tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73562694348078437922024-03-14T09:58:03.346+01:00UltrawerkeA space to share modelling techniques on many subjects. While mainly centered upon scratchbuilding Warhammer 40K vehicles, you will also find the occasional WWII model.Ultrawerkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03217681997024831930noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356269434807843792.post-63646367701532915822012-06-01T01:10:00.001+01:002012-06-01T01:10:10.875+01:00Model sale off on eBay<p> </p> <p>Dear readers, it’s been a while from my last post. The reason is that not only I had switch to another, more demanding job back on 2008, but the birth of my small daugther brought not only a lot of joy and hard work, but also new safety issues that made me store my hobby tools and concentrate on more practical things for a while (like running after an eighteen mont old toddler <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" alt="Sonrisa" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-j9L8jAFFr7A/T8gIV3tV84I/AAAAAAAABoI/oGoasX9EVwo/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" /> , for example).</p> <p>Now my little Julia is getting bigger, and her inquisitive little hands are getting dangerously close to my prized models. As I really don’t see the point of hiding them in aclosed cupboard, I decided to offer them for sale on eBay and let others display or use them on the tabletop… and who knows, in some years I will be probably back and build and paint some new models to replace the old ones!</p> <p>Right now I amd selling the following models:</p> <p><a href="http://www.ebay.es/itm/261030587317?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649#ht_500wt_1413">KRIEG CENTAUR</a></p> <p><img src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rthhxh7u9sI/AAAAAAAAA6k/ygTInMa9fP4/s1600/DSCN2126.JPG" width="409" height="307" /></p> <p><a href="http://www.ebay.es/itm/261030596899?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649#ht_500wt_1413">RESIN RAGNAROK VANQUISHER</a></p> <p><img src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RllrKnsGfWI/AAAAAAAAAuc/dgoS805Ox5w/s1600/DSCN1886.JPG" width="407" height="305" /></p> <p><a href="http://www.ebay.es/itm/261031336045?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649#ht_500wt_1413">SRATCH LEMAN RUSS DESTROYER</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-dxjrRiMlE3s/T8gIXWI9i4I/AAAAAAAABoQ/1YGnAWP2hU8/s1600-h/DSCN1032%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="DSCN1032" alt="DSCN1032" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-rHWKuj7zkOE/T8gIYfyeWoI/AAAAAAAABoU/HBP8q5v6P-w/DSCN1032_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="303" /></a></p> <p>More to come…</p> Ultrawerkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03217681997024831930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356269434807843792.post-84067043112460722402009-11-08T23:05:00.004+01:002009-11-08T23:31:24.484+01:00Manticore missile system update<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;">I managed to make some progress on the Manticore during last weeks. I finally chose to use the 1:48 Phoenix from the Hasegawa kit to represent the manticore missile.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SvdBYjxJXWI/AAAAAAAABno/lV5FulOCxhg/s1600-h/CIMG1227.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SvdBYjxJXWI/AAAAAAAABno/lV5FulOCxhg/s320/CIMG1227.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401858168228240738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SvdBYX0h0fI/AAAAAAAABng/M4Z69Grjj2M/s1600-h/CIMG1228.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SvdBYX0h0fI/AAAAAAAABng/M4Z69Grjj2M/s320/CIMG1228.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401858165021200882" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SvdBYFpFHVI/AAAAAAAABnY/WFrgRv-ba9g/s1600-h/CIMG1229.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SvdBYFpFHVI/AAAAAAAABnY/WFrgRv-ba9g/s320/CIMG1229.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401858160141344082" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >Now it seem more menacing, although it has an A/A feeling. I will try to fix this during painting stages adding some camo scheme to the missiles, instead of the white color we tend to see on A/A units.</span><br /></div>Ultrawerkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03217681997024831930noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356269434807843792.post-29036018019133291562009-08-19T22:52:00.003+01:002009-08-19T23:18:21.802+01:00Manticore missile system<p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >Well, I suppose I should update</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> my work on the Malcador, which in fact is progressing steadily. However, as I am currently enjoying some free days, I immediately switched to another project I had in mind (you know how it is, fellow modelers...), during the few spare minutes that the <a href="http://soc.stalker-game.com/" target="_blank">Stalker</a> game is leaving me those days, leaving the Malcador temporally aside.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The Manticore missile system is a very interesting vehicle I wanted to make for a long time. In any case, I wanted to build something different to the canonic <a href="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/manttank.htm" target="_blank">FW Manticore</a> (I mean, not using that chimera hull again and again), so I glued a spare set of tracks I had lying around to a <a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/02/hi-you-all-again.html">Ragnarok hull</a> and started working on the antenna set.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I tried to obtain a russian-flavoured vehicle, sporting a huge antenna array to direct those Manticore rockets to their unaverted targets, so I scratchbuilt a large receiver antenna with some evergreen strips and placed an emitter dome at the front.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Rockets will be added later from the <a href="http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/802/01nm1.jpg" target="_blank">Hasegawa 1:48 weapon set</a> (probably the Phoenix missile system, although I am hesitating to use a lower tech-like candidate from the same kit, like the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GBU-24_Paveway_III" target="_blank">GBU-24 Paveway III</a>).</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I added some pics from the progress so far…</span></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Soxz-BnjklI/AAAAAAAABmg/TGp5zO_yCSM/s1600-h/CIMG0809%5B4%5D.jpg" target="_blank"><img title="CIMG0809" style="border: 0px none ; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" alt="CIMG0809" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Soxz_Z6Cj6I/AAAAAAAABmk/m21V_Ap_Suw/CIMG0809_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" height="180" width="240" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Sox0BWmoadI/AAAAAAAABmo/mtQlXP1vMCE/s1600-h/CIMG0808%5B5%5D.jpg" target="_blank"><img title="CIMG0808" style="border: 0px none ; display: inline;" alt="CIMG0808" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Sox0CJFbgpI/AAAAAAAABms/jJGqXb7xrJg/CIMG0808_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" height="180" width="240" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Sox0D7ShSkI/AAAAAAAABmw/0-QBYwkWhrc/s1600-h/CIMG0806%5B4%5D.jpg" target="_blank"><img title="CIMG0806" style="border: 0px none ; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" alt="CIMG0806" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Sox0ES6eNgI/AAAAAAAABm0/GhkYtMz905g/CIMG0806_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" height="180" width="240" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Sox0GZ7saMI/AAAAAAAABm4/YgpGMRJPwSs/s1600-h/CIMG0805%5B4%5D.jpg" target="_blank"><img title="CIMG0805" style="border: 0px none ; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" alt="CIMG0805" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Sox0H48LYgI/AAAAAAAABm8/dMENfBmO36U/CIMG0805_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" height="180" width="240" /></a></p>Ultrawerkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03217681997024831930noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356269434807843792.post-28710558915161113852009-06-22T00:11:00.001+01:002009-07-08T20:35:20.247+01:00Shot down Malcador<p align="justify">The Malcador is a vehicle which fascinated me from the very moment Forgeworld released it. It’s lines are so WWI that I immediately imagined it on a mud-and-razor-wire trench scenario.</p> <p align="justify">I wanted to scratch build one of them, but this time I though about a little vignette in which I could display the tank pondering though razor wire and concrete defenses.</p> <p align="justify">I finally decided to display it shot down (this is the good thing about scratchbuilding things, you do not need to put any constraint on your model). This Malcador was shot down by enemy fire, ammo exploded making the riveted joints to break away.</p> <p align="justify">I have progressed on the right side so far… More to come.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Sj69-VadFfI/AAAAAAAABmQ/a97BUXCf8R0/s1600-h/CIMG0290%5B7%5D.jpg" target="_blank"><img title="CIMG0290" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" height="180" alt="CIMG0290" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Sj69_zMfDwI/AAAAAAAABmU/veTq9fpeTXE/CIMG0290_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Sj6-EaXrokI/AAAAAAAABmY/_HSPh7XdEq8/s1600-h/CIMG0291%5B4%5D.jpg" target="_blank"><img title="CIMG0291" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" height="180" alt="CIMG0291" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Sj6-GBnqvYI/AAAAAAAABmc/n6hs3RSgEV8/CIMG0291_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a></p> Ultrawerkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03217681997024831930noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356269434807843792.post-61241628760728146452009-06-06T01:00:00.001+01:002009-06-21T10:40:31.589+01:00Snow tutorial<p align="justify">Once I finished my entry last week I noticed that I could have made a little tutorial about working with snow. </p> <p align="justify">As the diorama was far from being complete, I took advantage of next stages to take some pictures (I also used my wife’s brand new camera, which is actually so complex that it only lets you to push the big button and does everything by itself).</p> <p align="justify">I use the traditional snow recipe used for ages by many modelers: bicarbonate and PVA.</p> <p align="justify">You will need water, PVA glue, bicarbonate and gloss acrylic varnish (I used Future here, but you can use the one you prefer).</p> <p align="justify"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Simw-QPB7TI/AAAAAAAABk4/_tAyh-mrHjs/s1600-h/CIMG00334.jpg" target="_blank"><img title="CIMG0033" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" height="180" alt="CIMG0033" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Simw_ohL8kI/AAAAAAAABk8/xUezg1ZL38o/CIMG0033_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a></p> <p align="justify">I mixed equal parts of PVA and water, added a generous quantity of gloss varnish and then added more and more bicarbonate until the mix gets a slurry consistence.</p> <p align="justify"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SimxDTuc85I/AAAAAAAABlA/iZ25tUcMFpA/s1600-h/CIMG00354.jpg" target="_blank"><img title="CIMG0035" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" height="180" alt="CIMG0035" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SimxEE2YmFI/AAAAAAAABlE/XT_sLYKPjoY/CIMG0035_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a></p> <p align="justify">I also water down some of the original mix in another container.</p> <p align="justify">Once I get the right consistency, I carefully pour the thicker mix on the diorama.</p> <p align="justify"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SimxG38DtqI/AAAAAAAABlI/7U4sjzQnIMQ/s1600-h/CIMG0038%5B4%5D.jpg" target="_blank"><img title="CIMG0038" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" height="180" alt="CIMG0038" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SimxH4hqQfI/AAAAAAAABlM/XMqmrBrB27Y/CIMG0038_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a>The bicarbonate mix will naturally adopt shapes similar to those formed by real snow.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SimxMSzPbNI/AAAAAAAABlQ/IKX3XDAHzgk/s1600-h/CIMG0039%5B4%5D.jpg" target="_blank"><img title="CIMG0039" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="180" alt="CIMG0039" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SimxNE5dT7I/AAAAAAAABlU/oynEhZrZvfs/CIMG0039_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a> </p> <p align="justify">Even though, you will need to shape it with a flat tool.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SimxQkv4zcI/AAAAAAAABlY/T8SSC4OocWs/s1600-h/CIMG0042%5B4%5D.jpg" target="_blank"><img title="CIMG0042" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="180" alt="CIMG0042" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SimxRpm-VLI/AAAAAAAABlc/NF1NQ6wEWGk/CIMG0042_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p align="justify">I used the watered down mix to soften the edges with a large brush.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SimxWT5xRjI/AAAAAAAABlg/G5vuMi1xIlI/s1600-h/CIMG0043%5B4%5D.jpg" target="_blank"><img title="CIMG0043" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="180" alt="CIMG0043" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SimxXW9eABI/AAAAAAAABlk/3gSvGAFu2qo/CIMG0043_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a> </p> <p align="justify">I prepared a even more watered mix –adding a bit more of gloss varnish- to represent snow and ice which got into recesses (like the thread marks on the ground).</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Simxb815aAI/AAAAAAAABlo/9idbMgIiyIk/s1600-h/CIMG0047%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="CIMG0047" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="180" alt="CIMG0047" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SimxcpHwlyI/AAAAAAAABls/LqvGLE7MDzo/CIMG0047_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a> </p> <p align="justify">I start applying it to the tank (you need to do this in many stages, allowing the mix to dry between them in order to not overdo it).</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SimxeLBGbyI/AAAAAAAABlw/ECcsmslUEso/s1600-h/CIMG0048%5B4%5D.jpg" target="_blank"><img title="CIMG0048" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="180" alt="CIMG0048" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SimxeuaprkI/AAAAAAAABl0/JQzBxgCFF_A/CIMG0048_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a> </p> <p align="justify">And this is the result for the moment being. As you see is quite easy to do and a lot of fun. Once it is dry, you need to seal the bicarbonate with gloss varnish. This will give it the right satin finish and seal it to avoid it to get yellow tones over time.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SimxgZOpAYI/AAAAAAAABl4/ierOayRUuzA/s1600-h/CIMG0054%5B4%5D.jpg" target="_blank"><img title="CIMG0054" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="180" alt="CIMG0054" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Simxg6jZuMI/AAAAAAAABl8/eUzYjougrGU/CIMG0054_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SimxiboSsfI/AAAAAAAABmA/5jeQuCemNPw/s1600-h/CIMG0055%5B4%5D.jpg" target="_blank"><img title="CIMG0055" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="180" alt="CIMG0055" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Simxiy83T-I/AAAAAAAABmE/rxRXqxPMBYM/CIMG0055_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SimxkSW3nXI/AAAAAAAABmI/9nNMsSdPyEM/s1600-h/CIMG0060%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="CIMG0060" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="180" alt="CIMG0060" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Simxk4kbLbI/AAAAAAAABmM/guSL_beiXVQ/CIMG0060_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" border="0" /></a></p> Ultrawerkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03217681997024831930noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356269434807843792.post-42877724203503747672009-05-24T01:06:00.005+01:002009-06-21T10:40:24.618+01:00WWII Stug III Aus G<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Even as my job leaves me not too much spare time, I sometime manage to get some work done on my different projects.</span></span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is a</span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" > 1:48 Sturmgeschütz III kit from Tamiya I had liying around half-painted for some years. Once I moved to my new home, I decided to finish it, adding some kind of snow terrain. At the last minute I decided to represent it crushing a wooden fence just to add some drama.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >The vignette is half finished, though, and still need a lot of work to be complete, but I wanted to share it with you.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >The stug is painted in a battered winter camo scheme. As you see, the crew has a</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">dded wooden logs to try to compensate for the loss of the left schurzen. The general look want to represent a battered vehicle badly in need of some maintenance.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/ShiTOvtjksI/AAAAAAAABko/gCf-EExesj0/s1600-h/DSCN3069.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/ShiTOvtjksI/AAAAAAAABko/gCf-EExesj0/s320/DSCN3069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339179239782716098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/ShiTOuF54cI/AAAAAAAABkg/gTynub5sAv0/s1600-h/DSCN3067.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/ShiTOuF54cI/AAAAAAAABkg/gTynub5sAv0/s320/DSCN3067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339179239347970498" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/ShiTOROSyxI/AAAAAAAABkY/TcCaNG4W_ZY/s1600-h/DSCN3065.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/ShiTOROSyxI/AAAAAAAABkY/TcCaNG4W_ZY/s320/DSCN3065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339179231598529298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/ShiTOF1NwNI/AAAAAAAABkQ/GphjF0eWRGg/s1600-h/DSCN3064.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/ShiTOF1NwNI/AAAAAAAABkQ/GphjF0eWRGg/s320/DSCN3064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339179228540551378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/ShiTNw5TGHI/AAAAAAAABkI/BBsZHmHQBQ0/s1600-h/DSCN3062.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/ShiTNw5TGHI/AAAAAAAABkI/BBsZHmHQBQ0/s320/DSCN3062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339179222920534130" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >The dirt is done mixing plaster, MIG pigments, PVA and some sand. Snow is done by mixing bicarbonate, PVA, water and gloss varnish until the mix is quite slushy. I poured it and flattened it with the help of a palette.<br /><br />The vignette is far from being finished. Next steps include completing the snow (I run out of bicarbonate), adding some of it to the tracks and over the stug, finish the tree, completing the road... All the little details that unite the diorama as a whole.<br /></span>Ultrawerkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03217681997024831930noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356269434807843792.post-14572955908237488682008-12-14T19:29:00.018+01:002008-12-14T20:25:26.918+01:00Modelling tip: Filling resin defects<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">No matter how careful you are, or how much do you spend in pressure chambers or vibrating trays, it is difficult to avoid having some bubbles in your cast pieces. The same is also true with Forgewold kits.<br /><br />I normally used two component putty (as A+B or Duro) to fill imperfections, but I found a product that is far more efficient for filling small bubbles and defects. It is a hard wax typically used to fill scratches in wood furniture.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SUVZheMmu6I/AAAAAAAABjg/aampKmeL0OI/s1600-h/DSCN2729.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SUVZheMmu6I/AAAAAAAABjg/aampKmeL0OI/s320/DSCN2729.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279724569738263458" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The wax is soft enough to be easily worked with a modeling tool.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SUVY0IOxasI/AAAAAAAABjY/peU5eTA_IDY/s1600-h/DSCN2730.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SUVY0IOxasI/AAAAAAAABjY/peU5eTA_IDY/s320/DSCN2730.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279723790747658946" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">You just fill the hole and its done. Once painted you would not notice anything.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SUVX1y3qTdI/AAAAAAAABio/WejBOWJ7oVw/s1600-h/DSCN2735.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SUVX1y3qTdI/AAAAAAAABio/WejBOWJ7oVw/s320/DSCN2735.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279722719861689810" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The same is evidently true for this Forgeworld mortar. I will later put a drop of cyaonoacrilate on top to harden the wax and glue a new rivet in place to substitute the missing one.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SUVX2qPpRKI/AAAAAAAABi4/jBtQR0eJsX4/s1600-h/DSCN2738.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SUVX2qPpRKI/AAAAAAAABi4/jBtQR0eJsX4/s320/DSCN2738.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279722734726235298" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The wax technique is very useful for those bubbles appearing in rivets and pother ointy places.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div> <a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SUVX286VR6I/AAAAAAAABjA/ZlnXVYSptek/s1600-h/DSCN2740.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SUVX286VR6I/AAAAAAAABjA/ZlnXVYSptek/s320/DSCN2740.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279722739737118626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">You just rub softly the wax stick over the defect...<br /><br /></span> <a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SUVX3EMcg9I/AAAAAAAABjI/90yHb7u5iM0/s1600-h/DSCN2743.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SUVX3EMcg9I/AAAAAAAABjI/90yHb7u5iM0/s320/DSCN2743.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279722741692138450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">And it's easily filled.<br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SUVVhW_AzcI/AAAAAAAABiA/rFgqh9y0hew/s1600-h/DSCN2744.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SUVVhW_AzcI/AAAAAAAABiA/rFgqh9y0hew/s320/DSCN2744.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279720169755692482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">You just need to remove the excess wax.<br /><br /></span> <a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SUVVhxbzRTI/AAAAAAAABiI/ilBVkaKG1Os/s1600-h/DSCN2745.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SUVVhxbzRTI/AAAAAAAABiI/ilBVkaKG1Os/s320/DSCN2745.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279720176855762226" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is most convenient for all those rivets in imperial tanks (a.k.a.: "bubble magnets").</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SUVViOM_oWI/AAAAAAAABiQ/KHIR-mS5n7w/s1600-h/DSCN2748.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SUVViOM_oWI/AAAAAAAABiQ/KHIR-mS5n7w/s320/DSCN2748.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279720184578285922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">You can fill dozens of defective rivets in seconds.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SUVVipzRr9I/AAAAAAAABiY/Xq_fDQkygVE/s1600-h/DSCN2750.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SUVVipzRr9I/AAAAAAAABiY/Xq_fDQkygVE/s320/DSCN2750.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279720191986610130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Once the excess is removed, it's hard to notice it.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SUVViy9GiZI/AAAAAAAABig/sRuTaU22R30/s1600-h/DSCN2752.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SUVViy9GiZI/AAAAAAAABig/sRuTaU22R30/s320/DSCN2752.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279720194443741586" border="0" /></a>Ultrawerkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03217681997024831930noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356269434807843792.post-26688797315346510452008-12-05T01:06:00.004+01:002008-12-05T01:37:43.637+01:00After all those months... I am finally back<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Dear friends:<br /><br />Many months has passed from my last update. They have been very busy months indeed! Changing to a new job, moving back to my birthplace, living during many months at a rented flat, finding a place to live and finally get back to what can be considered as "normal life".<br /><br />You know what? I am finally back!<br /><br />I had not too much time lately for my models (mainly as they where locked away in a warehouse), but I did find some hours to continue weathering my bombard and ammo carrier... Let me show you some new pics:</span></span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SThxHu12jZI/AAAAAAAABdk/oNoM61mHhWw/s1600-h/DSCN2723.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SThxHu12jZI/AAAAAAAABdk/oNoM61mHhWw/s320/DSCN2723.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276091341111463314" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SThxHbOvM8I/AAAAAAAABdc/5bcrVUBrrY8/s1600-h/DSCN2718.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SThxHbOvM8I/AAAAAAAABdc/5bcrVUBrrY8/s320/DSCN2718.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276091335847130050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I am not yet happy with this rusted effect, but I think am am very close to complete it...<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SThxG9FKzkI/AAAAAAAABdU/ubQUDbt5KHU/s1600-h/DSCN2715.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SThxG9FKzkI/AAAAAAAABdU/ubQUDbt5KHU/s320/DSCN2715.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276091327753932354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The models some hours before! Please note the clean look of the ammo carrier on the back.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SThxGn4IydI/AAAAAAAABdM/PB9UmTgFoUY/s1600-h/DSCN2660.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/SThxGn4IydI/AAAAAAAABdM/PB9UmTgFoUY/s320/DSCN2660.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276091322062129618" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Let's see how much I can progress in the following days... I promise to update the blog often!</span></span><br /></div>Ultrawerkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03217681997024831930noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356269434807843792.post-42554013457301632782007-11-25T18:06:00.002+01:002008-10-10T12:40:19.020+01:00Modelling Tip : How to fit Chimera and Leman Russ tracks<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://ultrawerkespanish.blogspot.com/2008/10/truco-de-modelismo-cmo-hacer-que-las.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">(versión en Español)</span></a><br /><br />A lot of modelers have the same problem when facing a Chimera or Leman Russ kit: The tracks does not fit. No matter how much you try or how much you read the instructions, those tracks will not fit properly.<br /><br />Of course, this is a well known problem, but until Games Workshop develops an alternative track sprue we need to find some solution. There are people that simply leave some missing links in the lower part, where they would not be seen, or that leave them in the upper part, covered by track guards.<br /><br />As a fellow modeler asked me what I did to solve the problem, I did this quick walkthrough.<br /><br />First of all, I use polystyrene cement. It allows the pieces to be adjusted after being glued. Cyanoacrylate (superglue) sets too fast for that.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/R0mu2QEHuUI/AAAAAAAAA_U/nnynaueau2I/s1600-h/DSCN2376.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/R0mu2QEHuUI/AAAAAAAAA_U/nnynaueau2I/s320/DSCN2376.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136829097041180994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I only add six road wheels, preferring to save the rest and glue the tracks to the sides.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/R0musQEHuPI/AAAAAAAAA-s/zGxmoiy9wsY/s1600-h/DSCN2378.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/R0musQEHuPI/AAAAAAAAA-s/zGxmoiy9wsY/s320/DSCN2378.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136828925242489074" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I use the handy sanding pads from Rhino for removing sprue marks. This is important if you want the tracks to be glued to the sides.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/R0mutQEHuQI/AAAAAAAAA-0/gjPzM7g5h6c/s1600-h/DSCN2380.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/R0mutQEHuQI/AAAAAAAAA-0/gjPzM7g5h6c/s320/DSCN2380.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136828942422358274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Let's start with those links.<br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/R0mutgEHuRI/AAAAAAAAA-8/cQR9u_6nnQ4/s1600-h/DSCN2386.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/R0mutgEHuRI/AAAAAAAAA-8/cQR9u_6nnQ4/s320/DSCN2386.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136828946717325586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I start from the upper front of the track set. As I said before, I glue the tracks mainly to the sides. If a link lies on a wheel, I obviously apply glue to it. But I want the track to be parallel to the sides (If you look closely at the pic below, you would see that the end of the long track section is not in contact with the wheel, but parallel to the side).</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/R0muuQEHuSI/AAAAAAAAA_E/u8GOleC3fDw/s1600-h/DSCN2387.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/R0muuQEHuSI/AAAAAAAAA_E/u8GOleC3fDw/s320/DSCN2387.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136828959602227490" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">We continue adding links with the same idea in mind.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/R0muvgEHuTI/AAAAAAAAA_M/SE7Oecft6Ww/s1600-h/DSCN2389.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/R0muvgEHuTI/AAAAAAAAA_M/SE7Oecft6Ww/s320/DSCN2389.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136828981077063986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/R0muIgEHuKI/AAAAAAAAA-E/T38ZAkneC1A/s1600-h/DSCN2391.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/R0muIgEHuKI/AAAAAAAAA-E/T38ZAkneC1A/s320/DSCN2391.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136828311062165666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/R0muIwEHuLI/AAAAAAAAA-M/OPTaAcKsjIY/s1600-h/DSCN2391b.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/R0muIwEHuLI/AAAAAAAAA-M/OPTaAcKsjIY/s320/DSCN2391b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136828315357132978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/R0muIwEHuMI/AAAAAAAAA-U/kuTFubdtC0g/s1600-h/DSCN2393.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/R0muIwEHuMI/AAAAAAAAA-U/kuTFubdtC0g/s320/DSCN2393.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136828315357132994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/R0muJAEHuNI/AAAAAAAAA-c/AgaQGep-73A/s1600-h/DSCN2394.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/R0muJAEHuNI/AAAAAAAAA-c/AgaQGep-73A/s320/DSCN2394.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136828319652100306" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now it's nearly complete, we only need one of those big tracks sections.<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/R0muJQEHuOI/AAAAAAAAA-k/ELmcPlk-rDU/s1600-h/DSCN2395.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/R0muJQEHuOI/AAAAAAAAA-k/ELmcPlk-rDU/s320/DSCN2395.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136828323947067618" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Well, we knew it would not fit, isn't it?<br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/R0mrvAEHuFI/AAAAAAAAA9c/xXR_xbkGpUo/s1600-h/DSCN2396.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/R0mrvAEHuFI/AAAAAAAAA9c/xXR_xbkGpUo/s320/DSCN2396.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136825673952245842" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">And this is the trick, it is most probable that there are a lot of people already doing it, but some other would probably find it useful<br /><br />Just cut the end of the track section like this:<br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/R0mrvgEHuGI/AAAAAAAAA9k/VF3GNX2hnqQ/s1600-h/DSCN2398.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/R0mrvgEHuGI/AAAAAAAAA9k/VF3GNX2hnqQ/s320/DSCN2398.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136825682542180450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">You will end with a reduced track link.<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/R0mrvwEHuHI/AAAAAAAAA9s/WyKvQ2OEb8w/s1600-h/DSCN2400.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/R0mrvwEHuHI/AAAAAAAAA9s/WyKvQ2OEb8w/s320/DSCN2400.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136825686837147762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Sand the end a little to give it a rounded shape.<br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/R0mrwQEHuII/AAAAAAAAA90/owV1PEOq0dQ/s1600-h/DSCN2401.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/R0mrwQEHuII/AAAAAAAAA90/owV1PEOq0dQ/s320/DSCN2401.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136825695427082370" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">And that is. A shorter link at the bottom part of your tracks. Once painted, I assure you that even if you flip your model upside down, you'll need to closely inspect the link to notice that something is wrong.<br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/R0mrwgEHuJI/AAAAAAAAA98/-vrfIhUyN3Q/s1600-h/DSCN2404.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/R0mrwgEHuJI/AAAAAAAAA98/-vrfIhUyN3Q/s320/DSCN2404.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136825699722049682" border="0" /></a>Ultrawerkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03217681997024831930noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356269434807843792.post-55599979468564687372007-11-17T11:41:00.001+01:002008-10-10T12:39:29.462+01:00Death Korps of Krieg Trench Digger<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://ultrawerkespanish.blogspot.com/2008/10/zanjadora-acorazada-de-los-korps-de-la.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">(versión en Español)</span></a><br /><br />That was to be my entry at the Lt. Walke's </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://z11.invisionfree.com/Work_In_Progress/index.php?"><span style="font-family:verdana;">WIP </span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">contest. Unfortunately, Real Life issues prevented me to finish on time. Not that this represents a problem for me, as I can now concentrate on the kind of detailing I prefer.<br /><br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">When Lt. Walke asked for support vehicles, I immediately thought on the DKOK and their bias to large maze-like trench systems. I thought that being this the future, and with all those techpriests and engineseers to help, they would have probably developed an autonomous trench-digging engine.<br /><br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">As it was to be set on 40K, it's clear that it would have to had some characteristics like hugeness, "clankyness", armor and firepower (being 40K I imagine that the grim Korps would dig their trenches in the middle of heavy assaults from hordes of xenos, making some last stands on their way and so)(and THIS is exactly what I really like of Warhammer 40000, mates...).</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Having said that, I picked a really old and bad industrial scraper kit a bought for 5€ ages ago (I <span style="font-style: italic;">knew </span>I would someday use it, BWAHAHAHA!) and recycled the bucket for my sacred and revered engine of <em>construction</em>.<br /><br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I used chimera sides for the digging part and resin sides for my </span><a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/02/hi-you-all-again.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Ragnarok-like set</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">. The hulls are scratchbuilt from plasticard, throwing some styrene parts from bargain 1/35 kits I hunted on eBay. As some fellow </span><a href="http://z11.invisionfree.com/Work_In_Progress/index.php?"><span style="font-family:verdana;">WIP</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> pointed me, the chimera tracks looked too small and close to the sides of the freshly dug trench, so I added some extra pieces to add a winterketten-like feeling to the rear part.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The most interesting thing is that, incidentally, the front part works really well by itself, so I am planning to make some magnetized add-ons to use it as an independent engineers vehicle.<br /><br />This is still a WIP, thought, a lot of work remains to be done on the rear part.<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rz7KKQEHuAI/AAAAAAAAA80/DOO7erchMwg/s1600-h/DSCN2335.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133762902708697090" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rz7KKQEHuAI/AAAAAAAAA80/DOO7erchMwg/s320/DSCN2335.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rz7KKwEHuBI/AAAAAAAAA88/WV9TUbXsbbc/s1600-h/DSCN2338.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133762911298631698" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rz7KKwEHuBI/AAAAAAAAA88/WV9TUbXsbbc/s320/DSCN2338.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rz7KLQEHuCI/AAAAAAAAA9E/IV9c53eq3Lw/s1600-h/DSCN2339.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133762919888566306" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rz7KLQEHuCI/AAAAAAAAA9E/IV9c53eq3Lw/s320/DSCN2339.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rz7KLgEHuDI/AAAAAAAAA9M/0Gx9gLnJHmE/s1600-h/DSCN2341.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133762924183533618" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rz7KLgEHuDI/AAAAAAAAA9M/0Gx9gLnJHmE/s320/DSCN2341.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rz7KLwEHuEI/AAAAAAAAA9U/thKuC0s7kbI/s1600-h/DSCN2343.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133762928478500930" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rz7KLwEHuEI/AAAAAAAAA9U/thKuC0s7kbI/s320/DSCN2343.JPG" border="0" /></a>Ultrawerkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03217681997024831930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356269434807843792.post-34999259461588774222007-11-16T20:46:00.000+01:002007-11-16T20:52:31.503+01:00Ultrawerke is now in Spanish!<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Not a lot of work to show lately (although the DKOK trench digger is taking shape), but I have some important news (from my point of view).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">After many mails asking me to do it, I finally decided to translate the blog to my mother tonge: Spanish.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">So, if you feel more comfortable reading in Spanish just visit </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://ultrawerkespanish.blogspot.com/">Ultrawerke Spanish</a><span style="font-family:verdana;">. I hope I can translate everything in about 30 days, then the two blogs will run in parallel.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hope you enjoy it:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Ultrawerke</span><br /></div>Ultrawerkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03217681997024831930noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356269434807843792.post-2831298723687956942007-09-27T22:52:00.002+01:002008-10-10T12:38:33.951+01:00Scratchbuilding tip: Barrel Rifling<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://ultrawerkespanish.blogspot.com/2008/10/tcnica-de-autoconstruccin-rayado-del.html">(versión en Español)</a></span><br /><br />This scratchbuilding tip is intended for those people owning large 40K siege guns (</span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/medenc.htm">medusa</a><span style="font-family:verdana;">, </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/bombard.htm">bombard</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> or even the most extreme example ever: </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://s14.photobucket.com/albums/a301/fitmanb/Dora/?action=view&current=DSCF2694re.jpg">Dora</a><span style="font-family:verdana;">).</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />If you are real treadheads like me, you would look at your models and feel that something is missing... Yes, those huge barrels of yours are lacking any kind of inner detail. Something very upsetting (if you are like me), but you will see that this can be easily</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> fixed </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I saw this technique on a hobby magazine. The author used it on a sturmtiger, but it can be applied to any large-barreled model.</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />I am going to add rifling detail to my (still unpainted) bombard.<br /><br />I first take a thin polystyrene strip.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rvw6x6lFopI/AAAAAAAAA8E/34lKIzvy4NY/s1600-h/DSCN2180.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rvw6x6lFopI/AAAAAAAAA8E/34lKIzvy4NY/s320/DSCN2180.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115027905998856850" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />I cut a curved shape on a thick piece of polystyrene (to use it as a pattern) and paint evenly spaced marks on the thin strip.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rvw6yKlFoqI/AAAAAAAAA8M/nOrbX2lefVk/s1600-h/DSCN2181.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rvw6yKlFoqI/AAAAAAAAA8M/nOrbX2lefVk/s320/DSCN2181.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115027910293824162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />I used the pattern to make light grooves with my scriber.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rvw6q6lFolI/AAAAAAAAA7k/OZgAnGnQitA/s1600-h/DSCN2183.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rvw6q6lFolI/AAAAAAAAA7k/OZgAnGnQitA/s320/DSCN2183.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115027785739772498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is the finished piece, although I should have cut the ends following the grooves... Now there is going to be a line where the ends met (next time I'll do it right).<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rvw6rKlFomI/AAAAAAAAA7s/6yIhftXGgxw/s1600-h/DSCN2184.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rvw6rKlFomI/AAAAAAAAA7s/6yIhftXGgxw/s320/DSCN2184.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115027790034739810" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The finished piece once it is glued on place.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rvw6rKlFonI/AAAAAAAAA70/ynQZrPN-E8o/s1600-h/DSCN2186.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rvw6rKlFonI/AAAAAAAAA70/ynQZrPN-E8o/s320/DSCN2186.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115027790034739826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rvw6ralFooI/AAAAAAAAA78/nCpm79BwG0M/s1600-h/DSCN2187.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rvw6ralFooI/AAAAAAAAA78/nCpm79BwG0M/s320/DSCN2187.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115027794329707138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">There is a nasty line where the ends met... I'll fix it with some putty, although I strongly recommend you to cut the ends folloving the curved grooves shape.<br /><br />Now, you artillery will shine :)<br /></span></div>Ultrawerkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03217681997024831930noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356269434807843792.post-52606768468420990762007-08-31T19:43:00.001+01:002008-10-10T12:37:47.158+01:00Finished Forgeworld Centaur<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://ultrawerkespanish.blogspot.com/2008/10/centauro-de-forgeworld-terminado.html">(versión en Español)</a></span><br /><br />I finally completed my Forgeworld Centaur. Just in time for the </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://z11.invisionfree.com/Work_In_Progress/index.php?">WIP</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Lt Walke Challenge. I wanted to enter a scratchbuilt vehicle too (something a bit crazy: a DKOK armoured trench-maker) but real life issues prevented me from finishing it on time. Maybe for the next contest...<br /><br />The great thing about these contests is that they give you that extra motivation you need to finish your works. Something that I need from time to time.<br /><br />Those last weeks, I added the crew, dirtied everything a little more and changed the front light for something more realistic.<br /><br />This is the result. Hope you like it! Now it's time to decide what I do next...<br /></span></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RthhyB7u9uI/AAAAAAAAA60/k3WlCHwTVao/s1600-h/DSCN2140.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104937689764787938" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RthhyB7u9uI/AAAAAAAAA60/k3WlCHwTVao/s320/DSCN2140.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RthicB7u9xI/AAAAAAAAA7M/dZkaG794GDA/s1600-h/DSCN2105.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104938411319293714" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RthicB7u9xI/AAAAAAAAA7M/dZkaG794GDA/s320/DSCN2105.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RthicR7u9yI/AAAAAAAAA7U/ul0lRPlyJNA/s1600-h/DSCN2108.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104938415614261026" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RthicR7u9yI/AAAAAAAAA7U/ul0lRPlyJNA/s320/DSCN2108.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rthhxh7u9sI/AAAAAAAAA6k/ygTInMa9fP4/s1600-h/DSCN2126.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104937681174853314" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rthhxh7u9sI/AAAAAAAAA6k/ygTInMa9fP4/s320/DSCN2126.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rthhxx7u9tI/AAAAAAAAA6s/j-ZteszR1EY/s1600-h/DSCN2133.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104937685469820626" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rthhxx7u9tI/AAAAAAAAA6s/j-ZteszR1EY/s320/DSCN2133.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RthhyR7u9vI/AAAAAAAAA68/GryCa8TlrP4/s1600-h/DSCN2147.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104937694059755250" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RthhyR7u9vI/AAAAAAAAA68/GryCa8TlrP4/s320/DSCN2147.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rthhyx7u9wI/AAAAAAAAA7E/zrm03cU4RYs/s1600-h/DSCN2153.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104937702649689858" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rthhyx7u9wI/AAAAAAAAA7E/zrm03cU4RYs/s320/DSCN2153.JPG" border="0" /></a>Ultrawerkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03217681997024831930noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356269434807843792.post-9665736177418752732007-08-18T20:18:00.001+01:002008-10-10T12:37:07.423+01:00Rust weathering tutorial (With MIG Pigments)<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://ultrawerkespanish.blogspot.com/2008/10/tutorial-de-envejecimiento-con-xidos.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">(versión en Español)</span></a><br /><br />Today we are going to talk about rust effects on scale models. We are going to do a quick approach to rusting techniques using pigments and a little oil paint.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdXuhbFYKI/AAAAAAAAA58/37xqY0OddQg/s1600-h/DSCN2068.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdXuhbFYKI/AAAAAAAAA58/37xqY0OddQg/s320/DSCN2068.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100141559777943714" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Rust is an important part of a weathered model, but as with any weathering technique it is easy to overdo it. We should </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">be </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">always very careful when applying it, understanding how rust develops, under what kind of ambient conditions and checking continously against reference material.<br /><br />In nature, rust appears as a reaction of the metallic elements of a vehicle (for example) and oxigen. This reaction will be accelerated by the presence of water, specially salt water, and damped in dry ambient. Having said that, a vehicle abandoned on a beach will not rust in the same way as a vehicle operating on a desert. Weathering on your model should always be consistent with the conditions it is supposed to suffer.<br /><br />We are try to quickly replicate four types of rust. It is going to be a little too quick, so the results will be certainly overkill, but this is just to see some easy techniques that produce very good rust finishes with little effort.<br /></span><ol><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Moderate rust over painted surface: The paint will have some rust points. This happens when water gets into a scratch and rust start to develop.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Serious rust over painted surface : The rusted points have developed a lot over time, making a sort of craters on the paint. This kind of rust only develops on unattended vehicles on very wet conditions (or the ones belonging to a Chaos Army, of course...)</span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Bare metal rusted away : Just a bare metal surface with some serious rust.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Extremely rusted surface : This only happen when you have something rusting away during ages on a very wet ambient (like a beach).</span></li></ol><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Enough talk for the moment! Let's start working on it.<br /><br />I have a resin miscast lying around that will serve for our purposes:<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></div></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdHvhbFYII/AAAAAAAAA5s/xC_pAq6vQzA/s1600-h/DSCN2022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdHvhbFYII/AAAAAAAAA5s/xC_pAq6vQzA/s320/DSCN2022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100123984771768450" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I do a quick priming job with some grey Vallejo paint and divide it in four regions. As this is going to be something really quick, I will not use an airbrush at all. Dry times will be sped up with a hairdryer.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdHvxbFYJI/AAAAAAAAA50/x0odyCtq5Ik/s1600-h/DSCN2023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdHvxbFYJI/AAAAAAAAA50/x0odyCtq5Ik/s320/DSCN2023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100123989066735762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I will need some texture for effects 2 and 4, so I start preparing some dilluted PVA.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdHfRbFYDI/AAAAAAAAA5E/k8hsYoYme48/s1600-h/DSCN2024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdHfRbFYDI/AAAAAAAAA5E/k8hsYoYme48/s320/DSCN2024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100123705598894130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I apply it over area #4.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdHfRbFYEI/AAAAAAAAA5M/AzzqvMLfmgU/s1600-h/DSCN2025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdHfRbFYEI/AAAAAAAAA5M/AzzqvMLfmgU/s320/DSCN2025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100123705598894146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">And then I sprinckle bicarbonate over it, eliminating the excess.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdHfhbFYFI/AAAAAAAAA5U/ZYE67LA7COc/s1600-h/DSCN2026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdHfhbFYFI/AAAAAAAAA5U/ZYE67LA7COc/s320/DSCN2026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100123709893861458" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I apply some PVA in area #2, on the places where I want a rust "crater" to break the paint and add more bicarbonate.<br /><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdHfxbFYHI/AAAAAAAAA5k/T95MTlT754o/s1600-h/DSCN2028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdHfxbFYHI/AAAAAAAAA5k/T95MTlT754o/s320/DSCN2028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100123714188828786" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now I paint the rust craters on #2 and the entire #3 and #4 areas with a dark rust colour. In our case, I used Vallejo Panzer Aces 302 "Dark Rust". Once it is dry we have the undercoat ready.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdHLhbFX-I/AAAAAAAAA4c/joUhyGfNYGY/s1600-h/DSCN2029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdHLhbFX-I/AAAAAAAAA4c/joUhyGfNYGY/s320/DSCN2029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100123366296477666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now I protect the rust craters with some liquid mask. I used Vallejo Liquid Mask, but you could use Maskol or any similar product.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdHLhbFX_I/AAAAAAAAA4k/wxNAnF3zn2E/s1600-h/DSCN2030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdHLhbFX_I/AAAAAAAAA4k/wxNAnF3zn2E/s320/DSCN2030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100123366296477682" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Better apply it with a toothpick, because this stuff literally stucks to the paintbrushes, leaving them unusable. I also put little drops elsewhere for further weathering.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdHLxbFYAI/AAAAAAAAA4s/mYyz8jViwP0/s1600-h/DSCN2031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdHLxbFYAI/AAAAAAAAA4s/mYyz8jViwP0/s320/DSCN2031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100123370591444994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now we apply some paint coats. I do a 50/50 mix of acrylic paint and gloss varnish. I used Tamiya's X22 Clear and XF55 Deck Tan in our example.<br /><br />The reason for the gloss varnish it's that it makes the paint much harder once dry, giving also a satin finish that is ideal for further weathering techniques. The only problem is that the paint will have less coverage, but as you normally use an airbrush to apply it this doesn't matter a lot. We also looked for a harder finish to develop the craters in #2.<br /><br />As in this example we are not using an airbrush, I applied thin coats, drying them with a hairdryer. This had an unexpected and very interesting effect, as the varnish/paint mix will develop some cracks (exposing the undercoat) and texture when forced to dry. Something that we are going to use in our favor! (Although something to use very carefully in a plastic model, as you can literally melt the plastic!).<br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdHLxbFYBI/AAAAAAAAA40/YG3lfonQIBA/s1600-h/DSCN2032.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdHLxbFYBI/AAAAAAAAA40/YG3lfonQIBA/s320/DSCN2032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100123370591445010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now we are going to carefully remove liquid mask with a cutter and a pair of tweezers. Don't worry if you leave some liquid mask on the borders, this is exactly the effect we want.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdHMBbFYCI/AAAAAAAAA48/UzK0QQyxnGA/s1600-h/DSCN2033.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdHMBbFYCI/AAAAAAAAA48/UzK0QQyxnGA/s320/DSCN2033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100123374886412322" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is the result.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdG-xbFX7I/AAAAAAAAA4E/JSckGlZoRU8/s1600-h/DSCN2036.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdG-xbFX7I/AAAAAAAAA4E/JSckGlZoRU8/s320/DSCN2036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100123147253145522" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now, we are going to develop a bare metal finish for #3. Just rub a pure graphite stick over the undercoat and then burnish the graphite with your finger. You can add some reflects in silver, but it's not really neccesary.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdG_BbFX8I/AAAAAAAAA4M/KN38FhL1rOQ/s1600-h/DSCN2037.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdG_BbFX8I/AAAAAAAAA4M/KN38FhL1rOQ/s320/DSCN2037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100123151548112834" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Time for your trusty pigments. I use MIG pigments for many reasons. They have the right colours, they come in small quantities (lasting years of normal use) and I find they have a fair quality/price relationship.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">MIG produces three rust shades atthe moment (and copper rust), but you can also use other pigments to gain chromatic variety. I normally use P230 Old Rust, P025 Standard Rust, P024 Light Rust, P033 Dark Mud and P031 Vietnam earth. But you can play with other shades... You never know when you are going to discover something new (as seen with the paint and the hairdryer before).</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdG_RbFX9I/AAAAAAAAA4U/keCE_Wt2QRQ/s1600-h/DSCN2038.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdG_RbFX9I/AAAAAAAAA4U/keCE_Wt2QRQ/s320/DSCN2038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100123155843080146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now we do a wash using odourless turpentine (Talens 089) and a little P230 Dark Rust. You could also use alcohol instead of turpentine, but as the paint is not cured overnight I would ruin everything in a matter of seconds. Better stick to the turpentine for now.<br /><br />I apply the wash to the rusted areas, I dillute it even more and give an irregular glaze over the painted areas.<br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdGZBbFX0I/AAAAAAAAA3M/iKjydnME0BI/s1600-h/DSCN2039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdGZBbFX0I/AAAAAAAAA3M/iKjydnME0BI/s320/DSCN2039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100122498713083714" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">We let it dry, and repeat the operation with P025 Standard Rust, letting dry again and then with P024 Light Rust. I dilluted the wash a bit more at each step. This is the result once everything is dry:<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdGZxbFX1I/AAAAAAAAA3U/bxy-O-WCoyw/s1600-h/DSCN2040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdGZxbFX1I/AAAAAAAAA3U/bxy-O-WCoyw/s320/DSCN2040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100122511597985618" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now we get a little Dark Umber oil paint. I used Van Gogh oils, but you can use any oil brand available. Do not try to substitute it with acrylics or gouaches. Water based products will not interact with the mineral spirits we are using here. And water do not have the right surface tension to do this effects (once you try a turpentine-based wash, there is no way back!).</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdGZxbFX2I/AAAAAAAAA3c/D7zWNkNBXGE/s1600-h/DSCN2041.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdGZxbFX2I/AAAAAAAAA3c/D7zWNkNBXGE/s320/DSCN2041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100122511597985634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I paint some Dark Umber points over the painted areas.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdGaRbFX3I/AAAAAAAAA3k/OFxCMj4kCds/s1600-h/DSCN2042.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdGaRbFX3I/AAAAAAAAA3k/OFxCMj4kCds/s320/DSCN2042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100122520187920242" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">In theory, I should use my airbrush to pump turpentine at low psi over the oil paint. This will make the points fade and develop a nice rust point effect. As I am not going to use an airbrush, I just put some turpentine drops over the painted areas with an eyedropper and then I blended the point very carefully with a pointed brush.<br /><br />This is the result once dry. It lacks some shadows and variety, as there are only rust effects everywhere. The light rust it's a bit excesive on this area, so I should have darkened it a bit with a dark wash. A last thing, if those rust points were on a vertical surface, I would have done rust streaks running down instead of letting them accumulate around the rust point.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdXvhbFYNI/AAAAAAAAA6U/8MfH0Nhbrsc/s1600-h/DSCN2072.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdXvhbFYNI/AAAAAAAAA6U/8MfH0Nhbrsc/s320/DSCN2072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100141576957812946" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is the metal area. Nothing to say here, although at this state it's a bit boring. I would probably had put some dust and more rust tones to make it more interesting.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdXvRbFYMI/AAAAAAAAA6M/TSSqjSK_nEs/s1600-h/DSCN2071.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdXvRbFYMI/AAAAAAAAA6M/TSSqjSK_nEs/s320/DSCN2071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100141572662845634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Extra-Rusted surface is really easy to do. A bit monochrome... Maybe it still needs some light coloured washes to break monotony.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdXwBbFYOI/AAAAAAAAA6c/dDfvf_-0spQ/s1600-h/DSCN2074.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdXwBbFYOI/AAAAAAAAA6c/dDfvf_-0spQ/s320/DSCN2074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100141585547747554" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">And last, but not least... My favourite one. I would still darken the rust a bit, make some shadows and dust the area a little, but if you zoom on the image, you'll see that this technique gives a very realistic chipped paint texture effect. If the craters where more naturally placed and with just a bit more of work, the effect would be very realistic in deed.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdXvBbFYLI/AAAAAAAAA6E/BN3YMc3BINY/s1600-h/DSCN2070.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RsdXvBbFYLI/AAAAAAAAA6E/BN3YMc3BINY/s320/DSCN2070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100141568367878322" border="0" /></a>Ultrawerkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03217681997024831930noreply@blogger.com70tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356269434807843792.post-57834426973267492762007-08-02T11:18:00.001+01:002008-10-10T12:36:30.621+01:00DIY Punch and Die set (Rivets, Bolts and Nuts tutorial)<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://ultrawerkespanish.blogspot.com/2008/10/sacabocados-de-precisin-casero-tutorial.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">(versión en Español)</span></a><br /><br />As I feel too lazy to do a proper post (weather it's too hot in Spain at this time of the year), I will revamp an earlier one I did on <a href="http://s11.invisionfree.com/Work_In_Progress/">WIP</a> about riveting techniques. Hope you like it :)</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">In fact, I have been asked many times how do I produce all those rivets I use on my scratch built models (about 500 hundred for a medium tank).</span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Having the right tool at hand helps a lot. However, the tools available at stores are pretty expensive (check this excellent tool from Historex Agents):<br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.historexagents.com/shop/hxsearchresults.php?SupplierCode=PD">Historex's Punch and Die set</a></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />If we want to produce simple flat, round rivets (there is also one set for hex nuts and bolts, but it is outside of the scope of t</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">his tutorial), there is a simple way to build a homemade punch and die set... This is how I made mine:<br /><br />We will need the following tools:</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h215/Ultramarino/punch%20and%20die/DSCN0940.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h215/Ultramarino/punch%20and%20die/DSCN0940.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><ol><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Low-speed/High-torque drill/screwdriver. You can use a normal drill, but avoid high-speed settings. The one shown here simply excels at making small diameter holes in hard materials.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Drill bits. One for each rivet diameter desired. Those ones are already prepared for electric screwdrivers.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">For diameters under 1 millimeter, you will need normal bits and:</span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Finger chuck for screwdrivers. It is is used to adapt the bits to the screwdriver (you can substitute the screwdriver for another power </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">tool, but I recommend you to use always low rpm's if you don't want to snap bit after bit).</span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Center punch. For marking the start of the hole in the metal.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hammer (same as above).</span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Oil. Used to lubricate bits while drilling metal. Just place some drops from time to time or the bit could get stuck and break.</span></li></ol><span style="font-family:verdana;">This image shows the materials I used:<br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h215/Ultramarino/punch%20and%20die/DSCN0435.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h215/Ultramarino/punch%20and%20die/DSCN0435.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">You will need:<br /><br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">A piece of steel. I bought it at a hardware store.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">A piece of clear plastic of the same size. I obtained it from one discarded bay cover of my PC.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">2 small brass (or plastic, wood, whatever...) rods with top screws. The screws are nice, but not really needed, I took those from my office.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">You can not see it, but there are four adhesive pads on the bottom to separate it from the working surface.</span></li></ul><span style="font-family:verdana;">I put together the metal and plastic plates, securing them with strong</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> adhesive tape, I drilled the holes for the brass rods at both ends of the metal piece, <span style="font-weight: bold;">starting to drill from metal to the plastic</span> (this is important) and trying to dril the hole as perpendicular as possible (if you have a drill press, use it).<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Then I glued the brass rods to the metal piece. What we have now is a metal base with a clear plastic cover that can be raised. Now, what we have to do is to drill other holes anywhere you like for each rivet size desired.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h215/Ultramarino/punch%20and%20die/DSCN0434.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h215/Ultramarino/punch%20and%20die/DSCN0434.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">We have finished our die. To use it, slide a plasticard sheet inside, trap it with the clear lid, put a punch in its hole (as shown above) and use the hammer.<br /><br />You wil probably not find punches for the smaller rivet </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">sizes </span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> (1 mm or less). However, I found a solution in the page of a german guy (Unfortunately, that page no longer works).<br /><br />He simply used the same drills used to drill the holes as punches (the flat part gets in contact with the plasticard). I have reserved some cheap or broken drills for this.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Time to start riveting our models!<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">RIVETS</span><br /><br />You well need the punch and die set, suitable punches, a small hammer, some glue, a hobby knife and a little (rather thin) plasticard.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h215/Ultramarino/Tutorials/Dc10_resize.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h215/Ultramarino/Tutorials/Dc10_resize.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />You can see that I have made many small plasticard disks, now I will put then in place.<br /><br />First, I put a small drop of glue in place.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h215/Ultramarino/Tutorials/DSCN0965_resize.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h215/Ultramarino/Tutorials/DSCN0965_resize.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Then I hold a rivet using the point of a hobby knife (if you use a new blade, this is much better than using tweezers, believe me) and put it in place.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h215/Ultramarino/Tutorials/DSCN0969_resize.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h215/Ultramarino/Tutorials/DSCN0969_resize.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The final result:<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h215/Ultramarino/Tutorials/DSCN0970_resize.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h215/Ultramarino/Tutorials/DSCN0970_resize.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">BOLTS AND NUTS</span><br /><br />There are punch and die sets capable of making hex pieces, but for our purposes we will suppose we do not have one of them.<br /><br />In order to do the nuts we will need hex poliestirene rods of different measurements:<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h215/Ultramarino/Tutorials/DSCN0971_resize.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h215/Ultramarino/Tutorials/DSCN0971_resize.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I select the desired width and cut regular slices with my hobby knife.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h215/Ultramarino/Tutorials/DSCN0973_resize.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h215/Ultramarino/Tutorials/DSCN0973_resize.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I put a drop of styrene cement in place<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h215/Ultramarino/Tutorials/DSCN0974_resize.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h215/Ultramarino/Tutorials/DSCN0974_resize.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">And put the bolt on.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h215/Ultramarino/Tutorials/DSCN0975_resize.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h215/Ultramarino/Tutorials/DSCN0975_resize.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">If I wanted to do a nut and bolt, </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">I </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">would t</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">hen </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">do some rivets, smaller than the nut I have just did.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h215/Ultramarino/Tutorials/DSCN0981_resize.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h215/Ultramarino/Tutorials/DSCN0981_resize.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Then I put a drop of cement in place...<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h215/Ultramarino/Tutorials/DSCN0978_resize.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h215/Ultramarino/Tutorials/DSCN0978_resize.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">And proceed exactly as I did above with the rivets:<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h215/Ultramarino/Tutorials/DSCN0984_resize.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h215/Ultramarino/Tutorials/DSCN0984_resize.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">And that is. As you can see it is not very difficult, it just requires a little patience to be done. You can also use those tiny styrene disks as other things instead of rivets: coins, lids, lenses, etc.<br /></span></div>Ultrawerkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03217681997024831930noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356269434807843792.post-29417049660563938662007-07-20T18:41:00.001+01:002008-10-10T12:35:54.978+01:00Forgeworld Centaur<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://ultrawerkespanish.blogspot.com/2008/10/centauro-de-forgeworld.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">(versión en Español)</span></a><br /><br />All my friends know my opinion about Forgeworld... I had always maintained that quality-price relationship was not good enough.. That you could scratchbuild better models on a fraction of the cost, and so on... you know that I mean.<br /><br />Well, at least it was until they released their Death Korps of Krieg Range. Then I had to admit that the figures were in fact... very interesting... German-like gas-masked troops? count me in... Even worse, Forgeworld continued releasing more Krieg tanks, support weapons, infantry... Real-looking trenches... Wow! Those guys must have been somehow reading our collective-gamer mind.<br /><br />Then, I finally cracked and bought some DKOK stuff from Forgeworld. It was expensive, but I was not dissapointed when I got it on my hands.<br /><br />I am going to talk here about the little Centaur gun carrier... It is my first experience with Forgeworld resin range (not my first experience with resin, as you know) and I had learnt some things on the way.<br /><br />The kit is presented in a bag, with an instructions leaflet wich is very clear. Some pieces had a little warpage. some had casting defects and all of them were covered in that resilient demoulding agent everybody knows about.<br /><br />Casting quality of the vehicle is not too bad, although not to the moderns standards of some aftermarket brands on 1:35. Compared to other older Forgeworld kits I ordered in the same batch it is clear that they have improved a lot, but you should expect some nasty moulding lines and other defects requiring filling, sanding and sometimes reconstructing rivet detail and so. That might sound bad, but this is in fact something normal in most resin kits on the market.<br /><br />On the other hand, casting quality of the troopers is simply astounding. Nearly invisible moulding lines, practically no defects or bubbles and an incredible level of detail (I DO know I am going to enjoy painting them).<br /><br />Those are the pieces presented in the kit:<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqHSgkFaUPI/AAAAAAAAA28/g7vhfImQm4s/s1600-h/DSCN1907.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqHSgkFaUPI/AAAAAAAAA28/g7vhfImQm4s/s320/DSCN1907.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089580510789390578" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I did some colour testing before even thinking about cleaning the pieces. I prefer to see the actual coulours in a piece of white paper instead of comparing them on the jars. For this model I am going to use the Vallejo Model Air range. It is like the standard vallejo paint, but already dilluted for airbrush use.</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqHSgkFaUQI/AAAAAAAAA3E/-ZK_GBo8c30/s1600-h/DSCN1908.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqHSgkFaUQI/AAAAAAAAA3E/-ZK_GBo8c30/s320/DSCN1908.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089580510789390594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Well, I also did as everyone recommends in the forums around. Wash the pieces in hot water, using soap and a toothbrush. I really tried to remove the demoulding agent, but you'll see later that this stuff is really horrible! Next time I'll test some lacquer thinner... let's see who is the winner (I hope not to melt the resin with it, this is why I call it a test).<br /><br />As you see, there are some imperfections that I am going to remove with those burrs and my trusty Dremel tool.<br /></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqHSY0FaUKI/AAAAAAAAA2U/8Vtal9kehAs/s1600-h/DSCN1910.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqHSY0FaUKI/AAAAAAAAA2U/8Vtal9kehAs/s320/DSCN1910.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089580377645404322" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I had to practically redo this slot, something easy with a Dremel in hand.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqHSY0FaULI/AAAAAAAAA2c/YnjlqtADHik/s1600-h/DSCN1911.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqHSY0FaULI/AAAAAAAAA2c/YnjlqtADHik/s320/DSCN1911.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089580377645404338" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is the nasty moulding line I talked before. I simply flattened the area with a diamond coated file and reconstructed missing details with plasticard rivets.</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqHSZEFaUMI/AAAAAAAAA2k/aoKbZLBL76w/s1600-h/DSCN1913.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqHSZEFaUMI/AAAAAAAAA2k/aoKbZLBL76w/s320/DSCN1913.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089580381940371650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The model is already primed and basecoated. I used Vallejo's primer and then a mix of Model Air paint and X22 Tamiya Clear varnish. Adding gloss varnish to the base coat gives it further adherance and strength. It also gives it a satin finish wich is useful when weathering the model.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"> I masked it with Tamiya's Masking Tape and gave it the next colour coat.</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqHSZEFaUNI/AAAAAAAAA2s/NP1dkSb_RUE/s1600-h/DSCN1914.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqHSZEFaUNI/AAAAAAAAA2s/NP1dkSb_RUE/s320/DSCN1914.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089580381940371666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Like this.<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqHSZkFaUOI/AAAAAAAAA20/52JsO34nncE/s1600-h/DSCN1915.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqHSZkFaUOI/AAAAAAAAA20/52JsO34nncE/s320/DSCN1915.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089580390530306274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I masked it again, giving it the third coulour coat.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqHSLEFaUFI/AAAAAAAAA1s/RFWaq6DzQek/s1600-h/DSCN1916.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqHSLEFaUFI/AAAAAAAAA1s/RFWaq6DzQek/s320/DSCN1916.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089580141422202962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I removed the masking tape to show the camo pattern (did I mentioned I did not like it at all?). You can also see that the demoulding agent is still there (look to the right part of the model). I really don't know what kind of demoulder Forgeworld is using, maybe something from the Chaos Lords. But I can assure you that it is really a pain to work with it.</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqHSLUFaUGI/AAAAAAAAA10/Gx2727I6y3w/s1600-h/DSCN1917.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqHSLUFaUGI/AAAAAAAAA10/Gx2727I6y3w/s320/DSCN1917.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089580145717170274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">In any case, I solve it doing a mix of the missing colour, X22 and applying it by brush.</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqHSLUFaUHI/AAAAAAAAA18/I6KbVuignOQ/s1600-h/DSCN1918.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqHSLUFaUHI/AAAAAAAAA18/I6KbVuignOQ/s320/DSCN1918.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089580145717170290" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Anyway, I do not like my coulour choice, even after adding some filters.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqHSLkFaUII/AAAAAAAAA2E/ZBIvOeAt7tI/s1600-h/DSCN1920.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqHSLkFaUII/AAAAAAAAA2E/ZBIvOeAt7tI/s320/DSCN1920.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089580150012137602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Time to start again. I always say that it's better to start again than trying to correct a mistake. I mask the model again.<br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqHSL0FaUJI/AAAAAAAAA2M/gcYlbPYxgmg/s1600-h/DSCN1921.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqHSL0FaUJI/AAAAAAAAA2M/gcYlbPYxgmg/s320/DSCN1921.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089580154307104914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">And use different coulours this time.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqD2PKqR8tI/AAAAAAAAA1E/1IQn080WB5g/s1600-h/DSCN1922.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqD2PKqR8tI/AAAAAAAAA1E/1IQn080WB5g/s320/DSCN1922.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089338319348822738" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now, that is different.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqD2PqqR8uI/AAAAAAAAA1M/wchezk-ZBOA/s1600-h/DSCN1923.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqD2PqqR8uI/AAAAAAAAA1M/wchezk-ZBOA/s320/DSCN1923.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089338327938757346" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqD2P6qR8vI/AAAAAAAAA1U/HveuwctqnGM/s1600-h/DSCN1924.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqD2P6qR8vI/AAAAAAAAA1U/HveuwctqnGM/s320/DSCN1924.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089338332233724658" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Third coulour is a) too similar to the one I used on the habitacle and b) I used too much varnish (can you see the seams?).</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqD2P6qR8wI/AAAAAAAAA1c/GjabSY653t4/s1600-h/DSCN1925.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqD2P6qR8wI/AAAAAAAAA1c/GjabSY653t4/s320/DSCN1925.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089338332233724674" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">No problem at all, I am going to weather heavily this little fella. So I'll use those seams to my advantage.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqD2QaqR8xI/AAAAAAAAA1k/6E4EuH0GKlY/s1600-h/DSCN1926.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqD2QaqR8xI/AAAAAAAAA1k/6E4EuH0GKlY/s320/DSCN1926.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089338340823659282" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Of course, what we get now is a boring, monochrome, and uninteresting model. Weathering is supposed to tell us a story. I want to give the viewer the impression that this Centaur is operating in the harsh conditions of trench war scenario. There is plenty of mud, and the crew had not the time to properly clean it after a while. There is going to be a mix of new, fresh mud over dry mud layers. Some rust and many scratches are going to be present too.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> I used the same techniques I shown you in the <a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/03/painting-and-weathering-tutorial-part-i.html">Painting and Weathering Tutorial</a>. It is still WIP, as I have to work to do in the mud (</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">doing </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">mud properly can take you longer than the model itself, mud is a world in its own) but you can see how the Centaur is going to look.</span><br /></div></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqD1t6qR8sI/AAAAAAAAA08/inmOkNki7Xg/s1600-h/DSCN1964.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqD1t6qR8sI/AAAAAAAAA08/inmOkNki7Xg/s320/DSCN1964.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089337748118172354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqD0uqqR8jI/AAAAAAAAAz0/Fd9_E6K_ui8/s1600-h/DSCN1966.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqD0uqqR8jI/AAAAAAAAAz0/Fd9_E6K_ui8/s320/DSCN1966.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089336661491446322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqD0u6qR8kI/AAAAAAAAAz8/xK_2uTaUChA/s1600-h/DSCN1978.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqD0u6qR8kI/AAAAAAAAAz8/xK_2uTaUChA/s320/DSCN1978.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089336665786413634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqD0vaqR8lI/AAAAAAAAA0E/HWVa9U8utR4/s1600-h/DSCN1981.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqD0vaqR8lI/AAAAAAAAA0E/HWVa9U8utR4/s320/DSCN1981.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089336674376348242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqD0vqqR8mI/AAAAAAAAA0M/_N5IMGbZKwU/s1600-h/DSCN1983.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqD0vqqR8mI/AAAAAAAAA0M/_N5IMGbZKwU/s320/DSCN1983.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089336678671315554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqD0v6qR8nI/AAAAAAAAA0U/g0i4vnfAfss/s1600-h/DSCN1986.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RqD0v6qR8nI/AAAAAAAAA0U/g0i4vnfAfss/s320/DSCN1986.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089336682966282866" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Next time I'll finish the vehicle and start working on the crew.</span><br /></div>Ultrawerkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03217681997024831930noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356269434807843792.post-91485652775216750142007-06-23T21:32:00.001+01:002008-10-10T12:35:18.500+01:00Death Korps of Krieg Earthshaker<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://ultrawerkespanish.blogspot.com/2008/10/can-estremecedor-earthshaker-los-korps.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">(versión en Español)</span></a><br /><br />Some busy weeks have passed on real life, meaning that I did not have the spare time or energy to properly update this blog.<br /><br />I hope to change things a little in the future and add new tutorials... For the moment being, I am going to talk about my Death Korps of Krieg Earthshaker project.<br /><br />I started this project as I leaved on Easter Holydays. As I was not to be at at home, having limited resources then, I wanted to start something that was simple to build.<br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >I thought that I could buy a 1:35 kit and convert it to W40K standards instead of building everything from scratch. I finally chose the M115 Howitzer from AFV Club as the base for the earthshaker.<br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RpVD3tyagfI/AAAAAAAAAzU/dmSNQGhV9Eo/s1600-h/AFV35S06.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RpVD3tyagfI/AAAAAAAAAzU/dmSNQGhV9Eo/s320/AFV35S06.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086045978647757298" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;"><pre wrap=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The model's detail is very fine, sporting an aluminum barrel (with rifling detail inside) rubber wheels and many tiny pieces. After building so many GW models, I even found challenging to mount some parts correctly.</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> thought that the way of turning this model to a 40k one, included building DKOK wheels and a gun shield from scratch.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I built the first wheel prototype, which I did not completely liked. Then did a second one, avoiding the mistakes I did on the first one. I find it is faster to sometimes start again from zero than trying to fix early mistakes.</span></span></pre></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RpVD4tyaggI/AAAAAAAAAzc/eMw54E7E71o/s1600-h/DSCN1790.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RpVD4tyaggI/AAAAAAAAAzc/eMw54E7E71o/s320/DSCN1790.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086045995827626498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Once it was finished, the good wheel was resin cast to make ten copies.</span></span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RpVD49yaghI/AAAAAAAAAzk/GWoCJD39Fmg/s1600-h/DSCN1900.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RpVD49yaghI/AAAAAAAAAzk/GWoCJD39Fmg/s320/DSCN1900.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086046000122593810" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The smaller wheels are intended for my future superheavy tank projects.</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Once I had added all custom pieces on the model, I started to think about the leg ends. After checking a lot of references in </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.tanxheaven.com/">www.tanxheaven.com</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> I built the ends from scratch. I also added some working detail for making the link to the towing cart.</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The result is way bigger than its Forgeworld counterpart, but well, this is 40K after all!</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I first thought to use a trojan to tow the gun, but I think I'll build a custom carrier in the near (I hope) future...</span></span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RpVD59yagiI/AAAAAAAAAzs/RXwWM00o1bQ/s1600-h/DSCN1949.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RpVD59yagiI/AAAAAAAAAzs/RXwWM00o1bQ/s320/DSCN1949.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086046017302463010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RpVCA9yagZI/AAAAAAAAAyk/kx8RtfwQ3Zw/s1600-h/DSCN1953.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RpVCA9yagZI/AAAAAAAAAyk/kx8RtfwQ3Zw/s320/DSCN1953.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086043938538291602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RpVCBtyagaI/AAAAAAAAAys/GHt1XVdWN74/s1600-h/DSCN1954.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RpVCBtyagaI/AAAAAAAAAys/GHt1XVdWN74/s320/DSCN1954.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086043951423193506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RpVCB9yagbI/AAAAAAAAAy0/HyXbShzrHDA/s1600-h/DSCN1959.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RpVCB9yagbI/AAAAAAAAAy0/HyXbShzrHDA/s320/DSCN1959.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086043955718160818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RpVCC9yagcI/AAAAAAAAAy8/rDlj4JSBlAE/s1600-h/DSCN1960.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RpVCC9yagcI/AAAAAAAAAy8/rDlj4JSBlAE/s320/DSCN1960.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086043972898030018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RpVCDNyagdI/AAAAAAAAAzE/aI8LBDLDiu8/s1600-h/DSCN1961.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RpVCDNyagdI/AAAAAAAAAzE/aI8LBDLDiu8/s320/DSCN1961.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086043977192997330" border="0" /></a>Ultrawerkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03217681997024831930noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356269434807843792.post-87090601288189309142007-05-27T12:21:00.001+01:002008-10-10T12:34:39.540+01:00Painting and Weathering Tutorial: Part IV (and last)<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://ultrawerkespanish.blogspot.com/2008/10/tutorial-de-tcnicas-de-pintura-y.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">(versión en Español)</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/03/painting-and-weathering-tutorial-part-i.html">PART I</a><br /><a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/03/painting-and-weathering-tutorial-part.html">PART II</a><br /><a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/04/now-we-are-going-to-complete-rust.html">PART III</a><br /><a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/05/painting-and-weathering-tutorial-part.html">PART IV</a><br /><br />Today, we are going to finish this tutorial. I have also edited previous entries to put the exact paint I used on each stage, so feel free to check them again.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">You'll notice that I painted some small areas, like the storm bolter and so. Those are not important enough to enter on details, just put a coat or two of Vallejo Model Color or Humbrol Enamels..</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">We are going to continue painting all optics (periscope lenses, etc.) on Humbrol Silver #11. Once the enamel is dry, I cover it with Tamiya Clear Blue X23. This is a transparent paint that gives the lenses a natural finish. I let everything dry before going to the next step. I put a drop of Microscale Micro Krystal Klear in a the concave fitting I let express in the model to accommodate a light.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RlluOXsGfyI/AAAAAAAAAx8/CluD6_90hAQ/s1600-h/DSCN1817.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RlluOXsGfyI/AAAAAAAAAx8/CluD6_90hAQ/s320/DSCN1817.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069204048738418466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I use again my graphite stick on the tow cable, then I rub it with my finger to burnish it a little.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RlluOnsGfzI/AAAAAAAAAyE/aV9Ozz-Xqa8/s1600-h/DSCN1819.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RlluOnsGfzI/AAAAAAAAAyE/aV9Ozz-Xqa8/s320/DSCN1819.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069204053033385778" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Once finished, it's time to give a nice gloss coat to the optics. I use Humbrol Gloss Vanirsh (the best gloss varnish IMO).</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RlluPHsGf0I/AAAAAAAAAyM/QQ2QKsZ3s-E/s1600-h/DSCN1837.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RlluPHsGf0I/AAAAAAAAAyM/QQ2QKsZ3s-E/s320/DSCN1837.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069204061623320386" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is the concave fitting I told you before. Once the Micro Krystal Klear is dry it becomes transparent, it just needs a little varnish coat to look very nice!<br /></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RlluPXsGf1I/AAAAAAAAAyU/iziR9DDb4cw/s1600-h/DSCN1838.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RlluPXsGf1I/AAAAAAAAAyU/iziR9DDb4cw/s320/DSCN1838.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069204065918287698" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">You'll notice that I not use the common technique used by W40K modelers of painting by hand gemlike reflects. I thought about it and decided that being this model a mix of "traditional" modeling techniques applied to 40K, I would use something different for the optics.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RlluP3sGf2I/AAAAAAAAAyc/1c5HDK2cU5M/s1600-h/DSCN1839.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RlluP3sGf2I/AAAAAAAAAyc/1c5HDK2cU5M/s320/DSCN1839.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069204074508222306" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now we are going to use another technique based on pigments. I do a very diluted mix of MIG pigments Copper Rust P26 and Ashes White P22 on alcohol.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I lightly apply this pigment suspension on alcohol to some selected areas. Once dry, the pigments will show, giving some interesting effects. Look at the rusted area up to the center and the tow cable.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rllt9XsGftI/AAAAAAAAAxU/nYJHNiq-f9k/s1600-h/DSCN1840.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rllt9XsGftI/AAAAAAAAAxU/nYJHNiq-f9k/s320/DSCN1840.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069203756680642258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">As you can imagine, putting alcohol over acrylics is risky, so pay attention to not add too much. The paint will soft under the effect of the alcohol, so be careful on where do you place your fingers! See below to see what happened to me...<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rllt93sGfuI/AAAAAAAAAxc/BsB967Ic6gg/s1600-h/DSCN1841.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rllt93sGfuI/AAAAAAAAAxc/BsB967Ic6gg/s320/DSCN1841.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069203765270576866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">No problem, we'll fix it later adding mud and dust. I add now some rust coloured pigment mix I had laying around to give the problematic area a darker shade.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rllt-HsGfvI/AAAAAAAAAxk/i3QwXZQhu4A/s1600-h/DSCN1842.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rllt-HsGfvI/AAAAAAAAAxk/i3QwXZQhu4A/s320/DSCN1842.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069203769565544178" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Another view of the (good) effects of the pigment suspension.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rllt-XsGfwI/AAAAAAAAAxs/CFfSV33yWs4/s1600-h/DSCN1843.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rllt-XsGfwI/AAAAAAAAAxs/CFfSV33yWs4/s320/DSCN1843.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069203773860511490" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">As the tank is nearly finished, I am going to paint the ammunition boxes. I fix them on a temporary base and paint them by brush with enamels. I used Humbrol #34, #94 and Revell #65.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Once they are dry (2 hours at least), I give them an oil wash of Burnt sienna</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Once the wash is dry (overnight), I add MIG pigment P230, Old Rust diluted in alcohol to further weather them.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rllt-nsGfxI/AAAAAAAAAx0/F00bYXiGG08/s1600-h/DSCN1844.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rllt-nsGfxI/AAAAAAAAAx0/F00bYXiGG08/s320/DSCN1844.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069203778155478802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I will use Faber Castell coloured pencils to do some scratches to the boxes.<br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RlltZnsGfoI/AAAAAAAAAws/V6kCTJz_EXM/s1600-h/DSCN1845.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RlltZnsGfoI/AAAAAAAAAws/V6kCTJz_EXM/s320/DSCN1845.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069203142500318850" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I glue them on place...<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RlltZ3sGfpI/AAAAAAAAAw0/CWngApQRww4/s1600-h/DSCN1846.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RlltZ3sGfpI/AAAAAAAAAw0/CWngApQRww4/s320/DSCN1846.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069203146795286162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">...and prepare to move on.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RlltaXsGfqI/AAAAAAAAAw8/SX8guWZlTbk/s1600-h/DSCN1847.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RlltaXsGfqI/AAAAAAAAAw8/SX8guWZlTbk/s320/DSCN1847.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069203155385220770" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The effect is too exaggerated, but we are going to blend it adding dust.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rllta3sGfrI/AAAAAAAAAxE/_LRx_SgW0rE/s1600-h/DSCN1848.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rllta3sGfrI/AAAAAAAAAxE/_LRx_SgW0rE/s320/DSCN1848.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069203163975155378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Time to dust the model! We prepare a very diluted mix of Tamiya XF57 Buff and XF52 Flat Earth.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RlltbHsGfsI/AAAAAAAAAxM/l9bXdLuLU4Y/s1600-h/DSCN1852.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RlltbHsGfsI/AAAAAAAAAxM/l9bXdLuLU4Y/s320/DSCN1852.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069203168270122690" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">We start pre-dusting the model adding a very irregular layer of acrylics where we want to add dust.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RlltKXsGfjI/AAAAAAAAAwE/vHWq5l71GHc/s1600-h/DSCN1853.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RlltKXsGfjI/AAAAAAAAAwE/vHWq5l71GHc/s320/DSCN1853.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069202880507313714" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The effect is very subtle, but it will help to fix the dust in next stage.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RlltKnsGfkI/AAAAAAAAAwM/yTOMpck5bWE/s1600-h/DSCN1854.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RlltKnsGfkI/AAAAAAAAAwM/yTOMpck5bWE/s320/DSCN1854.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069202884802281026" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I now choose MIG Pigments P28 Europe Dust and P33 Dark Mud.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RlltLHsGflI/AAAAAAAAAwU/YT-hcZlNRt4/s1600-h/DSCN1855.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RlltLHsGflI/AAAAAAAAAwU/YT-hcZlNRt4/s320/DSCN1855.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069202893392215634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I add them dry, with the help of a brush, forcing them to the recesses. I put the darker shade in the parts that are hidden. The lighter shade will be placed in the open areas. It is important to not put dust in the areas used by the crew to access the vehicle.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RlltLXsGfmI/AAAAAAAAAwc/GGWpxV9e9BI/s1600-h/DSCN1858.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RlltLXsGfmI/AAAAAAAAAwc/GGWpxV9e9BI/s320/DSCN1858.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069202897687182946" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Once the pigment is in place, we add some drops of turpentine (I strongly recommend you odourless turpentine. I used Talens 089 Odourless White Spirit) to fix it in place.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RlltL3sGfnI/AAAAAAAAAwk/JuizcRylOTw/s1600-h/DSCN1860.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RlltL3sGfnI/AAAAAAAAAwk/JuizcRylOTw/s320/DSCN1860.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069202906277117554" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">We can use a brush to move the pigments around.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RllsyHsGfeI/AAAAAAAAAvc/93PSElLRI6Y/s1600-h/DSCN1861.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RllsyHsGfeI/AAAAAAAAAvc/93PSElLRI6Y/s320/DSCN1861.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069202463895485922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now we let the turpentine dry. </span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RllsynsGffI/AAAAAAAAAvk/3p6wJTFhqzM/s1600-h/DSCN1862.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RllsynsGffI/AAAAAAAAAvk/3p6wJTFhqzM/s320/DSCN1862.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069202472485420530" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Once dry, I used my finger to remove dust from some areas. This is how it looks now.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RllszHsGfgI/AAAAAAAAAvs/AhcB2Pi4yvo/s1600-h/DSCN1863.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RllszHsGfgI/AAAAAAAAAvs/AhcB2Pi4yvo/s320/DSCN1863.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069202481075355138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now, we recover the mud mix we did in <a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/04/now-we-are-going-to-complete-rust.html">PART III</a> and add a little water.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RllszXsGfhI/AAAAAAAAAv0/mLP5nS98rz8/s1600-h/DSCN1864.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RllszXsGfhI/AAAAAAAAAv0/mLP5nS98rz8/s320/DSCN1864.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069202485370322450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Using a hard bristle brush, we can blow compressed air with the help of an airbrush to do some mud splashes (you better try it before in a piece of card!).</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RllsznsGfiI/AAAAAAAAAv8/XbJ99cHxASY/s1600-h/DSCN1865.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RllsznsGfiI/AAAAAAAAAv8/XbJ99cHxASY/s320/DSCN1865.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069202489665289762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Time to add some dry P23 Black Smoke pigment to the engine exhausts...<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RllseHsGfZI/AAAAAAAAAu0/UVTFJvKKTrU/s1600-h/DSCN1866.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RllseHsGfZI/AAAAAAAAAu0/UVTFJvKKTrU/s320/DSCN1866.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069202120298102162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">...and to the muzzle brake.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RllseXsGfaI/AAAAAAAAAu8/AhRlT3RQNio/s1600-h/DSCN1867.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RllseXsGfaI/AAAAAAAAAu8/AhRlT3RQNio/s320/DSCN1867.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069202124593069474" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Finally! The last stage!<br /><br />I do a mix of Humbrol Gloss Varnish, Black oil colour and white spirit. I'll use this mix to carefully paint oil and gas (promethium, of course) spills.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rllse3sGfbI/AAAAAAAAAvE/mjCH42pwwbw/s1600-h/DSCN1869.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rllse3sGfbI/AAAAAAAAAvE/mjCH42pwwbw/s320/DSCN1869.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069202133183004082" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I also added to the turret ring.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RllsfHsGfcI/AAAAAAAAAvM/4BGr8xhmKxk/s1600-h/DSCN1870.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RllsfHsGfcI/AAAAAAAAAvM/4BGr8xhmKxk/s320/DSCN1870.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069202137477971394" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">And sparingly to some points on the tracks.<br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RllsfXsGfdI/AAAAAAAAAvU/9bSj8zfgKBs/s1600-h/DSCN1871.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RllsfXsGfdI/AAAAAAAAAvU/9bSj8zfgKBs/s320/DSCN1871.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069202141772938706" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now it's time to look at you model and eliminate excess dusting with a little cotton and turpentine.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RllrJ3sGfVI/AAAAAAAAAuU/4YJISKb7I7Q/s1600-h/DSCN1874.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RllrJ3sGfVI/AAAAAAAAAuU/4YJISKb7I7Q/s320/DSCN1874.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069200672894123346" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Officially finished!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RllrKnsGfWI/AAAAAAAAAuc/dgoS805Ox5w/s1600-h/DSCN1886.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RllrKnsGfWI/AAAAAAAAAuc/dgoS805Ox5w/s320/DSCN1886.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069200685779025250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RllrLXsGfXI/AAAAAAAAAuk/m4N2_RZ7j2Q/s1600-h/DSCN1892.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RllrLXsGfXI/AAAAAAAAAuk/m4N2_RZ7j2Q/s320/DSCN1892.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069200698663927154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RllrMHsGfYI/AAAAAAAAAus/iIzZdglJnuo/s1600-h/DSCN1878.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RllrMHsGfYI/AAAAAAAAAus/iIzZdglJnuo/s320/DSCN1878.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069200711548829058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial as much as I did.<br /><br />See you next soon with more ideas!<br /></span>Ultrawerkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03217681997024831930noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356269434807843792.post-25368634456736840492007-05-09T19:39:00.001+01:002008-10-10T12:33:55.897+01:00Generic modular Fortification Line<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://ultrawerkespanish.blogspot.com/2008/10/fortificaciones-modulares-genricas.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">(versión en Español)</span></a><br /><br />After many delays, I have finally finished my first modular scenery parts.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">For the moment being there are just three different pieces. I plan to start selling them on eBay on a few days, using the brand name "Ultrawerke" (original, isn't it?:)). If they work, I might continue adding new scenery pieces to the range: dragon's teeth, bunkers and craters are some of the ideas I have on mind. What it is sure, anyway, is that they'll definitively have a look that would fit in any techno-gothic siege warfare gameboard...<br /><br />Once I have some samples painted, I'll update the post.<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RkIWXE195zI/AAAAAAAAAtc/ps7HlZw8S-M/s1600-h/DSCN1820.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RkIWXE195zI/AAAAAAAAAtc/ps7HlZw8S-M/s320/DSCN1820.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062633516810757938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RkIV8U195uI/AAAAAAAAAs0/n_moLW9c7TE/s1600-h/DSCN1821.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RkIV8U195uI/AAAAAAAAAs0/n_moLW9c7TE/s320/DSCN1821.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062633057249257186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RkIV80195vI/AAAAAAAAAs8/BxIQ11ifaEI/s1600-h/DSCN1823.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RkIV80195vI/AAAAAAAAAs8/BxIQ11ifaEI/s320/DSCN1823.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062633065839191794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RkIV9E195wI/AAAAAAAAAtE/OLe1hL1P__I/s1600-h/DSCN1824.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RkIV9E195wI/AAAAAAAAAtE/OLe1hL1P__I/s320/DSCN1824.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062633070134159106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RkIV9U195xI/AAAAAAAAAtM/ysS1LjjN-cg/s1600-h/DSCN1826.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RkIV9U195xI/AAAAAAAAAtM/ysS1LjjN-cg/s320/DSCN1826.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062633074429126418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RkIV9k195yI/AAAAAAAAAtU/TJiiUq8h4tU/s1600-h/DSCN1827.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RkIV9k195yI/AAAAAAAAAtU/TJiiUq8h4tU/s320/DSCN1827.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062633078724093730" border="0" /></a>Ultrawerkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03217681997024831930noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356269434807843792.post-29978584109970240302007-04-12T21:38:00.001+01:002008-10-10T12:33:09.294+01:00THE reference book about Model Building, Painting and Weathering<a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://ultrawerkespanish.blogspot.com/2008/09/el-libro-de-referencia-sobre_28.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">(versión en Español)</span></a><br /><br /><div align="justify"><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rh6fiGQoYgI/AAAAAAAAArk/hSveGj3kQ3M/s1600-h/anp023.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052651240101011970" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rh6fiGQoYgI/AAAAAAAAArk/hSveGj3kQ3M/s200/anp023.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Some people asked me where I did learn</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> all the techniques I shown in the <a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/03/painting-and-weathering-tutorial-part-i.html">Painting and Weathering Tutorial</a>. There is also some interest about good written material on the subject (AKA: <em>books on paper</em>).</span> </div><br /><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Well, those people are lucky because in fact, there is THE perfect book for them. I mean, I have learn a lot browsing the Internet and reading modelling magazines during years. By doing this, you'll finish learning a lot of tricks and techniques that slowly add to you trick bag, but... What if someone just did all that work for you? Even more, what if this particular guy belongs to this very exclusive handful of people we call "The best modellers of the World"?</span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">This guy is Miguel "MIG" Jimenez, one of the artists that daily contribute to push military modelling toward goals not seen before (just check some of his work below and you'll undoubtely agree with me).</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><a href="http://www.missing-lynx.com/gallery/german/migjag.htm">gallery 1</a> <a href="http://www.missing-lynx.com/gallery/german/migpanthg.htm">gallery 2</a> <a href="http://www.missing-lynx.com/gallery/german/mignuke.htm">gallery 3</a> <a href="http://www.missing-lynx.com/gallery/german/migtiger.htm">gallery 4</a></span></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">"<em>F.A.Q.: Frecuently Asked Questions on AFV Painting Techniques</em>", is a somewhat particular book. You won't find many text there, you'll "just" find 250 pages literally filled by hundreds and hundreds of colour photos depicting detailed step by step tutorials. Those pages cover in a very efficient way, all the tecniques the author uses to create his wondrous works.<br /><br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I have bought mine about six months ago, and I can say that there is not a day that I do not open it, and read some chapter at random :)<br /><br />You can find it at Amazon and other online libraries:<br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Truly recommended for any serious threadhead around!<br /><br /></span><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rh6hfmQoYlI/AAAAAAAAAsM/tYMx_bsw5xw/s1600-h/anp023h.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052653396174594642" style="width: 137px; height: 195px;" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rh6hfmQoYlI/AAAAAAAAAsM/tYMx_bsw5xw/s200/anp023h.jpg" width="136" border="0" height="193" /></a><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rh6haGQoYhI/AAAAAAAAArs/My0ujjSqOnY/s1600-h/anp023d.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052653301685314066" style="width: 128px; height: 192px;" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rh6haGQoYhI/AAAAAAAAArs/My0ujjSqOnY/s200/anp023d.jpg" width="134" border="0" height="196" /></a><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rh6iVWQoYmI/AAAAAAAAAsU/VuBqdzHklg4/s1600-h/anp023b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052654319592563298" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rh6iVWQoYmI/AAAAAAAAAsU/VuBqdzHklg4/s200/anp023b.jpg" width="134" border="0" height="192" /></a><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rh6heGQoYkI/AAAAAAAAAsE/qnnQ1a1UWTE/s1600-h/anp023g.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052653370404790850" style="width: 134px; height: 195px;" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rh6heGQoYkI/AAAAAAAAAsE/qnnQ1a1UWTE/s200/anp023g.jpg" width="138" border="0" height="197" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rh6iW2QoYnI/AAAAAAAAAsc/pTTa_AbLBmA/s1600-h/anp023c.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052654345362367090" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rh6iW2QoYnI/AAAAAAAAAsc/pTTa_AbLBmA/s200/anp023c.jpg" width="117" border="0" height="177" /></a><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rh6hbWQoYiI/AAAAAAAAAr0/5dE58RT-6ao/s1600-h/anp023e.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052653323160150562" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rh6hbWQoYiI/AAAAAAAAAr0/5dE58RT-6ao/s200/anp023e.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rh6hc2QoYjI/AAAAAAAAAr8/dDyjFoITONw/s1600-h/anp023f.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052653348929954354" style="width: 226px; height: 176px;" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rh6hc2QoYjI/AAAAAAAAAr8/dDyjFoITONw/s200/anp023f.jpg" width="205" border="0" height="174" /></a><br /><br /><iframe style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=ultrawerke-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=849652762X&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=F1790D&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe>Ultrawerkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03217681997024831930noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356269434807843792.post-90443588574554118772007-04-09T22:50:00.001+01:002008-10-10T12:32:26.467+01:00Painting and Weathering Tutorial: Part III<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://ultrawerkespanish.blogspot.com/2008/09/tutorial-de-tcnicas-de-pintura-y.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">(versión en Español)</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/03/painting-and-weathering-tutorial-part-i.html">PART I</a><br /><a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/03/painting-and-weathering-tutorial-part.html">PART II</a><br /><a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/04/now-we-are-going-to-complete-rust.html">PART III</a><br /><a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/05/painting-and-weathering-tutorial-part.html">PART IV</a></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Now we are going to complete rust effects using pigments (you also have a more detailed rust tutorial <a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/08/rust-painting-tutorial-with-pigments.html">here</a>). I first select some suitable rust colours: P230 Old Rust, P25 Standard Rust and P24 Light Rust.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RhwDumQoYfI/AAAAAAAAArc/vpWVKcPRE00/s1600-h/DSCN1767.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051916981082022386" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RhwDumQoYfI/AAAAAAAAArc/vpWVKcPRE00/s320/DSCN1767.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I do a pigment mix and add turpentine to make a wash. If the base colour were enamels instead of acrylics I would have used alcohol instead of turpentine.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RhwCfmQoYWI/AAAAAAAAAqU/HNkCxFlA0mg/s1600-h/DSCN1768.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051915623872356706" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RhwCfmQoYWI/AAAAAAAAAqU/HNkCxFlA0mg/s320/DSCN1768.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is the surface I pre-rusted with the airbrush in <a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/03/painting-and-weathering-tutorial-part.html">Part II</a>.<br /><br /></span><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RhwCgGQoYXI/AAAAAAAAAqc/LBCY1ABc37k/s1600-h/DSCN1769.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051915632462291314" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RhwCgGQoYXI/AAAAAAAAAqc/LBCY1ABc37k/s320/DSCN1769.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I now apply the pigment wash and let it dry.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RhwCgWQoYYI/AAAAAAAAAqk/jCissh4JcU8/s1600-h/DSCN1770.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051915636757258626" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RhwCgWQoYYI/AAAAAAAAAqk/jCissh4JcU8/s320/DSCN1770.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I'll start working on the tracks while the "rust" dries. I will go for a dry mud finish with leaves shiny metal on the exposed areas. There are many different techniques, but I'll cover them on further tutorials.<br /><br />I start applying dry earth-coloured pigments (P28 Europe Dust) with an old brush.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RhwCgmQoYZI/AAAAAAAAAqs/odrGcXxYjAo/s1600-h/DSCN1771.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051915641052225938" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RhwCgmQoYZI/AAAAAAAAAqs/odrGcXxYjAo/s320/DSCN1771.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I then carefully add some turpentine drops to fix the pigments.<br /><br /></span><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RhwChGQoYaI/AAAAAAAAAq0/SFA7a3ZhpBY/s1600-h/DSCN1772.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051915649642160546" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RhwChGQoYaI/AAAAAAAAAq0/SFA7a3ZhpBY/s320/DSCN1772.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I let </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">now </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">everything dry.<br /><br /></span><div><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RhwBLGQoYSI/AAAAAAAAAp0/RZawmxO7KcY/s1600-h/DSCN1774.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051914172173410594" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RhwBLGQoYSI/AAAAAAAAAp0/RZawmxO7KcY/s320/DSCN1774.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is the aspect once the pigment is dry. This will serve only as a base for the dry mud that comes next.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RhwBL2QoYTI/AAAAAAAAAp8/xguQeL77DWk/s1600-h/DSCN1775.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051914185058312498" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RhwBL2QoYTI/AAAAAAAAAp8/xguQeL77DWk/s320/DSCN1775.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I will prepare a dry mud mixture. I select some earth-coloured pigments (P28 Europe Dust, P38 African Earth and P31 Vietman Earth), plaster and a special acrylic resin for making mud adding some water.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RhwBMGQoYUI/AAAAAAAAAqE/JAVddEUzvDE/s1600-h/DSCN1776.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051914189353279810" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RhwBMGQoYUI/AAAAAAAAAqE/JAVddEUzvDE/s320/DSCN1776.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I made some test and trial before finding the amount of plaster/resin to obtain dry mud. The more resin you add gives the mixture a gloss wet finish, as you can see in both mud samples over the tissue (both are completely dry, but the </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">one </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">on the right has more acrylic resin added).</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RhwBMWQoYVI/AAAAAAAAAqM/_i6LAfTl2d8/s1600-h/DSCN1777.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051914193648247122" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RhwBMWQoYVI/AAAAAAAAAqM/_i6LAfTl2d8/s320/DSCN1777.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I liberally apply the dilluted mix over the tracks.</span><br /><br /><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rhq2qZZBLWI/AAAAAAAAApE/c3RfKqUmgjg/s1600-h/DSCN1778.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051550771536014690" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rhq2qZZBLWI/AAAAAAAAApE/c3RfKqUmgjg/s320/DSCN1778.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I remove the excess "mud" with a tissue before it is dry.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rhq2q5ZBLXI/AAAAAAAAApM/JctO0nuNhZs/s1600-h/DSCN1779.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051550780125949298" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rhq2q5ZBLXI/AAAAAAAAApM/JctO0nuNhZs/s320/DSCN1779.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is how the tracks look once the "mud" is dry.<br /></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rhq2rJZBLYI/AAAAAAAAApU/m2OnbJ7Wm2Q/s1600-h/DSCN1780.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051550784420916610" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rhq2rJZBLYI/AAAAAAAAApU/m2OnbJ7Wm2Q/s320/DSCN1780.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now I will drybrush the tracks using metallic colours in order to give the impression that the bare metal is showing due to the friction with the terrain.</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />As usual, I drybrush using a flat ox hair brush and enamels.<br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rhq2rZZBLZI/AAAAAAAAApc/PB9lx2MAKTQ/s1600-h/DSCN1781.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051550788715883922" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rhq2rZZBLZI/AAAAAAAAApc/PB9lx2MAKTQ/s320/DSCN1781.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is the final effect. I am not fully satisfied with it yet, so I will complete it later using more graphite.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rhq2rpZBLaI/AAAAAAAAApk/vsI5-4u1WtA/s1600-h/DSCN1782.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051550793010851234" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rhq2rpZBLaI/AAAAAAAAApk/vsI5-4u1WtA/s320/DSCN1782.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Next time we'l move on finishing small details and dusting the tank.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/05/painting-and-weathering-tutorial-part.html">NEXT</a></span><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Ultrawerkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03217681997024831930noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356269434807843792.post-85104486098641360762007-03-29T13:45:00.001+01:002008-10-10T12:31:40.173+01:00Scratchbuilding tip: Tow Cable<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://ultrawerkespanish.blogspot.com/2008/09/tcnica-de-autoconstruccin-cable-de.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">(versión en Español)</span></a><br /><br />If there is a piece from GW I do not like at all, it's the tow cable from the Imperial vehicle accesory sprue.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Here it is a simple way to do your own realistic tow cables, and in nearly no time.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">You'll need copper or other metallic wire. I have been so lucky to have access to a power cable with fairly thick copper strands.<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu63OnzqCI/AAAAAAAAAoY/oLlsz796f34/s1600-h/DSCN1637.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu63OnzqCI/AAAAAAAAAoY/oLlsz796f34/s320/DSCN1637.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047333265379403810" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I take five copper strands from the cable.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu63unzqDI/AAAAAAAAAog/YObBcdHUBUE/s1600-h/DSCN1639.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu63unzqDI/AAAAAAAAAog/YObBcdHUBUE/s320/DSCN1639.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047333273969338418" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I twist one end with a plier.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu65OnzqEI/AAAAAAAAAoo/_1sTX2B40pE/s1600-h/DSCN1640.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu65OnzqEI/AAAAAAAAAoo/_1sTX2B40pE/s320/DSCN1640.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047333299739142210" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I'll use a chuck to clamp the other end.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu65-nzqFI/AAAAAAAAAow/puhyTHiSwMs/s1600-h/DSCN1641.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu65-nzqFI/AAAAAAAAAow/puhyTHiSwMs/s320/DSCN1641.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047333312624044114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I will use my trusty low speed IXO to twist the copper wires.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu66-nzqGI/AAAAAAAAAo4/a_ysmNs3DnM/s1600-h/DSCN1642.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu66-nzqGI/AAAAAAAAAo4/a_ysmNs3DnM/s320/DSCN1642.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047333329803913314" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I firmly hold the free end with the pliers.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu4zunzp9I/AAAAAAAAAnw/Rec59s7awVU/s1600-h/DSCN1643.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu4zunzp9I/AAAAAAAAAnw/Rec59s7awVU/s320/DSCN1643.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047331006226606034" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">And start twisting the wires.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu4z-nzp-I/AAAAAAAAAn4/YSLjpysHL94/s1600-h/DSCN1644.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu4z-nzp-I/AAAAAAAAAn4/YSLjpysHL94/s320/DSCN1644.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047331010521573346" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I stop once I feel the cable is twisted </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">enough</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu40Onzp_I/AAAAAAAAAoA/0Cvg7KFilRE/s1600-h/DSCN1645.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu40Onzp_I/AAAAAAAAAoA/0Cvg7KFilRE/s320/DSCN1645.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047331014816540658" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I cut the ends...<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu40unzqAI/AAAAAAAAAoI/4errXuxaz7g/s1600-h/DSCN1646.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu40unzqAI/AAAAAAAAAoI/4errXuxaz7g/s320/DSCN1646.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047331023406475266" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now I make a loop at the ends.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu40-nzqBI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/L5NyG4j4m0k/s1600-h/DSCN1647.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu40-nzqBI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/L5NyG4j4m0k/s320/DSCN1647.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047331027701442578" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Like this:<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu3h-nzp4I/AAAAAAAAAnI/sgCDls_fRik/s1600-h/DSCN1648.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu3h-nzp4I/AAAAAAAAAnI/sgCDls_fRik/s320/DSCN1648.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047329601772300162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now I take a lenght of cable plastic cover.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu3iOnzp5I/AAAAAAAAAnQ/Hz06Ehh0GVE/s1600-h/DSCN1649.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu3iOnzp5I/AAAAAAAAAnQ/Hz06Ehh0GVE/s320/DSCN1649.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047329606067267474" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">And cut it </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">lenghtwise</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> by half.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu3ienzp6I/AAAAAAAAAnY/VhPWsVb67lI/s1600-h/DSCN1650.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu3ienzp6I/AAAAAAAAAnY/VhPWsVb67lI/s320/DSCN1650.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047329610362234786" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I put one half inside the loop, cutting the excess.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu3iunzp7I/AAAAAAAAAng/4j25mV-8-I4/s1600-h/DSCN1651.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu3iunzp7I/AAAAAAAAAng/4j25mV-8-I4/s320/DSCN1651.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047329614657202098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now I glue it with cyanocrilate.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu3jOnzp8I/AAAAAAAAAno/WcFJnI3P4lI/s1600-h/DSCN1652.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu3jOnzp8I/AAAAAAAAAno/WcFJnI3P4lI/s320/DSCN1652.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047329623247136706" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I use more copper wire to close the loop.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu1YunzpzI/AAAAAAAAAmg/YcpBzLGu19I/s1600-h/DSCN1653.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu1YunzpzI/AAAAAAAAAmg/YcpBzLGu19I/s320/DSCN1653.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047327243835254578" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The finished loop. You can wrap the wire we have added now with a tin strip if you want a better finishing.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu1ZOnzp1I/AAAAAAAAAmw/9msI4AjYdYM/s1600-h/DSCN1655.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu1ZOnzp1I/AAAAAAAAAmw/9msI4AjYdYM/s320/DSCN1655.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047327252425189202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The finished cable.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu1Zunzp2I/AAAAAAAAAm4/qoLTRW9-aEA/s1600-h/DSCN1656.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu1Zunzp2I/AAAAAAAAAm4/qoLTRW9-aEA/s320/DSCN1656.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047327261015123810" border="0" /></a>This is how it looks once it is glued on the model.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu1Z-nzp3I/AAAAAAAAAnA/hrJyvarzyDQ/s1600-h/DSCN1657.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rgu1Z-nzp3I/AAAAAAAAAnA/hrJyvarzyDQ/s320/DSCN1657.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047327265310091122" border="0" /></a>Ultrawerkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03217681997024831930noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356269434807843792.post-91427556941819852582007-03-25T15:47:00.002+01:002008-10-10T12:30:45.362+01:00Painting and Weathering Tutorial: Part II<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://ultrawerkespanish.blogspot.com/2008/04/tutorial-de-tcnicas-de-pintura-y.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">(versión en Español)</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/03/painting-and-weathering-tutorial-part-i.html">PART I</a><br /><a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/03/painting-and-weathering-tutorial-part.html">PART II</a><br /><a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/04/now-we-are-going-to-complete-rust.html">PART III</a><br /><a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/05/painting-and-weathering-tutorial-part.html">PART IV</a></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Well, time to start working again on the rusty Vanquisher!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I was looking for very big numbers on the turret, but as I did not have any suitable decals in my spare box, I decided to use a mask to paint them on.<br /><br />After choosing the font I liked (Niagara), I printed it backwards using Corel Draw and a laser printer. If you don't have access to a laser printer, just use an inkjet and then do a photocopy. The trick here is using toner, ink will not work for our purposes.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaQCrZeBWI/AAAAAAAAAl4/YH_6Rvx0238/s1600-h/DSCN1713.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaQCrZeBWI/AAAAAAAAAl4/YH_6Rvx0238/s320/DSCN1713.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045878808198907234" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I then put some Tamiya Masking Tape on the table and using more masking tape, fixed the number "207" over it.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaQDLZeBXI/AAAAAAAAAmA/B14VlhVQe40/s1600-h/DSCN1714.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaQDLZeBXI/AAAAAAAAAmA/B14VlhVQe40/s320/DSCN1714.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045878816788841842" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I press the number now with a bit of paper soaked in a little acetone.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaQEbZeBZI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/_fJcWrvorpE/s1600-h/DSCN1716.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaQEbZeBZI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/_fJcWrvorpE/s320/DSCN1716.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045878838263678354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The toner is inmediately transferred to the masking tape.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaQE7ZeBaI/AAAAAAAAAmY/hr_7iw7eU5E/s1600-h/DSCN1717.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaQE7ZeBaI/AAAAAAAAAmY/hr_7iw7eU5E/s320/DSCN1717.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045878846853612962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I put a new blade in my cutter and carefully cut away the numbers. I do this twice.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaPlrZeBRI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/l6O2ZY_mgtc/s1600-h/DSCN1719.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaPlrZeBRI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/l6O2ZY_mgtc/s320/DSCN1719.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045878309982700818" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Note that I leaved some bits to hold the inside of the "0".<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaPmbZeBSI/AAAAAAAAAlY/P1dsF1bFBMk/s1600-h/DSCN1721.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaPmbZeBSI/AAAAAAAAAlY/P1dsF1bFBMk/s320/DSCN1721.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045878322867602722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I fix the mask to the turret, pressing with a blunt tool.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaPmrZeBTI/AAAAAAAAAlg/XwtI8PlRaM4/s1600-h/DSCN1722.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaPmrZeBTI/AAAAAAAAAlg/XwtI8PlRaM4/s320/DSCN1722.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045878327162570034" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">And prepare a mix of Tamiya XF7 Flat Red paint for my airbrush.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaPnLZeBUI/AAAAAAAAAlo/p7b4Pc2wNO8/s1600-h/DSCN1723.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaPnLZeBUI/AAAAAAAAAlo/p7b4Pc2wNO8/s320/DSCN1723.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045878335752504642" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I airbrush red paint at low pressure, allowing it to dry between layers.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaPnrZeBVI/AAAAAAAAAlw/HOGAgBRlFrw/s1600-h/DSCN1724.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaPnrZeBVI/AAAAAAAAAlw/HOGAgBRlFrw/s320/DSCN1724.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045878344342439250" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Finished.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaO0LZeBMI/AAAAAAAAAko/b9AiiTnHj8I/s1600-h/DSCN1726.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaO0LZeBMI/AAAAAAAAAko/b9AiiTnHj8I/s320/DSCN1726.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045877459579176130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now I'll retouch the numbers with a brush and red and white paint.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaO0rZeBNI/AAAAAAAAAkw/aSQGoMcnpi8/s1600-h/DSCN1727.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaO0rZeBNI/AAAAAAAAAkw/aSQGoMcnpi8/s320/DSCN1727.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045877468169110738" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The model has a lot more of character now.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaO1LZeBOI/AAAAAAAAAk4/M-WtapY4HK8/s1600-h/DSCN1728.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaO1LZeBOI/AAAAAAAAAk4/M-WtapY4HK8/s320/DSCN1728.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045877476759045346" border="0" /></a><span class="postcolor" style="font-family:verdana;">Time for an oil wash. I'll normally use a mix of dark brown and black, but being the model is white I feel that the dark brown will be enough. I do a mix of about 80% thinner, 20% Burnt Umber oil paint</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">.</span><br /></div></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaO1rZeBPI/AAAAAAAAAlA/CpgcGBPryeI/s1600-h/DSCN1729.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaO1rZeBPI/AAAAAAAAAlA/CpgcGBPryeI/s320/DSCN1729.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045877485348979954" border="0" /></a><span class="postcolor" style="font-family:verdana;">You'll notice that it is enough to apply the point of the brush on a crack for the mix to freely flow by capillary action. Washes based on mineral spirits (both oils and enamels) are way better than their acrylic counterpart. Just remember that the wash must be controlled, overflowing the entire model with the tinted thinner will not give you a good result</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaO17ZeBQI/AAAAAAAAAlI/FtcfMMW6YPA/s1600-h/DSCN1730.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaO17ZeBQI/AAAAAAAAAlI/FtcfMMW6YPA/s320/DSCN1730.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045877489643947266" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">We let the oil dry for some minutes.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaOQ7ZeBHI/AAAAAAAAAkA/aIavKdLxkXw/s1600-h/DSCN1731.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaOQ7ZeBHI/AAAAAAAAAkA/aIavKdLxkXw/s320/DSCN1731.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045876853988787314" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">And then we'll remove the excess with a soft brush and a little clean thinner..<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaORrZeBII/AAAAAAAAAkI/ukqsiOTmf-w/s1600-h/DSCN1732.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaORrZeBII/AAAAAAAAAkI/ukqsiOTmf-w/s320/DSCN1732.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045876866873689218" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">We are going to give another weathering touch to the model drybrushing it. However, the drybrushing here is not used to make lighter areas, it's just to show more tear and wear.<br /><br />Enamels are great for drybrushing, they give you a lot of working time before drying. I prepare a dark gray-green mix for this part. I use here Revell #66 and a little of Humbrol #33.<br /></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaOR7ZeBJI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/UhhaPkHORsw/s1600-h/DSCN1733.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaOR7ZeBJI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/UhhaPkHORsw/s320/DSCN1733.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045876871168656530" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Dry the brush a little with some tissue.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaOSbZeBKI/AAAAAAAAAkY/ubDnT5JVdfc/s1600-h/DSCN1734.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaOSbZeBKI/AAAAAAAAAkY/ubDnT5JVdfc/s320/DSCN1734.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045876879758591138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">And start softly drybrushing the model.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaOS7ZeBLI/AAAAAAAAAkg/sJLDV8a2-d0/s1600-h/DSCN1736.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaOS7ZeBLI/AAAAAAAAAkg/sJLDV8a2-d0/s320/DSCN1736.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045876888348525746" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I look for the effect of older paint showing on worn areas.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaNwrZeBCI/AAAAAAAAAjY/5Iz0rlnjGkQ/s1600-h/DSCN1737.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaNwrZeBCI/AAAAAAAAAjY/5Iz0rlnjGkQ/s320/DSCN1737.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045876299938006050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I concentrate on rivets, corners and places where the crew would stand when accessing the vehicle.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaNw7ZeBDI/AAAAAAAAAjg/-cgLtk54sy4/s1600-h/DSCN1738.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaNw7ZeBDI/AAAAAAAAAjg/-cgLtk54sy4/s320/DSCN1738.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045876304232973362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I am now going to add some depth to the model. I'll use Vallejo Model Color White paint for this.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaNxrZeBEI/AAAAAAAAAjo/bRUuI32aBwk/s1600-h/DSCN1739.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaNxrZeBEI/AAAAAAAAAjo/bRUuI32aBwk/s320/DSCN1739.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045876317117875266" border="0" /></a><span class="postcolor" style="font-family:verdana;">I am going to paint a fine white line below any chipped paint areas to give them more volume. I also make some mapping* areas on places that I find they are too dark. I just put some paint in a random way, showing the colour below. The effect is very exaggerated, but I'll disguise it later on</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">.<br /><br />*Mapping is a technique I'll show you in other tutorial.<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaNybZeBGI/AAAAAAAAAj4/603uSf6CBMQ/s1600-h/DSCN1746.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaNybZeBGI/AAAAAAAAAj4/603uSf6CBMQ/s320/DSCN1746.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045876330002777186" border="0" /></a><span class="postcolor" style="font-family:verdana;">This is the area before the white lining</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">.</span><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaNyLZeBFI/AAAAAAAAAjw/lVbsczbQnaE/s1600-h/DSCN1740.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaNyLZeBFI/AAAAAAAAAjw/lVbsczbQnaE/s320/DSCN1740.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045876325707809874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">And after. At this distance the effect is too evident, but we'll soft it a little later on the final stages.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaNX7ZeBAI/AAAAAAAAAjI/AvITFrsD8k8/s1600-h/DSCN1750.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaNX7ZeBAI/AAAAAAAAAjI/AvITFrsD8k8/s320/DSCN1750.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045875874736243714" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I did use here some mapping and some lining.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaNWbZeA9I/AAAAAAAAAiw/h8jG-p4f0y0/s1600-h/DSCN1747.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaNWbZeA9I/AAAAAAAAAiw/h8jG-p4f0y0/s320/DSCN1747.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045875848966439890" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The idea is to make the area visually interesting.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaNXbZeA_I/AAAAAAAAAjA/8WFaT64bFPU/s1600-h/DSCN1749.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaNXbZeA_I/AAAAAAAAAjA/8WFaT64bFPU/s320/DSCN1749.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045875866146309106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Another view...<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaNY7ZeBBI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/w6dQ510QWzc/s1600-h/DSCN1751.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaNY7ZeBBI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/w6dQ510QWzc/s320/DSCN1751.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045875891916112914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I am now going to do some rust in the sides. As this Ragnarok-Vanquisher had lost its track covers, those two areas should be rusted as it happens in real life after some time.<br /><br />I mask the area...<br /></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaM7bZeA4I/AAAAAAAAAiI/uFhV6UznNHU/s1600-h/DSCN1752.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaM7bZeA4I/AAAAAAAAAiI/uFhV6UznNHU/s320/DSCN1752.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045875385109971842" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">...And do a rust coloured mix done vith Vallejo Panzer Aces 301 Light Rust and 302 Dark Rust.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaM8LZeA5I/AAAAAAAAAiQ/sShy-Jj894U/s1600-h/DSCN1753.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaM8LZeA5I/AAAAAAAAAiQ/sShy-Jj894U/s320/DSCN1753.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045875397994873746" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I also do a crude mask ripping a piece of cardboard (Notice the mapped surface showing)<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaM87ZeA6I/AAAAAAAAAiY/B4CHXbjsMbw/s1600-h/DSCN1754.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaM87ZeA6I/AAAAAAAAAiY/B4CHXbjsMbw/s320/DSCN1754.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045875410879775650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I airbrush the rust base, moving a little the cardboard mask during the process.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaM97ZeA7I/AAAAAAAAAig/ZcWP9DW4fuc/s1600-h/DSCN1755.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaM97ZeA7I/AAAAAAAAAig/ZcWP9DW4fuc/s320/DSCN1755.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045875428059644850" border="0" /></a><span class="postcolor" style="font-family:verdana;">This is a pure graphite stick</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">.</span><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaM-7ZeA8I/AAAAAAAAAio/IMNxDqxbz90/s1600-h/DSCN1756.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaM-7ZeA8I/AAAAAAAAAio/IMNxDqxbz90/s320/DSCN1756.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045875445239514050" border="0" /></a><span class="postcolor" style="font-family:verdana;">I use it to paint over those surfaces that are so worn out that the bare metal is showing. I use also my finger to blend it a little. I find that graphite gives a very subtle metal finish</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">.</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaMarZeAzI/AAAAAAAAAhg/agYFDhRsfUM/s1600-h/DSCN1757.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaMarZeAzI/AAAAAAAAAhg/agYFDhRsfUM/s320/DSCN1757.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045874822469255986" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now I am going to add more rust with Humbrol #62.<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaMbLZeA0I/AAAAAAAAAho/H7y5Cjb3M74/s1600-h/DSCN1758.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaMbLZeA0I/AAAAAAAAAho/H7y5Cjb3M74/s320/DSCN1758.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045874831059190594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I paint the enamel on some recesses (it it's important not </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">to </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">overdo it).<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaMb7ZeA1I/AAAAAAAAAhw/hqAIRLqSE4U/s1600-h/DSCN1759.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaMb7ZeA1I/AAAAAAAAAhw/hqAIRLqSE4U/s320/DSCN1759.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045874843944092498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">You could also make some rust marks.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaLyrZeAuI/AAAAAAAAAg4/G6T5yhQiUzI/s1600-h/DSCN1762.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaLyrZeAuI/AAAAAAAAAg4/G6T5yhQiUzI/s320/DSCN1762.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045874135274488546" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Once you are done, you let the enamel paint dry for a few minutes.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaLzLZeAvI/AAAAAAAAAhA/H65rpIDU3Dw/s1600-h/DSCN1763.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaLzLZeAvI/AAAAAAAAAhA/H65rpIDU3Dw/s320/DSCN1763.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045874143864423154" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">And then you use a soft brush and thinner to blend it over the surroundings.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaL0rZeAxI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/38OZT3ebeC4/s1600-h/DSCN1765.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaL0rZeAxI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/38OZT3ebeC4/s320/DSCN1765.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045874169634226962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now the tank has more chromatic depth.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaL1LZeAyI/AAAAAAAAAhY/KZhfn1G25iQ/s1600-h/DSCN1766.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgaL1LZeAyI/AAAAAAAAAhY/KZhfn1G25iQ/s320/DSCN1766.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045874178224161570" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Next time we'll finish the rusted areas and start working on the threads.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/04/now-we-are-going-to-complete-rust.html">NEXT</a></span>Ultrawerkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03217681997024831930noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356269434807843792.post-37262790795127471422007-03-20T20:17:00.000+01:002007-12-02T22:30:54.519+01:00Scratchbuilding Tutorial: Part V (and last)<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://ultrawerkespanish.blogspot.com/2007/12/tutorial-de-tcnicas-de-scratch-parte-v.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">(versión en Español)</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/03/scratchbuilding-tutorial-part-i.html">PART I</a><br /><a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/03/scratchbuilding-tutorial-part-ii.html">PART II</a><br /><a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/03/scratchbuilding-tutorial-part-iii.html">PART III</a><br /><a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/03/scratchbuilding-tutorial-part-iv.html">PART IV</a><br /><a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/03/scratchbuilding-tutorial-part-v-and.html">PART V</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Today we'll finish the turret by adding some details and casting it in resin.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">To start detailing it, I take some tin foil (</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">as you can see, </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">I took it from wine bottles)...</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgBEw7ZeAtI/AAAAAAAAAgw/I6lwuu3FjA4/s1600-h/DSCN1618.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgBEw7ZeAtI/AAAAAAAAAgw/I6lwuu3FjA4/s320/DSCN1618.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044107190023881426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">And cut some straigh strips from it.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgBES7ZeAkI/AAAAAAAAAfo/1WBUH2sUZAo/s1600-h/DSCN1619.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgBES7ZeAkI/AAAAAAAAAfo/1WBUH2sUZAo/s320/DSCN1619.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044106674627805762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">You'll need to flatten them with some tool (the ruler, your cutter's rod, etc.).<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgBEVLZeAlI/AAAAAAAAAfw/IhfwaHFv52o/s1600-h/DSCN1620.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgBEVLZeAlI/AAAAAAAAAfw/IhfwaHFv52o/s320/DSCN1620.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044106713282511442" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I apply a small drop of cyanocrilate (superglue, krazy glue or similar) on the cannon.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgBEVbZeAmI/AAAAAAAAAf4/PEezCd5FLrM/s1600-h/DSCN1621.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgBEVbZeAmI/AAAAAAAAAf4/PEezCd5FLrM/s320/DSCN1621.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044106717577478754" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Glue one end of the strip and carefully wrap it around the cannon, adding some small cyanocrylate drops now and them.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgBEV7ZeAnI/AAAAAAAAAgA/BdKv-whfmcg/s1600-h/DSCN1622.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgBEV7ZeAnI/AAAAAAAAAgA/BdKv-whfmcg/s320/DSCN1622.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044106726167413362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I cut the strip once I see that the width is enoungh.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgBEWbZeAoI/AAAAAAAAAgI/fONvETQTy2s/s1600-h/DSCN1623.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgBEWbZeAoI/AAAAAAAAAgI/fONvETQTy2s/s320/DSCN1623.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044106734757347970" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Once the glue is dry, I sand the ending to make a smooth ring around the cannon body.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgBBZrZeAfI/AAAAAAAAAfA/XD1_jgI5Mr8/s1600-h/DSCN1624.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgBBZrZeAfI/AAAAAAAAAfA/XD1_jgI5Mr8/s320/DSCN1624.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044103492057039346" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">And that's it, you can easily add volume to any tube in this way.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgBBZ7ZeAgI/AAAAAAAAAfI/PmBbkgbXVs8/s1600-h/DSCN1625.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgBBZ7ZeAgI/AAAAAAAAAfI/PmBbkgbXVs8/s320/DSCN1625.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044103496352006658" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now we are going to do some riveting. I am going to do just a small quantity, but for a complete 40K tank I could make up to 500! You could develop a Zen-like state of mind once you finish 100 of them in a single run, if not, try do do more... :)<br /><br />I have here my handy and cheap homemade punch-and-die tool. I am going to make a tutorial later about it but, for the time being, I'll just tell you that you put a thin styrene sheet between the steel and the acrylic parts, put a punch in the hole and hit it with the hammer.<br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgBBabZeAhI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/dDTN94Lyf8U/s1600-h/DSCN1626.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgBBabZeAhI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/dDTN94Lyf8U/s320/DSCN1626.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044103504941941266" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you do this during some time, you'll have a small pile of very small styrene discs (0,6 mm in the pic). Forget about the tweezers to hold them, the best way to manipulate those small rivets is by gently picking them with the point of a new cutter blade. Once you have it on the cutter, appply some styrene cement inthe surface to be riveted and put the rivet on it.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgBBa7ZeAiI/AAAAAAAAAfY/q-w0TIKryE4/s1600-h/DSCN1628.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgBBa7ZeAiI/AAAAAAAAAfY/q-w0TIKryE4/s320/DSCN1628.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044103513531875874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Once I am happy with the rivets, I declare the master model finished.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgBBbLZeAjI/AAAAAAAAAfg/7co__v8gdmM/s1600-h/DSCN1630.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgBBbLZeAjI/AAAAAAAAAfg/7co__v8gdmM/s320/DSCN1630.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044103517826843186" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I will now do a mold to cast the turret and cannon, exactly as we discussed before in the <a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/02/resin-castig-tutorial-part-i.html">resin casting tutorial series</a>.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgBAB7ZeAbI/AAAAAAAAAeg/p1Y7b6wNKhA/s1600-h/DSCN1632.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgBAB7ZeAbI/AAAAAAAAAeg/p1Y7b6wNKhA/s320/DSCN1632.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044101984523518386" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The cannon is going to be cast differently. I am going to do an open mold for it. I temporaly glue the cannon to a solid surface, build the mold box and pour the silicone, but just in a single step, I will not do another part for the mold. Once the silicone cures, I'll pour the resin by the open left by the base of the cannon piece.</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgBACbZeAcI/AAAAAAAAAeo/hFA0kVRiYMo/s1600-h/DSCN1633.JPG"><span><span></span></span></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgBAC7ZeAdI/AAAAAAAAAew/s5vveAkO64I/s1600-h/DSCN1634.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgBAC7ZeAdI/AAAAAAAAAew/s5vveAkO64I/s320/DSCN1634.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044102001703387602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The pieces are cast and sanded.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgBADLZeAeI/AAAAAAAAAe4/kP-8gP4pRP8/s1600-h/DSCN1702.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgBADLZeAeI/AAAAAAAAAe4/kP-8gP4pRP8/s320/DSCN1702.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044102005998354914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">And here we have the finished turret piece. However... Do you remember those marks we left for the handles on the master model? Well, now it is time to drill some actual holes on there!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgA_O7ZeAVI/AAAAAAAAAdw/VmAwpCq2xro/s1600-h/DSCN1703.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgA_O7ZeAVI/AAAAAAAAAdw/VmAwpCq2xro/s320/DSCN1703.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044101108350189906" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Once the holes are drilled, I cut some wire of the same gauge.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgA_PLZeAWI/AAAAAAAAAd4/m7vzCSvjLbU/s1600-h/DSCN1704.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgA_PLZeAWI/AAAAAAAAAd4/m7vzCSvjLbU/s320/DSCN1704.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044101112645157218" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">And use my pliers to bend it...<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgA_PrZeAXI/AAAAAAAAAeA/XWosgrQ9vGI/s1600-h/DSCN1705.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgA_PrZeAXI/AAAAAAAAAeA/XWosgrQ9vGI/s320/DSCN1705.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044101121235091826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">...to the desired shape.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgA_QLZeAYI/AAAAAAAAAeI/9rL6IpUkeUs/s1600-h/DSCN1706.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgA_QLZeAYI/AAAAAAAAAeI/9rL6IpUkeUs/s320/DSCN1706.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044101129825026434" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I'll do six of them.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgA_QrZeAZI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/M4yp_O6XlyE/s1600-h/DSCN1707.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgA_QrZeAZI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/M4yp_O6XlyE/s320/DSCN1707.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044101138414961042" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now I put a drop of cyanocrilate on the holes.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgA95bZeAQI/AAAAAAAAAdI/Ru-ItdK_I4Y/s1600-h/DSCN1708.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgA95bZeAQI/AAAAAAAAAdI/Ru-ItdK_I4Y/s320/DSCN1708.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044099639471374594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">And add the handles. The excess of cyanocrilate will look as a welding point once it dries.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgA95rZeARI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/HXO6rnRZNm4/s1600-h/DSCN1709.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgA95rZeARI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/HXO6rnRZNm4/s320/DSCN1709.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044099643766341906" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I now use someting round to shape some more wire.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgA957ZeASI/AAAAAAAAAdY/t8ijm0LRVSc/s1600-h/DSCN1710.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgA957ZeASI/AAAAAAAAAdY/t8ijm0LRVSc/s320/DSCN1710.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044099648061309218" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">And insert it in their place. You'll notice that I use small pliers instead of tweezers to do that, they give you better grip on the piece.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgA96LZeATI/AAAAAAAAAdg/Xdg63BzYL6I/s1600-h/DSCN1711.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgA96LZeATI/AAAAAAAAAdg/Xdg63BzYL6I/s320/DSCN1711.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044099652356276530" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">And that's the finished turret.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgA96bZeAUI/AAAAAAAAAdo/NDoKoqBfuII/s1600-h/DSCN1712.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RgA96bZeAUI/AAAAAAAAAdo/NDoKoqBfuII/s320/DSCN1712.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044099656651243842" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I hope that you have enjoyed this tutorial, I wanted to make it look as simple as it really is. So... Now, fetch your tools and go convert something! :)</span><br /></div>Ultrawerkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03217681997024831930noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356269434807843792.post-69883908538898621642007-03-16T20:08:00.000+01:002008-01-17T14:58:15.778+01:00Painting and Weathering Tutorial: Part I<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://ultrawerkespanish.blogspot.com/2008/01/tutorial-de-tcnicas-de-pintura-y.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">(versión en Español)</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/03/painting-and-weathering-tutorial-part-i.html">PART I</a><br /><a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/03/painting-and-weathering-tutorial-part.html">PART II</a><br /><a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/04/now-we-are-going-to-complete-rust.html">PART III</a><br /><a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/05/painting-and-weathering-tutorial-part.html">PART IV</a></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />While the scratchbuilt turret mold is curing, I think that I am going to start another tutorial about painting and weathering.<br /><br />Although I normally paint my models with an airbrush, this is just for the very first stages. In fact, more than 90% of the work is done by brush. You definitely could substitute the airbrush with a soft brush, paying attention to not leave brush marks on the model, with the exception of soft edged camo patterns, you'll absolutely need an airbrush for that.<br /><br />More important even than the airbrush, it's the compressor. You'll need one than gives you stable air flow, variable pressure, filters water and oil from the air and, if you don't have a suitable working space, be silent enough to allow working anytime.<br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is mine, it is not the best of the best, but does all the above in a satisfactory way:<br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr9pARe-kI/AAAAAAAAAdA/J9UBQAG1JX4/s1600-h/DSCN1666.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr9pARe-kI/AAAAAAAAAdA/J9UBQAG1JX4/s320/DSCN1666.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042621613684488770" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">For the airbrush, I just recommend you to go directly for double-action, it is not so expensive and you'll notice the difference. This is my Iwata HP, I am extremely happy with it, worth every dollar I payed for it.</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr8YARe-fI/AAAAAAAAAcY/anpEtyufw3s/s1600-h/DSCN1667.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr8YARe-fI/AAAAAAAAAcY/anpEtyufw3s/s320/DSCN1667.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042620222115084786" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is my cleaning station, it doubles as airbrush holder too. It's used to keep inside the solvents you pump to clean the airbrush.</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr8YQRe-gI/AAAAAAAAAcg/qM8NrDyof6E/s1600-h/DSCN1668.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr8YQRe-gI/AAAAAAAAAcg/qM8NrDyof6E/s320/DSCN1668.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042620226410052098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">OK, let's assume that you have already assembled and primed your model... I am going to do a battered winter camo scheme, but these techniques could be easiliy adapted to other paint schemes and conditions.<br /><br />I start mixing the base colour (Tamiya XF2 Flat White) with some gloss varnish (Tamiya X22 Clear) and adding about 50% of X20 Tamiya Thinner. The reason of adding varnish to the base paint is a) making it resistant to tear and wear and b) give the model a satin surface on were to apply filters and washes easily.<br /></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr8YgRe-hI/AAAAAAAAAco/KSGcFijAKc8/s1600-h/DSCN1669.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr8YgRe-hI/AAAAAAAAAco/KSGcFijAKc8/s320/DSCN1669.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042620230705019410" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is the model; a <a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/02/hi-you-all-again.html">Ragnarok</a> Vanquisher version (I don't know if GW ever thought about this, but I feel it's a very nice conversion :)). I use the airbrush to build a little preshading over the darker primer. I spray more white paint in the center of the pannels, leaving darker recesses and shadow areas.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr8YwRe-iI/AAAAAAAAAcw/DVyNk-apb00/s1600-h/DSCN1670.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr8YwRe-iI/AAAAAAAAAcw/DVyNk-apb00/s320/DSCN1670.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042620234999986722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">This of course leaves us with an absolutely monocromatic resin chunk with no interest whatsoever. We are going to try to fix that.. using Filters!<br /><br />Filters where developed by Miguel "MIG" Jimenez (if you don't know him, just make a quick search for his <a href="http://images.google.es/images?svnum=10&hl=es&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aes-ES%3Aofficial&q=%22miguel+jimenez%22+mig&btnG=B%C3%BAsqueda">work</a>, absolutely brilliant!!!!). They are like a kind of very subtle glazing done by oils or enamels. As oils can take up to 48 hours to dry, it is more practical to use enamels, wich dry in about two hours. Filters are prepared tinting turpentine or oher mineral spirits with enamels in about 95% solvent-5% enamels proportion. You apply them with a soft round brush (#8 or #6) but instead as is done on washes, you do not let the mix to run into recesses or crevasses. The good thing about the filters is that being based on mineral spirits, you can use them over an acrylic base as soon as it is dry.<br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr8ZQRe-jI/AAAAAAAAAc4/8MMXUq94ck4/s1600-h/DSCN1672.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr8ZQRe-jI/AAAAAAAAAc4/8MMXUq94ck4/s320/DSCN1672.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042620243589921330" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I use the prepared filters from SIN industries. I am using here the blue filter (too strong colour, by the way, I inmediately changed my mind...). You can notice how the base coluor changes after the filter is applied.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr6OARe-aI/AAAAAAAAAbw/5kglWEok9WI/s1600-h/DSCN1673.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr6OARe-aI/AAAAAAAAAbw/5kglWEok9WI/s320/DSCN1673.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042617851293137314" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">In order to not turn your filter into a wash, you must soak the excess solvent before aplying it.</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr6OQRe-bI/AAAAAAAAAb4/Xq8165ztyrA/s1600-h/DSCN1674.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr6OQRe-bI/AAAAAAAAAb4/Xq8165ztyrA/s320/DSCN1674.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042617855588104626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Here is the result after two tan filters are applied (I let 2 hours pass before applying the second one, by the way).</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr6OwRe-cI/AAAAAAAAAcA/m6u3buc8nG8/s1600-h/DSCN1675.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr6OwRe-cI/AAAAAAAAAcA/m6u3buc8nG8/s320/DSCN1675.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042617864178039234" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now we are going to fade the base colour. I first put some oil coulours in a piece of card. The colours chosen may vary, I felt these were appropiate for the white base. The colours used were from Van Gogh oils (left to right):<br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Phtalo Blue</span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Titanium White</span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Naples yellow light</span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Terre-Verte</span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Yellow Ochre</span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Transparent Oxide Red</span></li></ul><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr6PARe-dI/AAAAAAAAAcI/BZFBZWOYsL4/s1600-h/DSCN1676.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr6PARe-dI/AAAAAAAAAcI/BZFBZWOYsL4/s320/DSCN1676.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042617868473006546" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now I make little points over the tanks.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr6PQRe-eI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/V5Xrox2j38o/s1600-h/DSCN1677.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr6PQRe-eI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/V5Xrox2j38o/s320/DSCN1677.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042617872767973858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">May seem funny, but once you start fading them with the help of a clean brush with a little turpentine, the effect is subtler.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr5zwRe-VI/AAAAAAAAAbI/x2REw1L6h0o/s1600-h/DSCN1678.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr5zwRe-VI/AAAAAAAAAbI/x2REw1L6h0o/s320/DSCN1678.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042617400321571154" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The finished panel.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr50QRe-WI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/XIxbnQY62u8/s1600-h/DSCN1679.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr50QRe-WI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/XIxbnQY62u8/s320/DSCN1679.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042617408911505762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">In vertical panels, you should paint straigh vertical lines instead of dots.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr50gRe-XI/AAAAAAAAAbY/ymvcDe0Ngwo/s1600-h/DSCN1680.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr50gRe-XI/AAAAAAAAAbY/ymvcDe0Ngwo/s320/DSCN1680.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042617413206473074" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">And fade them vertically too.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr50wRe-YI/AAAAAAAAAbg/3wQY5IczUmc/s1600-h/DSCN1681.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr50wRe-YI/AAAAAAAAAbg/3wQY5IczUmc/s320/DSCN1681.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042617417501440386" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The resulting tank. Now the coulour is not monocromatic at all.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr51QRe-ZI/AAAAAAAAAbo/9dBVgx836_s/s1600-h/DSCN1682.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr51QRe-ZI/AAAAAAAAAbo/9dBVgx836_s/s320/DSCN1682.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042617426091374994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The problem with the oils is that I must wait 48 hours before using thinner on the model again.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr5aQRe-QI/AAAAAAAAAag/mdXj1_xlU5s/s1600-h/DSCN1683.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr5aQRe-QI/AAAAAAAAAag/mdXj1_xlU5s/s320/DSCN1683.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042616962234906882" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">As I am now limited to the acrylics, I am going to do some work priming the tracks. To make it faster, I am going to use the airbrush, and that means masking the surrounding area with masking tape.</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr5agRe-RI/AAAAAAAAAao/-gE53C9TNUc/s1600-h/DSCN1684.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr5agRe-RI/AAAAAAAAAao/-gE53C9TNUc/s320/DSCN1684.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042616966529874194" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I use Tamiya's masking tape for that.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr5awRe-SI/AAAAAAAAAaw/0-7PRwpYRMU/s1600-h/DSCN1685.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr5awRe-SI/AAAAAAAAAaw/0-7PRwpYRMU/s320/DSCN1685.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042616970824841506" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">It's a high quality masking tape (that means that it will not scrap the paint from your model once you remove it) that comes in four sizes.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr5bQRe-TI/AAAAAAAAAa4/lyfkJnDKjck/s1600-h/DSCN1686.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr5bQRe-TI/AAAAAAAAAa4/lyfkJnDKjck/s320/DSCN1686.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042616979414776114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The masked Vanquisher.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr5bgRe-UI/AAAAAAAAAbA/84uEBT5aycU/s1600-h/DSCN1687.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfr5bgRe-UI/AAAAAAAAAbA/84uEBT5aycU/s320/DSCN1687.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042616983709743426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I'll use 304 Track colour from Vallejo dilluted 50% on Tamiya's thinner.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfrv4gRe-LI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/0AvA60qJNfQ/s1600-h/DSCN1688.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfrv4gRe-LI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/0AvA60qJNfQ/s320/DSCN1688.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042606486809671858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I spray it very carefullly.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfrv5ARe-MI/AAAAAAAAAaA/M45s7lICH7k/s1600-h/DSCN1689.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfrv5ARe-MI/AAAAAAAAAaA/M45s7lICH7k/s320/DSCN1689.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042606495399606466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">It's a real time saver.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfrv5QRe-NI/AAAAAAAAAaI/UaIDhXfCHPQ/s1600-h/DSCN1690.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfrv5QRe-NI/AAAAAAAAAaI/UaIDhXfCHPQ/s320/DSCN1690.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042606499694573778" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now I will start working on the base for the heavy weathered look I have in mind. I add 305 Ligh Rubber from Vallejo to the mix, as well as some drops of 597 Slow Dry to slow the driying process. The later allows you to work with acrylics as if they were oils, making possible very interesting transparence effects.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfrv5gRe-OI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/aR_en2-YPqQ/s1600-h/DSCN1691.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfrv5gRe-OI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/aR_en2-YPqQ/s320/DSCN1691.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042606503989541090" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">With the help of a good #1 brush, I start painting chipped or weathered paint areas.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfrv6ARe-PI/AAAAAAAAAaY/fA2Ga4zPuII/s1600-h/DSCN1692.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/Rfrv6ARe-PI/AAAAAAAAAaY/fA2Ga4zPuII/s320/DSCN1692.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042606512579475698" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I use also a piece of Scotch Brite to paint chipped paint areas faster...</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RfrsHgRe-GI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/t9pyAoVgqpQ/s1600-h/DSCN1693.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RfrsHgRe-GI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/t9pyAoVgqpQ/s320/DSCN1693.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042602346461198434" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RfrsHwRe-HI/AAAAAAAAAZY/dJ58cUBZQmk/s1600-h/DSCN1694.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RfrsHwRe-HI/AAAAAAAAAZY/dJ58cUBZQmk/s320/DSCN1694.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042602350756165746" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The resulting effect is a good start for further work.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RfrsIARe-II/AAAAAAAAAZg/Pm9vj9-lkyA/s1600-h/DSCN1695.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RfrsIARe-II/AAAAAAAAAZg/Pm9vj9-lkyA/s320/DSCN1695.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042602355051133058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I also use a #4 brush with the bristles cut to 4mm. Now is when you notice the effect of the "slow dry" agent, as the paint is fluid, creates transparencies and does not dries up inmediately, alowing time work with it.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RfrsIQRe-JI/AAAAAAAAAZo/PAHTn5kLHeE/s1600-h/DSCN1697.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RfrsIQRe-JI/AAAAAAAAAZo/PAHTn5kLHeE/s320/DSCN1697.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042602359346100370" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is just the first phase.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RfrsIwRe-KI/AAAAAAAAAZw/Ha7ND2QLMhs/s1600-h/DSCN1698.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RfrsIwRe-KI/AAAAAAAAAZw/Ha7ND2QLMhs/s320/DSCN1698.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042602367936034978" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">There is still a lot to do, but at this point I can not use thinner nor acrylics, so it's time to leave it dry during some time.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RfrrggRe-FI/AAAAAAAAAZI/7xja3RWnjoA/s1600-h/DSCN1699.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_drezJ5Dat1o/RfrrggRe-FI/AAAAAAAAAZI/7xja3RWnjoA/s320/DSCN1699.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042601676446300242" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">We'll countinue working soon on this model.<br /><br /></span><a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/05/painting-and-weathering-tutorial-part.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></a><a href="http://ultrawerke.blogspot.com/2007/03/painting-and-weathering-tutorial-part.html">NEXT</a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span>Ultrawerkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03217681997024831930noreply@blogger.com79