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By the way, the instructions said two to five minutes plating time. Always seeking to overdue I left mine in for ten minutes. I wonder what would have happened if I left it in for 20 mins.?
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Note these two pictures. Im trying to establish color for painting purposes. If these pictures are anywhere near accurate then I would say that its almost a dead ringer for Testors "Panzer Grey", which is what I used last time. However Im looking for a upgrade in the quality of paint. Anyone have a comment on the color of this sub?
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I mean..............its certainly not black......................right?IT TAKES GREAT INTELLIGENCE TO FAKE SUCH STUPIDITY!Comment
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No. Unless you want the bleached black of an old, poorly maintained museum boat left out in the elements!
Black, slightly doped with white, to get a very, very dark gray. That's what you want for a scale model of a reasonably well maintained American post-war submarine in SubLant scheme. Actual 'color' is black, but you bleach it out a tad for 'scale effect'.
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Well then, its looking more and more like "Rustoleums" Charcoal Grey, without the flat coat. Its darker than what I have on there now and it fits the description of Dark, Dark, grey. Yeah, Im still stuck in the rattle can mode.Last edited by greenman407; 01-04-2012, 04:45 PM.IT TAKES GREAT INTELLIGENCE TO FAKE SUCH STUPIDITY!Comment
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Jeezus, Mark! How about joining the rest of us in the 21st Century and get a spary-gun/brush! The Paasche H-model is the best of the litter.
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Dupli-Color DAP1692 Gray Hot Rod General Purpose Sandable Primer
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Yes, I had all that stuff but its not available to me anymore due to my "situation". I will replace all of it in time. However the Paasche H model, is it suitable to paint a large model by adjusting the tip for more flow or does it come with extra tips so that you can do fine work as well as heavy work?IT TAKES GREAT INTELLIGENCE TO FAKE SUCH STUPIDITY!Comment
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tsenecal, thats primer though right? I need a final coat.IT TAKES GREAT INTELLIGENCE TO FAKE SUCH STUPIDITY!Comment
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A couple of closeups.
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My trigger finger is getting itchy! ONWARD ever Onward! I have been unable to secure a sail drawing for my Albacore so we will make due with good old fashion seat of the pants calculations and sipherin(as Jethro would say). I have a drawing on my computer so I measured overall length of the hull and sail and converted the sails length(on screen) to the hulls length(on screen) as a percentage and converted it to a measurement using the Subtek Albacores hull length as a reference. The drawing must be off because it would make the sail too long. So , since "The One Who Must Not Be Named" is so fastidiously accurate with his creations Ill use his picture of his sail as a visual aid in further progress.
If you compare his modified sail to mine I think that you can just make out that the top of his sail has less slope than my unmodified sail. Therefore Im going to build up the top of my sail with some JB weld first to reduce the slope and then some easy sand on top of that to recreate the bump. Then when the top appears satisfactory we will cut off the back of the sail and add a rudder that I will make out of sheet plastic.
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To add to the difficulty, I cant get the sail to detach from the hull.CA is good stuff and when it bites.......it bites. Since I dont want to mess it up ill do all the mods with it still attached. pray for me.IT TAKES GREAT INTELLIGENCE TO FAKE SUCH STUPIDITY!Comment
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CA fractures readily with shock, particularly along the shear plane.
Put a block of wood to one side of the sail. Get a three-pound hammer, smack the side of the block (after first yelling out, "Fooooorrrrrrre!"). Your sail will part right at the glue interface point(s).
If this does not work ...
... what's it to me? Ain't my model.
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Any load applied also bends the deck severily as well. Its OK. Itll work out. Work has already begun.IT TAKES GREAT INTELLIGENCE TO FAKE SUCH STUPIDITY!Comment
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