Welcome Guest Search | Active Topics | Log In | Register

2 Pages <12
My First Model and Diary Options
Stephan199
#21 Posted : 28 July 2015 18:33:56

Rank: Amateur Level 1
Build-Diary Medal: Build-Diary Medal of Honour
Groups: Registered

Joined: 06/07/2015
Posts: 32
Points: 96
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
I have finally gotten to a point where it is acceptable. I used Tamiya weathering products and it is good for a beginner. Thanks to everyone for the ideas. I watched a lot of Tube on weathering. Blink

Stephan199 attached the following image(s):
Falcon_weathering.jpg
colson
#22 Posted : 28 July 2015 19:01:26

Rank: Pro
Build-Diary Medal: Build-Diary Medal of Honour
Groups: Registered

Joined: 30/04/2015
Posts: 263
Points: 795
Location: Los Angeles
That does look a lot better than your first attempt. Good job. Keep it up.
davetwin
#23 Posted : 28 July 2015 20:57:48

Rank: Super-Elite
Publisher Medal: Featured Build of the MonthActive Service Medal: 500 post active service MedalPurple Medal: Super active service medal for 1000 postsOutstanding Build: An award for an outstanding buildBuild-Diary Medal: Build-Diary Medal of HonourRed Medal: Red Medal
Groups: Registered

Joined: 27/01/2014
Posts: 5,060
Points: 14,980
Not too shabby BigGrin, looks excellent, keep up the good work Cool
Gandale
#24 Posted : 29 July 2015 00:02:12

Rank: Super-Elite

Publisher Medal: Featured Build of the MonthActive Service Medal: 500 post active service MedalPurple Medal: Super active service medal for 1000 postsTurquoise Medal: Turquoise Medal for model making know-how contributionOutstanding Build: An award for an outstanding buildBuild-Diary Medal: Build-Diary Medal of HonourRed Medal: Red Medal
Groups: Registered, Global Forum Support, Moderator, Official Builds, Administrators

Joined: 08/09/2012
Posts: 15,172
Points: 46,151
Location: Aberdeen
Much better, think you have got it just about right now.... Well done for sticking to it, certainly worth the effort.....Cool Cool

Regards

Alan
Martyn Ingram
#25 Posted : 29 July 2015 08:04:17

Rank: Super-Elite

Publisher Medal: Featured Build of the MonthActive Service Medal: 500 post active service MedalPurple Medal: Super active service medal for 1000 postsTurquoise Medal: Turquoise Medal for model making know-how contributionOutstanding Build: An award for an outstanding buildBuild-Diary Medal: Build-Diary Medal of HonourRed Medal: Red Medal
Groups: Registered

Joined: 17/02/2013
Posts: 3,257
Points: 9,847
Location: Kent
BigGrin Well done looks very nice Stephan Cool

Rgd Martyn
Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
Next Build ?
When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
Stephan199
#26 Posted : 11 August 2015 13:38:38

Rank: Amateur Level 1
Build-Diary Medal: Build-Diary Medal of Honour
Groups: Registered

Joined: 06/07/2015
Posts: 32
Points: 96
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
I just received my 2nd month so I am ready to start assembly. Watching everyone else's builds has given me a ton of ideas.

I do have a question for the forum:

What has everyone been doing to get the magazine holders to stay in place with the binder?

Regards.
davetwin
#27 Posted : 11 August 2015 16:08:20

Rank: Super-Elite
Publisher Medal: Featured Build of the MonthActive Service Medal: 500 post active service MedalPurple Medal: Super active service medal for 1000 postsOutstanding Build: An award for an outstanding buildBuild-Diary Medal: Build-Diary Medal of HonourRed Medal: Red Medal
Groups: Registered

Joined: 27/01/2014
Posts: 5,060
Points: 14,980
If you are reffering to the little white lengths of plastic that hold the magazines then once they are pushed all the way in they should stay in on their own.
Stephan199
#28 Posted : 11 August 2015 18:28:06

Rank: Amateur Level 1
Build-Diary Medal: Build-Diary Medal of Honour
Groups: Registered

Joined: 06/07/2015
Posts: 32
Points: 96
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Thanks Dave. I will give that a try.
Stephan199
#29 Posted : 11 August 2015 18:44:58

Rank: Amateur Level 1
Build-Diary Medal: Build-Diary Medal of Honour
Groups: Registered

Joined: 06/07/2015
Posts: 32
Points: 96
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
That works. Just needed to push them all of the way down, which allows them to catch under the lip.

I am way below newbie on that one. Blushing
arpurchase
#30 Posted : 11 August 2015 19:56:47

Rank: Super-Elite

Publisher Medal: Featured Build of the MonthActive Service Medal: 500 post active service MedalPurple Medal: Super active service medal for 1000 postsTurquoise Medal: Turquoise Medal for model making know-how contributionOutstanding Build: An award for an outstanding buildBuild-Diary Medal: Build-Diary Medal of HonourRed Medal: Red Medal
Groups: Registered

Joined: 27/09/2011
Posts: 15,196
Points: 45,687
Location: Dudley
BigGrin Welcome to the forum Stephan and nice startCool
Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .

Stephan199
#31 Posted : 19 August 2015 14:59:29

Rank: Amateur Level 1
Build-Diary Medal: Build-Diary Medal of Honour
Groups: Registered

Joined: 06/07/2015
Posts: 32
Points: 96
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Here is the start of my cargo hold. Looking at the picture, I now think it is a little too dirty, so may clean it up a bit. I did try to match the movie bench by not putting in the last backs and using putty to cover the slots. That is the first time I have ever used the Tamiya putty. It is remarkable stuff.
Stephan199 attached the following image(s):
CargoBench.jpg
colson
#32 Posted : 19 August 2015 22:42:51

Rank: Pro
Build-Diary Medal: Build-Diary Medal of Honour
Groups: Registered

Joined: 30/04/2015
Posts: 263
Points: 795
Location: Los Angeles
Not sure how it looks to your eye, but I do notice on my photos that colors are much more vibrant to the camera than the eye. I see a lot more saturation. So trust your eye also. Don't just go by your picture.
scraperjawa
#33 Posted : 19 August 2015 22:48:30

Rank: Pro

Build-Diary Medal: Build-Diary Medal of HonourRed Medal: Red Medal
Groups: Registered

Joined: 06/08/2015
Posts: 276
Points: 817
Location: Monrovia, Ca
Looking good, Stephan. I will probably do something similar with my bench.

It looks like we are in about the same place on this build. Just got my second shipment last weekend. I haven't started my cargo hold just yet though. I'm still working on the tube and interior of the cockpit.

Stephen

Current Builds: HMS Sovereign of the Seas /// Lamborghini Countach /// Eaglemoss BTTF DeLorean

Finished Builds: Millennium Falcon

dwayneg
#34 Posted : 20 August 2015 00:02:43

Rank: Semi-Pro Level 2
Build-Diary Medal: Build-Diary Medal of Honour
Groups: Registered

Joined: 09/06/2015
Posts: 76
Points: 228
Location: Lancaster, CA
Hi Stephan,

I like the bench. I'm up to issue 20 and I've done everything but cargo hold. Been slowly trying to get it to look like the movie. The Tamiya pigments really make a difference in weathering.
Tamiya 1/32 P-51D, Revell 1/32 Bf 109G-6 x2 1/32 P-51B, 1/32 Trumpeter Bf109K-4, 1/32 Hasegawa Bf 109E, Testors 1/32 F-117, RMF 1/35 Tiger 1
Stephan199
#35 Posted : 20 August 2015 22:14:26

Rank: Amateur Level 1
Build-Diary Medal: Build-Diary Medal of Honour
Groups: Registered

Joined: 06/07/2015
Posts: 32
Points: 96
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
colson wrote:
Not sure how it looks to your eye, but I do notice on my photos that colors are much more vibrant to the camera than the eye. I see a lot more saturation. So trust your eye also. Don't just go by your picture.


Hi Colson,

You make an excellent point. I compared the actual to the photo and the screen has greater saturation. I took some photos of a test card and noted that the saturation is greater with the camera. It is trying to lend 'vibrancy' to the photo for portrait.

Thanks again for noting this.

Regards, Stephan
colson
#36 Posted : 20 August 2015 22:19:33

Rank: Pro
Build-Diary Medal: Build-Diary Medal of Honour
Groups: Registered

Joined: 30/04/2015
Posts: 263
Points: 795
Location: Los Angeles
Stephan199 wrote:


Hi Colson,

You make an excellent point. I compared the actual to the photo and the screen has greater saturation. I took some photos of a test card and noted that the saturation is greater with the camera. It is trying to lend 'vibrancy' to the photo for portrait.

Thanks again for noting this.

Regards, Stephan



No problem. I typically desaturate my model photos a tad in post.
Users browsing this topic
Guest (8)
2 Pages <12
Forum Jump  
You cannot post new topics in this forum.
You cannot reply to topics in this forum.
You cannot delete your posts in this forum.
You cannot edit your posts in this forum.
You cannot create polls in this forum.
You cannot vote in polls in this forum.

Powered by YAF | YAF © 2003-2009, Yet Another Forum.NET
This page was generated in 0.204 seconds.
DeAgostini