Modelbuilder Mark

Welcome!

welcome!

Getting cooler and cooler. Back in the 80s, a friend of my dad's had a roller in his body shop he was painting. That thing seemed so large sitting in it.

Stunning. Got to stand next to a 1:1 scale version of one a couple years back. I was shocked at just how magics they are.

nice 49.

Do you still have the piece? If you do, I would really enjoy seeing some recent digital pics. I will bet with that size, it was difficult to transport to shows.

very unique project. Always "cool" to see something different.

I absolutely support my local hobby shop, and I go there at least once a month for supplies. I do not often get Kits there tho, and for a few different reasons. I wish they bought out collections and sold them off, but they primarily buy what is released each quarter, and when they sell what they have that is it, and they do not stock that deep. Prices are on the premium end of the scale, which I fully understand, but I still find it hard to pay the steep premium, but still do buy some, like Mobious, as they can't be had at Hobby Lobby. Having said that, most of what I buy, is older kits which I pick up at contest swap areas, which technically is not supporting the hobby shop either. They need to be most like some theater chains, where they are lowering the ticket price, but then make up for it on concession sales. Hobby Shops need to offer kits at loss leaders prices, then sell the customers all of the other stuff. I understand that a local hobby shop also can't keep a limitless supply of aftermarket, like photo etch, as they may stock items that sit on the shelf for years. The internet, on the other hand,is vast in source and supply, and there is very little that cannot be had. I WISH that my hobby shop had everything I needed, but I go to paint supply houses for lacquer thinner, paint suppliers like Scalefinishes for colors that are not Testor's, and on and on. So, unless you are only building kits like you would have 30 years ago, with primarily only testors glue and paint etc, then your local hobby shop, can only supply so much. They simply cannot warehouse. Having said that, I will always continue to support as best I can, but they cannot supply all my hobby needs.

this is very cool

Very cool pickup.

Very cool.

Very cool.

I really like that combination

so cool. Are you going to weather it?

Welcome!

welcome

Looks good sir! (We had an LC 500 h at work last week, sadly they would not let me drive it)

the thing that I run in to using acrylics, is that sometimes the surface tension will not allow it to flow as nicely as enamels. If you use turpentine to thin black enamel, you get a nice wash that has some ability for clean up, and flows well. Another option, and the one I now use the most, is Mig Ammo washes, then more if need with Turpentine.

This will be cool.

Looking good so far. Nice touches to add the bits of realism so far.

I am very much looking forward to what you do with the paint.

thanks!

Cool, thanks for sharing

Glad to see this one's going again.

Looking really good.