kie_taylor83 wrote:Thanks guys,
Kieran
Give yourself great credit for several things:
You completed your build!
You posted the results on this forum!
You've asked for feedback!
All this means the next build will be even better. There's so much and so many to learn from here. Hunt the board for tips and tricks, be willing to ask about techniques, products and tools, and be willing to sacrifice a build or two to learning something new
This is a nice, neat build, and drop-damage aside, looks very presentable.
Details are where you can focus on improvements. Matt finish paints would be one area to upgrade - the ship as a whole has too glossy an appearance. Weathering, particularly on the deck, to break up the monotone, would be one place to focus. Rigging and PE bring extraordinary improvements to any ship model - I'm just getting into PE myself and have not yet tried rigging.
I can name several tools that have improved my modeling results, but mostly it is the patience I've developed over the past few years that is the greatest skill I've brought to my modeling. Small progress is still progress, and there are days when it is best simply to walk away from the workbench rather than push further on a project.
Looking forward to new builds of yours!
D-Boy