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| Subject: | Re: Scale effect? |  |
| Date: | Dec 31, 2000 |
| From: | Paul Roberts | |
Lynn Kessler wrote:
> All this is leading up to Paul Roberts' point about continuing to paint his tracks
> bright steel. Yes, that is the way they look in real life; I have seen examples of
> several types of tracks polished to a bright steel gleam after a few miles
> running. And I also would notice, if I looked hard enough, shades and shadows
> where light strikes the right angles. But, in a REPRESENTATION of real life, I
> would expect to see more shadows and shadings than his technique will probably
> allow. I KNOW those shadows are there. Regarding rust, I would expect to see that,
> too, but only in the crevice and hollow areas of the tread design. The rest of the
> track I would expect to be a "darker than normal" shade of polished tread, with
> the high points, and a bit of the crevices and hollows, worn to bright steel. All
> of this is meant to exaggerate the effects of what I EXPECT to see.
>
> Remember, we're dealing with a scale effect here when we build models. They are
> not the real thing. What we "actually" see in real life cannot be scaled down. We
> have to create the illusion of reality; that is, we have to create what we
> "expect" to see.
>
> Now I'll go hunker down myself and wait for the incoming.
Lynn,
You'll be getting no return fire from this direction. I happen to agree
with what you've said. I didn't mean to imply that my tracks will be
monotone bright silver. I will use washes over a basic tone of,
probably, a dull steel and then drybrush the bright silver on the tops
of the cleats and, maybe, a bit further onto the pads, if I can control
it.
My point was that I used to dry brush the silver highlights over a rust
base, and that is what will will now change.
Paul
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Paul Roberts
Scale Tech Distributing
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| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scale effect? - Lynn Kessler - Dec 30, 2000 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Scale effect? - Paul Roberts - Dec 31, 2000 |
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