Merseajohn's 1/144 FM MF--finished

[JohnSimmons]

Re: Merseajohn's 1/144 FM MF

Thanks so much guys for the great feedback! First off Astroboy thanks for the comment! Now I use pigments because they give an almost airbrushed look. They can be built up and blended by using layers which gives a great effect. I don't quite understand what you mean by mixing colour? But I think you may mean blending which as said this can be done easily with pigments. I won't be using pigments for all the weathering though, Iv been using AK Interactive's streaking grime for the 'streaks' all over the ship which give a great look (pics will be posted but my laptop has decided to die and all photos now have to be uploaded from my I phone ).

 

[Solander]

Re: Merseajohn's 1/144 FM MF

This is looking awesome, John!
One question: how are You applying the rust pigment? It looks like..hm.. spotty and has a very realistic complex shape. Is it applied with a sponge or something?
Actually it would be super-great if You make a small video, depicting your weathering process, I'd watch that with a big interest

 

[astroboy]

Re: Merseajohn's 1/144 FM MF

My question regarding the pigments is this:

Is there an advantage to buying weathering pigments over mixing your own colours using various colours? I have a theatre painting background and if we wanted a colour, we always made it ourself using the primary colours we had at hand (as well as umbers, siennas , blacks and white)

 

[ronrod62]

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Fantastic job !!!!!! ;D

 

[Chris S]

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Looks fantastic fella great work with the pigs ,they take it to a whole other level ...excellent .!

Chris.

 

[panzerace007]

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JOHN,

Very Cool lookin' Falcon !! The Weathering is Rockin' Right Along !! I really dig the way the different panels PoP !! Looks Great Holmzz !! The Pigments look really Cool !!

 

[JohnSimmons]

Re: Merseajohn's 1/144 FM MF

Thank's so much for the comments guys! I'm on holiday at the moment:

I'm stuck here lol, so when I get back home with a proper Internet connection I'll be cracking on with the falcon and answering your questions. Back to sunbathing!
;D

 

[Junkie]

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Nice. Caribbean? Cuba? Dominican Republic perhaps?

Soak up the sun.

 

[panzerace007]

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WoW !! O.K. .... I'm Jealous ! Have Fun JOHN !!! Looks Awesome, take some Pix of some of the Local wild Life . etc & post ?? please ;D

Have a safe Trip !

 

[JohnSimmons]

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It's Turkey mate, definitely going to soke up the sun! Not many model shops about though lol! (just fake handbags!), thanks Eric there's plenty of wildlife on the beach!

 

[Junkie]

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Turkey. Cool. Looks just like the Caribbean.

 

[scratchy]

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Nice Weathering John, and you got the "Pool" that's hidden in the back of the Falcon just perfect.... very few people know of the pool.

 

[Igard]

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LOL! ;D

Love this thread! The model's coming along great John. Must be hell not getting to work on it right now.

 

[JohnSimmons]

Re: Merseajohn's 1/144 FM MF

I'm home from my hols now guys and its time to get back to the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy lol. I'v actually made a little video Now I'm very bad at video editing and a little shy so theres no talking but have a look and let me know what you think. I hope it can be of some use. Cheers enjoy
Best view'd at 720p and full screen because theres a huge black box around the frame for some strange reason, oh and if you dont like Alice in Chains then hit the mute button lol
Millennium Falcon Fine Molds 1/144 Scale SMA Group Build

 

[Solander]

Re: Merseajohn's 1/144 FM MF

Wow, this is pretty awesome, thanks, John!
Hope You'd make videos like this one in future: You've made it fairly well, and it is really interesting and informative to watch. As for me, I've done it with pleasure. Especially with an acompaniment of such great music

 

[Junkie]

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Great vid John. I dig the AiC too.

 

[astroboy]

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Great stuff!

Quick question, did you do any overcoat on top of the acrylics before attacking it with the thinner?

 

[Quaralane]

Re: Merseajohn's 1/144 FM MF

Your work on weathering this is making my "Harlot" look showroom fresh, John.

Very nicely done

 

[JohnSimmons]

Re: Merseajohn's 1/144 FM MF

Thanks Solander, Scott, Astroboy & Q it means alot. Astroboy the initial base coat was enamel and the panels are acrylic. I put an acrylic Matt varnish coat over the whole model and let it fully cure over night before I attacked it with the enamel thinners. If you want me to make another vid on anything else let me know. Thanks again for watching.

 

[Grendels]

Re: Merseajohn's 1/144 FM MF

Nice work on that video, it is good to see some of the AK stuff in action.