RWG Technical Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 New lume filling the complete circles, hands painted red to match the dial red. Thanks for looking. RG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitmic Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Fantastic, as always! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwee Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Wow! I have reading your posts on your wonderful work! Really a true artist! I have not been much if a Breitling fan but this one is sexy! You are truly one of a kind The Zigmeister! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolexman Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Don't want to be an ass, but from those pics I can't judge wether it looks good or not..... I would like to see how smooth the hands are painted , as I did this once myself and it was very hard. I ended up airbrushing them with a professional airgun to get a gen like appearance. I had to use a high-air/low-paint mixture to get the perfect result. Macro's please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted February 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Of course it looks good, I won't accept anything else...how's this for macro's I don't hide my workmanship behind glow only lume pics, or far away shots. HAND PAINTED hands: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfire Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Now we're talking! A true artist's work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheaton26 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 hey rob, did you remove the original lume ... please advise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted February 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 hey rob, did you remove the original lume ... please advise? Yes, all the original lume dots on the dial (and hands of course) was removed. The original lume is not well placed and quite a mess on these. Once the lume is off, I repaint the circles with Super Lume reflective paint, let it dry, and then make new dots with lume filling the complete circles. RG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheaton26 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Yes, all the original lume dots on the dial (and hands of course) was removed. The original lume is not well placed and quite a mess on these. Once the lume is off, I repaint the circles with Super Lume reflective paint, let it dry, and then make new dots with lume filling the complete circles. RG excellent. i may send this north along with my other project shceduled for march. thanks for the reply and i'll be in touch soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltatahoe Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Of course it looks good i was thinking the same thing even before i saw your response deltatahoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolexman Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Now we're talking! A true artist's work! Indeed! That's some true craftmanship! Hand painted... jeez I need to practice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Wow! Then again I expect no less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmurphy926 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Beauty!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shundi Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Beautiful...very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerthat Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Wish I had sent my Blacksteel to you along with the other watches you are helping me with!!! Now, it will have to wait till my next go around. Great job, good to know you offer the painting of the hands as well as the lume. Cheers, M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialvat Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Nice work indeed sir ! I made a mess painting the fence this year, you have a gift to be able to do such precise work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 The hands are a great match RG !!! the slight orange before you corrected it reminded me of the SMP hands that you also corrected .. and the Lume... NO DOUBT .. I wouldn't even need the pics... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Wow, what an improvement. Nicely done RG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Love it! The hands paint makes a big difference in addition to the lume (of course). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Speechless. My Black Steel actually arrived in today's post. It is clear what you have done is a big improvement. -Ronin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Amazing stuff. True genius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Indeed! That's some true craftmanship! Hand painted... jeez I need to practice Hy RM .. I'm not speaking about Ziggy's talent.. cause he has more knowledge and talent in one digit of his little pinky than I'll ever have in my whole being.. but if your painting hands, it may be wise to thin out the paint as much as possible, I'm talking just from experience with car paints .. if you using oil based paint , use thinner, and add it to the paint to thin it out, as all you want is the colour and not the texture on the surface, it should be so thin that it runs off the brush.. or can fit through the nozzle of an air brush.. same with water base.. hope that helps your next project.. the very first time I "sprayed" .. and didn't thin the base paint was quite funny in Hind sight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h2000 Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 AWESOME work R...looking forward to having mine done by you as well..!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolexman Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Hy RM .. I'm not speaking about The Zigmeister's talent.. cause he has more knowledge and talent in one digit of his little pinky than I'll ever have in my whole being.. but if your painting hands, it may be wise to thin out the paint as much as possible, I'm talking just from experience with car paints .. if you using oil based paint , use thinner, and add it to the paint to thin it out, as all you want is the colour and not the texture on the surface, it should be so thin that it runs off the brush.. or can fit through the nozzle of an air brush.. same with water base.. hope that helps your next project.. the very first time I "sprayed" .. and didn't thin the base paint was quite funny in Hind sight Thanks fo the tip Lan! Will try that next time. I didn't do that because I thought the paint would become too transparent... In retroperspective, maybe my problemes weren't caused by the paint but rather by the cat-haired brush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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