AT-PT

[adampolo13]

Looks great from here dude!

 

[letsgobrowns82]

Looking nice!

 

[Junkie]

Thanks.

Another quick noon session update.

 

[Grendels]

It is looking good!

 

[Junkie]

Thanks G - note that the body isn't painted yet...had a mishap with masking tape.

 

[adampolo13]

chipping is looking great dude

 

[JohnSimmons]

Looks fantastic!

 

[Junkie]

Thanks dude. Here's a video:
AT-PT Part One and a half.

 

[JohnSimmons]

What do you when you live in a shoe. Quite Hillerious.

 

[Junkie]

Move to a boot and get laced...


Man that cockpit window is kick my butt. Tried to mask it, tape pulled up to primer. Did that twice. Then I tried to freehand brush paint it.

LOL.

Looked like a drunk 4 year old painted it. Primer...again.

 

[JohnSimmons]

Ha ha keep at it. And stop giving kids alcohol.

 

[Unreality]

Nice vid.

I had the same problems with mine. I didn't have any decal sheet, so I went about masking everything. I can't remember exactly, but I believe I hand-painted the windows with a mix of flat black and Future to help it smooth out (this was before Vallejo was easily available in the US).

But yeah, I had paint lifting up every time I masked something. Not fun.

 

[Junkie]

Yeah, frustration. Gonna try and mask it...again but knock off the tack of the tape alot first.

 

[adampolo13]

Have you already tried again? You could always use silly putty...not too sticky and you can conform it where you want...

 

[JohnSimmons]

Silly question but did you wash this in soapy water first?

 

[noname]

I would just give that area a quick sanding, a quick shot of primer and a quick shot of paint. Nobody will ever know the difference. Unless you video it. Did you seal the paint with some clear before you masked it? I would think that would help keep the paint from lifting.

 

[Junkie]

I did wash it - twice actually. Good call on the sealing.

 

[JohnSimmons]

Did you scrub behind the ears?

 

[Junkie]

No...but I'm about too. la...w...l.

 

[Solander]

Hey, Scott, getting up to date with this build of yours - a very cool subject, and I'm digging your plans for the dio.
As for the lifting paint - remember, that even not a 100% perfection would be reached after airbrushing, the majority of the alcoholic kids work can be hidden with the help of a magic word - "weathering"
I know what I'm talking - at least for me it always helps to mask my real volumes of drinking ;D