cowie165 Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 (edited) Just wanted to share a few build up pics (paint up pics really) of a Regult Scout I finished last week. It was a lot of fun. I love the SF3D stuff you guys do and tried to create a similar feel - a worn piece of working kit that has seen plenty of contact with the bad guys. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. There was lots of putty and masking practice. I like the grey suggested by cool8or, and wish I hadn't already painted the pod H25 blue before he recommended dunkelblau. Eh, always next time! I tried an el cheapo undercoat from the hardware store because I was out of Tamiya primer and couldn't get the Mr Surfacer to play the game In this one I tried an airbrushed blend of MM Burnt Iron and Exhaust. I remember seeing one of wm cheng's kits with a similar effect and decided to have a go. Blue is a bit too bright. I had to weather it a lot to tone it down, plus light oversprays of grey. Edited September 1, 2008 by cowie165 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowie165 Posted September 1, 2008 Author Share Posted September 1, 2008 (edited) The kit was sold to me by a fellow MWer who kindly offered this tough to find kit. It had been stored for a while and a few antennas were damaged. I created the side antennas from sprue and the radar/top array antennas from a paperclip. They turned out ok - I was a bit impatient and wanted to keep the ball rolling... Pre-shading. I went a little heavy on the final coat and lost most of this... Edited September 1, 2008 by cowie165 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowie165 Posted September 1, 2008 Author Share Posted September 1, 2008 (edited) The part we all love, taking off the masking tape Weathering with water-based burnt umber and lamp black mix. Water based is great for me. You can make a big ol' mess and if you don't like the result, a quick wash down and you can start over without harming the paint job. Thumbs up for idiot-proof modelling Edited September 1, 2008 by cowie165 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowie165 Posted September 1, 2008 Author Share Posted September 1, 2008 Just a pic to show the decals from www.samueldecal.com Nice guy, fast service. He normally does 1/72 but happily obliged with a few sheets of 1/100. They're for a soldier Regult but there were enough generic Zentraedi decals to knock up a scout pod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berttt Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Hey nice work dude! Youdon't see enough builds of any type lately let alone cool builds of these old schol kits. Props man. Berttt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie addict Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 awesome job!! that destroid doesn't know what he has coming! hehehe you're work has inspired me to finally redo and finish a 1/72 regult I have lying in pieces that I did a while ago... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcroRay Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 VERY Nice! I love seeing the old-school stuff, old-school f4rt that I am.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big F Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Looks dirty and used, the only way military stuff should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miriya Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Gorgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetarB Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 That looks great! In my opinion any Zentraedi should be weathered to hell and back, consistent with the story. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowie165 Posted September 2, 2008 Author Share Posted September 2, 2008 Thanks very much gents! Big shout outs to jardann for providing the kit, cool8or for the help with the paint codes, and samueldecal.com for the rescaled decals. If anyone has photography tips, please post! I took the shots in the afternoon sun - morning sun would have been better. There was a little post production too increase the shadows and highlights, then a little sharpening. Good indoor white light would have been best, maybe next time. The red and green sensors are actually quite shiny (polished + future) but the pics kinda let the team down there. D'oh! Cheers again Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechTech Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Looks awesome Cowie! It's good to see a completed project! I keep having to stare at white styrene - for now! There's no school like the old school! - MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jardann Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Great work Mark! I knew that kit still had a lot of potential and you brought it to life! The weathering looks great. Old and used, but not really damaged. I'm no photo expert, but your pics look pretty good to me. Maybe try a background that is a little bit off-white so that it doesn't wash out and make the subject seem darker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcroRay Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 For photography, the best method/tutorial I've found is HERE: http://www.happysoda.com/archives/88#more-88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie addict Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 here's a few more helpful links http://www.gamerabaenre.com/photography.htm http://www.gamerabaenre.com/lightbox.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necron_99 Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowie165 Posted September 3, 2008 Author Share Posted September 3, 2008 Thanks for the photography links guys. *groan* I haven't been using the macro function on the camera. Lower the f-stop. 2-second timer. Morning sun before 9am. I'll give that a try this weekend. Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcroRay Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I liked the lightbox tutorial when I read it some time ago, but I found Happysoda's setup to be more flexible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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