Moebius (Revell) Skipjack Build

[alad61]

Tom,

Something I have toyed with that the static boys use ( you probably know this already but here goes again) is Johnssons Floor wax I think in the States it is called Future, over here it was called Klear but they don't sell it here anymore.

Spray it on neat very THINLY and it acts as an excellent sealer and protector against enamels. also good to seal in waterslide decals. It is it's own solvent as well so if you do spary too much you can use it to remove itself. Safe on plastic too. Used it on my Trumpeter Seawolf worked a treat.

Hope this helps and doesn't bore you or repeat what you already know.

Peter

It's something I have been using for a while now only down here it's called pledge. One of the best kits I have done with it was my 1/24th Mk1 Spitfire


And on my subs too. It helped with the rub down decals on the Akula and also for the hull decals on the Skipjack.

[trout]

The grounding didn't work in my initial trials, but that is o.k., I am tired of waiting to get this in the water. Tomorrow (today) I will do a final (mostly final) trimming on the sub. I have put in the majority of the pieces in and only have a decision about the periscope. The foundational painting is done and I do not think the final painting will add that much weight. Will it?

Anyways, I might post some pictures to record the trimming, but it would be nice to run the sub on Veteran's Day.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Duh!...........

[greenman407]

Dave, your living in the wrong County. In Pasco county, we have cats growing on trees and coming out of the woodwork. Maybe I could send you three or four or Five or.........................

Ah.........dont Vietnamese.......eat Cats?

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Dave............you cruel , cruel man....................that is exactly what I do with mine. I have the 1/16th Heng Long Tiger and M26 Pershing, the tiger runs well but the Pershing's gun is a beast those bearings go miles ! I toyed very recently with scratchbuilding a 1/6th scale Comet but came to my senses and continued with the Akula.

Peter

Me and my Vietnam neighbor have been told by the Pound that there is a limit of six cats per week. So, I gotta cut back on my r/c tank driving.

M

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Dave............you cruel , cruel man....................that is exactly what I do with mine. I have the 1/16th Heng Long Tiger and M26 Pershing, the tiger runs well but the Pershing's gun is a beast those bearings go miles ! I toyed very recently with scratchbuilding a 1/6th scale Comet but came to my senses and continued with the Akula.

Peter

Me and my Vietnam neighbor have been told by the Pound that there is a limit of six cats per week. So, I gotta cut back on my r/c tank driving.

M

[Peter W]

air-soft equipped r/c tank + cat = much good fun!

Dave............you cruel , cruel man....................that is exactly what I do with mine. I have the 1/16th Heng Long Tiger and M26 Pershing, the tiger runs well but the Pershing's gun is a beast those bearings go miles ! I toyed very recently with scratchbuilding a 1/6th scale Comet but came to my senses and continued with the Akula.

Peter

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

RC Tanks is one area of RC I have not done........yet.

air-soft equipped r/c tank + cat = much good fun!

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

RC Tanks is one area of RC I have not done........yet.

air-soft equipped r/c tank + cat = much good fun!

[trout]

RC Tanks is one area of RC I have not done........yet.

[Peter W]

Tom,

RC subs, have been known to RC the odd target but if subs make me cry I will dabble with static tanks to chill out.

Peter

[trout]

You are awesome Peter! That is great news. Thank you so much for the tip and sorry to infer you would do anything other than RC :-)
Peace,
tom

[Peter W]

Tom,

Seawolf is RC, I don't build them to look at I build them to play with.

The Future was used as a barrier between the Tamiya Acrylics that I painted it with and the decals, the old trick of getting the carrier film to disappear. I then put another load of coats over the decals to seal them, then went over it with Humberol Mattcote ( enamel based type stuff) as I said it worked well I haven't noticed any whitening whatsoever but as the varnish is taking the brunt of the water then I would be surprised if there is any future exsposed.

Seawolf is currently in extended drydock, long story.

Peter

[trout]

Peter,
Doesn't bore me at all! And repetition is good! Was your Trumpeter Seawolf Static or RC? I do know of using Future floor wax. Future, as I remember it, turned a milky white when exposed to water for an extended time, but would return to a clear finish when dry. Understand, I am going from memory and that has proven to be faulty at times (do not let my wife know I admit to this) and formulas change. If you or anyone else knows otherwise, please share. Thank you for bringing it up! Very appropriate discussion!

[Peter W]

Tom,

Something I have toyed with that the static boys use ( you probably know this already but here goes again) is Johnssons Floor wax I think in the States it is called Future, over here it was called Klear but they don't sell it here anymore.

Spray it on neat very THINLY and it acts as an excellent sealer and protector against enamels. also good to seal in waterslide decals. It is it's own solvent as well so if you do spary too much you can use it to remove itself. Safe on plastic too. Used it on my Trumpeter Seawolf worked a treat.

Hope this helps and doesn't bore you or repeat what you already know.

Peter