Hey Bill, This would be a nice addition to the gallery.
Congratulations.
Cheers
Jeroen
First Build - 1/350 USS Laffey
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Bill Gormley
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Re: First Build - 1/350 USS Laffey
Thanks for the nice input.
Gordon - I hadn't thought of creating the prop guards out of plastic, so good tip for the future. I'm not afraid of attempting to scratch build the occasional part but I never seem to have the right plastic on hand.
Martin - I'm still trying to master the entry level DSLR that picked up recently. If I can get better photos this weekend I'll send them in for the gallery. Do you know how to mark this build log complete so that it gets moved?
Jeroen - I don't know if you can tell from the photos above, but I attempted some fading with oil paints on the port side but left the starboard side "clean" so that I could see the contrast. I used your model as an example but I believe it was waterline. Have you done this with a full hull model? I wasn't sure whether the fading should continue below the waterline.
Gordon - I hadn't thought of creating the prop guards out of plastic, so good tip for the future. I'm not afraid of attempting to scratch build the occasional part but I never seem to have the right plastic on hand.
Martin - I'm still trying to master the entry level DSLR that picked up recently. If I can get better photos this weekend I'll send them in for the gallery. Do you know how to mark this build log complete so that it gets moved?
Jeroen - I don't know if you can tell from the photos above, but I attempted some fading with oil paints on the port side but left the starboard side "clean" so that I could see the contrast. I used your model as an example but I believe it was waterline. Have you done this with a full hull model? I wasn't sure whether the fading should continue below the waterline.
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Timmy C
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Re: First Build - 1/350 USS Laffey
Merely express the will and it shall be done.Bill Gormley wrote: Do you know how to mark this build log complete so that it gets moved?
De quoi s'agit-il?
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Bill Gormley
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Re: First Build - 1/350 USS Laffey
Now that's what I call service! LOL. Would you please move this thread for me?
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Re: First Build - 1/350 USS Laffey
Hey Bill,
Yes, I've seen the fading. It brings more life to the color, don't you think. I have not build a full hull yet, so I can not really comment on that, but I think below the waterline, the weathering is different.
Cheers
Jeroen
Yes, I've seen the fading. It brings more life to the color, don't you think. I have not build a full hull yet, so I can not really comment on that, but I think below the waterline, the weathering is different.
Cheers
Jeroen