baltorando

@baltorando.bsky.social

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Professional web developer. Amateur maker. Oh yeah I draw, paint, take photos, make models, 3d model stuff, ride bikes, and play bass sometimes. This’ll be a mishmash of whatever I’m working on at the moment.

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Lowered 50’s woody wagon with surf board on roof
painting of 1932 ford custom. Illustration is fashioned after a model box with amt logo in top corner, "scale" in bottom left corner. Original model I painted from was a Revell, but whatever, I liked the AMT logo better. Not super happy with the way it turned out. I left much to chance in the drafting phase. There were some construction lines that were a little sloppy and I didn't notice until I was way too far gone. I also was very detailed in some places and kind of sloppy in others leading to inconsistent detail. On the plus side, there were many points while painting where I was using clean brushstrokes and felt like I had good control.
Pic of my 32 ford painting on the easel. Reference to the right. Form is taking shape. Still not happy with some brushwork and colors. Doing the best I can.
Tamiya Squash Van on the workbench—almost done— just a few stickers to go
Half finished painting of my last project - the 32 ford model. Been stuck on colors and brush stroke style for weeks now. Trying to plow through it
Great stickers and a nice little note
Squash van chassis on portable workbench with vernier calipers, tools, and sorted parts.
Boxed up Tamiya Squash Van on the portable workbench. Ready to start building!
Finished 32 Ford model silver with white walls. I went overboard with the last minute details and add ons. Too far?
Jar of paint with flecks and contaminants on the sides
32 ford model rear deck lid with lousy contaminated paint job.
32 ford model body with first coat of paint sanded defects
Interior of 32 ford model. Flat red for seats. Brown panel liner in air vents
Red shouldered hawk perched at top of oak tree on snowy winter morning
Flowchart for the Iterative mindset method. 1: “Assess”, or appraise your situation and reframe for your goals if necessary. 2: “Practice” which you strive to do continuously. When you fall off, work on getting back to it as automatically as possible. 3: “Iterate” or shorten your relapse and adjust your process each time. You can work the loop as a series or loop between two (e.g. practice/iterate)
Procreate sketch for 32 ford model proposed color’s maybe silver with red interior? White scratch built headers? White wall tires?
32 ford model still rough fit together with it’s finished sister in background. Still need to lower/ fit the grille, set wheel spacing, exhaust……