first, my apologies to Larry for having accidentally taken over his post!
next, since i have taken over the post anyway
some followup:
freezing the wheels helped some, but not enough.
still took 20 minutes to remove the mask from one wheel.
i tried some hot water, and that made a nice gooey mess,
but did not release the masking.
at this point, i did not try the tape (because i am a
) and now had a somewhat gooey mess.
so i poured a good bit of ammonia int a plastic cup and dropped in the lot!
this did a fine job removing the Tamiya paint
(which i knew it would)
it also released the mask (by dissolving the paint it was stuck to?)
allowing it to come off in nice big, wheel shaped pieces.
then i washed off the wheels and went to bed.
thes morning before leaving for work, i repainted the wheels and two axles w/ Desert Yellow.
tonight after work, and possibly doing my laundry, i will try to paint the tires again.
but i am done w/ the EZ Mask for now.
i will probably try it again, but not on these wheels.
the project has been slowed enough.
also!
anyone looking for yet another masking idea, PLEASE check out the post by Rodolfo in the Pz IV build!!! he is using "plasticine" to great effect.
now on to the topic of my 'william'
when i was in college, a guy on my floor called everybody Billy.
for no apparent reason.
this evolved into all possible derivatives (Bill, William, Willy, etc)
my roomate & i collectively became "the Willies"
(as in "you guys give me the willies")
he (Scotsman on the aircraft forum, and Scot to most folks)
and i still (16 years after graduating!) call each other Bill, William, Willy, etc.
he recommended 'wildwilliamwilly' to me for my ebay username
when my first 400 ideas were already in use.
i shortened it for the FSM forum.
no disrespect is intended to any actual Williams,
not were any real Bills harmed in the typing of this post.
sorry it is not that exciting, as it involves no prison time, mercenary work in
foreign lands or my being secretly the heir to a great fortune.