need help with yamato, first attempt at modeling

[gravepark]

Yamato 1/350 scale

This is my first attempt at modeling, painting, and photo etch, I�ve learned a few basic techniques on scratch building and photo etch but my experience with painting models is not very advanced. Im afraid ill destroy the deck if one mistake is made. The deck is the most important part of the model to me because it makes the ship stand out. Im currently using the Tamiya acrylic paints and thinner but have no idea what the thinner does. I�ve read Jim Baumann's tips about decks, but it focuses mainly on steel decks unlike Yamato�s wooden deck.

Imre Somogyi really did a nice job on his decks, it has that weathered effect which im trying to achieve. His deck shows soot deposits between the wooden planks.. I was wondering what colors and techniques did he use in order to make this such a masterpiece.




any advice on painting and modeling would be greatly appreciated.

[Rob]

Leave as is. That is very nice anyway.

Cheers,

Rob

[Francisco P. de Nanclares]

Sorry, I can�t help you on that, but your first attempt looks superb!

[mike mccabe]

Rob, Pachi,
I think you are both a little mistaken, the photos are from Imre Somogyi's Yamato in the gallery, our friend would like to reproduce the effect he shows in the photos.

Perhaps you could try sending a private message to Imre to see how he did it?

Mike

[Timmy C]

I'm not sure if Imre is on the board, or if he is, he's under a different screename.

[Guest]

I've seen those triple twenty fives a few times now. Who is it that makes those? Much more pleasing to the eye than the clunky Tamiya ones. With WEM's little seats added they would be perfect!

[tony t]

Gravepark, the deck effect you see is mainly done by shading the raised lines between the planks with a pencil held at a very shallow angle w.r.t. the deck (after painting the deck that is). Takes a little practice to avoid getting too much pencil lead between the lines. After that, seal it in with flat varnish so it won't smudge if you touch it.

[Francisco P. de Nanclares]

Rob, Pachi,
I think you are both a little mistaken, the photos are from Imre Somogyi's Yamato in the gallery, our friend would like to reproduce the effect he shows in the photos.

Oops. You are right. I have to read slower next time...

[Lesforan]

Gravepark,

You picked quite an ambitious project for your first attempt. Good for you!

The suggestion about using a sharp pencil to bring out the planking lines
sounds like a good one. About all that I can add is that I have found Testors Modelmaster (both enamel and acrylic) Radome Tan is a good color for simulating freshly holystoned wooden decks.

Another thing that makes the decks shown so realistic is that they are not one uniform shade, but vary from place to place as a real wooden deck would. Remember that the planks themselves would not be separated by open cracks, but would be caulked. This caulking would sit at a lower level than the planks and catch dirt, making it a darker color.

[RNfanDan]

Someone PLE-E-E-E-E-E-E-ASE tell me that the Yamato model in those pics is NOT done in 1:700 scale.....?

[Gabor]

No, it's not a 1:700 model but the Tamiya 1:350 model.
I will do it in 1:700 with Imre's help