rockpopandchips Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Looking really very very good in primer! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 I think it looks really good, but those last pictures seem to have a lot of digital artifacts which make it difficult to see the details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 (edited) 23 hours ago, Mike said: I think it looks really good, but those last pictures seem to have a lot of digital artifacts which make it difficult to see the details I had a feeling when i took the pictures they weren't very good... used my usual camera (a little Kodak point and shoot) that I normally use. I've resized them again and saved them with a bit more detail i hope. Hope these are better! (EDIT) I think they are just as bad... 😞 - I'll use a different camera next time. Cheers. Edited August 7, 2018 by Karl 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 They are a bit better @Karl, but there's still a bit of artifacting hiding the detail, and thanks for going to the effort of updating them. It's almost like they're being saved at too high a jpg compression setting, which is usually the cause of this kind of effect. I find that Save for Web on PS is brilliant, but occasionally the settings slip without a body noticing. Usually upwards for me, which wastes server space, but it's worth checking something's not changed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Posted August 9, 2018 Author Share Posted August 9, 2018 On 8/7/2018 at 9:44 PM, Mike said: They are a bit better @Karl, but there's still a bit of artifacting hiding the detail, and thanks for going to the effort of updating them. It's almost like they're being saved at too high a jpg compression setting, which is usually the cause of this kind of effect. I find that Save for Web on PS is brilliant, but occasionally the settings slip without a body noticing. Usually upwards for me, which wastes server space, but it's worth checking something's not changed Thanks Mike. I'm using IrfanView as it's really easy to resize the pictures - I reduced the jpg compression on the second lot of pictures but I'm using the original source pictures and I think that is where the problem is. Cheers. Karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 5 minutes ago, Karl said: but I'm using the original source pictures and I think that is where the problem is. Yeah, once you've lost that original fidelity, there's not a lot you can do to recover it unless you're a photoshop genius, which I'm not of course! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Wow! What a difference a coat of primer makes to any model. Perhaps you you should leave this one in Air-defence grey. 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 A quick update on my Hawk. I have re-taken a couple of pictures of the Hawk in it's grey primer with a different camera - my usual Galaxy mobile phone; I think they are much better. I've also made them a bit bigger ...and on that note, and I don't have any pictures as yet, but she is now a lovely shade of Halfords white primer. all over. As I'm doing the orange 'screen' version, I've done a few test shots with some orange paint candidates on white (some old Tornado wings) Left to right on the top wing - Humbrol 18 - Tamiya X6 - Humbrol 46 Humbrol 18 looks too red, I love the Tamiya X6 but it might be a bit too tangerine so I'm going for the Humbrol 46 as it's orange but also a bit yellow and to my eyes just haw it appears on TV with their lighting and effects. Thanks for looking again! Karl 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Nice work Karl, did you see my post with the new MPC Hawk kit here: They've done a good job with the detail, much better that the old MPC/Airfix kit and its nice to see those details at the larger scale on your build! I built mine as the white version as originally supplied to the studio. I may get another at some point and do it as the orange version we saw on screen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilfish Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Just caught up with this and.....OMG!!! I am in awe of your skills!!! Can't wait to see it finished! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 A small update - but big step forward. The Hawk is now in it's basic colours of Orange over White. I've done the 'on screen' version and gone with white anti-glare panels on the beak/cockpit. The White is Halfords white primer buffed up and the Orange is Humbrol 46. Next I need to do the detail painting and picking out some of the grey panels and the gun pod nose cones and panel lines, etc. I also need to install and paint the RCS thrusters. Karl 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Wow! and, if I may, Fabulous! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Posted November 2, 2018 Author Share Posted November 2, 2018 (edited) The last of the details have been painted and the final assemblies have been attached to the ship permanently. I have used some weathering powders to add a bit of grime and highlight some areas, but not too much; I don't want to make it look like I've rolled it in the Lunar dust! I'll post the final pictures in a new RFI post: Space:1999 - 1/48 Mk.IX Hawk - Scratch Build - Complete Karl Edited November 2, 2018 by Karl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav G Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 An amazing scratch build there, and you made it seem so easy too. My hat off to you sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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