KENNY X HAS A TANK

[KennyX]

Got the foundation for the chipping on the legs done during my lunch break. I paid attention to anything that looked like it could get scuffed, or banged on with a wrench, whatever, and started mapping out how I’d like to do it in my mind.

[KSaarni]

You really read my mind here!

Many many thanks, will for sure try this in very near future!

- Kari

[KennyX]

Go for it, my man!

[speedgraflex]

Dang! Looks great. I’d be heating up the tines of a fork (please definitely test before applying this to your superb model) and making blast holes. With lacquer... I use jams, jellies, peanut butter to splatter these onto the subsurface layer. Rubber cement too. I haven’t done that in awhile but all the ILM models have rubber cement, cigarette ashes and CA blobs on ‘em.

[KennyX]

Bruce, you continually inspire me! THANK YOU!! Oh my God!!!!

[speedgraflex]

A very good link. Mostly hand props, but the vibe is real stellar.

http://www.originalprop.com/blog/2014/0 ... -19961997/

[BlackSheep214]

I need to write this down on how to do the salt method...
Now where’s that mule kit to practice on?

[Stikpusher]

I need to write this down on how to do the salt method...
Now where’s that mule kit to practice on?

[KennyX]

Legs are done! It doesn’t look like it but there’s actually a lot of surface area to cover, just with all the angles and stuff. Chipping was accomplished with Aqua Net, and a stiff, wet brush. Also, when I painted it, I tried to foce myself to do it in as haphazard and almost sloppy manner as I could, to simulate a quick and dirty field application.

Progress, progress. And I think that’ll do ‘er for today. Back to it tomorrow.

[Stikpusher]

Nice progress so far!