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jwb
  • Member since
    February 2006
  • From: Parkton, NC
Posted by jwb on Saturday, May 12, 2007 8:39 AM
 wing_nut wrote:

Good advice.  I actually used that to "weather" the black underside of the He 111 I posted a couple of days ago.  I was spraying the flat, planning on some post shading, but I sprayed too much in and area and it turned white.  After I said a few very bad wordsWhistling [:-^]I took a 3200 micro mesh and started to wet sand it away. Brought out the black and left a graying in the recesses.  I did it to the entire bottom of the model.

 

That's what you call a "happy accident"! 

Jon Bius

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  • From: Piscataway, NJ!
Posted by wing_nut on Thursday, May 10, 2007 3:10 PM

 eizzle wrote:
Be careful you dont spray to much in one area, I have a bomb that magically turned flat white after I got a little carried away Big Smile [:D]

Good advice.  I actually used that to "weather" the black underside of the He 111 I posted a couple of days ago.  I was spraying the flat, planning on some post shading, but I sprayed too much in and area and it turned white.  After I said a few very bad wordsWhistling [:-^]I took a 3200 micro mesh and started to wet sand it away. Brought out the black and left a graying in the recesses.  I did it to the entire bottom of the model.

 

Marc  

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  • From: NYC, USA
Posted by waikong on Thursday, May 10, 2007 12:47 PM
Like mucker, I've great success with this stuff over Tester Model Masters Acryl, Tamiya, Gunze, and Future.
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    July 2004
  • From: Northern KY
Posted by mucker on Wednesday, May 9, 2007 8:23 AM

To add to the others' experiences, I have had success thinning Flat Clear with  90% isopropyl alocohol. It sprays smooth and dries smooth and flat. I've done this both over Future and also directly over cured acrylic paints (Tamiya, Gunze, MM Acryl, etc.)

  • Member since
    July 2003
  • From: Perth, Western Australia
Posted by madmike on Thursday, May 3, 2007 11:24 PM

Wholeheartedly recommend Pollyscale flat clear.

I have been using this brand since the days of Aeromaster Acrylics (re-branded Pollyscale).

To avoid frosting issues, stir thorougly, then stir some more. Thin with distilled water and spray in multiple light mist coats.

cheers

Mike

"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei
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    February 2006
  • From: Smithers, BC, Canada
Posted by ruddratt on Thursday, May 3, 2007 4:16 PM
Jon, I use it primarily over Future and it works great. It's the deadest flat of anything I've tried.

Mike

 "We have our own ammunition. It's filled with paint. When we fire it, it makes pretty pictures....scares the hell outta people."

 

jwb
  • Member since
    February 2006
  • From: Parkton, NC
Posted by jwb on Thursday, May 3, 2007 3:51 PM
I've only tried it over PollyScale paints, so I'm not sure. Anyone else use it over other brands/types?

Jon Bius

AgapeModels.com- Modeling with a Higher purpose

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~ Jeremiah 29:11

  • Member since
    June 2006
  • From: Michigan
Posted by ps1scw on Thursday, May 3, 2007 8:57 AM
Does it work equally well over different mediums?
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Posted by yoyokel on Thursday, May 3, 2007 8:39 AM
hmm..I bought a bottle of Polly S flat a while back and forgot about it...you've got me intrigued jwb..Ill give it a test spray on an old something and see if its meets the hype Thumbs Up [tup]

" All movements go too far "

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  • From: Greencastle, IN
Posted by eizzle on Friday, April 27, 2007 2:41 PM
Be careful you dont spray to much in one area, I have a bomb that magically turned flat white after I got a little carried away Big Smile [:D]

Colin

 Homer Simpson for president!!!

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  • From: Smithers, BC, Canada
Posted by ruddratt on Friday, April 27, 2007 2:28 PM

Another satisfied customer! Wink [;)]

Seriously, it really is great stuff Jon. I'm hesitant to use anything else.

 

Mike

 "We have our own ammunition. It's filled with paint. When we fire it, it makes pretty pictures....scares the hell outta people."

 

jwb
  • Member since
    February 2006
  • From: Parkton, NC
Polly Scale Flat
Posted by jwb on Friday, April 27, 2007 2:20 PM

A few weeks back I posted about having some trouble with the rattle can Testors Dull Cote. Several folks suggested trying Polly Scale Flat.

To all who did so- thanks!

It is drop dead flat. Flat, flat, flat. It actually makes the end result look better versus what I saw with Testors. It's hard to explain.... the whole finish just looks better to my eye.

I shoot it right from the bottle, no thinning, using a general purpose acrylic nozzle on my Aztek 470.

The stuff is practically invisible. The first time I sprayed it I wondered if anything was coming out. Then I realized the place I was spraying was turning flat. So I just moved the airbrush around it it was like the magic flat wand.

I love this stuff! 

So to those who suggested it- thanks! 

Jon Bius

AgapeModels.com- Modeling with a Higher purpose

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~ Jeremiah 29:11

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