derex3592 Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 (edited) Primer day for Mr. Chicken Walker. I may bitch and moan about how much this Tamiya primer costs, but you really can't beat it for small plastic kits. Edited June 14, 2015 by derex3592 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 and some pre-shading to round out a good Sunday... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wm cheng Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 OK, I got the chance to decal this baby last weekend and matte/flat clear-coated this weekend. When I was making up extra decals for my YF-19, I did the same for this baby - with special thanks to the white slime markers to a wonderful friend here on these boards (you know who you are - thanks so much!). I love the finish (hated all the effort that's required to bring an Arcadia up to snuff) - of course now I like it more than my Bandai Valks, which were pretty much a bit of pencil smudging weathering out of the box and a clear coat protection and that's it. This was a little more involved, it took about 4 weekends, but I do like the colour of blue it finally turned out into and the salt weathering method. Now I know how to finish my F-14s from now on. This is the amount of Tampo that should have been on a toy of this price range. It's 90% there, I just need to do a bit of Aclad burnt exhaust on the feet and intakes, dark wash the landing gears and paint the silver shock struct and weather the ordnance a little to match up with the plane - however they will be very light as they aren't usually as weathered. That will be sometime in August - we have a family vacation to attend to I'll do a proper photoshoot of this and the YF-19 in the summer. BTW, does the site re-size the attachments when I upload them? They're all blurry - they were "razor" sharp when I took them, but when I click on them, they all look soft, not like Subaro amazing photos - how does he attach them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wm cheng Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Note: in the fourth photo, if you look inside the leg (my feet are extended in prep to paint the burnt exhaust) you can see two bright orange screws... the only drawback to the salt weathering was these two screws rusted instantly... weird that all the other metal parts seem to do fine, there was one pin in the landing gear hinge that looked a little rusty too, but I was able to brush that away - this toy will be kept dry from now on, so the "rusting" wouldn't be an issue anymore (I hope). No more ocean dives for my baby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickyg Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Looks gorgeous! Yes, the site resizes them. Saburo uses a hosting site and links to the photos, I believe. I think that helps immensely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignacio Ocamica Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 All the effort paid off!!!! That's the best 1/60 VF-0D out there!!!! Looks absolutely amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 It's beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwynne Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 (edited) BTW, does the site re-size the attachments when I upload them? They're all blurry - they were "razor" sharp when I took them, but when I click on them, they all look soft, not like Subaro amazing photos - how does he attach them? Looks great! Try http://imgur.com/ It's free. You can make an account and create albums and have everything in one place and be able to add to or delete things, or just upload stuff without one for convenience. I have had things hosted for years. Allows high resolution files. You can just drag and drop images from your computer onto the webpage. Edited June 15, 2015 by Gwynne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 it looks dirty... like the anime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoosh Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Absolutely gorgeous!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoreyD Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 So now Arcadia is going to do a limited edition weathering version, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 OK, I got the chance to decal this baby last weekend and matte/flat clear-coated this weekend... *snip* BTW, does the site re-size the attachments when I upload them? They're all blurry - they were "razor" sharp when I took them, but when I click on them, they all look soft, not like Subaro amazing photos - how does he attach them? Can't stop looking at your VF-0D, Mr. Cheng. It's so gorgeous. That's how the salt weathering looks like. Superb! Regarding pix, you can use Photobucket or Flickr. Anyways, great weathering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAVAKAISER Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 i loved!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylwell Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Awesome as usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wm cheng Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Thanks for all the kudos! It certainly was a learning experience. The hardest part to judge was how much effect you need to go, only to be toned down by the gloss coat (glossy clear coats tend to darken the finish) and how much would come back when you flat/matte clear coat it all in the end again (flat clear coats tend to lighten the finish). I was a bit timid being the first time trying this method and I think I error-ed on the subtle side - now looking at how much I liked the effect, I wished it was a bit stronger to see all the effort went into it and I wished it was overall a bit lighter. It looks great under strong lighting or outside, but inside in dim lighting, I'd wish it was a bit lighter. At least I know exactly what to do with my Hasegawa VF-0s and F-14s when I finally do get around to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Beautifully done VF-0! Gotta love that delta design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f91 Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Wow - what brand/colour did you use for the blue? It looks great! Thanks - It's a Vallejo brand, Azul Matte, 70.962 Flat blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cesar Enrique Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 VF-1S Gerwalk, almost done, need to add some weathering and we're done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mintox Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Mate that looks great. That weathering effort on the blue certainly brings it out. Well done. Now, whats this salt weathering all about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chyll2 Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Mate that looks great. That weathering effort on the blue certainly brings it out. Well done. Now, whats this salt weathering all about? external link to another forum. I wanted to try it after I graduate from Spray can to Airbrush sometime in the future. http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/57027-salt-weathering-techniques/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Got the cockpit done. Didn't put a ton of work into it as you're not really gonna see it. Also trying a new technique for Chewy, we'll see if it works out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
505thAirborne Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Chewy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wm cheng Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 WoW!!! What a great kit!, I love it, I guess I'll have to get one too (my wallet doesn't thank you Great work on it so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Thanks for the kind words Cheng! I'm sure guys that do a lot of WWII armor could really go nuts on this kit and make it look amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchizophrenicMC Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I'm working on this Which currently looks like this When I'm done, this Nu Gundam will be just for show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacrossJunkie Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 OK, I got the chance to decal this baby last weekend and matte/flat clear-coated this weekend. When I was making up extra decals for my YF-19, I did the same for this baby - with special thanks to the white slime markers to a wonderful friend here on these boards (you know who you are - thanks so much!). I love the finish (hated all the effort that's required to bring an Arcadia up to snuff) - of course now I like it more than my Bandai Valks, which were pretty much a bit of pencil smudging weathering out of the box and a clear coat protection and that's it. This was a little more involved, it took about 4 weekends, but I do like the colour of blue it finally turned out into and the salt weathering method. Now I know how to finish my F-14s from now on. This is the amount of Tampo that should have been on a toy of this price range. It's 90% there, I just need to do a bit of Aclad burnt exhaust on the feet and intakes, dark wash the landing gears and paint the silver shock struct and weather the ordnance a little to match up with the plane - however they will be very light as they aren't usually as weathered. That will be sometime in August - we have a family vacation to attend to I'll do a proper photoshoot of this and the YF-19 in the summer. DSC_1587_resize.JPGDSC_1588_resize.JPGDSC_1589_resize.JPGDSC_1590_resize.JPGDSC_1591_resize.JPGDSC_1592_resize.JPGDSC_1593_resize.JPG BTW, does the site re-size the attachments when I upload them? They're all blurry - they were "razor" sharp when I took them, but when I click on them, they all look soft, not like Subaro amazing photos - how does he attach them? I'm late, but wow, that looks great! The mottling from the salt weathering adds a whole lot to the overall realism. I can only hope to make mine look anywhere near that good. I haven't done anything since last year so I'm probably a little rusty. Saburo uploads and hosts his pics on Flickr. If you do that and add the image hyperlink to your forum post rather than uploading attachments, you can set whatever resolution you want and the pic will be as sharp as the original photo since it doesn't go through extra compression algorithms like pics uploaded to the forums do which causes the loss in detail and sharpness and additional artifacting. The forum hosting is nice and convenient, but if you want to retain the quality of your photos, you should try Flickr, especially since it's free to do so. I mirrored my albums in Flickr also since it lets me categorize my stuff much better. If you want to do that and have any questions, feel free to send me a PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 I'm late, but wow, that looks great! The mottling from the salt weathering adds a whole lot to the overall realism. I can only hope to make mine look anywhere near that good. I haven't done anything since last year so I'm probably a little rusty. Saburo uploads and hosts his pics on Flickr. If you do that and add the image hyperlink to your forum post rather than uploading attachments, you can set whatever resolution you want and the pic will be as sharp as the original photo since it doesn't go through extra compression algorithms like pics uploaded to the forums do which causes the loss in detail and sharpness and additional artifacting. The forum hosting is nice and convenient, but if you want to retain the quality of your photos, you should try Flickr, especially since it's free to do so. I mirrored my albums in Flickr also since it lets me categorize my stuff much better. If you want to do that and have any questions, feel free to send me a PM. Dude! Where've you been? I miss those weathered valks you use to post. Yup... sorry about the site's built in compression and limitations. It's good enough to keep the site free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacrossJunkie Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Dude! Where've you been? I miss those weathered valks you use to post. Yup... sorry about the site's built in compression and limitations. It's good enough to keep the site free. Just been busy. I'll try to pick back up soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xigfrid Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Really basic hand sanding / can primer with the harsh WSF plastic from Shapeways. This drone is having its 4th primer layer, and looking pretty good so far! I plan to apply 2 coat of Tamyia can paint, then glossy finish TS-13 gloss pray from Tamyia. Any recommendation for the glossy finish ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Wow, nice drone. What is that from? And since I never seem to complete anything anyway... Inspired by Admiral Buck's USS Lagrange on RI, this is my USS Dauntless in 1/1000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xigfrid Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Wow, nice drone. What is that from? This is the training drone from Macross Plus. What you see is the early prototype and this drone is going to be resin casted as a complete assembling kit as soon as we gather 20 pre-orders! More info here: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=42404&page=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechTech Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 I miss the old Nu Gundam kit I used to have with metal chest and leg parts! The M+ drone came out great! The Lagrange starship reminds me of ZZ Top's song of the same name :>) - MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahab Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Great job, Cesar! I hope you post more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Some good progress today...I hate figure painting, thankfully you'll never see them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
505thAirborne Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Loving that Mac Plus Drone, looks really cool! derex, excellent job as usual, looking forward to the finished result! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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