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07-04-2006
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#41 (permalink)
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Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ramsbottom lancs Real Name: Colin My Models: Aircraft mostly Visit Pogo's Gallery
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| im not sure but i used to clean the brass off with washing up liquid before painting. | 
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08-04-2006
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#42 (permalink)
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Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hertfordshire Real Name: Richard My Models: Special Designs and Patches to match Visit rjwood_uk's Gallery
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| well thats what i have done and its left brown splodges, even though i rinced it off. so as richard says its probably something in the water.
im sure he means use w&d paper on the brass as i have never known of sanding down a model (unless its been filled or something) | |
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08-04-2006
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#43 (permalink)
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Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Halifax, Yorks: Nassau, Bahama's:Port Canaveral, USA: and all points in between. Real Name: Richard My Models: Robbe U-47, Deans Marine Cossack, Steam Coaster, Revell U-Boat, Motorcycles. Visit Bunkerbarge's Gallery
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Richard,
I was referring to lightly rubbing down the model hull to help the paint key to the surface.
If the finish is very shiny the paint won't adhere as well as if you give a light rub down with a fine wet and dry first.
This may also help to highlight any small imperfections that you may decide to fill before finally painting. | |
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08-04-2006
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#44 (permalink)
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Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ramsbottom lancs Real Name: Colin My Models: Aircraft mostly Visit Pogo's Gallery
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| sometimes you geta very shiny plastic.that does need very fine grade wet and dry 1200+ paper .One is called flour paper because the plastic when rubbed down comes off like flour.a finish that is too shiny wont take the paint well. | |
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08-04-2006
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#45 (permalink)
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Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ramsbottom lancs Real Name: Colin My Models: Aircraft mostly Visit Pogo's Gallery
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| great minds think alike | |
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08-04-2006
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#46 (permalink)
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| its not overly shiny, and i have P1200C paper so should i give it a rub down, il get a pic to try and show how shiny it is tomorrow!! | |
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08-04-2006
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#47 (permalink)
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Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hertfordshire Real Name: Richard My Models: Special Designs and Patches to match Visit rjwood_uk's Gallery
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| well i rubbed it down, gave it another wash just in case, got the props and rudders on (after rubbing them down as well) sprayed it...and ran out of paint half way though!!!
dam!!! got to wait till tuesday till i can finish it off but i am proud of the side i have done. best bit of spraying iv ever done so far!!!...nice even cote!!
anyway, il get some pics up on wednesday once i have sprayed and its all dry.
the scale of this prject is only just starting to "sink" in (no pun intended!) the more i look at all the parts and all the p/e parts as well!!!
should be well worth it though!!! | |
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09-04-2006
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#48 (permalink)
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Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Basildon Essex Real Name: Nigel My Models: All sorts Visit Nigel.D's Gallery
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| I know what your saying mate my tamiya enterprise is a long term ongoing project. the pe set is enourmous but on ships of this scale I think deserve that extra bit of attention. By the way the marks on the pe are nothing to worry about and cant be seen when painted | |
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09-04-2006
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#49 (permalink)
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| ok thanks for that nigel.
does anyone know what the musashi's props would have been made out of? brass maybe?? if so does anyone know if they would have been painted marron like the hull below the waterline (like the kit tells you to do) or would they have been done a different colour or left plane? (also for the prop shafts???) | |
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09-04-2006
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#50 (permalink)
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Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Halifax, Yorks: Nassau, Bahama's:Port Canaveral, USA: and all points in between. Real Name: Richard My Models: Robbe U-47, Deans Marine Cossack, Steam Coaster, Revell U-Boat, Motorcycles. Visit Bunkerbarge's Gallery
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Propellers have for a long time been phosphor bronze. This looks basically like brass but not quite as bright.
Shafts, if they are external to the hull, would be either stainless steel or certainly a high carbon steel. | |
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