Steadfast Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 That's an interesting comment. I've long held the view, particularly in the smaller scales, that modelling is a form of impressionism. We create the impression of something that looks correct to the viewer but does not contain every nut and bolt, or leaf on a tree, of the original. Sometimes an approach that is different to how the original is made may result in a better scaled down appearance. For example, not modelling individual leaves on a tree, but using something that has the correct texture. Many seem to refer to this approach as "normal viewing distance", which to me seems to discredit the skill and artistic content in the model, instead sounding like another phrase for "that'll do" Jo 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iL Dottore Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 (edited) Well, I've been a busy boy: construction of the Lap Steel has been completed and now I have to finish sanding it down. Then comes the fun stuff: sealing the wood, painting it (I'll be using gloss red for the body, gloss black for the front of the headstock and scratch plate) apply homemade transfers (the logo, guitar name and fretboard markers) and then wire it up. If all goes well, I'll have a usable lap steel in about two to three weeks. So here are photos of progress to date: The guitar will be finished in red (possibly "candy apple red" or Ferrari red or similar) Now I'd like to draw upon the collected RMWeb wisdom: The game plan is to use some sort of undercoat (thoughts? suggestions?) followed by the paint (gloss red for the body, gloss black for the front of the headstock and the scratch plate), apply the transfers (logo, guitar name, fretboard markers) then finish with a few coats of clear acrylic (lacquer? varnish). Do any RMWebbers who have worked in wood/with wood have any thoughts, suggestions or comments about finishing? The centre piece of the guitar is oak, whilst the wings and the trim is softwood of some kind (no idea what, it was scrap - possibly pine or ash) Many Thanks, folks iD Edited February 25, 2018 by iL Dottore 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Not a train in sight...! 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark374 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 been quite on here but not modelling wise first new project Thundermodels 1:35 Scammell Pioneer being finished as a tackle wagon for Wynns inside the cab gardener engine second project Tamyia 1:350 Tirpitz with photoetch parts, wood deck and metal barrels kit and the extras wood deck left side of tirpitz metal barrels on the turrets with homemade blast bags so far on it with oneside of camo on the hull Mark 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire2865 Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Well not modelling exactly, but itll help with things that require oiling for my large scale work. An old oil can I spent an hour this evening cleaning and scrubbing off 50 years of grease, grime, and ceiling insulation. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 I love that Scammell Mark, mum's side of the family is from Newport so always had a soft spot for Wynn's stuff. What's the plan for decals? Jo 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark374 Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Ive some how took a fancy to Wynns stuff Jo, this is my 6th wynns model ive built as for the decals I would either have them made as no one makes 1:35 scale ones or so the basic lettering free handed or with a stencil 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Do you have any pictures of others you've done? Hand lettering sounds very brave and skilled! Jo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark374 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 these are the ones ive done Airfix AEC Matador Matchbox Diamond T Scammell Pioneer with removeable ballast box Thornycroft Amazon crane the hand lettering will be a challenge so will be practing alot before i attempt it Mark 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Barry Ten Posted June 27, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 27, 2018 (edited) This is my latest model, a 1/32nd Revell (ex-Matchbox) Lysander III, done as the airworthy one in the Shuttleworth collection. I went for a semi-gloss finish as I think this looks nice on large-scale models. Edited June 27, 2018 by Barry Ten 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Since on here it is allowed to talk about it, have some of my Space Marines and Mechanicus! 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypherman Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Hi all, I collect 1/72 and 1/100 diecast metal a/c I have about 250 at the moment. Plus have a collection of about 150 1/72 diecast tanks. I used to model all sorts of plastic kits in the past, Airfix, Revell, Frog/Novo, Tamiya etc . I also used to dabble in modelling a/c for combat flight simulator 2. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ruston Posted June 28, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2018 I may have posted this one before but if I have the photos have disappeared, thanks to Photobucket. Handley Page O/400 of 207 Squadron RAF. It is the old 1/72 Airfix kit, rigged and with a few enhancements, such as re-working the SN bomb and making a proper cradle for it, plus thinning down the overscale ribs on the planes.. 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestTom Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 I model in what might be called 1:1 scale, in that my other great hobby is working backstage at a local theatre. I specialise in set, props and costume, which basically amounts to real life model-making. You have to create something that isn't real, but looks it. Actually, the last show I worked on featured a couple of actors dressed up as mice, and I had to figure out how to make models of objects larger than real life for them to interact with. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 (edited) Not my own modelling but as I usually post my WW1 aircraft model builds in this thread I thought these fit nicely. A full-size replica of a Morane Saulnier N, seen, today at the Apedale Railway's Tracks To The Trenches event. Replicas are nothing new but what I found particularly interesting was the engine... The Rhone rotary engine is a full-size 3D print! Non-working, of course but using the same skills in painting and weathering as on a small scale model. Edited July 14, 2018 by Ruston 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 that was at the yorkshire wartime experience near Cleakheaton, last week YWE (16) replica Morane Saulnier N by Sam, on Flickr 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londontram Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 When planing a future model railway of a small Scottish port cir 1900 I planned to run trains for a pleasure paddle steamer service even though there would be no room to actually have the boat on the railway. But having looked at many photos and reading up on them I drew a generic free lance paddle steamer on inkscape. Now I've got this shall we say urge to actually build it as a static waterline model in 4mm scale which would make it slightly over 2ft long. Should I go with my heart or will it just divert time and resources from the main modeling project? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted July 16, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 16, 2018 When planing a future model railway of a small Scottish port cir 1900 I planned to run trains for a pleasure paddle steamer service even though there would be no room to actually have the boat on the railway. But having looked at many photos and reading up on them I drew a generic free lance paddle steamer on inkscape. Now I've got this shall we say urge to actually build it as a static waterline model in 4mm scale which would make it slightly over 2ft long. Should I go with my heart or will it just divert time and resources from the main modeling project? Most Victorian coastal vessels were quite small, even an ocean going vessel such as the Cutty Sark works out at less than three feet long in 00 scale. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Barry Ten Posted July 27, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 27, 2018 Rommel's half-track! There's a bit of saga behind this one. I must have started the kit in the late 70s as I remember buying it during a rare stay with my paternal grandparents in Whitchurch; the kit probably came from Bud Morgan's shop. I got as far as glueing some of the interior compartment bits together, and painting some of them, and then abandoned it. By some improbable means the kit has followed me around for 40-odd years, with most of the parts still intact, so I thought why not have a go at finishing it? I can see why I gave up on it; it's not that there's anything wrong with it but as it stands, I would have had a hard time getting the major body parts to fit together using my 1970s "skills". Flash forward to 2018, and such wonder gadgets as clamps, super-glue, liquid poly, filler and - above all - patience - and I reckoned I stood a slightly better chance. As I dug into the box I found that I'd lost the transparent parts, as well as one of the figures arms, but other than that, all was still present, including the transfers. They'd yellowed a bit, but since the model was to be painted in desert colours, I reckoned they'd still look OK, and they turned out to work as well as if they were brand new. I still need to weather the wheels and tracks, and I've snapped and repaired the antenna twice, but at last it's done and I can bin the box! 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Some more 'as found' stuff by others unknown... 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Rommel's half-track! halftrack1.jpg There's a bit of saga behind this one. I must have started the kit in the late 70s as I remember buying it during a rare stay with my paternal grandparents in Whitchurch; the kit probably came from Bud Morgan's shop. I got as far as glueing some of the interior compartment bits together, and painting some of them, and then abandoned it. By some improbable means the kit has followed me around for 40-odd years, with most of the parts still intact, so I thought why not have a go at finishing it? I can see why I gave up on it; it's not that there's anything wrong with it but as it stands, I would have had a hard time getting the major body parts to fit together using my 1970s "skills". Flash forward to 2018, and such wonder gadgets as clamps, super-glue, liquid poly, filler and - above all - patience - and I reckoned I stood a slightly better chance. As I dug into the box I found that I'd lost the transparent parts, as well as one of the figures arms, but other than that, all was still present, including the transfers. They'd yellowed a bit, but since the model was to be painted in desert colours, I reckoned they'd still look OK, and they turned out to work as well as if they were brand new. I still need to weather the wheels and tracks, and I've snapped and repaired the antenna twice, but at last it's done and I can bin the box! halftrack2.jpg halftrack3.jpg halftrack4.jpg I made this I think sometime ago. Is it the one with driver and Rommel? Also if I remember a few rifles etc that could be hung on brackets within. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Barry Ten Posted July 28, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 28, 2018 I made this I think sometime ago. Is it the one with driver and Rommel? Also if I remember a few rifles etc that could be hung on brackets within. Yes, I've still got Rommel, one other chap, and the driver, but alas the driver is the one missing the arm. I also have some 1/35th figures and a Tiger tank, so I'm considering a small diorama, with the hope that if I put the half-track (1/32nd) etc in the foreground, the scale discrepancy won't be too obvious. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 I bought this kit at least 50 years ago. It's an Aurora Chevy Pickup custom in 1/32 scale. It seemed to have followed me through three house moves when I discovered it a little while ago. It was compete but a few bits had came loose. I decided to rebuild it and it came apart easily as it was put together with that old cement we had back then. I stripped the paint and have primed the body. The roof panel was separate so has been painted a contrast colour as the body will be bright red. steve 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Luftstreitkrafte LFG Roland CIIA "Walfisch". Ancient Airfix 1/72 scale kit that must have been well over 40 years unbuilt. in fact it was so old it wasn't in a box, nor a blister pack but in bag! I replaced the Mercedes engine and the observer's machine gun with spare parts from a more modern kit. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark374 Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Latest project almost done Thundermodels 1:35 Scammell Pioneer Airfix 1:72 version for size Mark 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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