Post by grgbobe on Sept 17, 2022 19:54:14 GMT
Here's another Ghukek/XPForge resin Essex-class carrier. Flight deck and portholes by Flightdeck Decals!
I've had some AK Interactive paints that are "authentic" to the original colors for the USN. I was going to do the MS32/3A for Intrepid and decided to go more on the "easy button" of MS22. These aren't the normal colors I use for the USN, but I felt like trying these out again. I used them on my USS Maryland, but I find the blues just so dark and feel like on minis this small you need brighter colors to make them pop. Still happy with this, but probably going to put the AK Interactive back in the closet for a while.
A funny anecdote on this model: Dan from Flightdeck Decals got tired of my decals warping with my cheap varnish, so he actually sent me some Tamiya gloss and matte. Shockingly...NO warping or curling on this decal!
OK, I get it, I'll never go cheap on the varnish for my decals again!!! :-)
Thanks for looking!
I've had some AK Interactive paints that are "authentic" to the original colors for the USN. I was going to do the MS32/3A for Intrepid and decided to go more on the "easy button" of MS22. These aren't the normal colors I use for the USN, but I felt like trying these out again. I used them on my USS Maryland, but I find the blues just so dark and feel like on minis this small you need brighter colors to make them pop. Still happy with this, but probably going to put the AK Interactive back in the closet for a while.
A funny anecdote on this model: Dan from Flightdeck Decals got tired of my decals warping with my cheap varnish, so he actually sent me some Tamiya gloss and matte. Shockingly...NO warping or curling on this decal!
OK, I get it, I'll never go cheap on the varnish for my decals again!!! :-) Thanks for looking!
