Oil paint! That's it!
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Mais non! Monsieur! It's all about les coleurs and la composition! :-)
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
Hey, if you need dirt, there's no replacement for dirt! It'll even give it a realistic smell!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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This vid starts with some copters flying more or less together - are they hueys? Steve Earle - Copperhead Road (Official Video) - YouTube[^]
Yes, they are. Probably that was stock footage from Vietnam.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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No, Charlie don't surf. Especially not with a gunship. I printed a surfboard, but there is not enough room for it between the landing skids and the rocket launchers. Weathering with oil paints only works if you have used acrylic paint up to then. Acrylics are not affected by the generous amount of thinner you have to apply. With enamels this would turn into a smeared mess. Take a look: [^][^]
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
you don't have to use lots of thinners for weathering effects with oil. I've used oil weathering on oil "top" coat with good effect on railway models. Use a small amount of paint on the brush, and put 99% of it onto a bit of scrap card, so the brush has almost no paint left; then use a stipple technique. Practice, practice, practice first though on anything but Huey! :-D
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you don't have to use lots of thinners for weathering effects with oil. I've used oil weathering on oil "top" coat with good effect on railway models. Use a small amount of paint on the brush, and put 99% of it onto a bit of scrap card, so the brush has almost no paint left; then use a stipple technique. Practice, practice, practice first though on anything but Huey! :-D
A sort of Dry Brush effect?
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Hey, if you need dirt, there's no replacement for dirt! It'll even give it a realistic smell!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
That's already on the way. Original dirt from Vietnam.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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you don't have to use lots of thinners for weathering effects with oil. I've used oil weathering on oil "top" coat with good effect on railway models. Use a small amount of paint on the brush, and put 99% of it onto a bit of scrap card, so the brush has almost no paint left; then use a stipple technique. Practice, practice, practice first though on anything but Huey! :-D
Thanks! I already have been practicing on a piece of cardboard which I decoratedbwith some lines of rivets, some panels and of cours a spray of the Huey's green paint. My results are not always subtle enough yet, so I guess I need some more practice. Simple things, like that pin wash of the doors yesterday already go quite well and also bringing out the Huey's 15+ meters of rivets with a brownish wash should be no problem.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Yes, they are. Probably that was stock footage from Vietnam.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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That's already on the way. Original dirt from Vietnam.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
Was it expensive? Or was it dir... No, I can't bring myself to say it.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Was it expensive? Or was it dir... No, I can't bring myself to say it.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
Even cheaper. It's FREE and being brought to me personally.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Today I took some more pictures of the Huey. I need them because now it's time to order some decals to finally finish the job. Well, almost. Look what the same model looks like when you order it painted and ready to fly: El Cheapo[^] The landing gear is all wrong, not very miny details, almost no windows and look what they did with the front window with its mounting brim and very visible screws to hold it in place! Well, I have not installed any windows yet, but at least i have a complete set. Since my last post I have corrected countless places where the paint ran under the masking tape and painted on the bigger markings with the help of custom paint masks. And most of the parts are now installed. Take a look![^] You know what? I still am not happy. Even in sunlight the details are not very visible. The new markings already help, just as the decals will, but it's still a big, mostly green thing. I have stolen a great idea from the guys who build model tanks. They have the same problem. A tank is a big green thing and the details of the model just disappear. So what do they do? They paint on 'dirt' or fade the paint with strongly thinned oil paint. I gave it a first try by painting dark shadows into the lines of the doors, the rails of the side doors and some air slits. It was not easy to do because it's the exact opposite of what I did up to now. No more masking and working cleanly. Now I'm deliberately messing it up almost randomly. Takes a little to get used to, but it looks promising. After the decals are on, I'm going to do my best to get rid of that boring pristine look.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.