Slave I
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26 February 2012, 22:13
Bill GilmanLooks like some excellent painiting here! I'm never built a Sci-Fi kit before, so this will be interesting and fun to watch!
26 February 2012, 22:59
Christian Lehmann AuthorHi Bill,
the kit has not so much parts. The real challenge will be the paint job.
br Lemmy
27 February 2012, 06:54
Dave FlittonI have the 1/72 version, this looks every bit the same model only smaller.
27 February 2012, 19:46
Urban GardiniFine Molds is way ahead of Tamiya in build quality with their well engineered kits so please step up to 1:72 n' enjoy the ride.
27 February 2012, 20:10
Christian Lehmann AuthorDave and Urban, you´re right. The engineers that designed the mold thought a lot about how to break down the model. As written: It fits perfect. Nearly no putty and very less sanding are necessary.
Dave: How tall is the 1/72 kit?
Greetz Lemmy
27 February 2012, 20:49
Wilfried BogaertsNice paint job so far Lemmy, good to hear the model is near perfect. These kits are very expensive but it seems you do get value for money!
28 February 2012, 07:29
Christian Lehmann AuthorHello mates, new pics have been added to show the progress.
The paint job to be done at this model is like hell.
Mask -paint-clear coate, mask-paint- clear coate, mask-paint- clea..... 🙂
But it is an oportunity to be creative and to test new paint technics.
@ Wilfried: I only know this kit, but from qualitys point of view it is worth the money I payed for it.
@ Philip: Thanks so far. Your heli is also great. Hair spray technic is a great invention.
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Lemmy
29 February 2012, 23:09
Christian Lehmann AuthorTwo new picsadded. Basic painting of the fuselage is nearly completed. Only two yellow decals ( thin stripes around the cockpit) are missing. Unfortunately the decals have a more orange color compared to the yellow painted areas. Have to think for a solution. Maybe I will mask it or paint with the correct color ( Revell enamel color) over the cut out decals before I apply them. Did somebody try something like that in the past?
Greetz Lemmy
1 March 2012, 22:54
Bill GilmanHi Lemmy, yes I have painted decals before applying them. The problem I had was the edges split in a few places, since all of the clear carrier film was cut away. Maybe if you paint and then coat with Decalfix or something like that will stop the edges from tearing.
2 March 2012, 00:24
Christian Lehmann AuthorI intend to coat with a clear coate ( Tamiya acrylic)wuld this harden the decal and make it unflexible?
Lemmy
2 March 2012, 06:52
Bill GilmanI've never tried that. Here is a site that has some more information:
oldmodelkits.com/blo..estoring-old-decals/
3 March 2012, 17:08
Christian Lehmann AuthorI found another solution. I used the kit decals , applied them and painted over them with a fine brush 🙂
Lemmy
3 March 2012, 19:31
Christian Lehmann AuthorI will finish it within this week. Want to take it with me next weekend to an exhibition.
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Lemmy
3 March 2012, 21:53
Christian Lehmann AuthorNew pics of the finished modell added. Two weeks of power modelling came to an end. The kit contains not so much parts which fit excelent. Most work had been invested for the paint job. Enjoy the pics.
greetz Lemmy
4 March 2012, 20:24
Wilfried BogaertsVery bizarre spaceship. Nice work Lemmy, well done, good luck in Vienna!
5 March 2012, 07:30
stefan natusHave been following this without commenting on it the end result looks neat,nice weathering.Grtz stefan.
5 March 2012, 11:53
Christian Lehmann Author@ Wilfried: I chose it because it is so bizarre and no mainstream. Vienna will be interesting because the exhibiton will be in a museum.
@ Berni: Thank´s youré wellcome.
Lemmy
5 March 2012, 11:54
Christian Lehmann AuthorHi Stefan,
thanks for your comment. Whethering consists only ofdifferent painting technics, preshading, pin washing and some oil paint. No pigments.
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Lemmy
5 March 2012, 17:26
Album info
Here are the first pics of this project. They display the cockpit , something like a stabilizer ( both ready to assemble they on the fuselage)and the underside ( not complete and not wheatered) of Slave I.
It is the first time that I build a kit from Fine Mold. I am very surprised about the quality. It is excelent. Only a minimum of sanding is necessary and the panel lines of the parts always meet. At minimum Tamiya quality maybe better. This makes hungry for more. Maybe Slave I in 1/72 scale.
