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Modeller Build Logs
Type 2 Ka-Mi |
| By Michael Bedard | | Started: | Nov 30, 2007 | | Updated: | Jul 18, 2008 |
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I was shipped this example by Airedale some time ago. A renewed hull was also shipped to me from whence I have started the kit. I reviewed the kit some time ago for track-link also. Since I did the review I have come across some parts that need to be addressed in the build that I will point out in the BLOG. I feel very fortunate to have this kit and will try to do it justice. This is one vehicle I would love to see in plastic but probably never will. Reference that I use will be also pointed out along with the build. |
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| The WASH | May 5, 2008 |
And I'm not talking about dirty clothes. I for one still cling to the old wash and drybrush technique even though the pre-shading using an airbrush is really inn vogue currently. The basis is sound. The idea of a wash is to darken low areas and around protrusions to dramatize the effect of shadow. This is mainly because the miniature is not displayed usually in scale light but 1:1 scale light. Without the wash or even the pre-shading the model becomes less three-dimensional to the eye and appears toy-like.
Here suspension pieces and lower hull are given a wash of Winsor/Newton Lamp Black and Turpenoid. |
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