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Vger
Duke of Dry Brush
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by Vger March 26th, 2014, 10:36 pm
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Vger on March 27th, 2014, 3:43 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Nalissa2
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by Nalissa2 March 27th, 2014, 1:19 am
Looks awesome so far!
Division_6
Master of Masking
Posts: 759 Joined: August 1st, 2007, 12:00 amLocation: Central Ca
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by Division_6 March 27th, 2014, 2:37 am
Looking good so far.
malachite
Squire of the Sprue
Posts: 1174 Joined: February 1st, 2011, 7:37 amLocation: Untidy Kingdom
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by malachite March 27th, 2014, 9:42 am
Excellent progress and good to see this character.
yvesvidal
Seam Filler
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by yvesvidal March 27th, 2014, 3:08 pm
Very nice. I like that you show us the various stages of the assembly and painting.
Miami-Bat
Registered Seller
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by Miami-Bat March 27th, 2014, 3:36 pm
Most excellent!
-Dave
Night-Owl
Gone but not Forgotten
Posts: 4424 Joined: March 9th, 2004, 5:25 amLocation: Joplin MO
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by Night-Owl March 27th, 2014, 4:25 pm
Looks like you're off to a good start!
"You're going to be the eleventh commandment, thou shall not get away with it."
Spockr
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by Spockr March 27th, 2014, 5:43 pm
Nice! I would not have thought of it but it makes perfect sense to use a flesh tone base coat. I'll be watching this build to see what other tricks you use.
xl live
Glue Sniffer
Posts: 165 Joined: March 29th, 2013, 7:00 pm
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by xl live March 27th, 2014, 7:50 pm
She's gonna be sooooo pretty!
GEOFF MARTIN
Squire of the Sprue
Posts: 1442 Joined: December 18th, 2012, 7:50 pmLocation: Saauuff Lundunnn
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by GEOFF MARTIN March 27th, 2014, 8:20 pm
..Excellent,love a bit of 'Trek'...but that workbench is
waayyy to organized
"ROMANES EUNT DOMUS"?Grail list..
starmanmm
Duke of Dry Brush
Posts: 4117 Joined: May 16th, 2005, 3:43 pmLocation: New Bedford, MA
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by starmanmm March 27th, 2014, 9:55 pm
no airbrush... all hand brushed.... how do you avoid brush strokes?
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Vger
Duke of Dry Brush
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by Vger March 27th, 2014, 10:25 pm
Thank you folks for your input !
starmanmm wrote: no airbrush... all hand brushed.... how do you avoid brush strokes?
I added lots of water in my painting (washes) and apply numerous thin layers and tapping lightly with my brush (kinda like the technique of painting named "pointillism"...).
It's a slow and very soft way to paint (I use it for the skin as well as clothing)
Vger
Duke of Dry Brush
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by Vger April 17th, 2014, 8:23 pm
A little update:
I decided not use the original base, that's why I cut the pieces of dress...
starmanmm
Duke of Dry Brush
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by starmanmm April 18th, 2014, 7:03 pm
Turning it into your own... very cool.
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Brent
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by Brent April 20th, 2014, 3:32 am
Awesome work, Vger! I've been considering this kit but I wanted to see some close up pics. I think you've convinced me!
tidroplane
Master of Masking
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by tidroplane April 20th, 2014, 4:58 am
Looking great so far, she is a spot on sculpt to Yvonne Craig! Looking forward to seeing your completed project!
Dave Hawley
Vger
Duke of Dry Brush
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by Vger April 20th, 2014, 9:24 am
Agree with you friends, It's a Wonderful
"Joy and Tom Studios" sculpt !
starmanmm
Duke of Dry Brush
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by starmanmm April 27th, 2014, 2:51 pm
How is this coming?
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qtan
Jack of all Trades
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by qtan April 28th, 2014, 5:41 am
Now why didn't I think of that? I've had this kit sitting on my bench since it first came out and never thought to cut the fringe off the base with a razor saw and solve that annoying problem. Who knows, this just might get me to start in on the kit once again (if I can find the time amongst my other projects).
Vger
Duke of Dry Brush
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by Vger April 29th, 2014, 5:50 pm
qtan wrote: ...if I can find the time amongst my other projects...
so many thing to do and so little time...
I've some little difficulties to reproduce the exact color of her dress: a mix of violet and blue
