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In Progress » Fine Molds Y-Wing (Green Two) » Oil Discoloration »

Posted on Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 7:24 am, by Michael Fichtenmayer, under Whatever.

Next up is the application of oil paint to bring the model to life and give it a worn grimy appearance. For this I used oils from Mip Productions awesome 502 Abteilung line. The colors can be seen in the image below. Basically you take some odorless turpenoid on a brush and thin a little [...]

Tags: 1/72 Scale, 502 Abteilung, A New Hope, Custom, Duplicolor Primer, Fine Molds, Green Two, Oil Paint Discoloration, Return of the Jedi, Sponge, Star Wars, Weathering, Y-Wing
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In Progress » Fine Molds Y-Wing (Green Two) » Chips and Filters »

Posted on Monday, October 12, 2009, 9:53 am, by Michael Fichtenmayer, under Whatever.

Since the last update I’ve added more paint details and a few filters to the Y-Wing. First-off I hand-painted more “white” chips onto the green and blue areas. I focused these around the edges of panels to better define them. I sponged on some liquid mask around the engine domes and lightly sprayed some light [...]

Tags: 1/72 Scale, 502 Abteilung, A New Hope, Custom, Duplicolor Primer, Fine Molds, Green Two, Liquid Mask, Return of the Jedi, Sin Industries Filters, Sponge, Star Wars, Weathering, Y-Wing
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Mig Productions to Produce KV-X2 »

Posted on Friday, February 20, 2009, 4:29 pm, by Michael Fichtenmayer, under Modeling, News, Site News.

The saga of producing the KV-X2 is about to come to an end. I have a pretty good relationship with the guys at Mig Productions being a frequent poster and recently the redesigner/technical admin on their forums. After my initial attempt with a poor caster failed, they suggested I give them a try. In fact, [...]

Tags: 1/35 Scale, Conversion, Figure, KV-X2, Mig Productions, Pigments, Resin
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“No Lanie! It’ll get died and have X’s for eyes!” »

Posted on Tuesday, February 17, 2009, 8:03 pm, by Michael Fichtenmayer, under Hamsters, Whatever.

Kids are precious in their own sinister death-dealing way. Especially when it comes to pets and the smaller the better. Normally I don’t watch the kids like a hawk when they’re playing with the cats. Of the 3 cats, the two that are brave enough to go near them also know when to run… usually.
The [...]

Tags: Family, Hamsters, Lanie, Riley
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What’s Going On Here? »

Posted on Friday, February 13, 2009, 4:05 pm, by Michael Fichtenmayer, under Site News, Whatever.

As you can see I’ve updated and converted the entire website over to WordPress. This will make the site function and behave the way I’ve always wanted it to with integrated searching, categories based on tagged criteria, easy updating, and more! Thanks to ‘tags’ my completed model, gallery, and in-progress posts (if any) for that [...]

Tags: Site Changes, Site News, Web Design, WordPress
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