s have too much Formula One style decals for a simple solution, unless there are custom masks to help out I wouldn't dare do it. Mechtech, so you replaced your window with a plexiglass for the exhaust? Is it wind proof, dust proof, etc? My wife would definitely appreciate a change from my current set up. ("Can you take all that tape off the window so we can clean the dust, please?" Feeling guilty now I still haven't gotten around to it in a few months ) wm cheng, your diligent color matching drill makes me slightly depressed . I just throw in whatever comes out of my airbrush it seems.
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    wm cheng, nice to see you back on an aircraft. Don't worry you haven't lost the touch. Bolt, your scheme is insane! Ready for your finishing touches. joscasle, nice update with the yellows and weathering. Looks amazing and dirty as hell. As for me, still no modelling until I can grip my tools without pain. The stress ball exercises seem to be working. But I have been learning how to make Napolitan pizza, does rising dough count as my Workbench?
  6. arbit
    I've heard you shouldn't put the chrome/gold plated parts in the ultra sound together with other alloys. They make a reaction. Also don't put flammable chemicals in the ultra sound. Just warm water, or soapy water.
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    I recommend watching a bunch of videos on cleaning and caring for your airbrush first. You don't need a deep clean if you're just changing colors, but at the end of a session, you need to go all out. Then before painting any models, get a lot of practice on paper and on plastic spoons to get your thinning ratios, airflow, and distance right, and to get a feel for the differences between primers, base coats and clear. It's not that hard to get a good result on your first kit if you give yourself time to practice first. When those spoons start looking good, have at it.
  8. arbit
    Dang, this guy's Hachette is out of control.
  9. arbit
    Looks okay at this stage. Will you be panel lining the entire ship? I would wait till you finish that step before deciding what to do with the engines.
  10. arbit
    Congrats on developing your own steam punk design. Looks beautiful. Reminds me of when we used to buy tons of cheap Chinese fireworks as kids during summer. It's a miracle we never hurt ourselves. I'm sure that's all illegal now.
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    Bolt, nice scheme there. I assume that's the v2? How are the retractable wheels and other gimmicks? Nice to see a step-by-step from you. The pre-shading looks nice to me, unless you were aiming for a clean new look.
  12. arbit
    We feel you. you're not alone. Very nice paint and damage progress. I've had my eye on that kit, but for the opposite reason to you: motorized wings!!!
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    Nice to see you're all so active while staying at home. As for me, I have been prescribed a stress ball to deal with my finger problems. I'm supposed to dig my nails into it for 5 minutes three times a day. Apparently it is not arthritis, but something degenerative which physio will likely clear up. I mention this because doctor says it may be caused by our hobby work, so get yourselves a stress ball. And I wanted to share this tasty morsel new on youtube. Don't miss the chase camera crash collision
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    Thanks claude, Glad to wake you from lurk mode! It is a special project to me, kind of like "every kid's day dream". But I don't feel proud, because I see all the amazing modelers out there, and I know I am not at their level. But I am really happy that I pulled it off for me and Macross fans to see.
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    I hope everyone and their families are staying safe and taking all necessary precautions. Despite the stay at home with the kids, I don't plan on modeling anytime soon. I seem to have developed some arthritis in a couple fingers and need to sort that out first.
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    Planning to give Gloss cans a try, but it is always dusty outdoors or humid where I live. I do use Mr. Top Coat for final Satin finish, but I also find it is touch and go, hard for me to control, easy to flood. But your TS-13 says it is Satin, not Gloss. I assume you are using the gloss version before lining and weathering? You have mentioned this before, but despite some research I can't find any info on it. Could you walk us through your Gouache technique step-by-step?
  17. arbit
    That's not my work. Different guy.
  18. arbit
    Nice work.
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    I'm guessing that gray tinge may be frosting from the gloss? Happens a lot to me with clear coats, including Future. I've found that a second spray of clear removes the frost. In any case, the hardware clear coats are just too thick, unless you know how to handle them. I particularly fear Krylon colormaster clear, which seems to have a yellow tinge, as well as being sticky. And I have my own rant: I've yet to figure out how to safely clear coat anything reliably yet, which is a bummer because it means I cant weather or panel line too much. 90% of the time my clear is not thick enough to withstand the oils, no matter how much I spray the oils seep right into the base coat (I've tried airbrushing Mr. Hobby superclear, Vallejo varnish, and Future, with varying results. It's particularly hard for me to gloss a large or flat surface. Small parts are okay.) I hope that with practice I will get there.
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    Now this you have to see.
  21. arbit
    Awesome! I will join you over there and bother the heck out of you with questions.
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    I'm curious about what type of glue is used with these Hachette models? Plastic cement, ABS Cement, or Super Glue?
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    505thAirborne, Love your CMS figure collection. Kakizaki and Milia! Why didn't I think of that. I'll have to copy you
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    Delta-One-One, Nice to see all your old builds. Are you working on anything new these days? Would love to see your work. Join us at the Workbench thread.
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    Joscasle, Lookin good! I like the Goodyear tires.
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