Madill 071 Mobile Tower Yarder

[JCON]

Migs pigment fixer would hold it in place and dries clear...

[Beekster]

Mar 24, 2021 12:13:26 GMT -6 JCON said:

Migs pigment fixer would hold it in place and dries clear...

And I've got some of that on hand, too!

[Dukemaddog]

Mar 23, 2021 13:22:30 GMT -6 JCON said:

Mar 23, 2021 13:14:52 GMT -6 Dukemaddog said:

Okay, I looked closer, even blew the pics up but I cannot see anything that looks to me like a muffler. The rusty thing is the muffler? If so, I can't tell the difference in diameter; it looks too close to me. If it is not the rusty thing, then where on this beastie is it located?

I apologize for being such a blind idiot.

The white tube on the back Mark!!! LOL!!!

I'm with Bruce and prefer the smaller diameter one, not that it matters now...

Thank you! That's what I needed! I never even saw that!

Now that I've seen it, I like the larger diameter one...

[dogfish7 (R.I.P.)]

Amazing lubrication work Beek!

[reserve]

Sweet!!! That's a most excellent effect, and volume problem solved at a stroke.

Genius? Not too sure about that but I can walk and chew bubble gum at the same time

Regards,
Mark

[Beekster]

Well, Mark, genius or not the suggestion inspired me to rummage around and come up with a solution. Not typically being a diorama guy, everything but the bottle of static grass (which gets blended into mud applications) tends to get forgotten in the attic closet off the war room. But I have done an occasional base for models, which is why I retain the ancient model railroad scenery stuff. I just don't tend to think about it unless prompted.

[JED]

Really started to look used now

[ARMORGUY]

Perfect execution and looking hyper realistic.

[Beekster]

Glad you all like it! Today I'll brush gray on the joints where the deck assembly was glued down, and next week will spray the orange and blend it. Track sets should arrive today so that I can finish the second track run (I need ~15-17 shoes) and get paint on that. Exhaust pipe is ready for paint too, ditto for the last brush guard for the cab. The replacement cab roof is under construction. The transporter project has made background progress too; trailer is still being finessed for surface flaws and more primer later today. Tractor wheels painted and sealed with Dullcote, and tractor frame is ready for color (black). More pictures on that thread when there's something visual worth showing.

And I probably shouldn't say this, but also under construction are winch bedplates for a second yarder. That will be another thread eventually..

[dogfish7 (R.I.P.)]

Cool beans! I love your works.

[Beekster]

Another small revelation this weekend. It turns out that I can put color on the rigging lines while they are still on their original flat spools. The Sharpie can be vigorously rubbed over, under, around, and through the things to get a basic sheen on most of the line without unspooling it. I should have tried this earlier; I didn't do this with the smallest line for the utility drums and it took my wife and I working together for about twenty minutes to untangle one of them. I've pretty much worn out the two Sharpies I purchased a while ago, so I will have to make a trip to the art supply store for more. I will stock up on half a dozen or so now that I've discovered how useful they are.


Oh, on a less happy note, the box containing the track sets I ordered from Panda Plastics arrived yesterday.  Inside I found a set of T48 Rubber Chevron and a set of T51 Rubber Block tracks, not two sets of T49  steel 3-Bar Cleat.  Paul at Panda Plastics is chagrined and doesn't know how it happened, but these two sets are going back to him tomorrow (he'll refund my postage), and he will send the correct tracks.  This will delay the completion and painting of the tracks by a few days.

[JCON]

Bummer on the tracks!!!

[JED]

Bad news on the tracks but nice tip ref the Sharpie

[DPNM]

Your goo looks great Beekster. Nicely done with what you had on hand. That's a bonus.

Glad you are getting the correct parts. Just another bump in the road.

Silver Sharpies are very useful. It is what I use to do the windshield trim and such on car models among other parts. Use them on small parts that should be painted silver too. Cheap and easy with no real clean up.

And as an FYI for anyone, isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol removes Sharpie usually. I keep some 91% just to clean up various things.

[dogfish7 (R.I.P.)]

Just be careful with the Isopropyl, it can remove more than Sharpie.

[DPNM]

Mar 30, 2021 7:09:47 GMT -6 dogfish7 (R.I.P.) said:

Just be careful with the Isopropyl, it can remove more than Sharpie.

You're right Bruce. It is a good stripper also, if left to soak. It usually takes off chrome and in cases of poor paint jobs it can strip that also. It's what I soak the used airbrushes I buy in first. Takes most, if not all, of the crud off, especially if water based paint was used, although I have had to resort to lacquer thinner on a couple .

[Beekster]

Trying to decide if I like this:

This is a scrap piece of tubing, brushed with white and sprayed with Dullcote. I used a torn makeup sponge to stipple on a couple of shades of rust, and used a fine brush to drag the lighter shade. I'm uneasy; this looks rather more beat up than I was planning on. That being said, this is the genuine article:






My test piece was hastily done this morning in one sitting. I'm not entirely sold on the coverage, but perhaps that's just me being used to seeing a pristine spar on my bench. Something tells me a more open sponge might work better here, if I can find one. I'm using a torn make-up removal sponge wedge (you've seen them a gazillion times here propping up parts for photos). Applying the darker color and letting it dry completely before doing lighter shades would work better. A thinned spray of Dullcote in between would protect the darker layer(s) from being harmed when a lighter shade is applied and a brush dragged down to generate rain streaks.

[JED]

I've got a rust wash on order, I've never done rust before but I can tell it's not going to be a quick learn!! 😬 I think yours will look better on the actual spar when a lot more of it will be done

[Beekster]

Mar 30, 2021 14:07:16 GMT -6 JED said:

I've got a rust wash on order, I've never done rust before but I can tell it's not going to be a quick learn!! 😬 I think yours will look better on the actual spar when a lot more of it will be done

I hope so.  I guess I just have to steel myself to start daubing on a dark rust tone with the sponge and not look back.  Before I do I will rummage around for something different to apply it with; if I don't find something I will proceed with what I have since I don't really know what would be a better option.

[JCON]

If it is too much try a bigger sponge over that with your base color to bring it back a bit... dab a lot of the paint off the sponge on a paper towel or piece of cardboard so its almost like a dry brush technique...