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Post by BG. Foster on Mar 17, 2012 15:14:02 GMT -5
Hmmmm toxic fumes and young babies...... Not so sure on that
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Post by Cosmic on Mar 17, 2012 16:12:39 GMT -5
Wow.....those are....bad!! You are one brave man Foster!
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Post by BG. Foster on Mar 17, 2012 16:15:26 GMT -5
what babies or toxic fumes? they aren't really toxic but too long stripping paint with nail varnish remover can give you a head ache
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Post by Cosmic on Mar 17, 2012 16:16:31 GMT -5
Haha no the models!
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Post by BG. Foster on Mar 17, 2012 16:42:07 GMT -5
I will keep you all updated on them dont worry, with a little time and effort you wont recognise them
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Post by Trooper One-Nine-Seven-Four on Mar 17, 2012 17:36:27 GMT -5
*Cringes*
I hope that you can get them stripped down well enough for them to look good when you repaint them. You should be able to find Valkyrie canopy sets on eBay that you can use to replace the horribly damaged ones that are on the model now...
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Post by BG. Foster on Mar 17, 2012 17:38:07 GMT -5
I cant find the canopy bits anywhere, if anyone comes across them please buy them and i'll give you the money
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Post by BG. Foster on Mar 18, 2012 4:47:22 GMT -5
So you all remember that Russ I showed you yesterday, well this is how it looks this morning.   |
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Post by Cosmic on Mar 18, 2012 5:11:11 GMT -5
Did you just break it apart? Or did you use a solvent to soften the glue?
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Post by BG. Foster on Mar 18, 2012 5:17:24 GMT -5
It had been glued with poly cement so most of it was melted together and had to be cut. However there were huge sections that had no glue on it at all so it didn't cause too many problems. I'll be stripping the paint later today so expect to see more images this evening.
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Post by special ed on Mar 18, 2012 6:27:50 GMT -5
That looks like quite the venture i wish u the best of luck and look foward to more pictures.
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Post by KRIEGEIRK on Mar 18, 2012 8:41:00 GMT -5
That paint is almost as thick as a cheap hooker's makeup covering up the bruises from a pimps ring hand slap.
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Post by BG. Foster on Mar 18, 2012 9:10:28 GMT -5
I've started stripping the paint off the hull and it was 4 layers thick
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Post by Trooper One-Nine-Seven-Four on Mar 18, 2012 9:42:23 GMT -5
I cant find the canopy bits anywhere, if anyone comes across them please buy them and i'll give you the money Sadly you're correct. I just searched on eBay and didn't come across any for sale.  My advice would be to check in periodically and see if any more are put up for sale... |
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Post by Shostak(AWOL) on Mar 18, 2012 10:30:27 GMT -5
Mein Gott, I think I have found a worse painter than I ever was.
Good luck on this project sir, you might just need it!
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Post by zeke on Mar 18, 2012 10:45:46 GMT -5
Holy crap you were kidding about the horrible paint job.... Good luck restoring them. It looks like you'll need it.
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Post by KRIEGEIRK on Mar 18, 2012 12:03:34 GMT -5
Four layers!? That is crazy... Good luck, Foster! Cant wait to see these cleaned up and redone to your liking.
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Post by BG. Foster on Mar 18, 2012 12:18:14 GMT -5
I just realised none of you know what to expect from me as I've not posted any painted models yet, lol
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Post by teku18 on Mar 18, 2012 12:50:42 GMT -5
Wow just wow. I know you got a deal but..... Damn.
Can't wait to see what you do with them. Me I probably would have just made them objectives haha. Nothing like a full sized crashed Valk to capture during games.
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Post by BG. Foster on Mar 18, 2012 13:11:23 GMT -5
My desire to fix things is greater than my desire for a cool objective. The Russ is already half stripped so expect photo's later. I also have 3 other Russ' 2 new ones and 2 that came from Rich oh and a poor condition one from ebay that has become a Destroyer ank hunter as it had a predator turret instead of a Russ one
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Post by BG. Foster on Mar 18, 2012 16:31:55 GMT -5
Double post time. Does anyone remember this tank from earlier today?   I know there are bits missing but that is due to them being sat drying. However it does appear the turret may be beyond salvation and need to be replaced. By the way the bits where it looks like there is still paint is where the amount of paint has stained the plastic. Once dry it will be glued back together so check back tomorrow. |
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Post by BG. Foster on Mar 19, 2012 13:52:54 GMT -5
Tripple post So the Russ got cleaned up further, broken bits removed and irrepairable bits scrapped. Then it came to putting her back together the out come of which is below.    As I'm yet to decide on a colour scheme this is as far as I'll get for now. Still, I have a valk and a basilisk to do yet then on to the figures. |
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Post by Peter Cooman on Mar 19, 2012 14:23:46 GMT -5
Now that's quite the transformation!!
Good job!!
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Post by BG. Foster on Mar 19, 2012 14:25:50 GMT -5
I may put a layer of primer on it tomorrow. I am considering doing a black/white/grey digital pattern on my tanks, any thoughts?
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Post by Peter Cooman on Mar 19, 2012 14:32:55 GMT -5
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My advice would be to check in periodically and see if any more are put up for sale...
