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In Progress » BergeLuther » Discoloration and Burned Out Modern Car »

Posted on Sunday, January 24, 2010, 6:39 pm, by Michael Fichtenmayer, under For Sale, Tips & Techniques.

Progress continues on the BergeLuther. I’ve applied the oil discoloration using the 502 Abteilung oils paints. This time I used the colors German Gray Highlight + Faded Navy Blue, Light Rust, Dark Mud and UN Faded White. These were dabbed on as usual then blended in with clean odorless turpenoid. Before this I attached a [...]

Tags: 1/35 Scale, 502 Abteilung, BergeLuther, Burned Out Car, Diorama, Dust Game, Mig Productions, Models In-Progress, Oil Paint Discoloration, Paolo Parente, Resin
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In Progress » BergeLuther » Mods and Painting Part 1 »

Posted on Tuesday, January 19, 2010, 10:40 pm, by Michael Fichtenmayer, under Modeling, Models In-Progress, Tips & Techniques.

I’ve been pretty bust with the commissions and such so I need a mental health build badly! I had the BegreLuther resin kit cleaned of mold release and ready to go for months now so I figured it’d be an interesting and fun build. I started off by cutting and cleaning up the gates and [...]

Tags: 1/35 Scale, BergeLuther, Dust Game, Models In-Progress, Paolo Parente, Resin
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Tools » Plasti Dip »

Posted on Monday, December 14, 2009, 12:28 pm, by Michael Fichtenmayer, under Modeling, Modeling Tools, Reviews, Tips & Techniques.

A month or so ago I was at Home Depot and found that they carried Plasti Dip. The first and last time I used this stuff was in Middle School Metal Shop back in 1986 or so and remembered it being fun and easy and potentially useful so I picked some up as I had [...]

Tags: Modeling Tools, Plasti Dip
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In Progress » Hoth Diorama » Anti Infantry Battery » Paint Sample »

Posted on Sunday, September 27, 2009, 3:53 pm, by Michael Fichtenmayer, under Commissions, Modeling, Models In-Progress, Tips & Techniques.

So I sent my turret off to a caster a few weeks ago. He decided to purchase the master and to produce it which is great because I got a bunch of copies for my use plus some trades which is nice. If you’re interested in a cast, contact Jimi Glancy. (bollod-at-sbcglobal.net)
I got my copies [...]

Tags: Chipped Paint, Commission, DF.9 Turret, Diorama, Empire Strikes Back, Hairspray, Hoth, Hoth Diorama, Oil Paint Discoloration, Paint, Star Wars, Tags: 1/48 Scale
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A Conversation about Celluclay »

Posted on Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 8:09 am, by Michael Fichtenmayer, under Modeling, Tips & Techniques.

So a few weeks ago, a friend and I were chatting via AIM and he asked me about Celluclay as he’d never used it before. The conversation ended up being worth my saving to write a tutorial on but I figured the conversation itself is as much of a tutorial as any! The following is [...]

Tags: Celluclay, Tips & Techniques
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