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Running out of Future / Pledge Floor Care?
Bugatti Fan replied to Pierre Rivard's topic in Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials
Quickshine is a US product so should be easily available in the States. -
Sleek looking motor!
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My method uses a dip pen with a fine nib, often referred to as a mapping pen. I thin down a little paint in a very small shallow artists ceramic mixing bowl until the paint consistency is just thin enough to flow. This gives great control for lining in fine edges. Once the edge lining in is done the remainder can be filled in with a fine paint brush. I find that Revell Aquacolour Anthracite gives a nice simulation of the slightly shiny rubber finish on windscreen surrounds and interior rubber mats. Permanent market ink can be a bit of a nightmare to remove or disguise if you happen to slip with it when lining in, so it is not my favourite unfortunately.
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Question for those that use Future
Bugatti Fan replied to tractoraholic's topic in Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials
Enamels are oil based paints and should never be over coated with acrylic. Acrylic is actually a very thin airtight plastic coating when it dries. Enamels take ages for their solvents to evaporate out, and even though they.might feel dry to the touch the solvents are still leeching out for weeks of months after. -
Interesting comments guys. Like most of you have said, there is good and bad, new and old. Depends on what you want to build can influence what quality the kit will be depending on whether clapped out old tooling was used or new. The Internet is a good source of reviews to find out the wheat from the chaff. However, an old clapped out mould tooled kit may be the only one in town so no choice sometimes.
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Kit quality is bound to be an emotive subject. Back in the old days before the Japanese accession to the throne of best quality car kits, Monogram's car kits appeared (to me at least) to be the bench mark in the ear!y 60's. Rapid forward 50 plus years and we have a totally different scenario. We come to expect much more from newly tooled kits with, you guessed it, Tamiya being at the forefront where they have been since the 70's. The old AMT, IMC, Ertl, Monogram, Revel! and MPC kits that favour popular US subjects that are loved on this forum by many but really are showing their age being continuously re popped down the years. The Japanese and European kit manufacturers make kits that they consider will appeal more to a world wide customer base so the subject matter will be very different to what many American modellers might desire. The old US firms of yore really mainly just catered for a burgeoning domestic market, hence all the Nascars, Muscle Cars, Dragsters and Custom Show Cars and to a certain extent have remained in a bit of a time warp. So we are where we are as the world market has changed considerably with the advent of more specialist kits like MFH also coming onto the market plus a plethora of 1/43rd scale highly detailed kits too.
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I built the Hubley Duesenberg SJ and the flash I had to clean off was awful. Eye protection and one of those old disposable covid masks should be enough against bits you grind off. A good set of small warding files will be a good supplement to using the Dremel. The old Hubley kits were with a few exceptions mainly Zamak metal that die casts are made from and plastic. Unpainted Zamac should not cause any toxicity problems when ground. Incidentally the Monogram Metal Master car kits were similar in having Zamak bodywork and the rest in plastic. Wills (South Eastern Finecast) and many other kits were made in White Metal that is very soft compared to the die cast metal ones.
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Running out of Future / Pledge Floor Care?
Bugatti Fan replied to Pierre Rivard's topic in Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials
To UK modellers, Holloway House Quick Shine is stocked and available at Lakeland in shops and on line. A bit more expensive than the old Klear from Johnson's though at about £16 per carton. Make sure it is the green carton liquid you buy and and not their cleaner that they also sell. There is a YouTube video demonstrating it being used on a model I think, maybe linked on this site somewhere. -
Amazing what can be done with something starting life as a toy as Ismo has shown us. Some toys have great potential to be upgraded to proper scale models when they have a good body shell moulding.
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Nice model in the making there Patrick. It is amazing just what some vehicles get converted into in real life so this off beat subject has its own appeal as well as curiosity value.
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Stroker McGurk
Bugatti Fan replied to unclescott58's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Thought so. Thanks Casey. -
Model building versus other hobbies
Bugatti Fan replied to Sledsel's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
And there are many more NOT like that in IPMS clubs, so let's get this into perspective please before this becomes a club knocking thread. Guys, ALL clubs suffer generally from a minority elitist and nerd faction that are full of their own self importance. We all know what they are like, full of criticism, put downs on who they perceive as lesser than themselves. Like empty vessels they make the most sound, say very little but talk a lot and become elusive when asked about placing their own stuff on the table. Then on the other hand you have someone who quietly just makes something superb and puts it on the table and modestly steps into the background. The sort of guy who always takes more interest in talking about what fellow modellers are doing rather than himself. -
Stroker McGurk
Bugatti Fan replied to unclescott58's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Was a smaller version of that figure in the MPC Wild Ones Woody/Pickup kit? -
Have tried a few adhesives for windscreen attachment. Would be interesting to know what you guys most favour as your 'go to' for this application and why.
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Odds & Ends you'd Like to See
Bugatti Fan replied to Calb56's topic in Car Aftermarket / Resin / 3D Printed
In response to Dan's post much earlier in this thread about decals. I think that white decal sheet is available for getting around not being able to print white. -
A Bit of Philosophy
Bugatti Fan replied to Bruce Poage's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
That Crittendon Automotive Collection is a really good research source having looked at Tom's link. -
Paint too expensive? Try mica powders.
Bugatti Fan replied to Bills72sj's topic in Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials
Experimenting is a good thing in this hobby. It is surprising the number of materials destined for other uses that can be adapted. A friend of mine has been using air brushing metallic nail polishes on his custom car models for years. -
Just finished my first diorama! Asbury, NJ streets!
Bugatti Fan replied to GlueSniffer's topic in Dioramas
Nice play on words there Bill! -
How big is your... stash?
Bugatti Fan replied to Pierre Rivard's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
Good to see the thread getting back onto just model car kit stashes. -
Not before time a brand new JB DB5 kit was produced. Anyone remember the original Airfix one from back in the 60's when Goldfinger was a current film? There is a very comprehensive book published about a year ago devoted to the James Bond DB5. I have a copy and recommend it whole heartedly for anyone setting out to build the new Revell Kit.
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Modeling TV sit-com cars from '50s-60s; any out there?
Bugatti Fan replied to W Humble's topic in WIP: Dioramas
I don't think anyone has mentioned the Beverly Hillbilly's Olds Truck on here. I came across a clipping I saved many years ago about building that kit to achieve that beat up look from an old Model Car Science Magazine. It was a good old series to watch back in the day. The character casting was good especially Granny and including the actress who played the straight laced adviser from the bank. I can remember one episode where Jethro arrived home and asked 'What's for dinner tonight Granny?'. To which she replied 'Possum Innards! He went on to say ' And what have we got tomorrow?' To which Granny replied 'Leftovers!' -
Just finished my first diorama! Asbury, NJ streets!
Bugatti Fan replied to GlueSniffer's topic in Dioramas
Incredible eye for detail, and for sharing your techniques! -
Lovely humorous well executed little vignette. The general model build is very good as well as the figure painting. The 2 guy's expressions say it all.