It's a Small World - the modelling thread.
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Eldar Jetbike:
A rather stoned-looking dragon.
A rather stoned-looking dragon.
They look like they're meant to be spelling out something.
Looks like he's been hitting the Group 16 [VIa] a little hard...
"You know you're going to have to face it, you're addicted to sulphur..."
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I've been painting some more old Eldar Harlequins, who were a space elf cult with outrageous fashion sense.
They're a lot of fun to paint but they are rather fiddly!
They're a lot of fun to paint but they are rather fiddly!
I thought I'd share my recent experience.
Don't know if anybody uses an airbrush (I'm pretty much a beginner). I'm busy building a 1:144 scale kit of the space shuttle Discovery. There are some large areas to cover when it comes to painting. So far, I've built the solid rocket boosters, the large liquid oxygen tank and the launch pad. I've just finished priming them all (took a couple of days). Experience has already taught me that primer in an airbrush can be awkward. The very property it has that causes paint to stick to it causes havoc with the tiny innards of the brush so I've been dismantling and cleaning all the parts after each session (I've discovered that old guitar strings - top E, B and G are great as pull throughs when it comes to cleaning the nozzle). The last session, disaster struck. I managed to shear off the nozzle, leaving the threads inside the airbrush. Luckily, YouTube came to the rescue and I found a video showing me exactly what to do. I followed the video and it worked like a charm.
In thought I'd kill two birds with one stone and order a new nozzle from the scale model shop @Pyan pointed out to me a while back. It's a nice inexpensive purchase and it'll give me a chance to see what their delivery service is like.
Here's the video just in case anybody else encounters this problem.
By the way, my Cutty Sark is more or less done except for the sails. I'm having a hell of a time trying to paint these. The rigging (well about 80% of it) is done but i'm not happy with it. It's beyond my skill level and, to be honest, the masts are too flimsy. You need to put some tension on the rigging to keep it in place until the glue sets. I used small fishing weights that I bought especially for the purpose but even they were too much. I think you'd need to go with some third party photo etched parts to get this right. I'm pretty sick of the whole thing - hence why I'm building the space shuttle.
I found this model of the Japanese carrier Kaga as it would be during the battle of Midway. I think it's one of the finest models of a Japanese carrier I've seen. If I could do work a tenth as good as this I'd be happy...
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Don't know if anybody uses an airbrush (I'm pretty much a beginner). I'm busy building a 1:144 scale kit of the space shuttle Discovery. There are some large areas to cover when it comes to painting. So far, I've built the solid rocket boosters, the large liquid oxygen tank and the launch pad. I've just finished priming them all (took a couple of days). Experience has already taught me that primer in an airbrush can be awkward. The very property it has that causes paint to stick to it causes havoc with the tiny innards of the brush so I've been dismantling and cleaning all the parts after each session (I've discovered that old guitar strings - top E, B and G are great as pull throughs when it comes to cleaning the nozzle). The last session, disaster struck. I managed to shear off the nozzle, leaving the threads inside the airbrush. Luckily, YouTube came to the rescue and I found a video showing me exactly what to do. I followed the video and it worked like a charm.
In thought I'd kill two birds with one stone and order a new nozzle from the scale model shop @Pyan pointed out to me a while back. It's a nice inexpensive purchase and it'll give me a chance to see what their delivery service is like.
Here's the video just in case anybody else encounters this problem.
By the way, my Cutty Sark is more or less done except for the sails. I'm having a hell of a time trying to paint these. The rigging (well about 80% of it) is done but i'm not happy with it. It's beyond my skill level and, to be honest, the masts are too flimsy. You need to put some tension on the rigging to keep it in place until the glue sets. I used small fishing weights that I bought especially for the purpose but even they were too much. I think you'd need to go with some third party photo etched parts to get this right. I'm pretty sick of the whole thing - hence why I'm building the space shuttle.
I found this model of the Japanese carrier Kaga as it would be during the battle of Midway. I think it's one of the finest models of a Japanese carrier I've seen. If I could do work a tenth as good as this I'd be happy...
1/350 Aircraft Carrier Kaga Battle of Midway
After 1 year of absence, i finally return. This time i want to recreate the Preparing phase before the launch in the Aircraft carrier Kaga. it took me quite a while to gather material and also research, in the end i think i did a decent job recreating the scene. Thanks for watching and cheers fro...
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That is astonishing. All those little people! They must only be about 5mm tall.
15mm Ancients for me.
I'm not a particularly skilled model builder and I found the recent build of the Cutty Sark a bit above my skill level. It was the making and application of the rigging that I found just too much. That model is almost finished (I just have to put on the sails) but I need a very long break from it.
With all that in mind, I decided to tackle a 1:144 scale model of the space shuttle and it was a good choice. I found it challenging but not too overwhelming. I took my time, made a few mistakes but nothing I couldn't salvage. It also gave me an opportunity to practice some larger area airbrushing. All in all, I'm quite pleased. Far from perfect but a good attempt, I think
P.S. Contrary to what I thought, the shuttle is not white but a very light grey. I followed the mix instructions (90% white 10% grey) but it still looks white to me.
P.P.S. White models are very difficult to keep white when you're busy painting and pplying a ton of decals...
With all that in mind, I decided to tackle a 1:144 scale model of the space shuttle and it was a good choice. I found it challenging but not too overwhelming. I took my time, made a few mistakes but nothing I couldn't salvage. It also gave me an opportunity to practice some larger area airbrushing. All in all, I'm quite pleased. Far from perfect but a good attempt, I think
P.S. Contrary to what I thought, the shuttle is not white but a very light grey. I followed the mix instructions (90% white 10% grey) but it still looks white to me.
P.P.S. White models are very difficult to keep white when you're busy painting and pplying a ton of decals...
I thought this guy rates a mention in this thread. He's been building ships from matchsticks for seventy years. The most fascinating part of this short video is when he explains how he goes about the process of creating a ship from his humble components. Incredible!
My system of customisable terrain for my miniatures, using hill segments that are snapped together with magnets and placed under a cloth printed with terrain. I can make hills or slopes of any shape, size and height.
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Ancients for now: Rome, Carthage, Greece, etc.
Looks like it's set up for the Battle of the Caudine Forks. I can just see the Romans marching blithely down the valley, and being ambushed by the Samnites from the high ground on either side.
Hey, yeah, it would work for that. You just need to get rid of that coastline.
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He says he still at work on them; I'm surprised he can still find the old fashioned wooden matchboxes!
Not these days - played at school, millennia ago. I build 1/350 ships these days, and you would need a football field for scale sea-battles with them.
Hobby shops sell headless ‘matches’ for modelling.
Hobby's 10,000 Matchsticks
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Yes but he was specifically carefully opening the old matchboxes themselves to give him really thin sheets of wood that he used for decking etc. A really clever use of them I thought.Hobby shops sell headless ‘matches’ for modelling.
Hobby's 10,000 Matchsticks
Hobby's 10,000 Matchsticks, part of the Wonderland Models range. Shop now with fast, hassle-free delivery.
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