Screwed up window clear parts
cham2020
02-27-2006, 01:31 AM
OK, I am so 'lucky' today as I screwed my Skyline GTS 25t Tamiya window clear parts !! It was unfixable even i try to sand it and polish with Autosol. So i decided to spray the window after primering it. What are you guys opinion. Will the model look wierd with black windows but with full interior details? Or i should use transparents papers and build them from scratch or build a racing car without windows?
KTem
02-27-2006, 08:09 AM
OK, I am so 'lucky' today as I screwed my Skyline GTS 25t Tamiya window clear parts !! It was unfixable even i try to sand it and polish with Autosol. So i decided to spray the window after primering it. What are you guys opinion. Will the model look wierd with black windows but with full interior details? Or i should use transparents papers and build them from scratch or build a racing car without windows?
Order a new one from Tamiya, it would be a waste to build a windowless car. What exactly went wrong?
EDIT: A new tree of clear pieces, that is!
Order a new one from Tamiya, it would be a waste to build a windowless car. What exactly went wrong?
EDIT: A new tree of clear pieces, that is!
klutz_100
02-27-2006, 08:18 AM
cham2020
02-27-2006, 08:32 AM
thanks very much klutz......
i can use to tutorial to help me...... :)
KTem,
ok, i screwed the window clear parts
1) i masked it and i didn't really mask properly i think so it bleed a lil and some parts are not aligned
2) i dipped to brake oil to remove but there are stains
3) next i try use autosol to polish ...still can't remove
4) then i sand a lil to remove the black stains and use autosol again
5) crack a lil !!! ah.....so fill a lil putty , sand it flat....primered it and paint it gloosy black
i may scratch build one :(
i can use to tutorial to help me...... :)
KTem,
ok, i screwed the window clear parts
1) i masked it and i didn't really mask properly i think so it bleed a lil and some parts are not aligned
2) i dipped to brake oil to remove but there are stains
3) next i try use autosol to polish ...still can't remove
4) then i sand a lil to remove the black stains and use autosol again
5) crack a lil !!! ah.....so fill a lil putty , sand it flat....primered it and paint it gloosy black
i may scratch build one :(
KTem
02-27-2006, 09:28 AM
Klutz: the tutorial looks excellent!
Cham: You can try scratchbuilding a clear piece, but it's easier to just order a new one from Tamiya (provided that there is such a service in Malaysia, I don't know).
You can try to use am alcohol based permanent marker to paint the black edges on the inside of the windows. If you use a marker with a flat tip, you should be fine. I think it's much easier than masking and painting! I got that tip from ZoomZoomMX5, it works great.
Cham: You can try scratchbuilding a clear piece, but it's easier to just order a new one from Tamiya (provided that there is such a service in Malaysia, I don't know).
You can try to use am alcohol based permanent marker to paint the black edges on the inside of the windows. If you use a marker with a flat tip, you should be fine. I think it's much easier than masking and painting! I got that tip from ZoomZoomMX5, it works great.
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