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Modeller Build Logs
Sherman III Early in North Africa |
| By James Wechsler | | Started: | Aug 13, 2005 | | Updated: | Sep 25, 2005 |
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A couple of weeks ago I wrote up a review here on Track-Link of the Legend Sherman III conversion set (LF 1096). I really liked the set and couldn’t wait to start on it. So I thought, why not do a blog to show how the build-up comes together? So here it is.
Up Next: What items am I going to use? |
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| Chapter 15 - Painting - Part 2 | Aug 31, 2005 |
I had originally planned to summarize the rest of the painting in a single chapter and include a collage photo to show the work. However, after looking at the collage photo, I realized that it would be tough to actually see what I was doing. Instead, I will be posting four short chapters on the painting.
I thought a lot about how I was going to paint the green camouflage. Being a hard edge camouflage, I had to consider if I could mask the areas to be painted. I ruled out traditional tape based masking immediately since all of the small bits sticking out would make it nearly impossible and I was convinced that I’d end up breaking many of the small items (most notably the tools).
I also thought about using liquid mask but I was again concerned about breaking the small parts when I tried to remove the mask. Finally, I looked into using the ‘silly putty’ (modeller’s clay) approach. It seemed the most plausible but I was still concerned about breaking the small stuff.
In the end, I decided that I would free hand the camouflage and go back with a fine brush to make a hard edge. I realize many of you are reading this and thinking I’ve gone completely insane. I know it sounds like an odd approach but I’ve used it before with good results. I will attempt to show how I do this in the next few chapters.
The first step is to draw the demarcation lines on the model. I use a mechanical pencil for this since it comes off and it isn’t too dark. See the photo.
Up Next: Painting – Section 3 |
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