Kurt Posted December 21, 2003 Posted December 21, 2003 Hey everyone! My latest project is a 1/48 custom Enigma. This is my first custom, actually this is also my first Yamato. I thought I would keep everyone posted as I went along. So far things are going good. Taking the 1/48 apart was pretty easy. Then I just treated it as any other model. Priming and pre-shading are complete. Will start the two tone gray paint scheme next. Let me know what you think. Thanks! Quote
Kurt Posted December 21, 2003 Author Posted December 21, 2003 In case you are wondering, I have a set of fast packs coming to go with this. And Anasazi's Engima decal set is on the way. Thanks Devin. Quote
dyowelb Posted December 21, 2003 Posted December 21, 2003 looking good....can't wait for the next pics... Quote
Aegis! Posted December 21, 2003 Posted December 21, 2003 (edited) Seems I´m the first one to post so let me tell you something : your custom is looking great! Keep it coming , I was wondering though , did you do any sort of panel lines before you started with the two-tone colour scheme ? Being your first Yamato custom and worse yet , your first ever Yamato toy I think you´re doing spectacularly well , I personally would be able to do something like what you´ve posted already , I think I´d barely do some panel lines and maybe some minor mods but that´s as far as my bravery would go Edited : damn you dyowelb , you beat me to it Oh well , second is better than 3rd I suppose <_< Edited December 21, 2003 by Aegis! Quote
dyowelb Posted December 21, 2003 Posted December 21, 2003 Edited : damn you dyowelb , you beat me to it Oh well , second is better than 3rd I suppose that's because you talk to much or should i say type too much..... Quote
Kurt Posted December 21, 2003 Author Posted December 21, 2003 Seems I´m the first one to post so let me tell you something : your custom is looking great! Keep it coming , I was wondering though , did you do any sort of panel lines before you started with the two-tone colour scheme ? Being your first Yamato custom and worse yet , your first ever Yamato toy I think you´re doing spectacularly well , I personally would be able to do something like what you´ve posted already , I think I´d barely do some panel lines and maybe some minor mods but that´s as far as my bravery would go Edited : damn you dyowelb , you beat me to it Oh well , second is better than 3rd I suppose Thank you! At this point all I have done is primed and pre-shaded with an airbrush. There has been no panel lining, that will come later. It looks a bit rough at this point. I will look much better after I start spraying the actual colors. I will keep you posted. Quote
EXO Posted December 21, 2003 Posted December 21, 2003 oh man... this isn't aintitcool... let's not get into the "first" thing... anyway, I can't wait to see it. Your other customs have all been awesome! Can we see the scheme you're going to do or where you're getting the idea from. Thanks! Quote
Kurt Posted December 22, 2003 Author Posted December 22, 2003 Sorry for starting this in the wrong forum. It isn't always easy to tell where to put a topic. Anyway here is another update. I have sprayed on the light gray and painted a few other pieces. Next I will need to mask off the light gray for the darker gray application. However I don't have the decals yet and I need those to match the darker gray with the UN Spacy logo. There is some other things I can do till then and I will continue to post updates. Thanks! Quote
Mechamaniac Posted December 22, 2003 Posted December 22, 2003 WOW, that is some sweet work Kurt... OK, you gotta give us a rundown... What's on your workbench? What kind of tools do you use to do all this awesome work? I'm in the market for a good airbrush, what are you using? Quote
Kurt Posted December 22, 2003 Author Posted December 22, 2003 WOW, that is some sweet work Kurt...OK, you gotta give us a rundown... What's on your workbench? What kind of tools do you use to do all this awesome work? I'm in the market for a good airbrush, what are you using? Well there really isn't any special tools that I use, just the basic hobby tools to get the job done. I have three airbrushes that use. However for the most part I use my Iwata SBS. I would recommend Iwata for it's excellent performance and ease of cleaning. Then I have two Badgers that I use less frequently. Quote
Neova Posted December 22, 2003 Posted December 22, 2003 I wanted to ask if you had sanded, filled in or fixed any of the molding imperfections but I can see the imperfections were untouched in the nosecone / cockpit picture. I was thinking about tearing down my 1/48s to smooth out surface and detailing the panel lines too. Do you have a picture of the hands? I think that piece must be hard to preshade and paint. Good stuff here. Keep us all updated. Quote
Kurt Posted December 24, 2003 Author Posted December 24, 2003 I wanted to ask if you had sanded, filled in or fixed any of the molding imperfections but I can see the imperfections were untouched in the nosecone / cockpit picture. I was thinking about tearing down my 1/48s to smooth out surface and detailing the panel lines too.Do you have a picture of the hands? I think that piece must be hard to preshade and paint. Good stuff here. Keep us all updated. I did not correct any flaws or fill any seams on this. I thought about doing this, because that is the way I alway build my models. However to be able to fill the seams you would have to leave much of it assembled and that would have made painting difficult. I was more concerned with getting a nice finish. Here is a picture of the hands. You are correct, pre-shading is difficult on a piece this small. I just did a bit, the detail on the hands will be better seen after a wash and some dry brushing. Quote
Kurt Posted December 24, 2003 Author Posted December 24, 2003 I received Anasazi excellent decals and was able to decide on a shade of gray to match. Here is an image of the masking in place to be able to spray that darker gray. I also touched up the pre-shading on these areas before painting. Quote
Kurt Posted December 24, 2003 Author Posted December 24, 2003 Here is the final result of all that masking. Next step is to put a coat of Future on it and start decaling. Quote
Kurt Posted December 24, 2003 Author Posted December 24, 2003 one more for now, have to get that Future on... Quote
Isamu Atreides 86 Posted December 24, 2003 Posted December 24, 2003 that looks great, Kurt! keep us updated, i'm sure its gonna look awesome completed!!! Quote
Neova Posted December 24, 2003 Posted December 24, 2003 Incredible progress! That masking sure looks fantastic! Please post a gallery when you're done with this one along with your other customs! Keep it up Kurt! Quote
Kurt Posted December 28, 2003 Author Posted December 28, 2003 Decals are now done. Here are a few images of them applied. Next step is a wash to accent the panel lines. Let me know what you think. Thanls! Quote
Neova Posted December 28, 2003 Posted December 28, 2003 Those decals are SHARP! Simply Gorgeous. Are you going to seal the decals with future or a clear coat spray before washing? I need to order multiple sets of decals for my 1/48s too. Quote
Kurt Posted December 28, 2003 Author Posted December 28, 2003 I have already applied a future coat before decaling. I will not seal in the decals before the wash. I have never had a problem with washes effecting decals. I will apply a matt finish to seal everything in as a last step. Quote
dyowelb Posted December 28, 2003 Posted December 28, 2003 wow.....i like to 'desert' look of it... Quote
wasp Posted December 28, 2003 Posted December 28, 2003 Looks great, I can't wait to see what it looks like reassembled. What type of masking tape did you use? Quote
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