re: AC Six Part 8: Natural Model

Thanks, Jim and Steve.  And, yes Pottz, I believe you will find more than enough to keep you busy in retirement.  :-)

As for painted vs natural, I have done a few of each and every time I'm done, I find that I like the natural outcomes better.  But, there is that part of me that still wants to somehow capture more "realism" and I will use paint as a way to do this.  For example, I have the Toys and Joys WWII jeep plan sitting on my desk and while I have already decided on the woods to use for it in the natural state, there is that part of me that wants to make it true to life, with OD green background, white star on the hood, yellow detail on the pumper and then airbrushed dust,dirt, and so on.   So it's always a conflict in your mind as to what is best.   I guess that's what makes this work so totally satisfying.    

Here's a hummer I made for my son-in-law and I just couldn't not add the camo paint and the aging.  also if you lift the real gate, there's a music box that plays the Marines' Hymn.

Here's a Steerman BT-13 I made for my grandson, in, of course, WWII colors and markings.   :-)