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Post by niksantsurvivedendor on Apr 27, 2014 23:50:19 GMT -9
Hi Folks,
I am relatively new to the Hobbie, I once ambiciously bought some WWG stuff and never did anything with it(titan). Now I came back and found my way here over D. Okums Awsome paper minis. I am preparing for some new sci-fi Rpg sessions.
After getting reinterested by the Ebbleawesomeness, I built the Landing platform, the Utility shuttle and now...the prowler.
BOY THOSE WHEELS! I have some problems with aligning them and getting them look good. (By the way I have to approve my skills anyway).
Any tips on those? For generell tips in clean glueing and such I will search my way through the forum before asking.
Regards NikSantSurvivedEndor
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Post by Vermin King on Apr 28, 2014 3:51:27 GMT -9
On aligning wheels, I play around with putting a support under the model, first, then shim it to the appropriate height. Then when I glue the wheels on, they are all level. I always put my glue on a piece of scrap and apply with a toothpick. I hit my models lightly with Krylon Clear before I score or cut. This helps protect the textures, but when I get glue in the wrong place, it is easier to clean up without damaging the model.
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Post by niksantsurvivedendor on Apr 28, 2014 9:32:16 GMT -9
I am sorry I was unclear about it. I have actually more problems with the assembly of the actual 5 piece wheels. Maybe I am not patient enough and there is no trick?
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Post by Vermin King on Apr 28, 2014 9:53:03 GMT -9
No trick, really, just fiddly. make the tread into a ring, then make the outer tread rings and glue them on. Finally glue on the wheel face and back.
Shouldn't be overly difficult, just tedious. The wheels do look very good when completed.
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Post by mproteau (Paper Realms) on Apr 28, 2014 10:07:21 GMT -9
And edge before assembly. For things like wheels, barrel tops etc, I like to color in the inside face (at least around the edges) some reasonable color to make it a *little* less obvious when it doesn't come out like a perfect circle...
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Post by niksantsurvivedendor on Apr 29, 2014 2:31:44 GMT -9
I feared that its only a lack of practise ^^ Thank You!
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Post by Vermin King on Apr 29, 2014 4:19:34 GMT -9
If it is any consolation, I once built a model that required 11 pieces for each wheel, but there were only four of them thank goodness
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