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Post by JCON on Dec 28, 2017 18:38:07 GMT -6
Looks very good John!!! Let the coloring in begin!!!  |
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Post by BUCKY on Dec 28, 2017 19:57:37 GMT -6
Just about looks too good to paint!!!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2017 10:12:00 GMT -6
smart as mustard mate  |
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Post by tojo72 on Dec 29, 2017 12:49:33 GMT -6
Really looking good
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Post by ogrejohn on Dec 31, 2017 7:58:43 GMT -6
Thanks you guys, it is much appreciated! OK, it's done. Not real happy with the Mig paints and I'm sure it's mostly due to my lack of experience. I watched all the videos and such but just couldn't get the hang of them. First off I used Vallejo black primer which went on great. I let that set for 24hrs and went to the Mig green color. It went down OK but still blotchy in spots. Tip dry was a constant issue. I let that dry a few hours and went to the yellow color. That stuff gave me a lot of trouble. Clogged up the airbrush even though I had it thinned pretty good. Tip dry was horrible in that I would just pull back on the trigger and it was built up.  Switched over to the black and couldn't get very good control. No tight lines, over spray and the inevitable tip dry was driving me nuts. I've used Lifecolor, Gunze and Vallejo acrylics and never had tip dry as bad as this stuff. Maybe I'm just not thinning it correctly or something. I'm not going to give up on them though as I do like their color range. I've got some acrylic retarder to try with them the next time. I also used the liquid chrome from Molotow for the mirrors, that stuff is great! So here it is, my last build for 2017. It's a six footer to be sure. Sorry about the crappy pics, the camera has been doing weird crap lately.       |
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Dec 31, 2017 10:19:36 GMT -6
Awesome!!
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Post by ogrejohn on Dec 31, 2017 10:39:17 GMT -6
Thanks Bruce!
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Post by Dukemaddog on Dec 31, 2017 14:32:51 GMT -6
I do like this a lot John! Nice work! I'm sorry you had such difficulty with Mig paints. Hopefully the retarder you have will work well enough. Meanwhile, you do have a very attractive vehicle here. I need to get one in 1/72 scale and build it soon...
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Post by JCON on Dec 31, 2017 15:22:32 GMT -6
That turned out awesome John!!! |
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Post by JEFF on Dec 31, 2017 15:58:53 GMT -6
John, for all the trouble you had with the paint, it looks awesome, Dude.  |
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Post by ogrejohn on Dec 31, 2017 17:57:52 GMT -6
Thanks Duke! It won't win any gongs at the show tables but I'll probably enter it anyhow.
Thank you very much Joe!
Hey Jeffers, thanks dude!
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Post by BUCKY on Dec 31, 2017 21:26:14 GMT -6
Looks good to me! I like the camo pattern on it.
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Post by ogrejohn on Jan 1, 2018 6:58:13 GMT -6
Thanks Bucky!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2018 10:42:38 GMT -6
Smashing finish old chap looks very good to me |
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Post by ogrejohn on Jan 1, 2018 17:13:09 GMT -6
Thanks Pete!
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Post by CarlRF (R.I.P.) on Jan 2, 2018 23:26:42 GMT -6
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Post by JED on Jan 3, 2018 9:33:57 GMT -6
Great job on this John,wouldn't have guessed you had trouble with the paints
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Post by reserve on Jan 3, 2018 11:15:58 GMT -6
I should have such trouble with paint so my stuff can come out this good. Nice one fella I think you're too hard on yourself
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Post by ogrejohn on Jan 3, 2018 17:13:04 GMT -6
Hey Carl, Thanks!
Thanks Jed! Most of the problems with the paint were, I think, of my own making. I'll give em another shot.
Thank you Mark!
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Post by doogie on Jan 8, 2018 17:03:45 GMT -6
Great work John!
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Switched over to the black and couldn't get very good control. No tight lines, over spray and the inevitable tip dry was driving me nuts. I've used Lifecolor, Gunze and Vallejo acrylics and never had tip dry as bad as this stuff. Maybe I'm just not thinning it correctly or something. I'm not going to give up on them though as I do like their color range. I've got some acrylic retarder to try with them the next time.
