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In Progress » Markov Racer » Painting Part 1 »

Posted on Saturday, July 17, 2010, 5:14 pm, by Michael Fichtenmayer, under Whatever.

Markov progress continues with paint and primer. I initially primed all of the parts in Duplicolor Self-Etching primer in order to bite into the resin better than normal primer. Then I buffed that with some very fine steel wool. Once nice and smooth I applied a Mr. Retarder’d layer of Mr. Surfacer 1000 for a [...]

Tags: 1/35 Scale, Alb Lab, Canopy, Custom Decals, Fractal Camo, Markov, Models In-Progress, Parafilm "M", Racer, Resin, Vacuform
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Still at it… »

Posted on Sunday, July 11, 2010, 5:06 pm, by Michael Fichtenmayer, under Modeling, Whatever.

Been a while since my last update and I’ve gotten a few emails asking what’s up and what I’m working on. Well, first I got sucked into Red Dead Redemption which was awesome.  I started the 1/48 AT-AT commission to go with the Snow Speeders, but the thing requires so much work that I’ll have [...]

Tags: Custom Decals, Markov
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In Progress » Panzerkampfwandern 38t(x) » Sample Painting pt. 2 » »

Posted on Monday, April 26, 2010, 1:11 pm, by Michael Fichtenmayer, under Whatever.

Continuing with where I left off, I applied some liquid mask over the decals then I applied a coat of hairspray to all of the gray parts and let that dry. Over that I sprayed Tamiya Buff, then used a lightened Buff to do some light modulation/gradation. After a few hours I started to wet [...]

Tags: 1/35 Scale, AFV, Chipped Paint, Commission, Desert, Germany, Hairspray, Mecha, Mig Productions, Panzerkampfwandern 38(x), PzKpfw 38(x) Ausf. G, Resin, Scratchbuild, Sin Industries Filters, X-Series Walkers
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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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