Thanks. My good eye thought it looked okay. Playing a version of the game I sometimes play when painting wheels. Paint one color, remask and paint the other color...repeat.Stikpusher wrote: The Hull Red, or more accurately Anti Fouling Red looks just right! Looking very nice so far!
Atlantis 1/240 USS Gato class submarine
Re: Atlantis 1/240 USS Gato class submarine
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Re: Atlantis 1/240 USS Gato class submarine
Way to go Lyle! That looks awesome!
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"Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I get and beat you with 'till you understand who's in ruttin' command!"
-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"
We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.
Re: Atlantis 1/240 USS Gato class submarine
Just caught up with this Lyle - It's looking really good. That red looks spot on.
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Re: Atlantis 1/240 USS Gato class submarine
Thank you, gentlemen. I may tRy painting th Gun blobs today.
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
Re: Atlantis 1/240 USS Gato class submarine
Gun blob? I take it it's a well detailed kit then?
Stuart Templeton 'I may not be good but I'm slow...'
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Re: Atlantis 1/240 USS Gato class submarine
Coming along nicely. Paint turned out nice.
Thanks,
John
John
Re: Atlantis 1/240 USS Gato class submarine
Not a lot to work with...for me, anyway. Gunmetal barrels and some wash. Ta Da....we are done.Stuart wrote:Gun blob? I take it it's a well detailed kit then?LyleW wrote:Thank you, gentlemen. I may tRy painting th Gun blobs today.
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
Re: Atlantis 1/240 USS Gato class submarine
Thanks. I kinda wrecked, though. I should have clear coated it...duh. All is fixable, though.keavdog wrote:Coming along nicely. Paint turned out nice.
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
Re: Atlantis 1/240 USS Gato class submarine
Sounds good to me - I like simple!LyleW wrote:
Not a lot to work with...for me, anyway. Gunmetal barrels and some wash. Ta Da....we are done.
Stuart Templeton 'I may not be good but I'm slow...'
My blog: https://stuartsscalemodels.blogspot.com/
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Re: Atlantis 1/240 USS Gato class submarine
Here is where I'm leaving the hull ...I think. For some reason, I like the look of it being a bit splotchy and over brushed....that and I'm tired of masking, painting, masking, painting, well, you get the picture.
deck cleats are on, that is about all the building that i've done.
deck cleats are on, that is about all the building that i've done.
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..