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Those are excellent!
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Nice job That crawler would look right at home in an oil refinery!Best light/place to take pics?Outside,if you can,nothing beats real sunlight.Some of Paul R's best pics are outside shots.
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Thanks for the nice comments, when I get that boom done for the crawler I will try and get some outside shots for sure!
A Millwright..... in Alberta.
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Very well done on both models! I’m too scared to weather a model but do appreciate what others do.
Photos outside do look better but not always possible, especially in the UK where it’s cloudy and raining more often than not! If you do take outside then I’d advise to do it at either end of the day when the sun is lower. It’s a softer light then and looks better than harsh midday light. I sometimes use flash in this case as a fill in to take out some shadows.
For indoor photos I bounce the flash off the ceiling to remove most of the shadows, but you need a DSLR for this and a flashgun.
I look forward to seeing the progress on this model.
Paul R
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Fantastic job Chris. When you take the pics sit the model on a large piece of white paper shaped like a quarter of a roll. Then you don't get the corners and gives better diffused light. That Neeb is a great job. I think I may try one myself as I have the Tamiya weathering kits,
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That looks real nice, it adds so much to the look of the model. Steve
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Thanks, I will try some new photo techniques when I get the booms done and counter weight carrier. I would suggest trying the tamiya kits if you have them, just be careful how weathered you go as it can get out of hand. I should also note, when using these kits you should really handle your model with rubber gloves so you don't leave finger prints on them, or you can seal everything in with a flat clear coat.
I really want to try an ltm 11200 next but afraid I won't experiment on my Denzai or Sarens. May have to pick another one up.
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The crane looks real good,with the boom.Looks like it can handle that(is it a coke drum?)into place,easily.
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Yea that is the YCC coke drum. I need to pick up another lifting kit so I can actually hook the drum up.
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I am not at his level but this is a good start:I think every modeller has their own style of weathering. You did a really good job.Those tracks.Nice.I think,personally,models look much better,when weathered.It makes them unique,as well as looking like they are 'working'.it's also a real good excuse to obtain more models!
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Cranes look great. Keep up the good work
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Nice! I have this ringer! might have to do the same..
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The weathering on that crane looks fantastic and as modelmaniac stated, those tracks look great. Steve
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you should throw in some real mud too ;)
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Thanks for the comments, I pulled apart the whole machine to spend an awful lot of time on the tracks and underneath and you can barely see it! It really is a fantastic model to weather since the age of it is so appropriate.
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Beautiful job! I love the 4100, and of all the ones I've seen, none of them have ever been shiny red. They've all been that faded, chalky pink, that you've captured perfectly. Did you strip the shiny red off, or apply something to simulate years of fading in the sunlight?
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Wow, very nicely done!
Rob
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