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| New Project.....; ...in 1/25th scale. | |
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| Topic Started: May 18 2009, 09:18 PM (3,516 Views) | |
| Hollywood Jim | Jul 14 2009, 12:00 AM Post #151 |
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Super Ken.!!!  It's so much fun to watch you work.!! Sometimes I get discouraged, but you always remind me that anything is possible. |
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| DamnCranky666 | Jul 14 2009, 09:38 AM Post #152 |
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Wow, it's looking great, Ken. The details are going to payoff big time. It looks like you are working on the next BAMA Best of Show!!! 
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| nkhandekar | Jul 14 2009, 01:07 PM Post #153 |
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This is really something Ken. I really like the foil hood, and all the details are fantastic. Thanks for sharing the blow by blow specifics. Its also great seeing the things you tried that didn't work. As a thought, another source of curved aluminium for the hood would be one of Virgil's cigar tubes... |
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| chester | Jul 14 2009, 05:42 PM Post #154 |
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Aw crap! Now I have to switch from beer to wine just to try Hamilton's technique. I almost hope it doesn't work. The last bottle of wine I bought (about 20 years ago) had a twist off cap, will have to upgrade I guess. |
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| DamnCranky666 | Jul 14 2009, 11:12 PM Post #155 |
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Verlenden sells sheets of tin foil too, or thin lead sheets, but this bottle of wine foil works beautifully. What a great pic this is: 
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| DaveInTheHat | Jul 14 2009, 11:49 PM Post #156 |
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That looks so good. The foil for the top is a great idea. I've been using heavy duty aluminum foil and those foil pans from the grocery store for a lot of stuff. I never would have thought of using it for a top. |
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| DamnCranky666 | Jul 15 2009, 09:04 AM Post #157 |
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Hamilton, I am anxious to see how this one will get painting. I know many of the parts are pinned, which should allow you to paint with some degree of ease. |
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| khamilton | Jul 15 2009, 09:39 AM Post #158 |
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Yeah....basically right now I'm buidling various "kit" pieces that will be assembled after painting. Jim has mentioned this before - How do military guys build completed models, down to the spark plug wires in some cases, without painting anything first??? |
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| nkhandekar | Jul 15 2009, 10:28 AM Post #159 |
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When you look at real military vehicles, or at least the few I've seen, have been painted in the field after leaving the factory, so it kinda makes sense for the models to be paintedthe same way. I'm with everyone here, I paint before assembly. |
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| DamnCranky666 | Jul 15 2009, 10:43 AM Post #160 |
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I'm one of those who likes to build everything first and then paint. I find it less tedious and cumbersome, but then again, I learned the old fashioned way, one part at a time. Of course, I am not saying you guys are old fashioned. Actually lately I've been studying up on these military painting techniques like color modulation which includes putting a few dabs of different colored oil paints over a panel and then using turpenoid to thin the paint and blend it in . . . I hope to get more into this technique in the Fall when I get back to the bench. |
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| Bryan_M | Jul 15 2009, 10:39 PM Post #161 |
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you said in your post ken, that your building "kit" pieces............any plans on making this into a kit for wildhare.com? that would be cool! sign me up for one! great work ken, keep it coming! Bryan M |
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| Hollywood Jim | Jul 15 2009, 11:21 PM Post #162 |
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NK: You make a very good point. I was in the Navy, and we painted the ship over and over again. Everything on the ship was the same color. Wires, cables, electronic gear, everything. I'll bet the army did the same thing with their vehicles. Hummm never thought of that.!!! |
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| Bryan_M | Jul 15 2009, 11:59 PM Post #163 |
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good point jim! all that military stuff, and even heavy equipment, everything is painted the same damn color! i never thought about that before............good eye, great idea! Bryan |
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| khamilton | Jul 16 2009, 08:47 AM Post #164 |
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Very true....and the lumber carrier will probably reflect the "...if it doesn't move, paint it.." approach. What I was referring to was the aspect of simply being able to get to some of the hard-to-reach places when everything is assembled first. If it's feasible I like to paint as many sub-assemblies as possible and then tie it all together after assembly. Bryan: No kit planned. That was just a figure of speech referring to how I seem to be building little individual pieces that will be assembled later. It would be fun, but WAY too much work! |
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| DamnCranky666 | Jul 16 2009, 09:11 AM Post #165 |
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I would imagine that doing a kit is a lot of hard work, but then again the rewards might be there . . . here's an example of a kit that was just released and which I think is going to do very well . . .. http://www.migproductionsforums.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=465&osCsid=i4h2fae0uf2f7euk2j19f3f4u3 |
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| Bryan_M | Jul 19 2009, 10:15 PM Post #166 |
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aaawwww bummer man! that would be one cool kit ken. keep the progress going, this thing is amazing! like odd subject matter like this...........altho i have yet to build something like it, i do have all my parts gathered to build a pull behind welding machine/generator..........gonna power it with a four cylinder engine, and i have the platform together......i just need to find/make some more pieces........ Bryan |
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| Dan S | Jul 21 2009, 03:34 AM Post #167 |
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I have a 1/1 1945 Case VAC tractor that has seen better days, for sure. But as I look at your work here, it reminds me of the ol' tractor, when everything was about function, and much of the mechanicals were open and exposed. Safety depended more on using common sense! You really capture the essense of vintage style and function here. I've always loved the look of brass and styrene together, even though it can't look real until painted. |
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| khamilton | Aug 1 2009, 09:22 PM Post #168 |
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Bryan chastised me recently for not posted any more progress shots, so here's the latest. Actually, I've just been working on details & not taking any pictures. Some of the details are: Hydraulic oil tank & gas tank.........  Valve bank for hydraulic cylinders......  Shifter & linkage and a hydraulic pump (mounted under the generator).........  and a dipstick....  Oops - looks like we're a quart low:  Plus, the top's been painted and most everything has been hit with the first coat of primer......  None of the stuff (except the firewall) is glued to the deck yet. That'll come after most of the painting is finished Thanks for looking................. Edited by khamilton, Aug 1 2009, 09:24 PM.
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| JBucci | Aug 1 2009, 11:19 PM Post #169 |
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Ken, your lumber carrier is coming along nicely.  Jim Edited by JBucci, Aug 1 2009, 11:20 PM.
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| Bryan_M | Aug 8 2009, 10:01 PM Post #170 |
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aaw c`mon ken i was just bustin your stones a bit! LOL this thing is looking great buddy.......the wiring, dipstick, and all the little things you have added........ how heavily is this thing gonna be weathered? just normal everyday wear and tear, or greased and gunked, rusted to hell? either way, its gonna be cool bryan |
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| DamnCranky666 | Aug 8 2009, 10:53 PM Post #171 |
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UN-freaking-BELIEVABELE!!!! You are up to your usual master-builder level, Hamilton. The scratch-building pays off!!! |
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| DamnCranky666 | Aug 10 2009, 09:20 AM Post #172 |
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You are indeed possessed with a rare gift and genius, Hamilton. This thing is AMAZING!!!
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| khamilton | Aug 10 2009, 10:50 AM Post #173 |
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Awwww shucks, Virg. It's just that the rest of us were BUILDING stuff while you were gallivanting all over the Southwest... Anyway, I started painting & weathering while you were gone. Here's the basic sequence, which is sort-of a take-off of Chuck's "hairspray" technique: First, all the parts were primered with Plasti-kote T-235 sandable primer. Then they were dusted with a coat of Rustoleum Terra-Cotta, which produced a slight texture. After that, they were given a stipled coat of Jo Sonja "Brown Earth"....  Next, I brushed on a coat of Crackle Medium followed by a top color coat of yellow.....  It didn't crackle too much (possibly because of the textured base), but served as a basis for the next step, which was picking off some of the crackle medium and the top layer of paint with a wet, stiff brush.....  The surfaces still needed "something", so I added some texture with eraser powder over Dullcote...  ...which looked like this after the the Dullcote dried and the excess powder was blwon off....  Next, the white texture was painted with a few thin layers & washes of oil paint:  Here's the firewall/dash so far, too:  More to come.....................!! |
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| DamnCranky666 | Aug 10 2009, 10:59 AM Post #174 |
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I find it wonderful that some many of us here are trying different approaches to rusting, even after all these years. I think it is exactly what keeps us all young and open minded. Great steps, Hamilton. I gotta try this combination. |
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| khamilton | Aug 16 2009, 12:39 AM Post #175 |
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Behind-the-Scenes work has been going on for the past week or so, like preliminary painting and weathering before beginning final assembly. Here are most of the parts, some more painted than others at this point:  More weathering will be done when the other pieces go on, but here's the basic color. Can't miss this in the lumber yard:  Here's a mock-up of the deck:  After that picture was taken, I permanently attached the motor and the rear so I can add the rest of the wiring to the firewall and engine. We're getting there, slow but sure. PS: I got some comments over on another forum that the hydraulic tank looked too rusted, which I had to agree with. After more tweaking, here's the less-rusted tank:  I think it looks better than this: |
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