Manufacturer: Swanny’s Models
Product: Instructional DVD Vol.3 “Advanced Modeling Skills: Vacuform conversions and NMF” (4-disk set)
MSRP: $48.95 plus shipping from http://www.swannysmodels.com/DVD3.html
Reviewed by: Pablo Bauleo
Reviewed by: Pablo Bauleo
The
third installment of the series comprises 4-DVD for a total running
time of over 12 hours. This set will show you how to work with vacuform
parts, will guide you, step-by-step in the process of “sanding to the
line”, how to re-scribe panel lines, and how to assemble a vacuform
fuselage, including the important steps of scratch building reinforcing
and alignment tabs, extensive descriptions on how to use of fillers and
make them blend with the surface of the kit.
When
working with conversions you might find that some of the resin parts
might have flash, bubble holes or blemishes. Learn how to correct those
problems by seeing how a couple of propeller blades are “carved-out”
from all the surrounding flash, see how holes are filled and the whole
blade is filed into shape.
Do
you want to see how a challenging paint job is done? Matt will finish a
vacuform conversion kit with a natural metal finish. It will show how
to use different metallic shades to create enough contrast to make a
model, to make it look like a miniature of the real aircraft. It will
also explain how to weather a natural metal finish model, by the use of
pre/post-shading.
Did
you think that was all? Well, not. This installment finishes with the
construction of three different display bases, and briefly covers some
details of taking pictures of your models.
This
set is intended for the average to advanced modeler that is ready to
try those “one-of-a-kind” models, but not sure how to get around a
vacuform kit.
