I ordered several gallons of Tamiya Acrylic to see if i can create the mix they specify for the color: Beige, White, Flesh and Stone Gray. Got them from Hobbylinc. They seem to have a sale on the Tamiya bottles at the moment.
Lyle’s Jet GB subject is ...
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got the nose fixed. The probe and a piece of the fuselage broke off when it dove to the floor to avoid incoming AAA fire.
I ordered several gallons of Tamiya Acrylic to see if i can create the mix they specify for the color: Beige, White, Flesh and Stone Gray. Got them from Hobbylinc. They seem to have a sale on the Tamiya bottles at the moment.
I ordered several gallons of Tamiya Acrylic to see if i can create the mix they specify for the color: Beige, White, Flesh and Stone Gray. Got them from Hobbylinc. They seem to have a sale on the Tamiya bottles at the moment.
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!"..
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Medicman71
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Nice save Lyle!
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Thanks, Mike.Medicman71 wrote:Nice save Lyle!
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!"..
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Stikpusher
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Better than new!
"Surely I have made my meaning plain? I intend to avenge myself upon you, Admiral. I have deprived your ship of power, and when I swing 'round, I intend to deprive you of your life."
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Thank you! Well, maybe...but it will work.
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!"..
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Scale modeling is fun! Scale modeling is fun! Scale modeling is fun! Scale modeling is fun! Scale modeling is fun!
For the third time, a new pointy thing on the nose of the Victor. Easy Peasy.
Spent time mixing up a color for the fuselage. Came to about a 23ml jar of paint when I was done. I used the instruction percents,
35% matt flesh
25% flat white
20% beige
20% stone gray.
In Tamiya's world, I used Flat Flesh (XF-15), Flat White (XF-2), Buff (XF-57) and Sky Gray (XF-19).
I used 1 drop per percent. and multiplied it by 5, I think. …
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A couple of observations. Tamiya's Flesh color is yellow....My idea of stone gray is not theirs. You can see the result of a test of 100 drops - the yellowish color. I added 5 drops of Flat Black (XF-1) per 100 drops of the combined color.. Pretty satisfied with the result...the more greenish color.
For the third time, a new pointy thing on the nose of the Victor. Easy Peasy.
Spent time mixing up a color for the fuselage. Came to about a 23ml jar of paint when I was done. I used the instruction percents,
35% matt flesh
25% flat white
20% beige
20% stone gray.
In Tamiya's world, I used Flat Flesh (XF-15), Flat White (XF-2), Buff (XF-57) and Sky Gray (XF-19).
I used 1 drop per percent. and multiplied it by 5, I think. …
..A couple of observations. Tamiya's Flesh color is yellow....My idea of stone gray is not theirs. You can see the result of a test of 100 drops - the yellowish color. I added 5 drops of Flat Black (XF-1) per 100 drops of the combined color.. Pretty satisfied with the result...the more greenish color.
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!"..
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Stikpusher
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Yes, the second take is much better.
Practice makes perfect on the nose pointy thing...
Practice makes perfect on the nose pointy thing...
"Surely I have made my meaning plain? I intend to avenge myself upon you, Admiral. I have deprived your ship of power, and when I swing 'round, I intend to deprive you of your life."
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Yep, practice does help.
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!"..
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I like thew second color as well. Looks great Lyle, keep it coming!
Remember: Scale modeling is fun!
Remember: Scale modeling is fun!
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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.
Virtuoso of Miniatures
"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.
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Old big kits can be bears to build. And you are wrestling a grizzly Lyle! Keep on it!
