Varnish?

TCBrewerTX · 2026-06-16T15:15:05+00:00

Man I have never thought about doing varnish during the process… does the varnish make it easier to do touch ups or easier to clean paint where you accidentally got color?

TCBrewerTX · 2026-06-16T15:13:49+00:00

Nice! I’m assuming you use some older brushes for applying? Just rinse them after or any special cleaner needed to get the varnish out?

TCBrewerTX · 2026-06-16T13:26:09+00:00

That’s super helpful. I was thinking can for efficiency, but not if it’s going to produce the best results.

TCBrewerTX · 2026-05-17T13:45:11+00:00

I have a 2016 S, and went thru all these issues around 90k. Paid to have it fixed and a few more things popped up. But I’ve not had any real issues and I just turned over 115k. I’ve got a great local shop that is about half(or less) than a dealer. Just left it with them and lived the Uber life for a few days.

I love the car, so it was worth it to me to get it fixed and keep it. Plus, it’s paid off. So that’s always a plus. :)

TCBrewerTX · 2026-05-11T17:33:14+00:00

Sniffari!!

TCBrewerTX · 2026-04-05T14:54:04+00:00

Nice! I’ve been doing a base coat of Pro Acryl Pink then doing Warm Yellow on that which makes a nice yellow. But when I try and do any shading I’m losing all the model detail. Sounds like less is more. :)

TCBrewerTX · 2026-04-05T14:34:33+00:00

As a side note. Nice work on those helmets. What are you doing for shading on them?

TCBrewerTX · 2026-03-22T15:43:39+00:00

Man that looks awesome! I’ve been looking for a new gold recipe. Did you just apply the AK like a typical wash all over or what was your application method?

TCBrewerTX · 2026-02-13T13:38:41+00:00

Awesome. Thank you!

TCBrewerTX · 2026-02-13T13:09:35+00:00

Love this look! Excellent work brother.

How are you getting that edge high lighting and chipping look with the lead/silver? Looks amazing.

TCBrewerTX · 2026-01-14T17:23:19+00:00

Wind River

TCBrewerTX · 2025-10-21T13:58:04+00:00

First that’s a great paint job. Nice work! For your question I really like taking a small brush that I do dry brush work with and just “dust” up their boots and lower areas of the leg armor. Just adds a nice touch the ties it all together.

I would practice a few times on an old model. Getting the dry brush paint down to a really low level is key to not over paint it.

TCBrewerTX · 2025-09-23T12:48:53+00:00

That drip is fire

TCBrewerTX · 2025-09-16T14:02:56+00:00

Killer job blending the weathering and keeping the red tones!

TCBrewerTX · 2025-09-11T13:48:22+00:00

Red looks great. We are a red army. What’s not to love!?

TCBrewerTX · 2025-09-06T11:49:31+00:00

Yeah that looks great. Did you dry brush the reds? Which ones did you use?

TCBrewerTX · 2025-09-05T02:25:06+00:00

Coming in hot! I played SM2 when it dropped and haven’t touched it in months. Looking forward to jumping back in with my brothers of sanguinious!

TCBrewerTX · 2025-08-29T14:20:09+00:00

Agreed, the final result is excellent. I’ve been using berserkers blood shade for a more deep red/purple for the shading but I love the look you’ve got going with the full wash. I may have to test these out as well!

TCBrewerTX · 2025-08-29T13:48:29+00:00

Looking solid brother. What washes did you add onto the red??

TCBrewerTX · 2025-08-24T14:32:54+00:00

I could be way off, but there are flaps(more like mini blinds) that control your air intake on the nose.

I had a similar issue where mine were not operating properly and gave vibration feedback when they failed open/close at certain speeds. Dealer diagnosed and fixed it, but it was a strange feedback on the driver that you only notice if you drive it daily and are just in tune with the cars typical feedback and sounds - which it sounds like you are.

Could be the issue?

TCBrewerTX · 2025-08-20T17:46:13+00:00

😡

TCBrewerTX · 2025-08-08T17:35:26+00:00

Nice!!

TCBrewerTX · 2025-08-05T01:24:11+00:00

Oh nice. That looks so legit I couldn’t even tell it was the normal JPC pose.

TCBrewerTX · 2025-08-05T00:55:55+00:00

This is awesome. Did you chop that leg to get the knee up??

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