1/2" Scale project still in progress (somehow)

[chester]

Chuck, that's just the best. I'm not terribly experienced with these but the ones I've seen in real life have an almost pink color in the glass.

[Chuck Doan]

Thanks! I'm currently testing ideas for the glass. I have many pics of old cylinders to try to copy. I'll probably stay with clear as I'm not sure how color tinting might come out. I do know it will be filthified a bit!

[marc_reusser]

If you absolutely decided you wanted to tint the glass, you could probably try using a one of Tamiya's 'clear' colors, that was heavily diluted/mixed with their gloss clear, and then thinned and shot through the AB.


Marc

[Mr Potato Head]

I recently had a project where I wanted to tint my tail lights and I used red ink and "Future" polish, I mixed up the color and the future and then dipped my lenses into the mixture and let them sit, then I carefully pulled them out and let them drain and dry, I did it a few times to get a deeper color. Now they had ridges to catch color and it made it easier to get depth. So on your "glass"? I am not to sure if there's anything to catch the color? But this worked for me. Just a thought
Gil

[teejay99]

So , I'm in the computer room , looking at this thread .

My dear wife is in another room , quietly reading her favourite book on the Queen Mum ( British Royalty ...not somebody from South Beach    )

Suddenly she jumps as she hears " Holy Crap , look at that ....what a model ...what weathering ...look at the detail ...I don't believe it , it HAS to be a real building .....no way .....are you kidding me ? "

My Wife - " Teejay , are you looking at Red Oak Garage again ?"

Me - Uh , No , hon .

My Wife - " Every time you look at Red Oak you yell and scare the hell out of the dog "

Me - I tell you I'm not looking at Red Oak

My Wife - " That's what you said last time ...poor Darla was shaking for an hour "

Me- I'm telling you it's NOT Red Oak Garage .....this time . 

T

[marc_reusser]

Here is an example of the un-thinned/diluted Tamiya Clear red, on a piece of slide cover glass. was applied with a brush on the inside surface of the glass.




M

[finescalerr]

Satisfactory. -- Russ

[Chuck Doan]

Thanks Marc and Gil. Thanks Terry! Someday I hope to get back to this.

[Chuck Doan]

I stole an hour and glued the glass cylinder in place. Used highly sofisticated tooling to insure everything was straight....

[Junior]

Incredible Chuck! Can´t wait to mess up my 1/87 version for Krakow.

Anders

[BKLN]

These are the things that ruin my day. I was just all excited about Anders' auto shop and then Mr.Doan comes along, casually slapping a new picture of his incredible work in our faces. And raising the bar further...

[Mobilgas]

Chuck,    I see you didn't weather the glass to much.......i was hopeing for more Gunk and Dirt.... like the one in this picture

[artizen]

My concept of highly sophisticated tooling is Lego blocks.

[finescalerr]

Find another hour and work on it more. -- Russ

[RoughboyModelworks]

Ah ha... the secret is revealed in the highly sophisticated tooling... 

Paul