bluemoose Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 (edited) Here's a Tamiya kit I finished earlier this month. I painted it with Tamiya gloss black spray from the can. Edited January 21, 2010 by bluemoose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris coller Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Here's a Tamiya kit I finished earlier this month. I painted it with Tamiya gloss black spray from the can. I love Porsches and yours is now exception. That thing is nice. Did you have any issue with that going together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemoose Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 I love Porsches and yours is now exception. That thing is nice. Did you have any issue with that going together? Thanks, it went together just fine, but the decals were a pain. I couldn't get them to conform to curved surfaces with setting solution, so I wound up dipping a paper towel in steaming water to press the decals down. Then before I had a chance to photograph the model four of the decals popped off somewhere never to be seen again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris coller Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Try a hair drier to help soften those decals up. I use the low heat setting for a few seconds . Let them cool a bit and work out the wrinkles with a q-tip. Make releases if needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
935k3 Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Nice model. I use the hot cloth trick on all my builds. Tamiya's newer kit decals due seem to have a problem with sticking. I sometimes use white glue under them but lately I have been using Future under them , cleanup is easy using ammonia on a Q-Tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eburg_Dub Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 NICE love your builds. What camera set up are you using? your pictures are perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemoose Posted January 23, 2010 Author Share Posted January 23, 2010 NICE love your builds. What camera set up are you using? your pictures are perfect Thanks Mike G, here's a picture of my photo setup. I've been using a Nikon Coolpix 5400 for a while now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemoose Posted January 23, 2010 Author Share Posted January 23, 2010 Try a hair drier to help soften those decals up. I use the low heat setting for a few seconds . Let them cool a bit and work out the wrinkles with a q-tip. Make releases if needed. Thanks Chris, I'll give it a try next time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemoose Posted January 23, 2010 Author Share Posted January 23, 2010 Nice model. I use the hot cloth trick on all my builds. Tamiya's newer kit decals due seem to have a problem with sticking. I sometimes use white glue under them but lately I have been using Future under them , cleanup is easy using ammonia on a Q-Tip. Thanks Dale, I'll try that one too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeker589 Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Thanks Mike G, here's a picture of my photo setup. I've been using a Nikon Coolpix 5400 for a while now. Thanks for sharing that photo set-up! Very do-able! The Porsche looks great, also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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