I hope the red paint doesn't come off when I mask it to apply the repair coat of primer and the black.
Looks nice and sharp to me Neal. Great stuff.Well, my touch up job is not a great match but it's good enough. Let's just say Let's just say this Akula had some repairs done in Bucharest, call this "weathering effects". I know if I try to fix it any more there's a very likely chance it will get worse, not better. That's what I get for not keeping a bit of the original mix for touch ups, I forgot.
The other side will be the "show side", no one will ever see this side.
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As you can see, the colors on the test sprue are the HobbyBoss recommended paints, tire black and hull red. The Mr Hobby hull red just doesn't appear to be very "red". View attachment 452501
Can I ask, do the Micro Set and Sol decal solution affect the paint? I was using them for the first time and it looked like it was smearing the paint!
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As Barry said i would use Mr Dissovled Putty all the way along and after hardening for 24 hours sand the whole seam, although this does mean you will need to rescribe the vertical lines.
Definitely wet sand, and use the sanding pad/paper on a hard backing to ensure it only takes off the high spots.
I would say yes to the filler along the join. Personally I would use a cellulose type filler rather than an acrylic one because it bonds to the plastic better, and, in my experience, sands smoother without crumbling back out of the join.
Another option is to stretch some kit sprue really thinly and cement that into the crack. Once it has dried completely (couple of days) you can sand it back. The advantage of that approach is that the sprue will bond the hull parts and stop movement of the join causing ghost crack lines to appear as it dries.
Can’t tell from the images, but are the plate lines incised? If so, don’t wait until you have finished sanding before re-scribing them. If you gradually deepen them as you sand it’s much easier because the existing lines act as guides for the scribing. If you wait until you have finished you may have to scribe completely new lines, which isn’t that easy.
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