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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 23, 2006 4:48 PM

I've built a few Verlindin resin kits and never had problems with them.I just use dishsoap,toothbrush and water and the primer and paint go on fine.Have fun with that kit!

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Posted by gburdon on Tuesday, March 21, 2006 1:10 PM

Stacey;

Your welcome for the info, that's what the forum is for. Just remember to secure all the tiny bits well and you may want to "drill and pin" (drill into arms, shoulder,hip,leg etc. and "pin" with a small piece of wire) to add strength to the joint. As well if you drill and pin the feet it makes them sturdier for display.

Cheers;

Gregory

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Posted by crazy canuck on Tuesday, March 21, 2006 11:11 AM

Hi Gregory,

Thanks for the info.  I was a little nervous - tons of itty bitty pieces and I have never worked with resin.  So far so good.  I will post some photos to see what everyone thinks.

Stacey

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Posted by gburdon on Tuesday, March 21, 2006 12:19 AM

crazy canuck;

I have seen this kit built up it is awesome. You'll enjoy it. As mentioned above give it a good cleaning and resin is just as good if not better than metal figures. I use a mix of Tamiya, Citadel and Polly S acrylics on my figures and other resin items. Enjoy the build and post some pics as it progresses.

Cheers;

Gregory

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Posted by crazy canuck on Thursday, March 2, 2006 3:12 PM

thanks for the info and I am sorry to hear that!

I can't wait for it to arrive!  Its the Verlinden Waist Gunner Down figures.  I am so excited!

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Posted by PatlaborUnit1 on Saturday, February 25, 2006 8:24 PM
The large scale resin guys that work in 1/6 scale soak thiers in Castrol Super Clean prior to pinning for assembly, and after what happened today, I will agree.

Large parts have a tendency to soak up more lubricant from the mold, and that tends to draw deeper inside any pinholes in the resin (more surface, more micropinholes). For that reason they soak thier parts for several days or a month in Super Clean to get rid of the oils.  Today I shot primer on an older Newman R &D X-38  return vehicle. It has been stripped after painting about two years ago, and when I hit it with primer today after washing with soap/water and wipedown with lacquer thinner, the primer fisheyed BADLY and I do mean BADLY.  Thirty years of painting and I have not had a reaction this bad--will need to strip that and soak in Super Clean again to get the oils out.

Good luck with it....and its OK to use thinner primer than on metal figures. I like Citadel Black Primer, working from black up to the light colors.
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Posted by renarts on Friday, February 24, 2006 6:29 PM
Clean the bare resin figure thoroughly to remove all mold release agent. Warm water, dish soap and a toothbrush work fine. When dry. prime with your usual primer. When the primer is cured paint as you would any figure.
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Posted by T_Terrific on Friday, February 24, 2006 11:31 AM

Yes, in fact you will probably find that you will not need as much primer as you do on metal.

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silly question on resin
Posted by crazy canuck on Friday, February 24, 2006 11:27 AM
Just wondering if I can use acrylic paints on resin just like my metal figures from Andrea.  I use Andrea paints right now but have just ordered a resin figure - verlinden waistgunner down.  Can I use the same paints and primer?
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