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by John P
Sat May 14, 2022 8:15 am
Forum: Important Site News
Topic: I think I got it fixed....
Replies: 18
Views: 40540

Re: I think I got it fixed....

There we are! Thanks, Boss.
by John P
Fri Jul 10, 2020 8:03 am
Forum: Important Site News
Topic: Mark Yungblut Has Passed
Replies: 15
Views: 72752

Re: Mark Yungblut Has Passed

:(
by John P
Thu Jun 19, 2014 8:49 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Alclad polishing?
Replies: 15
Views: 32617

Aaaaand I give up. Second attempt at a Luna. Bought Alclad Chrome. Bought Tamiya gloss black spray. Got nice shiny black finish. Airbrushed a couple of light coats of chrome. Looking good. Model is supported by a stick up its ass so I don't touch the finish. At some point during the spraying of the ...
by John P
Thu May 22, 2014 6:41 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Alclad polishing?
Replies: 15
Views: 32617

Well. I was proceeding from a completely incorrect assumption. As usual. :lol:
by John P
Wed May 21, 2014 9:21 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Alclad polishing?
Replies: 15
Views: 32617

I thought you were supposed to do light dust coats and polish that.

The parts where I pout it on thick don't look any shinier, either.
by John P
Wed May 21, 2014 9:08 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Alclad polishing?
Replies: 15
Views: 32617

Okay, I don't get it. I'm rubbing like crazy and there's no difference.
by John P
Wed May 21, 2014 4:41 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Alclad polishing?
Replies: 15
Views: 32617

:lol:
by John P
Wed May 21, 2014 9:14 am
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Alclad polishing?
Replies: 15
Views: 32617

Alclad polishing?

What can I use that's just around-the-house to polish my first-ever Alclad finish? Facial tissues? Eyeglass lens cloth? The dog?
by John P
Tue Mar 18, 2014 12:05 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Fisheye attack.
Replies: 4
Views: 7557

So far so good, btw. A coupla coats of black, a coupla coats of silver, nice and smooth.
by John P
Mon Mar 17, 2014 8:23 am
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Fisheye attack.
Replies: 4
Views: 7557

That's an awesomely thorough explanation, Lt. :shock:

I'm being careful, shaking a lot (me AND the can!) and letting it dry more between coats on my second try.
by John P
Sun Mar 16, 2014 9:28 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Fisheye attack.
Replies: 4
Views: 7557

Fisheye attack.

Okay, I can NOT understand this one: 12" C-57D styrene kit, with lights. The plan is to give it a coat of Tamiya metallic black as a light blocker, then Tamiya Mica silver, both from spray cans, because Tamiya laquer always comes out so beautifully smooth. I wash the plastic parts thoroughly wi...
by John P
Mon Sep 10, 2007 11:56 am
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Pastel Weathering Question
Replies: 6
Views: 6730

Heck, I even have some old pastel sets that were my grandmother's!
by John P
Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:57 am
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Pastel Weathering Question
Replies: 6
Views: 6730

Mine are 3/8" :D
by John P
Sun Aug 27, 2006 9:08 am
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Tips for creating your own decals
Replies: 26
Views: 27193

Use a high definition setting (800 to 1000 dpi). The images will become heavy, but the quality of the printed image is outstanding. File size is TINY if you use a vector program like CorelDRAW (or Illustrator for people silly enough to own Macs ;)), and you can print them out any size with perfect ...
by John P
Sat Aug 26, 2006 9:02 am
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Tips for creating your own decals
Replies: 26
Views: 27193

Time to ditch the wife!

;)
by John P
Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:08 am
Forum: Construction
Topic: Sheet styrene
Replies: 38
Views: 37199

It's usually a tad softer than kit styrene (the Evergreen stuff is, anyway). That makes it easier to cut and glue. I find it about the same as cutting out and putting together cardboard or paper shapes like we used to do in school art class. Here - the whole aft end of this kitbash was done with .02...
by John P
Fri Jan 20, 2006 9:04 am
Forum: Construction
Topic: What is a "pin vise"?
Replies: 16
Views: 14600

Go here:
http://www.micromark.com/

Put "pin vise" in the search box. You'll get a nice variety of choices like these:

http://www.micromark.com/prodimgs/21105.jpg

:)
by John P
Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:24 am
Forum: Construction
Topic: Removing Chrome Plating
Replies: 36
Views: 40461

In fact, I'm soaking in it right now!