"Some WWII ships painted on commission" Topic
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Sundance | 01 Sep 2014 2:13 p.m. PST |
I did these some time back for an occasional customer. I thought they turned out pretty good! link |
Chalfant | 01 Sep 2014 5:30 p.m. PST |
Nice, good textured bases. Chalfant |
Chalfant | 01 Sep 2014 5:31 p.m. PST |
Oh, I like the disruptive pattern camo on the those last two Japanese carriers. Chalfant |
gameboards | 02 Sep 2014 3:42 p.m. PST |
yes but I can barely see it zoom in closer next time please |
Chalfant | 02 Sep 2014 4:04 p.m. PST |
Click the image, right click and choose "view image"… it will be pretty big but your "magnifying glass" will now have a "+" sign on it, so click again. The ships should be about 8" long on your screen. Chalfant |
gameboards | 02 Sep 2014 4:51 p.m. PST |
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SymphonicPoet | 05 Sep 2014 10:11 p.m. PST |
I should warn you that the debate about Arizona's paint is the stuff of flame wars. Oh boy. That said . . . very well done indeed. Thank you for posting them here. |
hindsTMP | 08 Sep 2014 7:29 a.m. PST |
Nice job. :-) FYI, Figurehead makes a separate model for Pennsylvania for her post-1942-refit appearance (pack 2U27). The model you painted represents her only through October 1942. Like you, I also hand-painted my first 1/6000 carrier decks. However, since then, modelers such as this guy have shown what can be done with flight deck decals using computer-generated artwork (either home-made or purchased): link MH |
SymphonicPoet | 10 Sep 2014 8:49 p.m. PST |
If you don't mind I will try to respectfully disagree with hindsTMP. I personally prefer the hand painted look. I regard it as well worth the (rather modest) effort. If you have the patience to paint a deck slowly and carefully it won't be long before people ask you where you got your decals because your deck looks better than all the fancy decalled ones. I'd say Chalfant is well on his way. This is not to say that there's anything wrong with decals. They're not "cheating." But they are only one way to solve a problem. Almost certainly the fastest, but not necessarily the best. Depends on your skill, time, and needs. Just a matter of preference. But as a hand-painter, I feel obliged to support and encourage insignia hand-painters everywhere. |
hindsTMP | 11 Sep 2014 1:55 p.m. PST |
SP, In general I agree with you, and have traditionally gone wtih detailed brushwork and/or technical pen work instead of decals (for shields, flags, plane/ship insignia, etc.). However 1/6000 carriers are particularly suited to (whole deck) deck decals, because their tiny flight decks are typically modeled as smooth surfaces (unlike in larger scales such as 1/2400). Since some people haven't thought of this alternative (I know I originally didn't), I thought it worth mentioning. Not to take anything away from the OP, who has certainly done a nice job with his 1/6000 ships. Mark H |
SymphonicPoet | 12 Sep 2014 9:25 p.m. PST |
There are some nice ways to create a good "textured" deck with paint. If you brush consistently in the same direction (basecoat included) you can make boards with your brushstrokes. Even in 1/2400 they're much more delicate and subtle than the cast in boards of some 2400 suppliers. As an added touch, if you wish to weather your ships, you can drybrush against the brushstrokes. This will tend to pick them out and make them slightly more obvious. (And flight decks tend to be heavily weathered.)
If you base in black, as an added bonus the black will tend to show through unless you paint several coats. This too helps to create a "planked" effect. I find that decks without heavy cast "boards" actually paint up better than those with them. For what it's worth, I describe my own technique in some detail in Painting Princeton. In retrospect MS-21 was probably not the right camouflage scheme for a discussion of painting, since it tends to look about like someone dipped the ship in blue paint when done properly. (Deck blue and navy blue just aren't that different.) But the ideas are the same, no matter the color. That said, I shouldn't discourage anyone from using decals if they wish to. I simply want to encourage a competent painter in the development of his art. (Lord knows I have plenty of development of my own left.) |
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