Cylon Tanker - 1/2 studio scale

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(02-25-2014, 04:09 PM)Wombat Wrote: Seems like you've had a few issues with things but a really good job getting it to where you're at with it now.

It's gonna look sweet with some paint splashed on it.

Thanks a lot Wombat. The painting is starting on it.


A coat of primer reveals some defects on the engine block surface.
In addition, I spray the primer too far , and it is not super smooth.
So I went for a overall sanding, then filling bubbles with plastic putty.







And a new coat of primer, and once dry, as is my habit on this type of building, I smeared the model of a very heavy black wash as a preshading (which makes voluntary non-uniform under painted surfaces) .









I then apply a first coat of Tamiya xf66 light gray (misnamed in my opinion, as it is anything but light !)