1975 Minnesota Vikings

[jeff]

Originally Posted by JIMBO

YOU are the artist. This is YOUR team. Find a picture of the '75 VIKES and match the paint to YOUR eye, not someone else's. Different pictures, different lighting, different eyeballs looking at the same pictures will give you different choices. In the end, it's YOUR team.



As far as posting pictures:

• If you have the picture saved to your computer, you can post it by clicking [Manage Attachments] just under your current post BEFORE you hit Submit Reply. Scroll down a lil more and you'll see it.
  
• Click on [Manage Attachments].
• A small screen will popup and you'll see several blanks with [Browse] next to them. Click on one of the [Browse] buttons.
  
• This will take you to your files on your computer. Find the picture you want and just move the pointer over it, but don't click it yet.
  
• See if it fits the size specs listed for its filetype, which is listed just below all of the [Browse] buttons.
  
• If it's within size, then double-click it. To add another, repeat.
  
• If it's too large, you have to right-click the pic and open it in your photo editor program, or Paint, which is what I use for MF pics.
  
• If you open it in Paint: hit [Ctrl + W]; then when the size box opens, you have to size it down by a percentage of the whole i.e. 80% length x 80% width. Type in "80", then [Tab], then "80" and [Enter]; if you can see the entire picture on your screen without scrolling left or right, you're good; hit [Ctrl + S] to Save it and then you can close Paint. Now you can double-click that picture and repeat for more pics.
  
• Click on the [Upload] button to the right of the [Browse] buttons.
  
• Then you can hit [Submit Reply] and you'll see your post with a pic attached!

Now let us see some pictures to help YOUR eye pick the right colors!!!

That is perfect advice Jimbo.
I like how it was posted in purple .


One more thing, Nice work so far.

Hey Michael,
I haven't been painting too long myself, but I've been using acryllic Master Craft,
Tamiya, and Testor. I've bought but haven't used Apple Barrel. You can find
them at your local hobby shop. Wal Mart carries Apple Barrel.

Crusader

[WEIRDWOLF]

Michael, I wish I could of painted as good as you are doing when I was 12 years old. Thats your age if I remember right? Keep doing what you are doing. The choices of paint you are using are good. Some people prefer testors paint but that requires a special brush cleaning solution. As for acrylic paints like Folk Art, use what these guys are suggesting. If you are near Ankenny or Des Moines, Matt Miller is a school teacher from up there and avid electric football pllayer and coach. I am also only 3 hours from there in Kansas City. Maybe later on we can have your folks and you meet up with us when we are playing some games.

Do you want to be a MFCA member? I'll sponsor your membership so that you can get the magazines.

[jeff]

12 ? I thought you were alot older , like 25 + .
In that case SUPER GREAT WORK !!!!!!!

[Taylor]

Thanks on the posts, I started a new post in Team photo gallery called '75 Vikings Updating Page.

Made a mistake giving you brand name of paints. It's not Master Craft
paint it's Model Master paint. Like your Vikes. I'm preparing to paint
'69 Vikes in white unis. Keep it up.

[Taylor]

Originally Posted by WEIRDWOLF

Michael, I wish I could of painted as good as you are doing when I was 12 years old. Thats your age if I remember right? Keep doing what you are doing. The choices of paint you are using are good. Some people prefer testors paint but that requires a special brush cleaning solution. As for acrylic paints like Folk Art, use what these guys are suggesting. If you are near Ankenny or Des Moines, Matt Miller is a school teacher from up there and avid electric football pllayer and coach. I am also only 3 hours from there in Kansas City. Maybe later on we can have your folks and you meet up with us when we are playing some games.

Do you want to be a MFCA member? I'll sponsor your membership so that you can get the magazines.

I live in Very Northern Iowa.