1/96 ScaleShips Oscar II

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  • bwi 971
    Captain
    • Jan 2015
    • 896

    #91
    I'm impressed with the tiling...and even more by your patience to get it done.

    grtz,
    Bart
    Practical wisdom is only to be learned in the school of experience.
    "Samuel Smiles"

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    • HardRock
      Vice Admiral
      • Mar 2013
      • 1609

      #92
      Originally posted by Peter W
      Looks stunning Scott, I love the realistic touch of covering up the props for security reasons. Have to say the you've won me round on the tiling for a moment I though you had gone mad but it really works.

      Peter
      Yeh. I just couldn't do it any other way. All those great photographs that you dug up show the tiles so clearly that it just had to be done. I tried sticking on 4000 paper tiles first but it looked terrible; then scribing - aslo terrible; and finally decided to just paint the tile joints in a darker grey. They still llok pretty raw but after some grunging up with a bit of rust they will be less prominent. What I'd like to see is a flat looking surface that appears uniform from most angles but shows the tiles (subtly) when viewed from certain perspectives. We'll see.

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      • HardRock
        Vice Admiral
        • Mar 2013
        • 1609

        #93
        Originally posted by bwi 971
        I'm impressed with the tiling...and even more by your patience to get it done.

        grtz,
        Bart
        Thanks Bart. The tiles are my little thing, but what really makes this boat is Vladimir's perfectionist detailing. The Oscar is a wonderful kit; so much detail and accuracy. The guy is a genius in my opinion.

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        • HardRock
          Vice Admiral
          • Mar 2013
          • 1609

          #94
          Originally posted by He Who Shall Not Be Named
          Beautiful! Great job.

          M
          Thank you Sir. I stole the painting technique from the sail on your Skipjack. Immitation is the sincerest form of parise afterall.

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          • greenman407
            Admiral
            • Feb 2009
            • 7530

            #95
            VERY NICE INDEED, I must say........with some envy in my voice.
            IT TAKES GREAT INTELLIGENCE TO FAKE SUCH STUPIDITY!

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            • HardRock
              Vice Admiral
              • Mar 2013
              • 1609

              #96
              Originally posted by greenman407
              VERY NICE INDEED, I must say........with some envy in my voice.
              Right back at ya, Big Guy. Your boat set me on the track.

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              • HardRock
                Vice Admiral
                • Mar 2013
                • 1609

                #97
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ID:	109035I'm attempting to teach myself to use this new format. Quite challenging. Amazingly, after all the bashing (and dropping) the lighting system still works. Click image for larger version

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ID:	109037All of the top side weathering is essentially done now. That's weird. I can't cut and paste for some reason. Strange goings on in the placement of photographs. After all this stuff dries I'll move on to the lower hull.Click image for larger version

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ID:	109040 Quite a few of Peter's photographs show tile damage on the upper hull. Here's an attempt; not sure I like it yet.Click image for larger version

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ID:	109047Looking nicely beaten up. I hope Vladimir doesn't read this.
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                • bwi 971
                  Captain
                  • Jan 2015
                  • 896

                  #98
                  The missing tiles……......THAT IS OUT OF THE BOX THINKING STUFF I REALLY LIKE…….....well done sir.

                  Grtz,
                  Bart
                  Practical wisdom is only to be learned in the school of experience.
                  "Samuel Smiles"

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                  • HardRock
                    Vice Admiral
                    • Mar 2013
                    • 1609

                    #99
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ID:	109052The beginning of the lower hull painting. Started with water spray and rock salt, then a mist coat of USMC green splodges, then a light squirt of pale grey around the waterline. I'll let it all dry off properly overnight and then get at it again tomorrow. This is all a bit arse about face at the moment as I'm waiting for the SD to arrive. Waiting, waiting, growing old, rip van winkle, snooze, burp, fart - think I'll have a nice rest now.

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                    • He Who Shall Not Be Named
                      Moderator
                      • Aug 2008
                      • 12255

                      Originally posted by HardRock
                      [ATTACH=CONFIG]n109051[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n109052[/ATTACH]The beginning of the lower hull painting. Started with water spray and rock salt, then a mist coat of USMC green splodges, then a light squirt of pale grey around the waterline. I'll let it all dry off properly overnight and then get at it again tomorrow. This is all a bit arse about face at the moment as I'm waiting for the SD to arrive. Waiting, waiting, growing old, rip van winkle, snooze, burp, fart - think I'll have a nice rest now.

                      E-mail me again. I lost your contact info.

                      M
                      Who is John Galt?

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                      • HardRock
                        Vice Admiral
                        • Mar 2013
                        • 1609

                        And now some rust around the waterline.
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                        • HardRock
                          Vice Admiral
                          • Mar 2013
                          • 1609

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ID:	109072Some Cadmium green around the waterline.
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ID:	109074Then some Yellow ocre blotches over that. All done. Now it will take three days for the oil paint to dry, during which I'll make the forplane doors.

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                          • HardRock
                            Vice Admiral
                            • Mar 2013
                            • 1609

                            Starting to look more like a submarine now. Hopefully all of these masts will operate via a pump and valve system.
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                            • HardRock
                              Vice Admiral
                              • Mar 2013
                              • 1609

                              DAS BOX!!!

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                              • HardRock
                                Vice Admiral
                                • Mar 2013
                                • 1609

                                Der Kasten mit Löchern!

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                                Her Majesty enquired as to my intentions - having wandered down to the bunker and spied me building a "coffin"!!! "One more ****ty video", I said etc etc.

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