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Just so you know Simple Green works best on acrylic paint that is freshly applied, although there've had a couple of times when the paint was not all that fresh it still worked but it did seem to take a wee bit longer though.

For curves first mask the larger area with what ever sort of 'wide' tape and then use a more narrow tape for the separation line between colors.

There are several 'cleaners' out there that will do the job. As some one already said Castrol Super clean Easy Off oven cleaner But if you don't care fore any type of mess that comes with them then there is the original Pine-Sol, just soak the kit for a few hours if not a day or so and place the mod...

Decals will come up easier with masking tape.

there are glow in the dark acrylic paints especialy this time of year at craft stores. The problem is getting the paint to stick to the plastic with out first putting a primer coat down, maybe a coat of future floor polish will do the trick.

Did you use a gloss white or flat white??? Gloss will yellow more quickly than flat based paint.

Your problem with the brush streaks may be the brush you're using as well as the thicknesss of the paint. To thin the paint just add a few drops of water. Also about 5-10 years ago a LHS had some brushes called microbrush or ultrabrush, which comes in a pack of 10 and they have 4 different types, a ...

Jon Kunatz wrote:Ok,...thats it. Im taking a hammer to that camera.

It looks to me like you've got the camera way too close to the Viper. I've had similar problems with mine.

When masking curved areas use a more narrow tape instead of the 1" wide masking tape, or just simply trim the wider tape into narrow strips.

First, welcome to SSM!!! Second do you have the newest release of this model molded in clear plastic??? It would help us to answer your question about glues and paints or drilling out the windows with a Dremel. And third I think this thread should be in the Star Trek model sub-forum instead of here ...

And if you want a gloss that will not yellow over time then use Future floor polish.

Most hobby shops carry 2 major brands of acrylic paints, Testors Model Master most of which are flat based paints and Tamiya, some of which are gloss.

Also since acrylic paint tend not to stick to bare plastic you may want to get a bottle of Future floor polish for a primer because acrylic paints will stick to Future.

Do you want it to look like aluminum?? If so just air brush some future onto the plated part followed by dull coat

and then there is www.hobbytalk.com under models they have a car section.

Some one said that the Testor lacquer is realy an enamel. And I think I read it here or on Hobbytalk.

If not epoxy I'm thinking some kind of super glue.

If the color in that link is accurate then a good color to start with would be MM intermidiate blue.

If you're talking about TOS deflector dish then yes it is copper, or atleast supposed to be any way.

Comart white???

So, any suggestions on how to fix a cracked canopy??? I got an unbuilt YF-23 from Testors that was in storage for a few years and when I got it out and went to build it I discovered the canopy was cracked. A couple of years ago I airbrushed some acrilyc paint onto a model and it came up when I remov...

Has anyoen built a turn table for use for painting? More or less something like a lazysusan(SP) Silly name I know. Just wondering if anyone has tackled this as a small project, since I am looking to build a big size one for holding my ERTL Falcon so I can paint it with a minimum of a fuss. Heck, wh...

Almost any paint has little tiny clumps and will eventualy clog ones airbrush.

Have you tried your local hardware stores such as TruValue or Ace???

You should try maple syrup over ice cream, hmmm yummy!!
Ant time you applt putty to a model you run the risk of a mess so you may want and try using masking tape around the area to be puttied.

Are both top and bottom pieces of the hull glued in place?????

Like JO said SOAK the compnents in some thinner over night!!!

Testors or just about any brand of gloss coat will yellow over time, and about the only exception to that is Future floor polish. It costs about 5 or 6 dollars for a good sozed bottle and it cleans up with water because it's acrilic based and it can be run through an airbrush.

Have you tried blue painters tape and from what angle do you spray the paint from, do you aim it at the tape or from the back side of the tape???

What type of paint are you using, enamel or something else???