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tempestjohnny wrote:

Stuart wrote:Great start - did you put decals over the moulded part to do that IP?

Yes

Cool, it does look really effective when done.

tempestjohnny wrote:If you look really close a couple of instruments are off but it's really close

I had the same issue with my IP for the Hurricane - 99.9% of the dials are in the right place but one has shifted to be nowhere near - I had to paint it out. If I can find my spares, I'll add one in to replace it.

KennyX wrote:Decals for IP’s being what they are, and just the nature of how they snug down over surfaces, makes me suppose that 99 times out of a hundred one or two will be a little bit askew or off by a fraction here or there. In my mind it’s almost expected. You’ve accomplished the desired effect, and it looks very nice to me. I had to look for the off dial, real close and real hard. It’s a great IP in my humble opinion

All very true Ken.

KennyX wrote:Decals for IP’s being what they are, and just the nature of how they snug down over surfaces, makes me suppose that 99 times out of a hundred one or two will be a little bit askew or off by a fraction here or there. In my mind it’s almost expected. You’ve accomplished the desired effect, and it looks very nice to me. I had to look for the off dial, real close and real hard. It’s a great IP in my humble opinion

Thanks. Yea you really have to blow up the pic to see but I'm my own worst critic

I’m my own worst critic as well, I know how that is believe me.

Speaking in terms of IP’s, lately I’ve been coming around to the idea of leaving aside the decals, and opting for experimentation with other mediums. I’ve been having pretty good results with picking out the details with colored pencils. I’ll paint the IP matte black if black, or matte black and then the color called for, and then pick out the bezels with silver (or whichever color I need according to references), and I’ve been working with trying to get the details of each gauge approximated inside the dials. Then a drop of clear in each one. Works alright, enough to keep me experimenting with it.

You’re much better at decals on the IP than I am. I’ve only ever really had it work for me once or twice.

That's exactly what I do with all of my IP's as long as there is raised detail. Decals on raised detail never look all that great to me.

Cockpit is done

Very nice - that came out well!

That’s one fine-looking Zero cockpit module right there. Good work.

Zero cockpit looks great! Can't see them real well but from what I can see... the seat harnesses look really good!

Thanks

John yeah once they are closed up on the sides you can't see much

Nice looking pit!