Steve Jones
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Well done JR. A right result. Very impressive
Thanks Nick appreciate you looking in.Looking very good indeed John.
Thanks Tim, I'll try that , the "smoke " is very much in the test stage. Will take another look tomorrow and take some more photos.Once the "smoke " looks right around the rockets I'll dry brush .The separate elements look very good John. The flame and smoke effect is excellent. In use though I think there would be more smoke up by the projectile and down around the launch platform and vehicle. Great idea as well. I don’t think I’ve seen this done on a rocket firing platform before. I’ve seen it done with napoleonic cannon though, usually with a cannonball visible at the barrel of the gun…..much simpler than what you are achieving here.
Hi John
Fire and smoke. Right up your street. It does look good though. What is that web stuff? Would the smoke be greyish where it is thickest?
Jim
Hope your gardening is done. If the weather with you is like it is here today you'll be better off indoors. It has thrown it down all day
Jim
Well done JR. A right result. Very impressive
Thanks Jakko, yes they need to be matted , today is a test of the method of laying the smoke and pigment.I like how that looks a lot. With just the plain yellow as in the first photo, I wasn’t impressed, but after you added the other colours and the smoke, it looks really good. I think I would add some varnish to make the flames matt rather than gloss, though that’s about the only small issue I see with them. Nicely done
Great job John, will make a change from your habit of actually burning stuff.
Andy.
WOT......no LED's???? Tsk tsk JR......does Matron know you are off your Meds again? Cheers........all looking good and a very successful launch Sir. Rick H.
Hope so Neil, today was a trial , and it turned into one! Still that's the nature of trying out news things.Looking like a real winner, John!
John,
That's coming on nicely.
Well done.
Andrew
Go for it JR......just keep us posted as to progress etc. Rick H.
Thanks Jim , hope so.Hi John
A real leap into the unknown. Bet you'll crack it
Jim
No issue here, it is the link fairy, she arrives every night and removes a link as payment for not putting a tooth under your pillow for the tooth fairy. Next you will be visited by the plastic goblin, he is the one that arrives just before you duck your head under the bench to pick up that bit you dropped, he then takes it away to teach you the lesson about putting a tooth under your pillow at night for the tooth fairy. At the midnight hour you will be visited by the wide awake fairy, it is she that keeps you awake worrying about where you are going to get the tooth to put under your pillow for the tooth fairy. So stop being a tight wad and put a tooth under your pillow - SWMBO now has only three teeth in her headNow tell me,yesterday I burnished the tracks, washed and laid them out to dry. Then put on a tile on the bench and laid them side by side , both the same lenght. This morning I looked and one is 3 links short ?
Answers please. Now got to add those three links and burnish them to match
Please Rick, do not tell JR to lick the track, had a heck of a time when I told him he had the electrics licked......No sweat JR...........you'll have it licked in no time! Rick H.
No Youngerthanme, you just like to look at the pretty pictures and leave all the big words to us oldies....Hey Ron, it's good to see I'm not the only one in this boat. I guess that's why I never finish anything. Too many little details to add and not enough time in this life to do it. Hope all is ok on you end Bro.........
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Allen (Ret.)
Great idea Youngerthanme, but only you could get ripped off in the 1euro store for 1.50euro. (Sorry do not have euro sign on my keyboard, only have 1950 keyboard).Not trying to steal John's thunder, but it's still in the planning/working stages and the smoke is in it's infancy. He hasn't even started with the coloring or the pastels yet. The webbing is Halloween spider web decoration in a bag. Comes with black plastic spiders too. Cheap, as I bought a bag with 9 spiders and a lot of webbing for €1,50 in the €1 store. It's tightly packed, but you can pull it apart and tease it into pretty cool looking smoke. Some of you may remember this,
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I used the webbing (without the spiders) and various pastels to do it. We know John will nail this puppy for sure.
Sorry for the diversion Dude 2.............
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Allen (Ret.)
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