Custom Metrotitan

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Originally Posted by gamblor916

I hate masking too but taking it off is like unwrapping a present :D

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That's a great analogy!

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Originally Posted by gamblor916

That visor looks great. It's like it's straight out of the 80's.
I hate masking too but taking it off is like unwrapping a present :D

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Originally Posted by UltraMarginal

That's a great analogy!

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For me it's filled with trepidation, worry that either a) the paint has bled under the mask, or b) the paint comes off on the tape (as happened with large portions of the legs, where the plastic is a softer more flexible one, and despite my use of a good primer coat underneath).

Did some more painting and "un-masking" today... I did have some issues with paint chipping and bleeding, but not worth the trepidation I confessed in the last post. I'm so happy with the way it came out... you can start to see a bit more of there I'm going with this...

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3914/...9e3c1d69_z.jpgDSC_0822 by M-bot2011

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5568/...d3bc427b_z.jpgDSC_0823 by M-bot2011

I'll just add the obligatory "I still need to do touch ups" disclaimer;)

wow, love it! :)

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Originally Posted by M-bot

I'll just add the obligatory "I still need to do touch ups" disclaimer;)

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yea, because you're such a hack :p:rolleyes:

I can't see anywhere that needs touch ups there. I'm digging it, the white and blue works really well, and the glow effect on the ramps looks great.

Got a bit more of the glow effect painting done. One more sitting (should be this weekend) and I'm down to hand painting/detailing/gloss coats.

It's not the total of all I painted, but here's some of the leg pieces (and some of my curious son's legs too;)), and a partially reassembled leg. It's starting to come together...:)

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5566/...fa89d87b_z.jpgDSC_0850 by M-bot2011

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5569/...1c60f9e6_z.jpgDSC_0851 by M-bot2011

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3852/...5154193f_z.jpgDSC_0852 by M-bot2011

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5593/...d71b57d6_z.jpgDSC_0853 by M-bot2011

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Originally Posted by UltraMarginal

yea, because you're such a hack :p:rolleyes:

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Note to self: Gotta watch that UltraMarginal fella - he's onto me...;)

"here's some leg pieces" and then I see a kid's legs in there heheheheh

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Originally Posted by liegeprime

"here's some leg pieces" and then I see a kid's legs in there heheheheh

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To be fair, I kinda had a hand in scratch building those legs too :p;):D

Wow, that's coming along great!

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Originally Posted by M-bot

To be fair, I kinda had a hand in scratch building those legs too :p;):D

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I see what you did there. LOL