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Offline Tophe

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Re: What if Jack Northrup had traveled to Britain.
« Reply #25 on: June 04, 2017, 01:28:27 PM »
Wow! Great! :-*

Offline tankmodeler

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Re: What if Jack Northrup had traveled to Britain.
« Reply #26 on: June 06, 2017, 08:42:53 AM »
Interesting idea!
I'm chock full of interesting ideas that _I_ don't have to execute!  :-D

Offline Kerick

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Re: What if Jack Northrup had traveled to Britain.
« Reply #27 on: June 06, 2017, 10:33:10 AM »
Interesting idea!
I'm chock full of interesting ideas that _I_ don't have to execute!  :-D

Bring 'em on! Never know what will bear fruit!

Offline Kerick

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Re: What if Jack Northrup had traveled to Britain.
« Reply #28 on: July 19, 2017, 01:01:10 AM »
Picked up a Testors paint pen in silver yesterday. I've used it before to prime filled areas to see what needs to be refilled. No prep, no cleanup and nice reveal of flaws. I'll try to get some pics tonight.

Offline Brian da Basher

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Re: What if Jack Northrup had traveled to Britain.
« Reply #29 on: July 20, 2017, 06:12:32 AM »
That is a thoroughly awesome combination and some mighty brave PSR!

This is definitely one to watch!

Brian da Basher

Offline Kerick

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Re: What if Jack Northrup had traveled to Britain.
« Reply #30 on: July 20, 2017, 07:32:21 AM »
Here is the topside with the silver from the paint pen.



And the bottom side.



And more putty.



And more putty.



I had some trouble with the putty sticking to the silver paint when I tried to apply a thin layer. I don't recall that being a problem before. Either the putty pulled away from the paint or the paint came off and mixed with the putty. Oh well, just something to keep in the old tool box for when it works best. At least it revealed flaws so I could fix them.

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Re: What if Jack Northrup had traveled to Britain.
« Reply #31 on: July 20, 2017, 11:59:45 PM »
I had some trouble with the putty sticking to the silver paint when I tried to apply a thin layer. I don't recall that being a problem before. Either the putty pulled away from the paint or the paint came off and mixed with the putty.
It probably has a lot to do with how much paint you're putting on and how thin the putty is. The two likely react with the same solvents so transferring ink and putty or picking up putty on the ink is not that surprising if that's the case. You may have just been lucky before? :)

Paul

Offline Kerick

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Re: What if Jack Northrup had traveled to Britain.
« Reply #32 on: July 22, 2017, 07:54:58 AM »
Or Testors changed the formula...

Offline Kerick

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Re: What if Jack Northrup had traveled to Britain.
« Reply #33 on: December 14, 2017, 12:16:29 PM »
Painting issues again! A couple coats of gloss white from the hardware store and then it wrinkled up in different spots. Sanded down but what to use so it doesn’t happen again? The hardware store paint may have been old so I don’t want to use it again. Probably should just spend a couple bucks and get some spray acrylic. Going for anti flash white.

Offline Tophe

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Re: What if Jack Northrup had traveled to Britain.
« Reply #34 on: December 15, 2017, 12:34:33 AM »
Poor Kerick, sorry my skills are not high enough to provide you with a cure. But I hope this great model may be finished someday... ;)

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Re: What if Jack Northrup had traveled to Britain.
« Reply #35 on: December 15, 2017, 05:05:51 AM »
While it definitely doesn't cure every problem, using spray bombs from the hardware store is probably the least controllable application method. You can't vary the pressure, viscosity, spray amount, anything.

An airbrush, even a very cheap one from China, is the way to go for this sort of application.

That said, I've had better luck using a spray bomb with multiple light coats, especially for things like white that tend to be a bit translucent, than trying to get good coverage in one or even two coats. It also gives you the opportunity to do some light sanding between coats if things are looking a bit too thick in areas.

Paul

Offline Kerick

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Re: What if Jack Northrup had traveled to Britain.
« Reply #36 on: December 15, 2017, 10:08:43 AM »
You are right on all counts my friend. Just wish I could keep from spraying on "just a little bit more". Gets me every time.