I must also add my name to the list of awe inspired viewers of this amazing hunk of plastic. I’ve read the article in the new FSM and now have a few more tricks to add to my own arsenal. I do have one question regarding the hair-spray. Maybe I’m just dense, but I don’t quite understand it’s purpose or what the desired effect is supposed to be. Texture? Any help for this unworthy plastic smasher would be greatly appreciated. And again WooooooooW!!!
Thank you, for the kind words, Jim Barton! I hope your recovery is going well! I don’t quite think I’ll make it to Phoenix–I’d be afraid to even attempt to bring this dio on a plane in any way; they’d probably think it was a bomb or something! But I apppreciate the sentiment–sppedy recovery to ya, Jim! [:)]
enodaed–thank you, I’m pleased that you like my work.
The hair spray acts as a water-soluble layer on top of which your final “paint coat” goes on to. Once you paint on the final coat, you can then use water to scrub away the paint coat in what ever way you choose, because it’s just sitting on this layer of easily-disovable hair spray. If the hair spray wasn’t there, the final paint coat would just bond to the undercoat/primer coat, and you’d have a devil of a time getting this effect. This effect is only possible by having that hair spray underneath. Try it–you’ll be amazed at how easy it is to do!
Thanks again for your kind compliments, guys! [:)]
Doog! Great piece, & congrats on the publication!!!
I showed the pics of the dio to a guy at work…he’s not a modeler, but when I showed him all he could say was WOW!, and Holy Cow! Then he asked a question, an it’s a good one…"Why isn’t this guy in Hollywood doing models there?
I’d love to see what you could do with as a dio with Skywalkers X-Wing in the swamp on Dagobah!
[#toast], Dave.
My recovery is coming along slowly but surely, Karl. I still have another few weeks to go before I’m completely normal, but I’m feeling much better now than before my surgery.
Finally did read that article and thoroughly enjoyed it! Some of my co-workers were impressed, too, even the non-modelers. The rabbits really bring it to life. Now where’s my copy of Watership Down (the book, not the movie)?
Thanks, Dave! I’ve only done a few Sci-FI builds in my life–an “AT-AT”., and an ancient “Space 1999 Eagle” spaceship!Thanks for your comment!
Jim, glad to hear that yo’re recovering steadily! Hope you’re back on your feet soon! Thanks again for your comments and your interest! [:D]
Thanks, Doog, for clearing up the hair spray trick. Very cool! Although the article was great (congrats!), it wasn’t completely clear about how the hairspray trick worked. Now we all know…! BTW, 'll be looking forward to your next article in FSM. (I’m trying to soak up all the “new” techniques since I picked up modelling again after a 20+ year hiatus.)
- Al B.
Thanks, sincerely, Al!
Glad you liked it, and I’m happy that you learned something new!
Make sure you subscribe to this great magazine!!! [:D]
I really insist that we need to change that. The problem is that Scifi and anime modeling is a beginners step for most. Most start with it, and move onto scale and such (like me) not many, rarley any at all, go from scale and such and move to scifi/anime. I would really love to see what you could do with a gundam kit, or an armored core kit. I think you could do them all to shame (them all being the top modelers in anime/scifi)
Congrats on the article in FSM. I let my subscription lapse as I don’t have much interest in military models, but bought a copy for your article. I like your attention to detail, like the two angles of rust streaking on the fallen-off door…showing that it became unhinged slowly.
I noticed that you bought your leaves from Joefix studios. They look great. I have found a local source for a very similar product…the silver birch tree in my front yard. If you pull apart the seeds you get great looking scale leaves. If you use dried seed pods/cat-tails the scale leaves are brown, fresher pods give green leaves.
Hmmm…smeagol, I think that chances of me doing a Gundam kit is about negative-one-thousand; I’m not much into that whole “anime culture”. I can’t stand Japanese animation! Too herky-jerky for me!
I just have too many car/tanks to build right now!
Thanks, Narayan!
Yeah, Joefix stuff is awesome!
I know about the birch leaves too; I’ve been trying to remind myself to get some in the Fall here when they come out on the branches! Thanks for the tip anyway though! (It reminds me to keep looking! )
See, that comes from the whole not having watched anime since speed racer. IF ya check out something like Macross Zero (one of my favorites) or Ms Gundam Igloo (3D, another favorite) its quite diffrent then ‘Look out speed!’
But all you old timers are the same, oh I dont like all that robot stuff. What are ya, to suck up to like giant killing machines that have machineguns that shoot 120mm shells?
Boy, Howdy! I thought I was the only one that hated anime, what with the huge eyeballs, tiny mouths, etc. Give me a good ol’ Warner Brothers or MGM cartoon anyday!
I own the last five (?) “Looney Tunes” box sets that have been released! There’s nothing like them–absolutely the top o’ the heap! [:D][tup]
Google “Private Snafu” for some wartime Warner Brothers. Here’s a link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FmhPY-YEAA
Great stuff, if a bit politically incorrect and risque!
Ya know what’s really weird is that in thes box sets, they have a LOT of “historical” WB/LT cartoons, like stuff like that which you posted from the war, and satirical cartoons of the 40’s and 50’s. Some of them are funny; others almost truly offensive. There is a lot of “old prejudice” in them, and stuff that, today, would never get past the censors!
They’re there to provide a backdrop for the evolution of Bugs and friends, I guess. To be honest, I could’ve done without them–they’re the kind of things you watch once and then never again.
But the rest of the cartoons are just gold, man! [:P]
I am completely new to this world of modelling, and it fascinates me! My better half has introduced me to it, and I must admit, the first little while, I was very ‘ho-hum’ about the whole thing.
But then I found out about diorams, and man oh man…are they ever cool! The idea of telling a story with a scene is great…like yours.
Congrats bud…you’ve given me so many ideas, my head is spinning!
Hey that’s gret, Urbanlamb! Make sure you post some of your work here!
Hope to see some of your work soon!
(Sounds like a good woman ya got there too! [;)])
Doog, not to shock you there, lad, but Urbanlamb is my woman. And yes, she is great! [:D]
OOPS!
Sorry, UrbanLamb!!!
Nice to meet you, UrbanLamb and Jagdwolf! [#welcome]