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TooFatLardies: Painting Shapeways Planes


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PilGrim writes:

I have dozens of shapeways ww1 planes in wsf material. They really need three good coats of sealant before paint but after that theyre rather nice and the selection is amazing


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TooFatLardies has posted a report about painting up Shapeways aircraft models:

With Algy high on our priority list at present I have been busy painting some Shapeways planes ready to take to the skies tomorrow for a playtest game with Fat Nick. I did post a few comments about Shapeways on the Lardy Yahoo! Group the other day, saying how pleased I was with the models but also that the material used in the 3D printing process was quite unusual in the way it took paint. Well, now the planes have their decals I thought I'd post a few snaps so you could see the end result…

Sergeant Oiskworth was a fine observer and a dab hand with the Lewis gun but, Algy mused sadly, certainly no gentleman!

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