(DONE Pics Pg. 3) Starfleet Ferengi Maurader "U.S.S. Xander"

[TheChronicOne]

Thanks, dude!!!  Yeah it's small-ish, for sure!! Fits into the palm of my hand and this little detail stuff is sketchy to paint. I have to find "sweet spots" during the day when I have a more steady hand. Usually in the afternoons after I eat and re-fuel from the nutrients and recover from the multiple cups of coffee. It just seems like certain parts of the day are more receptive to paint detail work.     Too early... too late.... ain't happenin'.     

[NARSES2]

That looks very intricate, specially for a model that size. And looking very good so far too. 

My thoughts exactly

[nighthunter]

Could be worse, could be doing the Aztec patterns...

[zenrat]

Thanks, dude!!!  Yeah it's small-ish, for sure!! Fits into the palm of my hand and this little detail stuff is sketchy to paint. I have to find "sweet spots" during the day when I have a more steady hand. Usually in the afternoons after I eat and re-fuel from the nutrients and recover from the multiple cups of coffee. It just seems like certain parts of the day are more receptive to paint detail work.     Too early... too late.... ain't happenin'.     

With you there.  But then also it can be something as simple as seating position.
I was having real problems with a canopy today until I dropped something.  I then got up, picked it up and sat down again moving the stool slightly in the process.  After wiping all the paint off I started again and it all went on a treat.  Something about the angle of the light and the paint tray I was resting my hands on just worked much betterer.

[TheChronicOne]

Could be worse, could be doing the Aztec patterns...

The thought had crossed my mind to aztec it then it crossed back on out about 3 seconds later.   

[TheChronicOne]

Thanks, dude!!!  Yeah it's small-ish, for sure!! Fits into the palm of my hand and this little detail stuff is sketchy to paint. I have to find "sweet spots" during the day when I have a more steady hand. Usually in the afternoons after I eat and re-fuel from the nutrients and recover from the multiple cups of coffee. It just seems like certain parts of the day are more receptive to paint detail work.     Too early... too late.... ain't happenin'.     

With you there.  But then also it can be something as simple as seating position.
I was having real problems with a canopy today until I dropped something.  I then got up, picked it up and sat down again moving the stool slightly in the process.  After wiping all the paint off I started again and it all went on a treat.  Something about the angle of the light and the paint tray I was resting my hands on just worked much betterer.

Fascinating how that stuff works. I'm discovering a lot of this stuff as well as I go along. I love it every time I have a realization of something and come away with a new, verified technique. Especially for painting.

[NARSES2]

With you there.  But then also it can be something as simple as seating position.
I was having real problems with a canopy today until I dropped something.  I then got up, picked it up and sat down again moving the stool slightly in the process. 

Having spent 4 hours at St George's I won't mention the stool position  , but I have certainly found that the position of my chair in relation to the modeling desk can certainly effect the ease of doing things.

[PR19_Kit]

My 'working seat' in my model room is my old drawing office variable height stool from my time at Pressed Steel in 1969, and it's worth its weight in gold with a height variation of over a foot. Very handy indeed. 

I wonder if BMW realised it had vanished from the inventory when they took over the plant in 2000 + something? 

[TheChronicOne]

 

[strobez]

This is looking very nice indeed, especially for something so small!

I'm with you on both the time of day and seating arrangements affecting production.  I find this especially true with painting - either fine brush details or airbrushing.  It seems no matter which way I position myself and my hands, I always need an extra pair, or dislocated wrists at the very least.

I also find I can never get enough light. I usually only have time to work late at night, so I often find mistakes or missed spots in the light of day.

[zenrat]

I built my bench high enough so I can work standing when my back goes out again.  Consequently the only thing tall enough to sit on is a cheap bar stool I picked up in a sale somewhere.
It's in one of the two corners of my shed with no natural light but I may get round to replacing one of the steel roofing sheets with a clear one this summer.

It occurred to me last night that one could print blocks of coloured decal and cut pieces out which might be easier than painting all those regular shaped shapes.

[TheChronicOne]

OI!!!! THAT SOUNDS LIKE MASKING. Trimming a piece of flat stuff to the proper size then applying it. 

I'll stick with me brushes. 

[zenrat]

Or, trim them roughly to size, apply and trim precisely after they are dry.

Just a thought.

[TheChronicOne]

That's a little more my speed right there!    It makes a world of sense to fill up empty space on a sheet of transfer paper anyway and that's a good way to do it. I've some similar things before with "too big" transfers and after they dry they are pretty easy to trim up with me hobby knife. In fact.. the last time around was on another Trek model.

I need to find the missing cord to my printer. . . .     I was really close to hooking it up. "Oh it's a brand new printer, blah blah blah!" I was told.  "Just needs ink!"  Well, I have the ink, only to open the thing up and get rolling to discover a vital cord was missing.       Short of time and patience I boxed it all back up.

[NARSES2]

I wonder if BMW realised it had vanished from the inventory when they took over the plant in 2000 + something? 

When the then British Steel Corporation was privatised for the second time they had to have a full "against the books audit" for the prospectus. You'd be amazed what had gone missing  I was just staggered at the ingenuity people had shown in getting it off site, if they'd have shown half that ingenuity at work then it would still be a major player in the industry 

Mind you the best one I ever knew was the ships propeller that went missing over the Easter Weekend at a Wearside shipyard.