Nitto Ma.K Maschinen Krieger A.F.S. Mk I

[ModelMakerMike]

Yes, the surface is looking fantastic.
AND I like your explanation for this pose.... Better than slipping on a Banana peel.

 

[the Baron]

I agree, the salt technique very well for you. What kind of salt did you use? I've used table salt, which I found too fine to work effectively, I wound up making more of a paste of it, than to have large-ish crystals that would mask and replicate chips. And I've used the salt left over from frozen soft pretzels (Mister Pretzel), which has good-sized crystals, but they're too regular. I've been wondering about trying kosher salt or sea salt, which are larger and irregularly sized in their crystals.

 

[Grendels]

Nice work on this. I am playing around with the salt method right now, and itching to get up stars to play after seeing your work here.

Kosher salt is larger with irregular shaped crystals. I am using a mixture of that and regular table salt for my "experiment"

 

[the Baron]

...Kosher salt is larger with irregular shaped crystals. I am using a mixture of that and regular table salt for my "experiment"

Thanks for confirming that, Grendels, I'm going to try it and see.

 

[Ian]

Yup, I'm using kosher salt. Seems to work the best.

 

[Ian]

Making progress on the base (Ken's magazine article is coming in handy!) and I've glued the figure into its final position. This will allow for easier weathering.

 

[ModelMakerMike]

Looking very good!

 

[Ian]

Got his wire work in place tonight.

 

[ModelMakerMike]

Looking even better!!!!

 

[Ian]

Thank you. Still more washes and filters to do, but the full body and armor is set now.


I'm a little hesitant with the ground cover - not really sure how to tackle this as it's my first time doing it.

 

[Ravhin]

It's looking awesome Ian.

Unfortunately can't give you much advice on the ground though I acquired some modelling clay and may be getting some of those Tamiya texture paints, for something similar to what you are planning. Not sure how they work though

 

[Grendels]

Looking sharp!

As for the ground work, just take a look at a few others work, and something will come to mind. I find ground work fun, and it is one of my favorite parts of a build.

 

[Cave_Dweller]

Yeah groundwork is awesome. Give lightweight spackle a try, its easy to work with and cheap. Regular spackle also works well for sculpting the terrain.

Then you need some kind of texture for that, I usually use a mixture of various sands in white glue, but it really depends on what kind of terrain you want to make.

 

[Ian]

Thanks guys, you're giving me hope! ;-)

 

[Ian]

Decals and more weathering. Started painting the base too.

 

[Glorfindel]

Some great weathering here. Can't say enough about the chipping either.

 

[Ian]

Thank you!

 

[Grendels]

Yeah groundwork is awesome. Give lightweight spackle a try, its easy to work with and cheap. Regular spackle also works well for sculpting the terrain.

Then you need some kind of texture for that, I usually use a mixture of various sands in white glue, but it really depends on what kind of terrain you want to make.

I gotta second on the light weight spackle. Takes a bit to dry, but very easy to work with.

 

[ModelMakerMike]

That looks really awesome!!!
I have been curious myself, while trying to visualize how I would go about finishing a model with decals, AND chipping and weathering.
Yours looks like all the warning markings were painted on the armor after he has seen years of harsh service. Would there be a way to chip the paint after the application of decals?

 

[Grendels]

There is a thread on chipping decals here:

http://www.scalemodeladdict.com/index.php/topic,8129.0.html