The 1016: The Under Appreciated Thread

[Erect]

Yes viet bracelet but re-brushed.. I believe this bracelet was $150.
But you need to polish the edges smooth and then re-brush it again. The original finish is too poor.

Where does one source these?

 

[drvintage]

Where does one source these?

BiVintage

 

[Karbon74]

Yes viet bracelet but re-brushed.. I believe this bracelet was $150.
But you need to polish the edges smooth and then re-brush it again. The original finish is too poor.

Those with the hateble deformable centerlinks for adjustment of bracelet ?
I never managed to get a comfortable fit

 

[369mafia]

Thanks for the feedback fellas.. There is no wrong way to do a tropical in my extensive research (ie saving every tropical picture of an explorer ever posted to the internet) . on this one I felt that the dial looked too clean and that the center section of the dial looked off to me , it was too....flat brownish ? I wanted to break up the evenness of the colour I know it is common for the center to age more so and then it fades to black on the edge. and it is what I did with my piece but felt that it needed
I think I might go back and do a bit more around the edge and have it fade into the center area . The transparent smoke black that I used was a bit thin and it splattered a bit but it does look organic and naturally occurring , but I would like to add a bit more detail to the edge without covering up the print too much . the beauty of transparent candy paints is that you can build the color and opaqueness with the more coats you do.

this was phase one... I think I will do more to see how it goes...already in for a dime as they say..

a few more pics



this was inspiration

 

[316lad]

That looks bloody good 369. Well done!

 

[369mafia]

That looks bloody good 369. Well done!

Thanks brother....I will report back once I have done a lil bit more air brush aging....usually I know well enough to stop while Im ahead, so we will see if this still rings true.

 

[316lad]

With all of thos eexamples 2369, it looks like we still have a top coat - of sorts - intact.
The faulty chemicals that make the Tropic "do it's thing" must be an intermediary layer - between the paint and the top coat - i think it was the anti-uv coat, must react with the black paint and make it fade to golden brown, etc.
Looks like the top coat in many examples was unaffected?

I've only ever seen one gen Tropic in the wild and that was many, many years ago before the love took hold of all things RLX.

 

[Caboose]

Thanks for the feedback fellas.. There is no wrong way to do a tropical in my extensive research (ie saving every tropical picture of an explorer ever posted to the internet) . on this one I felt that the dial looked too clean and that the center section of the dial looked off to me , it was too....flat brownish ? I wanted to break up the evenness of the colour I know it is common for the center to age more so and then it fades to black on the edge. and it is what I did with my piece but felt that it needed
I think I might go back and do a bit more around the edge and have it fade into the center area . The transparent smoke black that I used was a bit thin and it splattered a bit but it does look organic and naturally occurring , but I would like to add a bit more detail to the edge without covering up the print too much . the beauty of transparent candy paints is that you can build the color and opaqueness with the more coats you do.

this was phase one... I think I will do more to see how it goes...already in for a dime as they say..

a few more pics



this was inspiration

Let me know if you ever want to sell that one. Expertly done!

 

[WatchN3RD]

Thanks for the feedback fellas.. There is no wrong way to do a tropical in my extensive research (ie saving every tropical picture of an explorer ever posted to the internet) . on this one I felt that the dial looked too clean and that the center section of the dial looked off to me , it was too....flat brownish ? I wanted to break up the evenness of the colour I know it is common for the center to age more so and then it fades to black on the edge. and it is what I did with my piece but felt that it needed
I think I might go back and do a bit more around the edge and have it fade into the center area . The transparent smoke black that I used was a bit thin and it splattered a bit but it does look organic and naturally occurring , but I would like to add a bit more detail to the edge without covering up the print too much . the beauty of transparent candy paints is that you can build the color and opaqueness with the more coats you do.

this was phase one... I think I will do more to see how it goes...already in for a dime as they say..

a few more pics



this was inspiration

I think the lume is a little too smeared, but considering that it's not an actual gilt dial, I don't think one could've done better when adding additional tones to the base brown.
The different shades are subtle, yet noticeable. Also, the shade application doesn't seem to have muted the gold printed text. Those two aspects make it very realistic to me considering the base dial you started with.
Making the shades appear organic without losing the font contrast is something I rarely see. So, for printed text gilt, I'd give you an A/A+.

 

[316lad]

I think the lume is a little too smeared, but considering that it's not an actual gilt dial, I don't think one could've done better when adding additional tones to the base brown.
The different shades are subtle, yet noticeable. Also, the shade application doesn't seem to have muted the gold printed text. Those two aspects make it very realistic to me considering the base dial you started with.
Making the shades appear organic without losing the font contrast is something I rarely see. So, for printed text gilt, I'd give you an A/A+.

@369mafia
TUTORIAL! TUTORIAL! TUTORIAL!

….pretty please.

 

[pompompurin]

Something different.
Ever seen a skeleton 1016?