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Re: From Kenny X’s Shelf Of Doom
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 3:58 pm
by KennyX
Floki,
You sure ain’t kidding bro! I mean, I knew they could blend in but holy smokes! They practically become invisible:
That’s amazing.
Alright! Last week’s painting has left me fatigued. So I switched gears, and did some work on the details in the G6’s cockpit walls. Small detail painting, and the addition of custom wiring which I think makes the place look real nice. Have a look:
I’ve been using stretched sprue for wiring. It’s just malleable enough and it takes paint real good!
Re: From Kenny X’s Shelf Of Doom
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 4:12 pm
by speedgraflex
Exquisite!
Re: From Kenny X’s Shelf Of Doom
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 4:16 pm
by LyleW
Go look for “find the copperhead”.it is scary...
Re: From Kenny X’s Shelf Of Doom
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 4:26 pm
by KennyX
Thank you Bruce!
Lyle that was both enlightening and horrifying at the same time!
Re: From Kenny X’s Shelf Of Doom
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 6:23 pm
by LyleW
That is so true. Pretty scary!
Re: From Kenny X’s Shelf Of Doom
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 8:49 pm
by KennyX
Lyle, I mean bro. I like to walk/run out at the wild bird sanctuary adjacent to Lake Martin. Basic trail, about 4.5 miles round trip through the swamp. And while I have indeed seen snakes out there. They were obvious snakes- black racers and the like. And I know copperheads and their cousins the cottonmouths are out there, but I always thought “Gee how come I never see them!?” Heh. Because apparently we’re not supposed to HAHAHAAA! I’m still gonna run out there. I mean, I’m pretty sure they feel humans coming and escape long before we ever get to them most of the time, so at least there’s that. And shoot man, I knew they were good with their camo, but it never occurred to me to do a deep dive into HOW GOOD they are.
Re: From Kenny X’s Shelf Of Doom
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 5:00 am
by Stuart
LyleW wrote:Go look for “find the copperhead”.it is scary...
Stuff of my nightmares just there - once again I'm thankful we have no real snake issues in the UK...
Those sidewalls look great Kenny!
Re: From Kenny X’s Shelf Of Doom
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 1:36 pm
by KennyX
Thanks Stuart!
Well fellas, I am beginning to think that the work in the cockpit of Bartels’ G6 might just be wrapped up. Have a look here:
I’m gonna sleep on it and if I’m still feeling good about this work I’ll shoot some flat clear at it tomorrow morning first thing. After that I’ll take a short break on this one and get cracking on:
1. Finishing my 1:72 Zero’s propeller
2. Starting work on my 1:72 Zero’s landing gear
3. **MOST IMPORTANTLY** designing / building the frisket masks for the mottling on Pips’ Emil
Thank you as always for looking! I hope you guys are having a great day out there today.
Re: From Kenny X’s Shelf Of Doom
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 2:04 pm
by Floki
It looks excellent to me Kenny! Great weathering and the placard and extra wiring add a lot to busy the interior up.
Re: From Kenny X’s Shelf Of Doom
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 2:12 pm
by speedgraflex
Ken,
Flat coat and move on! Onward! You achieved a near-perfect balance between usage weathering and overall effect. No question about it. You conquered the cockpit.