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JimM's Truck Repair
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I'm looking forward to watching your work on this great kit.
Post lot's of pics and updates please...
Color is subjective and you should make it the color that you like the most.
For me, I would add a couple coats of thin AI and give a light gray dry brushing now. Once the walls are up I’d go at the lower wall some more with black/green.
I have incandescents and daylights over my desk, I can have either on independently but always have both on when working.
Photo's however rarely show what I see in front of me.
As much as we try to show the true colors we see in front of us it rarely conveys well over the screen, without some effort, and we don't always have time to do that while building.
As long as the color looks great to you in person that is what is most important, conveying that during the build itself I think is secondary.
The important things to show, (for me) are, build quality, build effects, detailing, weathering and effects, and variations.
That last picture of yours shows all of these things clearly and excellently, knots are great, saw banding is subtle, tone and color variations show up well but are blended... this is what is important to see for me.
Color tones vary from screen to screen, and I know we all really want to show the 'true color', but,
I dont sweat it too much anymore, unless that is the specific purpose of my post.
Sorry Jim, I guess thats a long ass way of saying "those boards look great".
Randy, I have the Ultimation sander with the repeater accessory, it really helps to get small pieces the exact same size.
First a few around the inside of the rooms.
Had to get the parts book out to order some parts for that old Ford 2-cylinder tractor motor
Looks like I need to sweep up the floor.
A few outside but I've got quite a bit left to do.
A little engine work going on.
I'll post again when I get the outside finished. Thanks for looking.
All of those details on the walls and shelves are so nicely done, you should be feeling really good about these results.
I specifically noticed the plug wires, distributer, etc. on the engine block and the fan.
Also in the last pic, the subtle rust on the cabinet hinges and the spare parts (4 pistons) spread out on the "instruction sheet/soaker paper", the block on one side and the head on the other side of the bench, and of course the oily rag to wipe your hands. Then there's the head gasket under the head, now that's some really nice, thoughtful detailing.
You must have done that job once or twice in real life, great little scene.