What are you working on right now?

[WtShark]

Am I late to the party?
I just opened the box on my next build- The 1958 Plymouth Fury, Christine.
I just completed washing the sprue/parts and am letting them dry.
Ironically, the dash had the same issue wjbrandel did (with the accelerator pedal mount being bent off to the right), I was able to straighten it out a bit with some warm water. I'm not sure I'll keep them and may cut the plastic, replacing it with aluminum rod and photo etch, vs. just gluing the photo etch over the plastic pedal, not sure-

I invested in an aftermarket upgrade for the 350 Golden Commando motor, and wow- it does not disappoint!
The details on this resin print are remarkable, the pistons have their vavle indents, the heads have valves in them and the carbs have jets.
Wow- 12 bucks well spent. I just finished rinsing that with an IPA wash, ensuring all of the uncured resin was gone.

I'll get to actually building in a day or two.

 

[Heavy 7]

New addition in the town of Willoughby.

Pep

 

[user 22148]

...in the wing. Pleased at how it looks, not accurate but does suggest a lamp of some sort, and the Krystal technique worked!

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I'll install the flanking guns after painting.
Now to mask the light.

That's cool - it worked very well. What's the kit?

 

[the Baron]

New addition in the town of Willoughby...

Nice "Twilight Zone" reference!

The Supreme Chevrolet makes me think of my late uncle's former body shop in Allentown, Supreme Auto Body.

 

[Heavy 7]

Welcome to the "Twilight Zone." In the basement, there is a door.

Pep

 

[Edbert]

I'm always working on more than one thing, never diagnosed with ADD/ADHD before but it feels that way sometimes.

Here's a subject nearing completion that is right in my wheelhouse.

...and another subject completely outside of my wheelhouse. An Elf-Archer-Princess-Rat with feather/leaf cape, or whatever you think it is.

 

[Edbert]

You can see I broke the bowstring, currently creating a replacement. Then I have several items to prime and shade before painting.

 

[BarleyBop]

several items

Have fun with that!

 

[user 22148]

I'm always working on more than one thing, never diagnosed with ADD/ADHD before but it feels that way sometimes.

I know that feeling. Both my kids (one now 15 and the other 22) have Autism, and as they get older I'm recognising more and more of their traits in myself.

Loving the Yak and the Rat Princess!

 

[Edbert]

Have fun with that!

Base primer is down, see below. I've run into technical issues with reprinting the bow. As a total noob I kinda accept these problems.

Next step is to do a vertical highlighting (pre-shade) later, prior to color. I can proceed with that, but there's a bigger questions/decision about what colors to use. I cannot find any painted versions of "Aelle" online, just the raw prints. So I need to think more.


I figure the cloak is made of leaves with a liner and stitches. I can envision a series of green/yellow/brown on the exterior. With a tan/brown liner and yellow/tan stitching. I feel pretty settled on that.

But there remains decisions on the face (rat), the bare-skin/short-fur of arms and legs, the hair, the tail.

I think on the tail it should be a brownish color near the base turning grey towards the middle and tip. It is a rat right?

But there's the hands and feet, which look a little bit reptilian. Pinkish for rats, but greenish for lizards, claws can be gray/black for either.

The outfit is even harder to envision; I have a torso (the ****s are thankfully covered) and a lower half or skirt of sorts. Plus leggings and greaves. Part of me wants some metallics in the latter to suggest armor, a gold/silver combo maybe?

The outfit could be green/yellow, I think that would look cool. But I'm worried about getting to tied too a color pallete. Should I not introduce a contrasting red/blue/purple theme for interest, or stick with natures color for camouflage since it is an archer? There's no "correct" answer.

Sorry for the detour, but these decisions are part of the fun. Any ideas?

I want to hold it together loosely for the highlighting, use white-glue. But it is not holding well at this point. I do think it is okay for this purpose.

 

[BarleyBop]

Googly Woogly says:
Look here!

 

[Edbert]

Googly Woogly says:
Look here!

Yup!

There's no correct answer

Unclear if my results from your shared search is the same as yours or not. But I see the exact same figure within the results. Unfortunately, or as validation, it has no color, just showing the raw resin.

 

[BarleyBop]

Fantasy is fantasy in my book... like asking "what colour are water faeries, really?"

 

[RacerX]

Base primer is down, see below. I've run into technical issues with reprinting the bow. As a total noob I kinda accept these problems.

Next step is to do a vertical highlighting (pre-shade) later, prior to color. I can proceed with that, but there's a bigger questions/decision about what colors to use. I cannot find any painted versions of "Aelle" online, just the raw prints. So I need to think more.


I figure the cloak is made of leaves with a liner and stitches. I can envision a series of green/yellow/brown on the exterior. With a tan/brown liner and yellow/tan stitching. I feel pretty settled on that.

But there remains decisions on the face (rat), the bare-skin/short-fur of arms and legs, the hair, the tail.

I think on the tail it should be a brownish color near the base turning grey towards the middle and tip. It is a rat right?

But there's the hands and feet, which look a little bit reptilian. Pinkish for rats, but greenish for lizards, claws can be gray/black for either.

The outfit is even harder to envision; I have a torso (the ****s are thankfully covered) and a lower half or skirt of sorts. Plus leggings and greaves. Part of me wants some metallics in the latter to suggest armor, a gold/silver combo maybe?

The outfit could be green/yellow, I think that would look cool. But I'm worried about getting to tied too a color pallete. Should I not introduce a contrasting red/blue/purple theme for interest, or stick with natures color for camouflage since it is an archer? There's no "correct" answer.

Sorry for the detour, but these decisions are part of the fun. Any ideas?


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I want to hold it together loosely for the highlighting, use white-glue. But it is not holding well at this point. I do think it is okay for this purpose.

If the hands are anything like the feet and with that tail you may want to start looking at gargoyle pictures for your colors.

 

[RacerX]

This is the second of 3 printed kits ma got me for Christmas. Its near done now but here is a little set of the process.

 

[Jakko]

"what colour are water faeries, really?"

There is an authoritative work on that:



(I came across the "10¾ Anniversary Edition" with bonus DVD in a shop about twenty years ago and after looking through it a bit, decided I had to have it )

 

[BarleyBop]

I may even paint tonight!

No freehand for this AB-NEWBIE!

 

[BarleyBop]

10¾ Anniversary Edition

Haha, remember when it hit the shelves over here too. Looking it up just now, I realized I'd never made the connection back to Jones and the Pythons!

 

[Heavy 7]

Great builds, very interesting reading.

Pep

 

[Jakko]

Looking it up just now, I realized I'd never made the connection back to Jones and the Pythons!

By the looks of it, all Terry Jones did was write the two-page intro to the original edition.

 

[Edbert]

all Terry Jones did

I assumed ya'll were talking about Indiana Jones, there were pythons there too, I think.

 

[Jakko]

But he hated snakes!

The Jones we were talking about is this one. However, reading the Selected bibliography section there, I get the impression he did write all of the text of Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book, not just the intro.

 

[Tommergun]

The dirty part of the build.

 

[Pantherman]

The dirty part of the build.
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I remember this bit, took me ages to get all the seam line's out. Pantherman

 

[kevin]

I've been continuing with the diorama base. It's not finished, but its far enough along to work on the vehicles for awhile.

 

[BarleyBop]

That base looks right out of a studio model shop! Wow.

 

[kevin]

Thanks..........
Working on my first beetle.

 

[Edbert]

One thing I really like about Meng is the way they mark the sprues!

 

[Pantherman]

Thanks..........
Working on my first beetle. View attachment 178874

I did the revell version, great fun. Pantherman

 

[BarleyBop]

my first beetle

Haha, me too!
Only mine is a frankenbeetle!