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Author: | Timmy C [ Fri Oct 27, 2017 3:31 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: 1/350 DDG-95 Uss James E. Williams (Trumpeter + Pontos) |
Brilliant idea using zimmerit tool for the non-skid! Looks fantastic. |
Author: | carr [ Fri Oct 27, 2017 7:18 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: 1/350 DDG-95 Uss James E. Williams (Trumpeter + Pontos) |
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Author: | marijn van gils [ Sat Oct 28, 2017 3:31 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: 1/350 DDG-95 Uss James E. Williams (Trumpeter + Pontos) |
I feel your underwater hull weathering looks pretty close to the example you followed, and I think it looks very good indeed! I agree that the hull red could be a bit less bright, which to my personal taste would look even better artistically too. Maybe some filters with lighter colors can still tone it down a bit? I'm not sure how the non-slip surface looks in real life, but I like the way you painted it with dusty and dirty washes. It brings out the texture but not too much. Did you also use some reverse dry brushing (= dry brushing with darker colors)? Cheers, Marijn |
Author: | simon b [ Sat Oct 28, 2017 7:53 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: 1/350 DDG-95 Uss James E. Williams (Trumpeter + Pontos) |
I'm liking the hull effects. As for the flight deck, I've seen someone attempt the texturing before (On a CVN) and I think they abandoned it. A nicely weathered look is great but the texturing is just over scaled and doesn't look right. |
Author: | carr [ Sat Oct 28, 2017 10:18 am ] |
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Author: | Strategos Augustus [ Sun Oct 29, 2017 8:06 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: 1/350 DDG-95 Uss James E. Williams (Trumpeter + Pontos) |
I am enjoying these test shots immensely already. Underwater weathering is an area of interest to me. I do like the direction you are going with this project and I am glad you are going to do a Burke. I have one of these lined up for someday. Going to steal your ideas! |
Author: | Silenoz [ Thu Nov 02, 2017 4:43 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: 1/350 DDG-95 Uss James E. Williams (Trumpeter + Pontos) |
looking really fine like this... I swear already a long time to Tamiya and Gunze (same, but different colors) and tend to add some clear (X-22) to the paint, so that I can avoid an extra layer of clear before decalling, or weathering. Can you elaborate a bit more about how you achieved this result? |
Author: | Koppalakki [ Thu Nov 02, 2017 6:03 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: 1/350 DDG-95 Uss James E. Williams (Trumpeter + Pontos) |
Hey, I'll go more in detail later with this build but you can check my previous thread how I did it here: viewtopic.php?f=59&t=165077&start=20 Only difference is that I did it the other way on the gray part, so just base coat of grey then used the tape masking as above and used lighter shade of grey. So preshaded with black below waterline and post shaded with light grey above to achieve the oil canning effect! Also, I found the kit on sale on local hobby shop so let's see Free time hobbys aren't answering my mails atm so if I don't hear anything by tomorrow I'll cancel the whole order and get the Pontos set elsewhere. |
Author: | Koppalakki [ Fri Nov 03, 2017 3:41 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: 1/350 DDG-95 Uss James E. Williams (Trumpeter + Pontos) |
Well I think I've read someone using the Mr. color thinner with Tamiyas. Also the Mr. Hobby line paints are really similar to Tamiyas, so it kinda makes sense. I remember using Tamiyas own thinner with them and the Mr. color thinner is soooo much better. Also I tried a finnish paint thinner called Dicco Thinner on Mr. Surfacer and it makes it SUPER fine. I guess I could try even that on Gunzes or Tamiyas paints aswell. Only bad thing it's like super toxic |
Author: | carr [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 3:35 pm ] |
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Author: | marijn van gils [ Tue Nov 07, 2017 4:20 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: 1/350 DDG-95 Uss James E. Williams (Trumpeter + Pontos) |
Time consuming work, and not very sexy, but so important for top level results! carr wrote: That is some impressively seamless joining of the deck and hull. Considering how much attention aircraft modellers put into removing seams, I'm often surprised how little attention ship modellers often place in this aspect. Very nice to see it done properly here! Cheers, Marijn |
Author: | Koppalakki [ Tue Nov 07, 2017 5:23 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: 1/350 DDG-95 Uss James E. Williams (Trumpeter + Pontos) |
I used to not care that much about getting rid of seams etc. But I've changed the way I look at things several years ago. Now I can't even live with the fact that there's a seam hidden under something just the fact that I know it's there is enough! I have to agree with Marijn about the fact that not enough ship modelers care about taking care of them. The biggest issue I see with it is the fact that many superstructures consist on many levels that are infact seamless but making them so require a lot of planning to pull it off with extensive PE work and so on. So they are easy to make level by level but joining them and getting rid of the seams after for example painting might even harder. Even more so if the painting consist on elaborate preshading techiques! |
Author: | carr [ Tue Nov 07, 2017 10:55 am ] |
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