rtfoe
SMF Supporter
Hi Alun...good to have you follow this old build.
Jim, thanks. Yes, the one that I worked with sanding down to thin it, had a rub down with rubbing compound and then polished with Tamiya plastic polish and then dipped into Future. Polishing wasn't necessary for the other clear parts and only dipped after making sure they were dust free. As for the tissue masking...the engine as you see was molded to the cowling therefore had a shallow depth which a sponge could not take hold. Soaking the tissue, I could with a sharp tweezer, tease and stuff it into the shallow nooks just like paper mache. When it's semi dry I airbrush and then remove later after soaking it with water again for easy removal.
Cheers,
Richard
Jim, thanks. Yes, the one that I worked with sanding down to thin it, had a rub down with rubbing compound and then polished with Tamiya plastic polish and then dipped into Future. Polishing wasn't necessary for the other clear parts and only dipped after making sure they were dust free. As for the tissue masking...the engine as you see was molded to the cowling therefore had a shallow depth which a sponge could not take hold. Soaking the tissue, I could with a sharp tweezer, tease and stuff it into the shallow nooks just like paper mache. When it's semi dry I airbrush and then remove later after soaking it with water again for easy removal.
Cheers,
Richard