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- Sun Dec 12, 2010 3:40 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Paasche AB sprayers - what kind of paints do you use?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5161
I used my 2 Paasches mainly to shoot thinned Tamiya acrylic. I used alcohol to thin it down. They worked very nicely, although they were a bit touchy if they weren't cleaned regularly. From time to time I also used lacquers. I've changed to a different brand of airbrush now, but the Paasches worked ...
- Sun Dec 12, 2010 3:37 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Filling pinholes and bubbles in resin
- Replies: 12
- Views: 15486
- Sun Nov 28, 2010 9:00 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Anyone use Alclad II Lacquer Metallics?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10257
- Wed Sep 15, 2010 8:51 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Mr. Surfacer discontinued?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 21479
- Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:40 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Anyone ever used Future as setting solution ??
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5133
Re: Anyone ever used Future as setting solution ??
Before applying my decals, I will put a coat of Future and let it dry. Then, after soaking my decal in water, just before to put it to my enterprise model, apply a fine coat of Future and then put the decal over it. As has been said, if the surface isn't too convoluted, it's actually a fantastic wa...
- Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:37 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Acrylics under Lacquer. I know it can be done, but how?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 972
Acrylics under Lacquer. I know it can be done, but how?
As the subject goes. I've experimented with this. The real problem is that for delicate coats of acrylic, say your doing a gradient of colour, the lacquer gloss topcoat seems to dissolve it. I can do flat coats of acrylic and put gloss lacquer over the top, but anything else, and finer airbrush work...
- Tue Jan 12, 2010 9:53 pm
- Forum: Hover Tank Challenge
- Topic: Hover tank challenge
- Replies: 143
- Views: 600840
- Fri Jan 01, 2010 12:13 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Pledge (Future) in Aust, no longer 'working'?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5504
Pledge (Future) in Aust, no longer 'working'?
It's been a few months since I've done any modeling, so I was looking forwards to doing up a Superslyph Yukikaze. Here's what I've done: - Washed the resin - Airbrush and masked various hues of Tamiya acrylic Then, the problem.... ...I've put on a few layers over this of Pledge One Go (Future) which...
- Mon Jun 01, 2009 2:27 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Couple questions on Clear canopies
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10132
This is the stuff you need.
http://www.gssupplies.com/cement_hypo.html
Jewellers use it to anchor gems in metal. I bought some a few years ago, and have only just run out. It even comes with its own applicator that does not clog up. It's awesome stuff!
http://www.gssupplies.com/cement_hypo.html
Jewellers use it to anchor gems in metal. I bought some a few years ago, and have only just run out. It even comes with its own applicator that does not clog up. It's awesome stuff!
- Mon May 11, 2009 4:18 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Masking Tape Trouble
- Replies: 17
- Views: 16573
- Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:39 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Tamiya masking tape + Future = ?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5345
- Tue Apr 28, 2009 2:21 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Tamiya masking tape + Future = ?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5345
Tamiya masking tape + Future = ?
Hi Folks About to do some canopy masking - and since the masking tape is likely to be on the canopy for about 2 weeks while various overcoats dry, I'm getting a bit worried. I've never left Tamiya masking tape on for so long over Future. Future's been curing for around a day or so, so far. Before I ...
- Sun Feb 08, 2009 8:51 pm
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: What kind of lighting effects are people looking for?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 41245
'Ultimate' Finemold Falcon Lighting kit. Balok made an excellent one for the engines, which he's not offering anymore, unfortunately. But a really good engine one, and other nav lights would be right up my alley. I've seen one using a lightstrip for the engine, but it didn't seem to have the intensi...
- Wed Jan 21, 2009 6:02 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Future floor polish
- Replies: 269
- Views: 1068944
Pledge One-Go in Australia is NOT a rebranded Future equivalent. I know it's listed as such on Swanny's website, and a few other places of information, but I've tried Pledge One-Go extensively. Firstly, unlike Future, it has a pale brown/yellow colour to it. I does self-level but is extremely 'thin...
- Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:41 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Paint seeping through tape.
- Replies: 22
- Views: 18017
- Wed Jan 14, 2009 5:37 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Paint seeping through tape.
- Replies: 22
- Views: 18017
Or if you can find Shur Tape, it seems to be Tamiya tape, just more of it, and cheaper! Probably the same manufacturer, just rebranded.
http://www.shurtape.com/Default.aspx?Ta ... ductID=153
http://www.shurtape.com/Default.aspx?Ta ... ductID=153
- Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:19 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Question regarding multiple coats of paint
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1794
It really depends on what the paint is. If you're brush painting Tamiya acrylics for example, I usually leave it for 20 minutes. It should look dry at least. If you're doing thick layers, perhaps a few hours. The masking tape you use should not affect the paint underneath at all... if it does, you n...
- Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:16 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: What's the best method for an acrylic wash?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1404
- Thu Jan 08, 2009 4:23 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Questions using Alclad
- Replies: 16
- Views: 13158
- Thu Jan 01, 2009 6:27 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Paint Removal.
- Replies: 119
- Views: 439506
- Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:41 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Pressure casting resin
- Replies: 23
- Views: 19751
- Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:22 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Pressure casting resin
- Replies: 23
- Views: 19751
My 10L pressure pot arrived yesterday. I managed to hook it up and have found a bit of a pressure leak, nothing huge, a couple of PSI over half an hour. I've got some plumbers tape to go around the valve ends. Hopefully that should sort it out, but I'm open to any other suggestions, if anyone has an...
- Thu Nov 13, 2008 8:08 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Questions using Alclad
- Replies: 16
- Views: 13158
Re: Questions using Alclad
After coating Alclad with Future, I did a number of masks and coatings of Tamiya Smoke, and Clear Blue. Adhesion was perfect and maintained the Alclad metallic 'look'. Pic here.ArcadeKidd wrote:2nd, is it possible to paint over alclad with water
based acrylics (tamiya)?
- Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:19 pm
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: FineMolds Falcon engine - looking for options
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4170
FineMolds Falcon engine - looking for options
I'm planning to do my FM Falcon this Christmas.
What options are there for lighting the engine? Balok on these forums (I think) was offering what looked like a really good kit for a while, but he's no longer making them.
Any thoughts? I want it blindingly bright! (well maybe not blindingly)
What options are there for lighting the engine? Balok on these forums (I think) was offering what looked like a really good kit for a while, but he's no longer making them.
Any thoughts? I want it blindingly bright! (well maybe not blindingly)
- Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:07 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Color matching website
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3654
You can't trust any visual 'colour matching' on a computer monitor. I've spent hundred on calibration software and hardware... it's hard enough with them, if not still impossible in reality. There's too much variation between different monitors, individual settings and lighting conditions. Also, the...
- Thu Aug 14, 2008 3:41 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Cleaned the surface but the primer won't stick.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12878
- Wed Jun 25, 2008 6:18 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Gold Reflective Canopies
- Replies: 16
- Views: 16673
As mentioned, I've seen all the stuff on ARCforums. Great resources and articles, but none give the 'shimmer' that Kylwell put so succinctly - they are more focussed on a colour. I'm after a definite metallic specular behaviour, while still retaining some transparency. Here's what I have tried, and ...
- Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:54 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Gold Reflective Canopies
- Replies: 16
- Views: 16673
Gold Reflective Canopies
I've noticed on some current jet fighters they have a slightly reflective, gold canopy. I've tried a number of ways to duplicate this but the following problem come up - any gold metallic I have - inks and acrylics - usually have too much 'grain' in them to be useful. I've asked on ARC forums, and t...
- Sun Jun 15, 2008 7:40 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: What's the trick to making solid black look like a cockpit?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 15927
The key to getting the illusion in my experience is different textures. You need different texture on your fuselage area - say, matt, and a different texture on the 'glass canopy' which should be highly, highly glossy. A couple of coats of Future may do the trick, or your might want to build it up a...
- Tue Apr 22, 2008 6:36 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Making decals/graphics programs
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2415