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Good morning everyone,
I dug out a 1/35 Tamiya Tiger from my parents's attic that I let sleep for a solid 15 years.
As I was unexperienced and that aftermarket parts were hard to come by, I covered the unglued parts in grey Tamiya putty and tried to recreate the zimmerit with a scalpel blade.
That's the point where you start throwing stones at me. Fair enough.
The kit is unbuilt and full ; I can still use it if I manage to take out the putty and slap some aftermarket zimmerit in its place.
I made a rather successful trial on the front panel : Q-tip, aceton, then Revell airbrush cleaner.
Still, considering the tedious aspect, the amount of airbrush cleaner required and the toxic fumes festival that it represents, I wonder if someone would have other advices.
Thanks already :-)
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You could stick it in a covered container overnight to let it do its work. Just a thought. Perhaps other will chime in.
Ask yourself if the effort is worth the $ 30 or so a new kit would cost, and would the results be equal.
All of the other parts that don't have putty on them are useful for other projects.
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BlackSheep, I thought about it but I fear the aceton starts to attack the plastic if I leave the parts in for too long... I maybe wrong on this though...
Gmorrison : good point... it's just that knee-jerk reaction, shame to let it go to waste ;-) but I must say I tend to agree with you...
I am with Gmorrison, but if you want to use the same kit you could try grinding/sanding it off. Tamiya putty is solvant based and will melt some of the plastic to create a firm bond that is quite difficult to remove. Any solvent that can remove the putty will also damage the plastic underneath.
Try slipping it in a plastic garbage bag and put it in the freezer overnight; it might make the putty brittle enough to be chipped off more easily with a scraper or a wire brush.
Good luck.
Greg
George Lewis:
If you have a Dremel tool I would suggest using a grinding bit and a very deft steady touch to remove the putty. Since you’re going to add on AM zimmerit to recoat it, any small dings to the base surface are no big deal.
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All great ideas from putting in the freezer to using a dremel tool . Heck why not stick it in the freezer then use a dremel tool? Or buy a new kit.
Look at it this way, if you decide to buy a new one, save the old kit for spare parts.
BlackSheepTwoOneFour All great ideas from putting in the freezer to using a dremel tool . Heck why not stick it in the freezer then use a dremel tool? Or buy a new kit. Look at it this way, if you decide to buy a new one, save the old kit for spare parts.
AFA the method used, Back in the day there was no such thing as AM Zim. We all did that thing with Squadron putty. I liked it.
Thanks a lot for the tips, guys! This big kitten ain't a priority for now anyway, and like GMorrison reminded, I can get the same or even more recent issues, less troublesome and with most goodies included, but I'll try to salvage it anyway - I won't lose any sleep if I can't!
I think a mix of all this should help : freezing and dremeling the biggest chunks, then cleaning up the rest with a Q-tip... If I get there, I'll try to keep you posted ;-) Thanks for your help!
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