To all Filipino Modelers

zeke_

Member since
June 2005
From: Manila, Philippines

Posted by zeke_ on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 7:24 PM

Beth,

nope i wont be able to build one yet since is till lack some tools like an airbrush. and kahit siguro magbuild ako di pa din aabot kasi di pa ako sanay . yung Honda bike ko nga di pa din napipinturahan. Big Smile [:D]

Dwight, tips naman dyan for a newbie like me Big Smile [:D]

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cbrain

Member since
April 2004
From: boot sector

Posted by cbrain on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 7:30 PM

Wowoweee! That surely is an impressive build Dwight!

Hello to all.... ehehehe... long time no see Lipton... wassap?

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Dwight Ta-ala

Member since
July 2003
From: Philippines

Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 8:37 PM

Thanks Cbrain.

Zeke: Yep unlike the KV-1 where you have a choice of one-piece vinyl and link and length tracks, this one only offers one-piece vinyl tracks pero OK naman ang details.

Maybe you just ask me specific questions and I will try to answer them the best I can. When are you starting with your KV-1?

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 11:39 PM

To all of you whos wondrin' wazzup with me... well....

I'm stuck in developing an enrollment system for a school .... ggrrrrr!!! Kaya heto absent sa meetings at builds.

Pero punta kami ni Kumander sa Exhibit kasama ang bunga ng aming pag mamahalan (ekkkkkk!!!!!) LOL!!!

Kitakits!

PS: Cbrain - Di ako maka-login sa forum ng website natin using my old username and password. :o( I tried the re-activation thingy ayaw pa rin. :o((

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cbrain

Member since
April 2004
From: boot sector

Posted by cbrain on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 8:19 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by jmfrancisco
PS: Cbrain - Di ako maka-login sa forum ng website natin using my old username and password. :o( I tried the re-activation thingy ayaw pa rin. :o((

Okay, I will look into your problem. Will email you through your registered email sa boards once it's done. Big Smile [:D]

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:43 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by zeke_

Beth,

nope i wont be able to build one yet since is till lack some tools like an airbrush. and kahit siguro magbuild ako di pa din aabot kasi di pa ako sanay . yung Honda bike ko nga di pa din napipinturahan.

Zeke

hehehe, you know it takes a lot of patience i mean practice Wink [;)]

, investing on an airbrush is must have but, even me or Emjae handpaints models before i bought my Badger 150 my old college a/b. Big Smile [:D]

anyway, you're in good company just ask away from these guys or me Shy [8)]

.hehehe

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zeke_

Member since
June 2005
From: Manila, Philippines

Posted by zeke_ on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 9:11 PM

beth,

thanks. :) i might be getting an airbrush next week. hopefully

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cbrain

Member since
April 2004
From: boot sector

Posted by cbrain on Thursday, July 28, 2005 3:22 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by zeke_

beth,

thanks. :) i might be getting an airbrush next week. hopefully

way to go zeke... we welcome you to the dark side of airbrushing as early as now. ehehehe.... what type of a/b you gonna get? Smile [:)]

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zeke_

Member since
June 2005
From: Manila, Philippines

Posted by zeke_ on Thursday, July 28, 2005 10:46 AM

cbrain,
already bought this morning since the hopefully became reality hehehe. yung Tamiya Spraywork binili ko. next week bili ko ng converter

Dwight,
once i finish the bike i'll start with the KV-1 Big Smile [:D]

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 28, 2005 1:31 PM

zeke

Great! Big Smile [:D]

the Tamiya Spraywork is a good buy, I bought my Badger mainly for rendering perspectives just hapens pwede pala sa modelling and its expensive to maintain. Sad [:(]

Enjoy your new toy. Big Smile [:D]

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zeke_

Member since
June 2005
From: Manila, Philippines

Posted by zeke_ on Thursday, July 28, 2005 7:12 PM

thanks beth Big Smile [:D]

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cbrain

Member since
April 2004
From: boot sector

Posted by cbrain on Thursday, July 28, 2005 7:29 PM

zeke: That's great! I've heard nothing but good feedback from the other modelers about that airbrush. Good luck and have fun learning how to use your airbrush.

beth: Speaking of Badger airbrush maintenance.... where do you get spare parts for your airbrush? I sort of slightly bent the tip of the mid-size needle for my 175 Crescendo.... I can still use it but I'm afraid that I might not be using the a/b's full potential. I also have with me a friend's Badger 150 which needs a complete valve assembly replacement. Ouch!

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zeke_

Member since
June 2005
From: Manila, Philippines

Posted by zeke_ on Thursday, July 28, 2005 7:59 PM

thanks cbrain Big Smile [:D]

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 28, 2005 11:20 PM

Hi guys, I'm andrew, sort of a new-old guy. Just back to the forum after a year AWOL.

Anybody know where i can have my Spray-Work compressor repaired? One of the four air bladders is torn and Tamiya doesn't have a replacement available. Sabi nila kay Miss Lil masyadong mahal daw ang internal na piyesa. I can't afford a new compressor -- I'm open to suggestions on alternative sources of air.

Andrew Oliveros
Makati/Alabang/Binan

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emjaetee

Member since
March 2004
From: Somewhere between near and far

Posted by emjaetee on Friday, July 29, 2005 5:57 AM

Welcome back, on board, Andrew... unfortunately, i don't have the answer to your query. but stick around... they'd have answers. Smile [:)]

oi, oi, oi.... trumpex na! ilang tulog na lang Aug 15 na. hehehehe. i may not have a kit in that exhibit but i'm pretty excited about it.

How about an EB during the display? la lang.. naisip lang. hehehehe.

Measure it with a micrometer. Mark it with a grease pencil. Cut it with an ax.

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emjaetee

Member since
March 2004
From: Somewhere between near and far

Posted by emjaetee on Friday, July 29, 2005 6:07 AM

Dwight... Energizer Bunny ka talaga.. hehehehe.... ganda ng latest build mo.

zeke... enjoy your new toy, 'ika nga...

lipton... nabuhay ka ulet! nyahahahaha. welcome back. meron ka ba submission sa trumpex? kitakits na lang dun.

beth... mukang maluwag tayo ngayon ah. hehehehe. nasan na yung dalawa?

oist, cbrain... yan ba ang bigay ng "sponsor" mo for fixing and yours to use pag naayos for a price na almost give away?

Measure it with a micrometer. Mark it with a grease pencil. Cut it with an ax.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 29, 2005 4:35 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by cbrain

zeke: That's great! I've heard nothing but good feedback from the other modelers about that airbrush. Good luck and have fun learning how to use your airbrush.

beth: Speaking of Badger airbrush maintenance.... where do you get spare parts for your airbrush? I sort of slightly bent the tip of the mid-size needle for my 175 Crescendo.... I can still use it but I'm afraid that I might not be using the a/b's full potential. I also have with me a friend's Badger 150 which needs a complete valve assembly replacement. Ouch!

cbrain

during college este after college when my a/b started having problems i usually buy parts from Joli's besides UST cor. Gov. Porbes sometimes at Bevan in Quiapo, Recto (tama ba?) either its a needle or the nozzle due to wear. I've haven't had problem with my Thompson compressor yet its noisy and dances alot. Big Smile [:D]

emjae

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Dwight Ta-ala

Member since
July 2003
From: Philippines

Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Friday, July 29, 2005 6:52 PM

emjaetee: Thanks for the kind words.

Andrew: The same thing happenned to my Tamiya compressor. Actually dalawa ang napunit. Since there is no spare parts available, I used duct tape to fix it. Seems like the duct tape is holding on. Probably not the best solution there is but I also don't have money for a new unit.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 1:13 AM

Thanks, Dwight. I didn't think of that.

Happy modelling!

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 1:20 AM

I gotta question for all Noy-pi modelers: Would you folks be open to domestic resin manufacturers and if so, what would you like to see made? Accuracy, engineering and reasonable costs are of course optimal. Just a survey for a new product line for a friend's factory in Pampanga.

Appreciate the information.

Andrew

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 5:14 PM

hi guys, im wondering.... is there a way for me to remove the water decals on my old plastic kits?

http://www.geocities.com/sparrows_lair/

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cbrain

Member since
April 2004
From: boot sector

Posted by cbrain on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 7:11 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by li22beth

cbrain

during college este after college when my a/b started having problems i usually buy parts from Joli's besides UST cor. Gov. Porbes sometimes at Bevan in Quiapo, Recto (tama ba?) either its a needle or the nozzle due to wear. I've haven't had problem with my Thompson compressor yet its noisy and dances alot.

Thanks beth, will definitely visit that store one of these days. I used to be a suki of Joli's for engineering and art supplies too way back in college. Didn't know they had stuff that would also be useful for modeling. ehehehe

andrew_o :

Hi and welcome back sa thread. Regarding resin.... ooh, I would definitely love to have 1/24 resin modification parts for cars. A lot of IPMS members would also love those detail-up resin parts for aircraft cockpits and the likes.

grippin :

Welcome sa thread. Hmn.... removing decals.... I haven't tried removing decals alone but I've already tried removing decals from a kit including its paint. Just soaked it in brake fluid with the intention of removing the paint; the decal was removed too.

I'm not sure but you might want to try acetone. Apply acetone on the decal with a cotton bud and try to scrape the decal off in the process. Just take extra care, the paint might get scraped off too.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 4, 2005 2:33 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by andrew_o

I gotta question for all Noy-pi modelers: Would you folks be open to domestic resin manufacturers and if so, what would you like to see made? Accuracy, engineering and reasonable costs are of course optimal. Just a survey for a new product line for a friend's factory in Pampanga.

Appreciate the information.

Andrew

hi andrew,

that would be a welcome development since i will expect resin afternarket parts/kits made here in the Philippines to cost much less than those made in the us, uk and east europe. Big Smile [:D]

the subjects? maybe conversion parts or a complete kit of aircraft and armor used by the Philippine military such as the S-211 of the Philippine Air Force... Smile [:)]

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 4, 2005 2:55 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by grippin

hi guys, im wondering.... is there a way for me to remove the water decals on my old plastic kits?

http://www.geocities.com/sparrows_lair/

hi grippin,

or you may try using Scotch tape. place a fresh tape over the decal and remove quickly.

or you may try soaking the decal in decal setting solutions (microscale, mr. mark softer) although this may take time...

nice site, grippin. good thing you still kept your matchbox kits. these were my first kits and just by looking at them made me reminisce... Laugh [(-D]

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 4, 2005 10:28 AM

ok thanks guys. try ko muna yung scotch tape technique......soaking in brake fluid? wouldn't that melt the plastic?..... Mischief [:-,]

....maybe ill try it last pero if can be used for removing paint , maybe i have some use for that tip.....

Thanks bigman, a website is an ideal resting place for my old matchbox collection.

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cbrain

Member since
April 2004
From: boot sector

Posted by cbrain on Thursday, August 4, 2005 4:48 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by BigMan
hi grippin,

or you may try using Scotch tape. place a fresh tape over the decal and remove quickly.

or you may try soaking the decal in decal setting solutions (microscale, mr. mark softer) although this may take time...

Wow, I never thought of that. Thanks too for the tip Jim. Big Smile [:D]

Problem though is, Would the scotch tape technique also work if the decal has already been painted over with clear paint? Approve [^]

grippin

Well, I've been using brake fluid to strip off paint for quite some time now. So far, all the plastic kits I've immersed in the fluid still remains intact 'til now. Wink [;)]

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 4, 2005 10:30 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by cbrain

QUOTE: Originally posted by BigMan
hi grippin,

or you may try using Scotch tape. place a fresh tape over the decal and remove quickly.

or you may try soaking the decal in decal setting solutions (microscale, mr. mark softer) although this may take time...

Wow, I never thought of that. Thanks too for the tip Jim. Problem though is, Would the scotch tape technique also work if the decal has already been painted over with clear paint?

hmmm... oo nga ano..? Blush [:I]

but imo, how effective this technique is will depend on how the decal was applied, not if there is clear paint over it or not.

if there is some silvering, the decal may be removed easily by tape. if the decal has good adhesion, a combination of techniques may work, like tape and then soaking in decal solution on remaining shreds of the decal that cannot be removed by tape...

Cool [8D]

10 days til TRUMPEX 2005!! Yeah!! [yeah]

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cbrain

Member since
April 2004
From: boot sector

Posted by cbrain on Tuesday, August 9, 2005 8:09 AM

Ilang tulog na lang! Makakita nanaman ako ng mga works of art! Weee!

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 9, 2005 2:59 PM

Ilang araw na lang at makakatulog na ako...hehehe

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zeke_

Member since
June 2005
From: Manila, Philippines

Posted by zeke_ on Wednesday, August 10, 2005 5:11 AM

uu nga makapunta sana para may matutunan ako hehehe

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