[New Southwest Colors Leaked!!]

A leak's a leak :monkeydance:/>

Pics of an iPhone three months early is a leak...not this. But its a moot point now. I've already lost interest in this discussion.

[Rant - Hasegawa decal colour]

As much as I love Hasegawa Superhornets I have never used the decals supplied with the kits. They are always slightly off in their colors and they are super thick. I alway go AM.

[New Southwest Colors Leaked!!]

The photo was leaked about 24 hours before the official corporate unveiling ceremony, so yes, it was a leak when it was posted.

Here's what she looks like:

24 HOURS! Oh, well in that case.

[New Southwest Colors Leaked!!]

Leaked? Southwest unveiled the new scheme today. Posting a pic of the new scheme a few hours before Southwest does doesn't really seem like a "leak."

[How to mask spinners]

Or you could just set the circle template over the spinner and skip the first piece of tape all together.

[1/48 AFV MIG-28]

Awesome! Nobody's been this close before!

[Italeri 1/48 F/A-18F Super Hornet]

Excellent work!

[Hasegawa AV-8B HarrierII]

Excellent! I love the look of the AV-8B and you did it justice! I like the TWA wings in the background, too!

[Questions about using Alclad 2]

Masking tape will lift the High Shine paints like Polished Aluminum. In fact, just handling it with your fingers rubs it off. You need to use Alclad II Aqua Gloss to seal it.

[The Gray Ghost]

It looks great! I've got one in the stash myself. The only thing that jumps out at me area the stabiltors. The do look like they are oversized. But otherwise I think it looks pretty "accurate."

[Eduard 1/48 Su-27 Flanker Blue 03]

Well it looks like you did a good job with it. I feel your paint, though. I just finished an Italeri F-16C it it was a total POS, too.

[My latest modeling video is up, here...]

Thanks for sharing!

[Indian Airforce C-17]

Cool. Don't forget the clear nav lights that attach to the rear of the wingtip, too, as well as the forward ones.

[Indian Airforce C-17]

Looks good! I've got a Revell C-17 that I'm just about to finish myself.

Obviously the decals were an issue but you said you fixed them. One thing I did notice that you seem to have forgotten are the nav lights that go into the wingtips.

[AMT/ERTL Millennium Falcon]

Looks good so far. I also would like to see more info on these 3D printed parts.

[1/48 Tamiya F4U-1 Corsair]

Very nice!

[Vietnam era A-7E complete]

Welcome home! Great A-7E!

[removing cured cyanoacrylate from a model]

Ok, since there is a doubt as to whether or not the parts I soaked were resin or styrene parts I decided to experiment on some parts that I know for sure are styrene plastic. I soaked these (spare) parts for a few seconds and YES they began to melt. So the parts that I soaked before must have been resin or something else.

So don't use Acetone unless its on resin.

[removing cured cyanoacrylate from a model]

:huh:/>/>/> I find that hard to believe, as styrene is rapidly dissolved by acetone, though some resin parts are not. Also, if the styrene has been coated the coating may provide protection for the styrene.

Believe or don't believe it. I've done it.

Edit: I went back to the model that has the part that I soaked. It was a clear part that I assumed was styrene but maybe it was resin...I don't know for sure. So be careful with the acetone if you use it since I'm not sure now.

[removing cured cyanoacrylate from a model]

I've soaked parts in acetone to remove CA without damaging the parts at all. In fact, not too long ago I had to soak the same part 3 times to remove the CA because I kept messing up the attachment.

Do what you're comfortable doing, though.

[GWH F-15C Announced]

Maybe, in the future, GWH (or any manufacturer for that matter) could do something like Hasegawa does with their F/A-18 kits. Hasegawa has these recessed guide lines in the inside of the parts that you scribe along (or score along) if you want to cut out the part...specifically the folding wingtips. Then they include the hinge parts if you decide to pose them folded up. It seems like manufacturers could provide these lines inside the fuselage parts where the avionics/weapons/E&E/speed brake are.

Then they could provide the doors and speed brake as extra parts because the parts you scribe out would most likely be a little damaged from being removed. Or they could provide a separate boxing that includes these parts for an extra cost...which seems like a good idea to me.

[removing cured cyanoacrylate from a model]

Try using Acetone. That will remove CA and shouldn't harm the plastic.

[Alclad Aqua Gloss Clear]

This stuff is fantastic! I applied this over some Alclad II high shine paints and then masked it and it didn't harm the paint...or diminish its shine...at all.

[1/48 Hobbyboss YF-23]

Great work! I've got one in the stash. Hope it turns out as nice!

[F-20 Aggressor]

Cool!