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Originally Posted by klutz_100
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I do my best!
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Originally Posted by pirata12
Just a question. How would you make tyre valves?
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I hadn't thought to do tyre valves. I guess short lengths of thin stretched sprue would work.
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Originally Posted by quadzero
did you mask sections off and airbrush it or are some panels brush painted? the wash on the seats is incredible and realistic, never even thought of using a wash on something other then an engine part.
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Thanks! I masked them with Tamiya tape, and airbrushed them. I tried doing it with Gunze masking solution, but it just wouldn't work!
Anyone know how to get a decent edge with this stuff?
Yeah, I think the wash helped alot. Straight black was too dark, but a dark red worked great. I especially like how it looks around the window cranks (do Poles have a different word for them, too?
) and door handles.
And as for the
almost done, just a couple of finishing details to add.
A bottle of wine,
a picnic blanket,
and a pair of sunglasses.
The bottle of chianti wasn't actually raided from Gionc's cellar- although the idea is tempting!
Instead, it was turned out of acrylic rod (yay friend with lathe!). Painted gloss black (because a good bottle of red isn't transparent at all), and the neck was painted gunmetal mixed with clear red, to look like foil. The label was cut from a spare decal.
The blanket is ordinary printer paper, with a plaid grid drawn in red waterproof ink.
It was cut out, dipped in diluted white glue and folded to shape.
And the sunglasses was made using the jig that came in the Campus Fiends set.
The lenses are drops of Tamiya clear smoke, drawn across the wire loops and allowed to dry. They're even transparent!
All set for a day out! I was thinking of adding a loaf of bread, a round of cheese, and a picnic basket- but the back seat of the Fiat is pretty tiny. I think this will get the idea across, though- really, what more do you need but a blanket and a good bottle of wine?