Little tips you have learnt the hard way! - Page 7

Jay! · 02-24-2002, 06:12 PM

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Originally posted by daggerlee
Build a shrine to the Gods of Disappearing Small Parts

Next time when those small handbrakes fall onto the floor just offer a few styrene sheets as sacrifices and they'll turn up in no time!

If only I knew that a year ago...

Rob80 · 03-01-2002, 04:17 PM

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Originally posted by Chris
DO NOT SPILL MODELLING GLUE ON CLEAR WINDOWS!!!!!

If you do, just leave it alone, you will only make it worse by touching it. Do not use scotch tape on a clear-coated surface shortly afte painting it. Do not spray one heavy coat, two or more light ones. Do not spray 2 or more heavy coats, either.

I got glue on a window and i tried lightly sanding it off with really fine sand paper, hahahahaha, don't do it, you will make a mess!!!!

Rob80 · 03-01-2002, 04:25 PM

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Originally posted by ales
Put your painted model bodies (I'm talking die-cast here) somewhere they can't fall off from (LIKE THE FLOOR!), and also there shouldn't be anything that can fall on them. It sucks twice as much when a nice black car falls on the nice white-primered car and the former gets a huge scratch on the roof, and the latter gets it's scratch-built DTM rear wing knocked off!!!

But it's OK now...

I was almost done with a ford probe (no questions, I owned one but I now drive a civic) and someone took it out with a pool stick and it then fell to the floor. to top things off the person started stepping on the parts. The model is still not finished, I guess I gave up. To complete this story, my friend and I started building a custom 56 ford pickup truck from random parts that were laying around and that one also hit the floor and remains in pieces. After reading these posts I might have to finish the models though.

Rob80 · 03-01-2002, 04:42 PM

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Originally posted by primera man
Be careful with sharp knifes.

I'm doing the Tamiya WRX kit and had been to work to use the lathe to make up some small rim spacer's for some different rims i'm fitting to the kit.

metal lathe? I have a wood lathe and a metal lathe and don't even know how to use the metal one. What exactly did you make with it?

Rob80 · 03-01-2002, 04:53 PM

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Originally posted by yater13

Never use brake cleaner. It's brake FLUID that will strip the paint, not cleaner. Most brake cleaners are made from MEK (methal ethel ketone, sp?) which will melt most plastics very quickly.

most ketones will melt plastics, its a good organic solvent.

darrenj · 03-01-2002, 06:10 PM

You want a great view of your to rally drivers in your Subaru WRC diorama because the pastic windows make them look distorted. So you cut off the window off the car and then decide to put the window back two hours later!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NO:::: GLUE FUMES F*** it the windscreen

thrill me · 03-03-2002, 03:15 PM

Once when i had bought a new swiss army knife (sharp as hell) i opened the large blade and then i droped it down on to my finger, deep cut. I was bleeding forever, anyway, dont do that it hurts!

Tom_S8 · 03-04-2002, 07:32 AM

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Originally posted by Minerale
Once when i had bought a new swiss army knive (sharp as hell) i opened the large blade and then i droped it down on to my finger, deep cut. I was bleeding forever, anyway, dont do that it hurts!

It hurts? Hm , i can't belive you , gotta try that myself

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Cobber · 03-04-2002, 07:53 PM

YOU CAN NOT SLOW YOUR DREMEL TOOL DOWN SLOW ENOUGH TO MIX PAINT

You can try but your finger and thumb get way to hot to hold on to the collet, and you end up letting go.

I ended up with a 4" black stripe on my chest(soaked through my shirt) for a week.

yater13 · 03-05-2002, 05:59 AM

Don't attempt to reinsert a spray can nozzle anywhere near a prepped model. Splatter texture doesn't look to good on a model.

thrill me · 03-05-2002, 06:56 AM

Don't let your little brother pick all of the parts of the frame..

ales · 03-25-2002, 04:50 AM

Humbol matt black (33) is anything BUT matt!

nismo kid · 03-25-2002, 02:03 PM

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Humbol matt black (33) is anything BUT matt!

You have got to be kidding. I have had no problems with any humbrol matt enamels. I've had several matt blacks since i started doing models and hae had no problems with any of them. I think I have figured out your particular problem though.

Stir it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lownslow · 03-25-2002, 02:14 PM

never sand BONDOnear a lit candle

ales · 03-26-2002, 01:01 AM

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Originally posted by nismo kid

You have got to be kidding. I have had no problems with any humbrol matt enamels. I've had several matt blacks since i started doing models and hae had no problems with any of them. I think I have figured out your particular problem though.

Stir it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stirred, shaken, warmed, etc. Still, compared to Revell (nr 8) , it's more like semi-gloss.

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