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USS Nautilus (PICS !!!!!!!!!)

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USS Nautilus (PICS !!!!!!!!!)
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 23, 2003 1:02 PM
Hi all !!!!!

I'm building Lindberg's 1/300 scale Nautilus, and i painted the hull flat black. Is this wrong??/ Most of the pics that i have found are black and white.

Any help would be appreciated....


thanks
Big Smile [:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 23, 2003 3:12 PM
Flat black is fine. Thats what she is painted as a museum ship right now, and pretty much how she went through life. You might want to paint the bottom half of the hull anti-fouling red, that seems to be the current scheme for the modern day nuke, but thats entirely up to you.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 23, 2003 3:32 PM
thanks bud...


what about the periscopes and antennas, flat black also???

i usually do cars......lol
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 23, 2003 4:02 PM
American submarines have fairings on thier masts that are painted light gray with random black splotches. Check out www.ussnautilus.org as this is the official museum sight and you will be able to see what I'm talking about. (Take the virtual tour) This is an absolutely fantastic place to visit in person. P.S. In the pictures of Nautilus as she is now, you may see a series of panels running down both sides of the ship. This was not part of the Nautilus during her service life. Also check out www.navsource.org. Go to submarines and find SSN 571 Naultius. There are some good shots here too.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 12:02 PM
ok, i'mjust about done with sub sub..... one problemthough, i put the decals on, and shot a coat of flat clear on it.... now the decals have a white haze on them..... any ideas??? can i make this go away???
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 1:17 PM
Better go to the decaling forums, littlemoe, I haven't put decals on for almost 20 years. I'm afraid I can only help you with the submarine.
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Decal problems
Posted by Jeff Herne on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 1:45 PM
What you've got is called silvering...

Decals require a smooth surface in order to adhere...you put the dullcote on first, which (under a microscope) creates a rough surface. The rough surface causes a diffused refraction of the light, which reduces reflection. The smoother the surface, the greater the reflection (glossiness).

The silver haze is actually an air pocket between the surface of the paint and the decal.

First thing to do, is get a new x-acto blade and make some surgical style cuts, just enough to cut through the decal film. Then coat the decal with a water and white glue mixture, and let it dry. The water will carry under the decal, the shite glue is left when the water evaporates. White gllue dries clear, and eventually fills the air pocket between the decal and surface. You may have to do this a few times. Once dry, you can clean up the surface of the decal with some warm water and a cotton swab.

Once dried, apply some Micro-set or Micro-Sol decal setting solution to the decal. This will soften the decal film and cause it to settle into any depressions under the decal. Once that's dry, apply a coat of dull-cote over the top to seal everything in.

It make take a few applications of decal solution and water and white glue to get the silvering to disappear. Best advice for the future...is FUTURE.

I build a model, and regardless of what it is, give it a coat of Future Floor wax after its painted. This gives the model a glossy surface that allows me to add decals, washes, and weathering to the model. Since Future (called Kleer in Canada) is acrylic, you don't want to put Dullcote or any enamel based clear coat over the top of it...bad things happen.

I use Tamiya X-21 Flat base mixed with Future as my Dullcote...and it works very well. If I overspray and it runs, I wash that are down with warm water and a cotton swab and respray.

Let me know if you need any additional help.

Jeff Herne
Modelwarships.com
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 4:41 PM
that's a great help Jeff, thanks a million!!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 24, 2003 9:48 PM
HI !!!!!!!!!!

Here are some pics of the completed sub!!!


Enjoy!!!


please, tell me what you think??!!






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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 24, 2003 10:11 PM
Is that one of them new-fangled torpedoes? Oh wait its a sub! LOL

Nice build Ron, looks like a good desktop display piece there.....so your wife gonna let ya put it on top of the TV?
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 24, 2003 10:13 PM
yea right!!!!! only if was made by Precious Moments!!!!!!!!!


thanks chris!!!!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 24, 2003 10:26 PM
Hey Ron dont feel bad....my wife wouldnt let me display my stuff on top of the tv either....but guess where the #3 Dale Earnhardt car is sitting? YOU GOT IT...on the TV
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 24, 2003 11:28 PM
LOL chris, all you need to do now, is build a jimmy spencer car, and put it next to her car, and eventualy, the spencer carwill push hers off the TV!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted by therriman on Tuesday, November 25, 2003 7:21 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by littlemoe

LOL chris, all you need to do now, is build a jimmy spencer car, and put it next to her car, and eventualy, the spencer carwill push hers off the TV!!!!!!!!!!!


And of course the Jimmy Spencer car will blame it in Kurt Busch as usual.
Tim H. "If your alone and you meet a Zero, run like hell. Your outnumbered" Capt Joe Foss, Guadalcanal 1942 Real Trucks have 18 wheels. Anything less is just a Toy! I am in shape. Hey, Round is a shape! Reality is a concept not yet proven.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, November 28, 2003 3:29 PM
LOL tim, you got that right!!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, November 28, 2003 4:05 PM
littlemoe that is one slick sub, great job.
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Posted by therriman on Friday, November 28, 2003 4:09 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by littlemoe

yea right!!!!! only if was made by Precious Moments!!!!!!!!!


I showed wife this thread and she suggested you paint a "precious moments" type smile on it. then she has to let you keep it on the TV.
Tim H. "If your alone and you meet a Zero, run like hell. Your outnumbered" Capt Joe Foss, Guadalcanal 1942 Real Trucks have 18 wheels. Anything less is just a Toy! I am in shape. Hey, Round is a shape! Reality is a concept not yet proven.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, November 28, 2003 4:51 PM
HEY, thats not a bad idea!!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 2, 2003 12:01 AM
Anyone know how accurate the old Monogram offering of this sub is?
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Posted by J-Hulk on Tuesday, December 2, 2003 7:43 AM
Do you mean Aurora? Maybe it was reissued by Monogram, like many Aurora kits were. I have 2 or 3 Aurora kits still kicking around somewhere.

Great Nautilus, Ron!
~Brian
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 2, 2003 10:55 AM
Ok. Aurora,...Monogram...How accurate was it?

take care
Steve
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Posted by J-Hulk on Tuesday, December 2, 2003 12:01 PM
Not sure, Steve. Based on general Aurora accuracy track records, I'd wager "not very."
I'm no Nautilus expert, but it looks like the Nautilus to me. Details might be dodgy.

I have a couple Aurora Skipjacks, too. Once again, the basic shapes look OK to me, but I'm not sure of the details.
My apologies for yet another less-than-helpful post!
~Brian
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 3, 2003 8:55 PM
No need to apologize, any comments are always welcomed. I've found a few photos that were fairly detailed but you really can't tell what the overall shape of the darn thing was. I've been wondering if it went through a re-fit at one time. Hopefully a sub-fan will read this post and educate us all. I am by no means versed in subs either...I just think they're cool and love to build them.

Thanks for the help
Steve
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