Spray and pray

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Spray and pray

Post by :FI:Sneaky_Russian » Sat Jan 01, 2011 12:27 am

Thought I'd try something with no undo function ;)

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"The marksman hitteth the target partly by pulling, partly by letting go. The boatsman reacheth the landing partly by pulling, partly by letting go." (Egyptian proverb)
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Re: Spray and pray

Post by :FI:Falcon » Sat Jan 01, 2011 1:31 am

:FI:Sneaky_Russian wrote:Thought I'd try something with no undo function ;) ...
:lol: :lol: :lol:


Cool!!!

Is that the Tamiya version?

I built one of those when I was supposed to be studying for finals. I think I passed that year ...

Excellent work; spray can or air brush?

... Italian theater scheme?

Scary job.


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"He who warned, uh, the British that they weren't gonna be takin' away our arms, uh, by ringing those bells, and um, makin' sure as he's riding his horse through town to send those warning shots and bells that we were going to be sure and we were going to be free, and we were going to be armed."
- The history of Paul Revere's midnight ride, by Sarah Palin.
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Post by :FI:Sneaky_Russian » Sat Jan 01, 2011 1:51 am

Nah cheapo Heng long. Chinese quality control is an oxymoron . Hell I could buy a car for the price of the Tamiya.

Fitted metal gearboxes & tracks , red dot laser sight housing fitted - just need to pop diode in and light switch to turn off headlamps. Repaired smoke unit- none of the HL ones seem to work out of the factory.

Just used a bottom of the range Badger 250 (after returning a faulty Revell airbrush).

Used enamels on metal parts and rest acryllic, though mixed a little builders PVA in basecoat for a better bond to the cheap Chinese plastic.

"Ambush " camo was pretty widely used , from what I found online could be Kursk. I think to be accurate for Italy I'd need the later roadwheels (all metal, and no outer set)
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Re: Spray and pray

Post by :FI:Gurberly » Sat Jan 01, 2011 4:11 pm

Very nice... puts my humple efforts to shame.

My skills with models are pretty much akin to my use of photoshop.... bright and bold :)

I'll get the camera out in a bit and show you :)

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Post by :FI:Airway » Sat Jan 01, 2011 4:36 pm

Nice job!

I never had the patience for model making but I have respect for those who have fun in fidgeting with those things. :D

Do you airbrush them on your own?
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Post by :FI:Heloego » Sat Jan 01, 2011 8:18 pm

Nice work, Andrew! :D
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Post by :FI:Noter » Tue Jan 11, 2011 3:13 pm

Really nice job, good details on the commander too. Love to see a pic with the lights on when you get a chance. Used to be huge into modeling in the early teen years. Wish I could get back into it.
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Post by :FI:Armitage » Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:23 pm

wow thats a great model. Used to love make Airplans during my teens. Was big into the Prince August Fantasy sets as well.
You cast your own models then paint them. When you get fed up you can recast them.
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Post by :FI:Rabitski » Wed Jan 12, 2011 2:44 pm

Man I remember those Eamon, I always wanted to get into them but my Mother wouldn't let me because she thought I'd burn the house down (she was probably right). But I found you could re-cast Airfix action figures just as well with a can off lighter fluid acting as a flame thrower. Or I'd make planes, stuff the inside with cotton wool and these little gel packs of Zippo lighter fluid you could buy for 10p; then we'd go up to my sisters bed room window, light the fuse and peg the plane out of the top window they would glide for a bit and the explode. We got through scads of my big brothers planes that way. The down side we got a kicking from Jim & when Mam found the garden covered with bit's of planes she clobbered the daylights out off as well :( . Ah to be young again.
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Post by :FI:Sacktime » Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:48 pm

Nice work

....I'll take..........3
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Post by :FI:Armitage » Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:16 pm

Mother wouldn't let me because she thought'd burn the house down
funny you mention that...my mother was the same. closest I came was having the molten metal too hot and making a model explode.
That was fun.
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Post by :FI:Heloego » Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:25 am

Did my share of modeling, too.
Funny how hobbies change as you get older.
My brother and I requisitioned my little sisters HUGE stuffed bunny, jammed it in my father's old Air Force fatigues, then hung it by the neck from a power pole in the alley.

My father was not amused. :roll:
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Post by :FI:Falcon » Fri Jan 14, 2011 2:00 pm

:FI:Heloego wrote:... My brother and I requisitioned my little sisters HUGE stuffed bunny, jammed it in my father's old Air Force fatigues ...
so ...

the bunny did the modeling???
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Post by :FI:Heloego » Sat Jan 15, 2011 3:57 am

Yeah.
Looked adorable in heels. :)
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Re: Spray and pray

Post by :FI:McBiggles » Sat Jan 15, 2011 10:34 am

I've done some 'modeling' too...don't think many of you chaps are ready for those pix...
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