Kitkruncher Posted December 5, 2011 Author Share Posted December 5, 2011 Thanks Troy. I may have a go with the magnifying glass trick. I have just bought myself a photo booth - the eBuyer photo studio - for £15.99 - see Mike's "Bargains" thread elsewhere and that includes the two small spots. I am also in the market to trade up my years old poxy Canon Ixus for an entry level DSLR - possibly the Canon 1100D with a 17-85 zoom - although I can't see Santa arriving with that more's the pity - and I will have to forego a fair few kits. Thanks for the kind remarks and helpful advice - this is why I like being on this forum. Cheers Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deon Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 damn, thats good! I havent been over to Mid Sussex Ipms for a few months and Ill miss out on the raffle cos I don't get paid till the day after I d love to have a chance to have a good close look at your work, so I can steal your techniques Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelvk Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Ooooh, that's nice, that is... Looks like it was parked outside and forgotten for a few months. Outstanding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 what a nightmare these tracks are! Hi VanThanks for the kind comments. Actually I built it with the road wheels on and washed and weathered it - then I attached the tracks and painted those up whilst on the vehicle and applied a bit of thinned enamels and pigments to build up a bit of dust and light mud effect. I'd have to say that trying to glue the "rubber band style tracks to the road wheels was a royal pain in the backside - cyano seems to have little effect and I think I ended up using Araldite. I have yet to find to a find a satisfactory way of doing this. If anyone else has please speak up ... HTH Cheers Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitkruncher Posted December 14, 2011 Author Share Posted December 14, 2011 Deon If you can give me a heads up about when you might next go to Mid Sussex I'll dig this monster out of the loft where it is sulking in a box so you can have a closer squint. Having admired a lot of your stuff from a distance I think I have more to learn from you than you have from me ... but thank you anyway. Michaelvk - thank you for the nice comment ... means a lot from someone who does it for living ... I consider myself a shambolic amateur (well that's what I am really) . Now for a change of scene I'm just finishing the Klingon Bird of Prey ..... would anyone like some shots of that if I can sort me mouldy old camera out??? Take care guys Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelvk Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Shambolic amateur? I'd hire you any day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 I thought I'd try AFV tracks instead of the vinyl ones. Oh dear! Just when I thought I'd attach the last few links apart they came. AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN....So much for a realxing afternoon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinHead Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 yknow, if you placed it on a dio with some trees I could almost believe it was a real tank. The weathering is spot on! Nice job fella, welcome to the world of armour! AR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhouse Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 WOW !! Superb Job on this russian monster, it looks like a real one !! Great weathering and fading !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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