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- Sun Oct 12, 2008 11:37 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Building my own paint booth
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6093
- Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:23 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Tack Cloth
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3650
- Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:31 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Tack Cloth
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3650
Tack Cloth
Does anyone have a recommendation for tack cloths? I've been using the no-name brands from ACE and Home Depot without much luck. They have so much adhesive on them that it's akin to wiping with a syrup-soaked pancake: fingerprints, splotches of adhesive, discoloration. It ain't good. I've been using...
- Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:11 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Clear resin or Epoxy?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3677
Thanks for all the suggestions. I have a bit of free time this weekend so I'm going to make up some mock deck sections, drill them out, and try the epoxy idea, and I think I also have some Envirotex around here somewhere. If I have the Envirotex I'll probably do that, I have a gaming miniature I did...
- Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:50 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Clear resin or Epoxy?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3677
I could use Aves but that would defeat the purpose of doing it in clear. I need to paint the bottom of the holes silver, with a green clear over that, and then bring the holes up to a few millimeters below the deck height with the clear resin. The holes are channels for deadlights that brought some ...
- Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:53 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Clear resin or Epoxy?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3677
Clear resin or Epoxy?
This is a non-scifi project, but construction related none the less. I have some 1/8" holes in the deck of a Civil War ironclad that need to be filled with clear resin or epoxy. The holes aren't much more than 1/8 to 1/4" deep . If I go with resin, is it going to creep up on the sides and ...
- Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:54 am
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: Where to buy online?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3054
Where to buy online?
I'm in need of a wire wrapping tool, and maybe some resistors and LED's just to round out an online order. What's the recommendation for a quick shipping online source? I just visited three local Radio Shacks and asked about wire wrapping tools and they looked at me like I was speaking Latin. Thanks...
- Fri Dec 28, 2007 11:33 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Spraybooth Ventilation
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5655
I tried that years ago, maybe even far back enough that I was still in the Navy. The vac has a lot of suction but it doesn't seem to move enough air volume for venting. My fan currently vents 100cfm (cubic feet per minute) and it keeps up well enough with light airbrushing, but if I go for heavy coa...
- Thu Dec 27, 2007 9:00 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Spraybooth Ventilation
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5655
- Fri Dec 14, 2007 1:36 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Flush mount rivet tool
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5702
- Fri Dec 14, 2007 9:07 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Flush mount rivet tool
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5702
- Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:36 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Flush mount rivet tool
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5702
Flush mount rivet tool
Several months ago, maybe even longer than that, someone posted a tool they had made for making flush rivets in styrene and resin. I believe it was fashioned out of a tube, nail, or maybe even a crocheting needle. You twist it on a flat surface and it removed material, leaving the impression of a co...
- Wed Dec 05, 2007 2:17 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Spraybooth Ventilation
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5655
- Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:30 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Spraybooth Ventilation
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5655
Spraybooth Ventilation
I have a working spray booth solution that I'm quite happy with. My problem is that it vents outside, and during the winter I can't as easily pop open the window and use it. Does anyone know of a system that I could buy, or preferably build, so that I could filter the air inside? I'm just curious ho...
- Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:34 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Mr Surfacer
- Replies: 135
- Views: 468677
So the 1000 stuff can be airbrushed if thined 50%/50% with Mr. Surfacer thinner? Yes. I use more like 70% thinner though. I've found recently that if I go more than 50/50 thinner to surfacer that it goes on translucent and is a good sealer, but it isn't a very good filler. If I'm filling pin holes,...
- Thu Mar 29, 2007 6:17 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Tools: Punches
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3532
Dude! Those are perfect! (well, assuming they work like the Waldron set they look like, that is). Thanks.Kylwell wrote:This would probably work for model applications
I'll also check out some Fiskars when I get a chance.
Thanks guys.
-Devin
- Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:44 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Tools: Punches
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3532
Tools: Punches
I have the Waldron set of small punches; the sub-minature ones to be precise. A great set that works wonderfully. I need something to do larger punches, though, up to 3/8th of an inch. I picked up this and this . Neither of them really cuts it, pardon the pun. Thin or thick sheet styrene I get disto...
- Thu Mar 29, 2007 9:40 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Pin holes in resin
- Replies: 7
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- Tue Mar 27, 2007 1:51 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Pin holes in resin
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4756
Mike, Thanks for the suggestions. I've been doing a little of what you suggested, and a little of just building up the coats. It's at the point of saturation now so that even if the Mr. Surfacer shows pock marks where the holes are, a little surface sanding smooths it all out. I didn't know the coff...
- Mon Mar 26, 2007 1:41 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Pin holes in resin
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4756
Thanks. That's actually what I've been using. Spot filling big gaps with 500, then brushing and airbrushing the 1000 overall. Some of the holes just defy being filled, though. I'm starting to think they have mold release agent inside of them that the initial cleaning with Bleech White and lacquer th...
- Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:39 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Pin holes in resin
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4756
Pin holes in resin
I've got a model that has tons of tiny pin holes. Tons of them. Every time I prime and sand an area it doesn't totally fill in everything, and then the sanding reveals more of them. Any recommendations? This is a long and featureless piece of resin (a 23" long ironclad monitor deck) that I coul...
- Fri Mar 09, 2007 9:45 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: OOOOOOOOOH! A new trick in masking...
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6643
I did all of the masking on this ship a few years back using Silly Putty. It's a learning curve, but for complex masks and shapes, it's very useful.
-Devin
-Devin
- Wed Dec 27, 2006 8:08 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Alcad II or Testors?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1534
Alcad II or Testors?
I haven't done a natural metal finish in years. Actually the last time I did one was on a Monogram B-29 using the old Floquil lacquers. Anyway, what does everyone recommend for natural metal, the Alcad II paints, or Testors Metallizers? I'm doing the Fantastic Plastic new Cylon Raider. I'm leaning t...
- Sun Sep 10, 2006 3:23 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Aves or CA for scribing?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3226
Aves or CA for scribing?
I have a resin kit that I need to fill some voids, pin holes, broken seams, etc. I'm going to be scribing the resin and these repaired areas. What is going to better take a scribed line most like the surrounding resin, Aves or the black CA that the SM Store sells? I have both, and just want to make ...
- Tue Aug 30, 2005 11:46 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: modeling an explosion
- Replies: 33
- Views: 38356
- Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:11 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: How can I make 1/72 scale canvas?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 15185
- Sat Jun 25, 2005 3:26 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: krylon primer on resin problems...........
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10139
Pick up some Wesley's Bleech White, it's a white wall tire cleaner. Use gloves! Spray it on, let set for a minute, then scrub off with an old tooth brush and rinse. I build a lot of resin ships, and always had problems even with 'hot' primers peeling from time to time. Started washing with this stuf...
- Sun Apr 03, 2005 4:01 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Baking Enamel Paint?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13101
Re: Baking Enamel Paint?
Does this require special paint? Yes. Typically it is applied in powdered form, and melts/fuses into a paintlike finish when baked. Actually the powder form is called Powder Coat, a different process. I know it can be done with liquid enamel paint, because I've seen it done by guys who paint motorc...
- Sun Apr 03, 2005 3:06 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Baking Enamel Paint?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13101
Baking Enamel Paint?
I know that when pro's paint metal items, they bake them in an oven to get them super tough. Has anyone ever tried this with a model piece (cast metal, of course). I'm getting ready to re-paint some diecast metal tow trucks for a customer, and I'd really like to be able to bake it in the home over i...