Schnabel Gun Mecha build

[RageofAchilles]

A bit of painted resin for the gallery

The Schnabel Gun was the first production kit from the talented Kallamity ( Luca Z). As a tribute to Luca's own first build of the kit, I went with an orange paint scheme. I have made some additions to the kit ....I have real trouble not doing that lol.

[Vaaish]

Very nice jog on the paint there. Do you varnish the final piece or just leave it as is?

[RageofAchilles]

Many thanks

Varnish can be tricky, so I decided to leave it as it is. I gave the model a matt clear coat after applying the decals to remove their glossy finish. There are oil based pigments and washes over that.

[mangozac]

Awesome work, Dave!

I agree that for static display pieces like this a top layer of varnish is unnecessary. I don't bother on my display models (however like Dave, I do have intermediate varnish coats pre and post decals/oils).

[RageofAchilles]

Cheers mate!

I used to have problems with cellulose spray varnish eating Decals, so I swapped to Acrylic varnish applied with airbrush, but only do a top coat for gaming pieces.

[mangozac]

Yep, I've done gloss clear prior to decals, another coat post decals, oil washes, then Tamiya matte clear airbrushed on. Then some final oil weathering/discoloration.

[RageofAchilles]

It gets crazy with the layering doesn't it? I think I have 9 layers on the Schnabel lol

Although 3 of those are down to the Salt and hairspray technique.

[mangozac]

Oh you did the salt and hairspray technique? It looks good. It's a technique I've always struggled to get acceptable results with in the past...

[RageofAchilles]

Its all about finding the right hairspray, a lot of people have that problem. I use a pump spray Fructis Bamboo strength 4. Its got enough strength to hold the rock salt in place without dissolving it.

[mangozac]

Yeah I heard that. I also tried the AK Interactive chipping products. I've also got a MIG chipping product to try...

[Fleafa]

Fantastic.

[RageofAchilles]

Thanks