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  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 18, 2005 9:44 PM
i wanan give it a try, but i dun care to do it. haha . what tool can u sue to apply them both. a toothpick or what?
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    May 2005
  • From: Left forever
Posted by Bgrigg on Sunday, December 18, 2005 11:32 AM
Swanny has a section on add flat base to get various amounts of flatness...

Future does produce a glossy finish so many modelers will introduce a flattening material or only use it as a pre-decal sealer. If you wish to use flattened Future as a final coat here are a couple of suggested ratios of Tamiya flat base for different effects:
      1 part flat base to 3 parts Future = very flat
      1 part flat base to 10 parts Future = flat
      1 part flat base to 15 parts Future = satin
      If you get too much of anybody's flat base on the surface of your model you run the risk of making it all go white. No thinning is required just make sure it is well mixed.


Using flat base on it's own as a paint is a bad thing! It is designed as a flattening agent, not a paint. Too much flat base will cause grief too!

So long folks!

  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 18, 2005 11:02 AM
ya so it is true, happy to know that. btw do anyone know adding future plus flat base will give a matt n satin finish? but how much amount i must apply to it?? coz flat base seem to turn into white after it dry...
  • Member since
    May 2005
  • From: Left forever
Posted by Bgrigg on Sunday, December 18, 2005 10:35 AM
It is true! Future is not a floor wax, but a floor finish. It is nothing more than an acrylic paint! You can also dip clear parts, like canopies, to enhance clarity and to help protect the canopy.

Most people use matt paints on their models which require a treatment of gloss to allow the decal to adhere properly without silvering. So once you've finished the painting, but before any weathering, you lay down a coating of Future to smooth out the surface. Let it sit for 24 hours (or longer depending on the temperature and humidity). The decals adhere nicely to that surface, and once they snuggled down the way you want and have fully dried, lay down another coating of Future to seal them in. You can add flat base to the Future to get the matt look again. Another 24 or whatever hours later, weather to your hearts content.

Here's a link to Swanny's Complete Future tip:

http://www.swannysmodels.com/TheCompleteFuture.html

Good Luck!

So long folks!

  • Member since
    November 2005
decal question
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 18, 2005 6:25 AM
i have seem model with decal very nice, it seem liek the decal it with the model itself. any 1 know how to do it, i have searrch the forum and some say that you apply future , decal then future again. the final result will look like the decal has been sumberged into the model. it is true??? and how do i do it?
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