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Posted by Angus on Sunday, January 20, 2013 3:09 PM
Any tips to help achieve better detail when painting cockpit instruments
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Posted by Angus on Sunday, January 20, 2013 11:32 AM
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Posted by Angus on Sunday, January 20, 2013 11:22 AM
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Posted by Angus on Sunday, January 20, 2013 6:49 AM
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Posted by Angus on Sunday, January 20, 2013 6:27 AM
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Posted by Angus on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 5:13 PM
Thanks for the info. I bought a pair from my local model shop. Found resin good to work with but need to be careful as very brittle. Taking off the small parts was tricky I'll go online and see if I can find the thinner saw:)
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Posted by jeaton01 on Sunday, January 13, 2013 12:10 PM

I use the JLC saw from UMM-USA, it is the thinnest blade, and has a very fine saw on one side and a fine one on the other.  It doesn't drag on the resin, and the kerf is so narrow that not much resin is removed in the cut.  Westly's Bleche White is the best cleaner I have found.  But it looks like you are doing quite well with resin already.

John

To see build logs for my models:  http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html

 

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Posted by Angus on Sunday, January 13, 2013 11:07 AM
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Posted by Angus on Sunday, January 13, 2013 10:21 AM
Many thanks.
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Posted by Buckeye on Sunday, January 13, 2013 9:07 AM

Looking good!

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Posted by Angus on Sunday, January 13, 2013 8:44 AM
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Posted by Angus on Monday, December 10, 2012 11:05 AM
Dry fix.
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Posted by Angus on Monday, December 10, 2012 11:04 AM


Starting to take shape.
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Posted by Dre on Sunday, December 9, 2012 10:38 AM

In addition to what others have said, you'll really want to carefully wash the parts with good soapy water before painting them.  

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Posted by Angus on Saturday, December 8, 2012 10:07 AM
Many thanks . On my way to my local model shop to buy a razor saw.
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Posted by TarnShip on Saturday, December 8, 2012 9:18 AM

F-8fanatic hit on something I forgot

with resin, you always saw, even if it is with a very fine tooth,,,,,,you don't just cut with a razor blade knife, no matter how sharp you are convinced your knife blade is,,,,,,,and you can get very fine toothed saw blades for a hobby knife if you want

you can do *some* carving-like work with a blade, but, even then, very fine sanding is more controllable,,,,,you only get one slip with a blade on resin,,,,,,and they you have a ruined part

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Posted by F-8fanatic on Saturday, December 8, 2012 8:55 AM

In my experience, resin tends to be a bit more brittle than many plastics, so use care when cutting or trimming delicate parts so they do not break.  Other than that, when sanding, test-fit often so you know when you've sanded enough.  

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Posted by TarnShip on Saturday, December 8, 2012 8:01 AM

if you mean what I think you mean, then yes, you cut the parts with a fine saw blade, if they have a large pour stub to remove, just saw away a large part of it, until you get the hang of this,,and then sand the part like you would a vacuform part,,,,,as you sand, the resin around the part gets thinner and thinner, and about when it is paper thin, it comes off at the line where the "right size" of the part is

sanding is the same, also, wet sand your parts to float the resin plastic bits away, to avoid scratching, just as you would plastic,,,,,,one thing different, you don't have to worry as much about heat buildup ruining parts, so you can sand a little longer before letting the part cool

you don't want to touch your face or breathe in the resin dust particles,,,,,so, wet-sand, use a mask,,,,whatever makes you feel you are not breathing in the dust,,,,,,,that is not really a just resin thing,,,,,,styrene dust would build up in your lungs also

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Resin parts
Posted by Angus on Saturday, December 8, 2012 7:40 AM
I am just starting my X-1 machbuster 1/48 Eduard kit. It includes resin parts for the cockpit. It's my first time with resin do I treat it the same as plastic ie cutting away and sanding. Any advise would be appreciated
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