by Raverdave » Sat Jun 08, 2013 3:13 am
G'day nosaj1976, and welcome to the forum!
To answer your question, they are not really black...see the pics below. I have no doubt that fresh out of the builders yard that they are an overall black, but once they get in salt water, well you can see the effects below. The other thing to keep in mind is that the casing is made up of a number of differing materials, as as a result will have differing colours. Again I refer you to the pics.
However for a model as you plan to use it, as a reception model at work, I would simply dispense with all of the mottles and shades and just do a simple black. The average person who walks into your office will still "Ooo" and "Ahhh" over it. Keep the complex shades and weathering for your own collection.
The pictures of the model that I have posted, was a rush build (one day) to submit it in time for the Melbourne model expo which is running this weekend. I have a second kit that I plan to take my time with an get it spot-on.
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G'day nosaj1976, and welcome to the forum!
To answer your question, they are not [i]really[/i] black...see the pics below. I have no doubt that fresh out of the builders yard that they are an overall black, but once they get in salt water, well you can see the effects below. The other thing to keep in mind is that the casing is made up of a number of differing materials, as as a result will have differing colours. Again I refer you to the pics.
However for a model as you plan to use it, as a reception model at work, I would simply dispense with all of the mottles and shades and just do a simple black. The average person who walks into your office will still "Ooo" and "Ahhh" over it. Keep the complex shades and weathering for your own collection.
The pictures of the model that I have posted, was a rush build (one day) to submit it in time for the Melbourne model expo which is running this weekend. I have a second kit that I plan to take my time with an get it spot-on.