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Kinetic's 1/48 F-16D with CD 48037, "F-16C/D International Vipers Part 1"
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cleaning How to clean alclad paint in an airbrush
dnl42 replied to MigMadMarine's topic in Tools 'n' Tips
What he said. HW store lacquer (cellulose) thinner to clean airbrush for any lacquer or enamel paint. Don't dare use HW store lacquer to thin paint. Don't waste your money using model paint thinner to clean your airbrush. -
Aircraft tire snow chains? If you're going to include no landing gear, how about these tests of a flexible rubber deck? The mind boggles... I was certain I had first read about such efforts in one of @Tailspin Turtle's fascinating blog posts, but I can't find it...
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This is a fun photo driving home the size of those wheels 🙂
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You might bring your props to your LHS to see if you can resin blades that are similar or perhaps a little larger so they can be reshaped. Alternately, you might try to shape a replacement blade from plastic strip. HTH -- dnl
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The Transavia PL-12 Airtruk is very cool! IMHO, it's better looking that its predecessor, the Bennet Airtruck.
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I'll add F7U Cutlass. Dang, that's a goofy stance. Almost as bad as the Pogo. The Grumman AF Guardian is pretty out there, too...
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I've had good luck with Silly Putty for this purpose. MSI also has a temp tacking glue that I'll use when Silly Putty won't work.
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After dipping in Future, put the part on a paper towel to absorb excess and then cover with a box or something to ensure dust doesn't alight on your clear and sticky bit of plastic.
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You spend time carefully cleaning up mold lines and mold misalignment on a part. You carefully look it over. Fully satisfied, you glue it into place. The very next time you look, you see a glaringly obvious missed mold line that is now wholly impossible to address.
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I wish I were only imagining what this was like.
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Very well done!
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Dang! Very well done, however...
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Best material for cutting masks in a vinyl cutter?
dnl42 replied to Gator52's topic in Tools 'n' Tips
I mostly use Frisket Film. -
I don't have to look at that photograph to fill-in-the-blank. New research will completely invalidate the most difficult-to-address part of your model right after you post finished pictures. A new-tool highly detailed, well-fitting kit will be released right after you complete that old dimensionally-accurate-but-devoid-of-detail kit with fully scratch built cockpit, wheel wells, and landing gear. (Lindberg 1/48 F11F-1 Tiger, do you hear me?) A new-tool highly detailed, well-fitting, and very affordable kit will be released right after you finally acquire the