Whats Lying on your Workbench MK IV

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49 minutes ago, Papa Rat said:

Just putting this out to the group. When painting a VF-1 are you thinking white, gray or something in between for main body color? What’s your go to? 

Personally I usually use gundam white from Mr color. It’s really a very pale grey. Kind like if you added a few drops of grey to a white mix. Basically not so white that it’s blinding and not so dark either 

[Papa Rat]

@joscasle  @Big s thanks 

[derex3592]

FYI, the Hobby Lobby by my house has ALL boxed Model Kits for 40% OFF right now!  I have a $100 gift card....So I looked around tonight and the 3 Star Wars Bandai kits they had, I've already built years ago, they had the Revell 1/48 Top Gun Mavrick F-18 Super Hornet and the 1/48 Revell Top Gun Tomcat and a small 1/35 WWII Tamiya Tank kit that caught my eye, and also some LARGE Gundam's up on the top shelf that retail for like $90 each. I've never built a Gundam kit, but heck for 40% off I might give it a try! I left without buying anything, but I might go back before the sale ends...

[Papa Rat]

15 minutes ago, derex3592 said:

FYI, the Hobby Lobby by my house has ALL boxed Model Kits for 40% OFF right now!  I have a $100 gift card....So I looked around tonight and the 3 Star Wars Bandai kits they had, I've already built years ago, they had the Revell 1/48 Top Gun Mavrick F-18 Super Hornet and the 1/48 Revell Top Gun Tomcat and a small 1/35 WWII Tamiya Tank kit that caught my eye, and also some LARGE Gundam's up on the top shelf that retail for like $90 each. I've never built a Gundam kit, but heck for 40% off I might give it a try! I left without buying anything, but I might go back before the sale ends...

Oh wow that’s a great deal! Hobby lobby? I’ll have to see if those exist out here in the PNW. 

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2 hours ago, derex3592 said:

FYI, the Hobby Lobby by my house has ALL boxed Model Kits for 40% OFF right now!  I have a $100 gift card....So I looked around tonight and the 3 Star Wars Bandai kits they had, I've already built years ago, they had the Revell 1/48 Top Gun Mavrick F-18 Super Hornet and the 1/48 Revell Top Gun Tomcat and a small 1/35 WWII Tamiya Tank kit that caught my eye, and also some LARGE Gundam's up on the top shelf that retail for like $90 each. I've never built a Gundam kit, but heck for 40% off I might give it a try! I left without buying anything, but I might go back before the sale ends...

Now’s the time to try some Gundam. Try out one of the newer kits if you’re feeling lazy 

[Papa Rat]

Got the main color down on the VF-1 Alaska. Tried out some pre shading in a black metallic over a gray primer, followed by an off white, then went in with the poly fill scraps like my previous build and filtered a very light gray in areas. It’s so subtle and difficult to photograph on my phone. Maybe you can see it in the final two images? Anyway, I’m not sure if it’s effective. Maybe higher contrast would be better? Anyway. I’ll mask off tomorrow and get the green down. This one’s coming together quick. It has so very few pieces and the masking on this color-way is very minimal.

edit* wow there is a bunch of dust and crap on the surfaces I will need to buff that out. It always finds a way to get stuck on my painted pieces. I’m cursed  

Edited 11 hours ago by Papa Rat

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2 minutes ago, Papa Rat said:

Got the main color down on the VF-1 Alaska. Tried out some pre shading in a black metallic over a gray primer, followed by an off white, then went in with the poly fill scraps like my previous build and filtered a very light gray in areas. It’s so subtle and difficult to photograph on my phone. Maybe you can see it in the final image? Anyway, I’m not sure if it’s effective. Maybe higher contraction would be better?

I can see it in the final image when I expand it to full-size. Looks good, nice and subtle like OTEC materials and paint should imo.

[Papa Rat]

1 hour ago, slide said:

I can see it in the final image when I expand it to full-size. Looks good, nice and subtle like OTEC materials and paint should imo.

Cool. I‘m glad it’s not completely lost. I plan on doing a wash and panel lines later. Hopefully it brings it all together nicely and doesn’t overpower the surface variation too much. This is a fun super simple little build so far. 

Edited 10 hours ago by Papa Rat

[derex3592]

Small, and I do mean small USS Texas update...all parts either flat or clear coated as need be, getting close to final steps. Bunch of tiny fiddly parts added to the deck and got this little guy painted up and installed on the launch catapult. Pretty happy with how it came out! More updates this weekend hopefully if work doesn't interfere 

[Papa Rat]

4 hours ago, derex3592 said:

Small, and I do mean small USS Texas update...all parts either flat or clear coated as need be, getting close to final steps. Bunch of tiny fiddly parts added to the deck and got this little guy painted up and installed on the launch catapult. Pretty happy with how it came out! More updates this weekend hopefully if work doesn't interfere 

Wow. That’s looking great! It’s hard to judge the scale of that but I imagine it’s tiny tiny.