Scarecrow Joe
Sr Member
Wash finished! Matte clear coat next and on to weathering.
20180913_192610 by Oscar Baez Soria, on Flickr
20180913_192341 by Oscar Baez Soria, on Flickr
Looking good so far.
I have a technical question for you: Do you put a gloss coat on, after you put on the decals? The reason I ask is: I just finished decaling a kit and put a flat coat right on top and it looks horrible now. Cloudy and the carrier film is more visible than the colors on the decals.
Yes, I used both Micro-sol and Micro-set and coated with Tamiya Flat Clear. Maybe it was one of those odd things?
Anyway, back to lurking.Thanks Oscar.
Your build is coming along beautifully Oscar . Could you please share what you used for the panel wash ?
And because you didn’t mention it , I’m assuming that a clear coat wasn’t applied after the decals were added , and you only clear coated it after the wash was added too ?
:cheersGed
Thanks joberg.
A few more layers of weathering
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1875/44003198694_ff97208c3b_b.jpg20180916_144211 by Oscar Baez Soria, on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1879/42911754170_55a9ae1c9a_b.jpg20180916_144223 by Oscar Baez Soria, on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1842/44720902291_dd5b021870_b.jpg20180916_144239 by Oscar Baez Soria, on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1848/44003213314_d3bd17c9d9_b.jpg20180916_144259 by Oscar Baez Soria, on Flickr
Quick question....am I the only one who sometimes stop in the middle of weathering the model and plays with it humming the Star Wars theme and adding my own vocal sounds effects?
I've really enjoyed watching this come together and you have me tempted to try a build up on plastic with no paint myself. Question for you - did you have any problems getting the decals to adhere directly to the plastic? What technique or special measures did you take? I've always believed that decals won't adhere to plastic, but I've challenged myself and wonder where I got this notion and if it isn't dogma.
Also, what do you do about hiding seams? I'm assuming you used some kind of liquid cement and got a good bond with no gap - i.e. no gap filling required, just sanding?
Great job, I'm really thinking about going your way when I get to my B wing. (Which is after my TIE Bomber and Y wings, but winter is coming!)
Cheers,
K.