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Post by doogie on Jan 5, 2018 16:37:10 GMT -6
What a beaut, job well done.
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reserve
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Post by reserve on Feb 4, 2018 21:17:42 GMT -6
Thanks gents
Friday the Post Office delivered at last.
 001 by Mark Hartig, on Flickr
It's no wonder it took so long, it came all the way from the Ukraine. Should be able to get primer on it soon
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Post by BUCKY on Feb 4, 2018 21:56:21 GMT -6
That's nice!!!!!
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Post by JCON on Feb 4, 2018 23:12:24 GMT -6
Nice dio!!!
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Post by JEFF on Feb 5, 2018 15:57:29 GMT -6
That looks good, Mark.  |
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Post by reserve on Feb 5, 2018 17:08:45 GMT -6
Thanks gents
I do love MiniArt bases, they are very well done for the most part. They do have their drawbacks, one being not so easy to assemble. This may be more me than the kits as I am unaccustomed to working with vacu-form. The other is that they ARE vacu-form and as such they are flexy and somewhat irregular in side measurements, thus not square. I solve this by pouring the base pan full of Durham's water putty to get a solid unit, then putty around the edges of the wood surround takes care of the out of square problem. Note the screws attaching it to the wood surround, these are needed to get the thing to lay flat.
 002 by Mark Hartig, on Flickr
Now we'll see if Vallejo acrylic putty is as good as they say.
Primer on
 003 by Mark Hartig, on Flickr
I used Rustoleum rattlecan primer here, takes a good bite and dries to the touch in about five minutes
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Post by JCON on Feb 5, 2018 17:16:03 GMT -6
Didn't know that was vacuform... good job!!!
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reserve
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Post by reserve on Feb 5, 2018 17:25:54 GMT -6
Yeah brother all MiniArt buildings and diorama bases are vacu-form. Still better than working with Verlinden one side detail plaster however
Regards,
Mark
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Post by JEFF on Feb 5, 2018 18:20:12 GMT -6
I did not realize that either. Interesting.
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Post by BUCKY on Feb 5, 2018 22:29:41 GMT -6
This is very interesting! I don't think I've ever worked with anything vacu-formed.
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Post by JCON on Feb 5, 2018 22:31:59 GMT -6
Me neither...
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Feb 6, 2018 10:09:34 GMT -6
Sure is lookin good though.
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Post by reserve on Feb 12, 2018 18:13:09 GMT -6
Thanks gents
It's easy to get jazzed about vacuform kits but in reality they are not as hard as one may think; the worst part is flat sanding the wall halves after they've been cut out of the sheet. MinArt plastic helps here as it's soft and very reactive with LPC.
This is taking awhile to paint. Here the wall, building, and roadway are nearly done
 001 by Mark Hartig, on Flickr
 002 by Mark Hartig, on Flickr
 003 by Mark Hartig, on Flickr
I'll probably use some grass mat remnants to cover the bare earth, this is, after all, supposed to be Europe
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Post by BUCKY on Feb 12, 2018 19:39:15 GMT -6
Very nice work, Mark! Coming along, well!
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Post by JCON on Feb 12, 2018 22:06:11 GMT -6
That looks cool, I agree on the grass additions...
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Post by JEFF on Feb 13, 2018 17:15:35 GMT -6
Now that looks cool, Mark. I really like the work you did on the bricks.  |
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Post by reserve on Feb 15, 2018 18:02:38 GMT -6
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Post by BUCKY on Feb 15, 2018 18:20:53 GMT -6
Wow! That's nice!! Well done, accurate or not!!
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Feb 15, 2018 18:32:01 GMT -6
Awesome, but I can see a little weathering on the Dio coming up. 
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Post by Beekster on Feb 15, 2018 18:53:02 GMT -6
Accurate or not, Mark, that's a lovely scene and well executed!
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