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    1/144 Millenium falcon Build #1 by KP

    in Work In Progress - SF & RealSpace

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    Really nice results so far!

     

    Great presentation of the electronics, too. In case you find yourself limited by memory, there are other options that are both smaller, faster and feature more memory (both flash and RAM), at similar costs while still being compatible with the deelopment tools you are already using. I was looking into the Seeduino here but am still lacking a real use case: https://www.seeedstudio.com/Seeeduino-XIAO-Arduino-Microcontroller-SAMD21-Cortex-M0+-p-4426.html?queryID=bcc83a9cc7b93b3de139a434064d1935&objectID=4426&indexName=bazaar_retailer_products

     

    The idea of using the NEOpixel LEDs is really-realy nice despite the limitation brought in by their size for certain use cases. As an alternative, there are extension boards that can be used with regular LEDs like this for instace: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10616

    First attempt at Pre Shading 1:48 F15 - any tips gracefully received !!

    in Modelling Tips

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    The results so far are impressive even more so knowing it's one of first attempts!

     

    Just like the others, I tend to fail when applying the top coats and for this reason I usually end up applying Mike's post-noodling technique on top of the preshading.

     

    As for the colors, you may indeed try a few shades of brown starting with a mid-tone (think rust) towards an oily dark brown but also blue tones.

     

    Hope that helps!

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    What is Mr Surfacer?

    in Modelling Tips

    Posted

    On 5/24/2022 at 2:43 AM, Lewis95 said:

    As a filler, I've had mixed results. Most good but a few where the seam has crept back in due to shrinkage. However, this is my fault for not building up layers. It can provide an excellent seam filler. 

    Can you please spend a few more words on this? I was surprised no one mentioned this before. I bought a bottle of 1000 myself several years ago, tried it a few times and the shrinkage made me box it and forget about it. I applied it pretty thick as you would with other fillers in the hope of being able to sand away the excess after curing. However, the seams "magically" reappeared after curing.

    Alternatives to PU primers

    in Paint

    Posted

    Hi,

     

    Reading your entries, I understood, you have problems with getting yours to spray properly? Is that right? I tend to thin mine about 50-50 and I recently switched back to the Vallejo range and love the rubbery finish.

     

    Other than that H&S airbrushes are known to misbehave with acrylic paints and primers but I got mine to work decently with a 0.4 nozzle. Haven't tried larger ones but it might further improve the results. The smaller 0.2 nozzle was working but required a lot of patience.

     

    I steered away from non-acrylic paints and primer in general due to their smell, mainly. Before that, the MRP primer (the very light grey, almost white one), straight out of the bottle was like magic potion.

     

    Hope this helps!

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