U-552 - doing it my way.

[Greif]

Very nice weathering Siara.  Coming along nicely!

Ernest

[UrpoK]

Siara, you are a wizard! 
I mean that sentry box is a real beauty.
Timo

[Siara]

Thanks for the feedback guys!

Weathering finished:



I also added few bird droppings to the roof, as im planning to scratch the pigeon.

[Greif]

Awesome job dude!  Bird droppings hmm....make sure you wash your hands. 

Ernest

[Don in Cincinnati]

Awesome job dude!  Bird droppings hmm....make sure you wash your hands. 

Ernest

Bird droppings? This is modeling to a degree I'd never thought possible. Have you done your color research, Siara? (It's not just all white, you know.)

Seriously. I saw your plug for Koki paste on Grief's thread and it took me to a company in Poland. Since I have had little luck finding a US source for Koki paste my questin is:

A) Have you used this source?
B) Do you consider them dependable?
C) Would you consider them safe for a credit card purchase?


Thanks for any information you can give, Siara.

Don

[Rokket]

good questions because I'll need some too...

[Siara]

I bought the Koki paste from the same shop in Poland, and i must say the transaction was quick, and secure. I recomend the shop highly. Looks like theres not many dealers around europe at the moment, so the choices are limited.
The price is high, but on the good side- the tub of Koki paste will last for years- providing we never forget to put the paste in the fridge after use. It states on the packaging, that the life of the paste is aprox. 6 months, but i had mine since 2007, and is still as good as new, and still about 3/4 of the tub left. Good stuff honestly.

Meanwhile i have finished sculpting the pigeon.




Wings, and tail from beer can, legs made using 0,150mm copper wire, and the rest is Green Stuff.

[Greif]

Siara, that is one nice bird.

Ernest

[billp51d]

           ...Nicely done indeed...Bill

[wildspear]

OMG, that is so cool.

[dougie47]

Hi Siara,

Very nicely done, the pidgeon is a nice touch and rounds it off well. I think I have a 35th scale rat somewhere if you wanted that for inside

Cheers,

Dougie

[Siara]

Thanks for the offer Dougie, but i think one animal is enough. 
But i will be adding more detail to the inside of the sentry box- heres the phone i have scratch built today:

[Rokket]

pigeons have never looked so good!

[Don in Cincinnati]

good questions because I'll need some too...

On Siara's recommendation I ordered the Koki paste from Poland, Rokket. The stuff is pricey, but Siara's glowing recommendations were enough to convince me. I also bought the Dremel soldering iron. (Do you suppose he's getting a kickback on all this? )

One word of caution if you decide to order from that source: Once you are registered and place the order, no confirmation appears. Instead a message appears which says "Your shopping cart is empty." It isn't. Your order has been accepted. The only confirmation will appear on your E-mail. When I saw this  message I went through the process again only to find TWO order confirmations in my E-mail. I quickly cancelled one of them

Don

[Siara]

Do you suppose he's getting a kickback on all this? )

I wish.
The only think im getting is the sattisfaction from knowing that youll use the best things on the market, and it will help your model making great deal.
I gained that knowledge from other experienced modelers, an im just passing that knowledge on. Thats all.