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Question For MikeV
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 27, 2005 2:55 AM
Hi MikeV sorry to keep bothering you, but I just finished the F106 Delta Dart using all the new technics recomended of these forums, by all the expert modelers I used Tenax 7 for the first time and it works great, also primed the model and used green putty sucesfully, primed it again then when it cured for a several days when ahead and airbrushed painted and it worked gread, the proceded to airbrush it with future, waited four days and applied sucessfully the decals, waited for 5 days, and mixed three parts of future and one part of clear Flat badger model flex. But the model was still to glossy, added some more clear flat to the mix and after it dried, I applied a new cover of the new mixture two times. So the finish is still kind of more glossy than I would like.

Since you are the master, I really could use you opinion or recomendation.
Thanks.Disapprove [V]

P.S I have four planes that I had already finished before learning the new technics in the forum should I give all of them a new layer of future or not.
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  • From: USA
Posted by MusicCity on Sunday, March 27, 2005 8:04 AM
I've never used that finish, my one exposure to ModelFlex paints was enough, but if it is a "Clear Flat", as opposed to a "Base", then it was probably never meant to be mixed with anything. Try spraying some on some scrap without mixing it with Future and see what it does.
Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page
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  • From: Hayward, CA
Posted by MikeV on Sunday, March 27, 2005 11:05 AM
I would use a clear flat that is known to give good results such as PolyScale Acrylic flat or Model Master Acryl clear flat.
You could keep your airbrush back far from the model at maybe 8" or so away and mist some clear flat on it to take some of that shine away.

I have not used the Badger flat you are talking about and as Craig said it may not work well mixing it with another product like Future.

Mike

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 27, 2005 12:38 PM
The bottle has written on the following Badger Model Flex - Water bsed Acrylic Hobby Paint Film - 16-601 Clear Flat.

Thanks to all who responded to promptly.

Edco
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