Scorpiomikey

Ha id hate to think what they would charge me for shipping.

I think it would help make some mask jobs a lot faster.

How's winter treating you?

Ha id hate to think what they would charge me for shipping.

Son Of Medicine Man

Sparrowhyperion

I was going to get some too, but they want way too much for shipping.  $8.95 to ship it to me...

I searched for it on eBay.  There are several vendors that sell it.  Different widths and lengths with different shipping charges.  So you have a choice.

Ken

Russ is sending me that fab little B-29, and won't take a trade, which I really appreciated.

I'll tell you what, I'll pay it forward, and spot you a roll of tape.

Let me know what you want.

-Dom

Sparrowhyperion

I was going to get some too, but they want way too much for shipping.  $8.95 to ship it to me...

I searched for it on eBay.  There are several vendors that sell it.  Different widths and lengths with different shipping charges.  So you have a choice.

Ken

Rich: She looks awesome! Love the B-58, she's one of those planes that look like she's going Mach 5 just sitting on the tarmac. And love the crazy red accents over the aluminum. Although now I'm picturing a B-58 with a giant Barbie head stuck on the nose probe like a giant's head on a pike!

Dom: That sounds pretty cool, would like to see anymore art you'd be able to post.

Guys, I used Parafilm over a decade ago in a former lab job. The stuff is made to seal flasks and other glassware in chemical labs. Interesting stuff, it's much thicker than kitchen wrap and can be stretched to over five times or so it's length making it great for sealing things. Hadn't heard of it being of use in modeling back then or I'd swiped some to take home and try out.

I was going to get some too, but they want way too much for shipping.  $8.95 to ship it to me...

Bockscar

Striker8241

Hey guys,

I came across an interesting masking material today (you all probably already know about it but, anyway...) called Parafilm M. It appears to cling to the plastic without adhesive and can be easily cut to conform to different paint outlines. Says it produces sharp paint separation without bleed-under. I found it at: www.micromark.com/parafilm-m,7551.html.

Cheers,

Russ

Russ;

Thanks for the link.

GladWrap came out with a special wrap that would stick to itself to make a perfect seal, that was about 10 years back or so.

I know some guys experimented with it. This looks like a similar product but more refined for

the modeling market. I am going to get some.

You're welcome, Dom! I'll be ordering some too. Let's hope it turns out as good as it looks.

Russ

Son Of Medicine Man

Striker8241

Hey guys,

I came across an interesting masking material today (you all probably already know about it but, anyway...) called Parafilm M. It appears to cling to the plastic without adhesive and can be easily cut to conform to different paint outlines. Says it produces sharp paint separation without bleed-under. I found it at: www.micromark.com/parafilm-m,7551.html.

Cheers,

Russ

Thanks Russ!  I think I have seen that advertised before.  I have never tried it.  Maybe someone else here has and can comment on it.  It looks pretty good.  If no one else has tried it I am willing to give it a try and see how it goes.

Ken

You're welcome, Ken! Hope it turns out as good as it sounds. I'll be ordering some tomorrow.

Russ

Anyone here know where a guy can get a couple Monogram F-84F canopies in 1/48?

I'll take any brand in 1/48 and scratch them into place if necessary.

-Thanks

Striker8241

Hey guys,

I came across an interesting masking material today (you all probably already know about it but, anyway...) called Parafilm M. It appears to cling to the plastic without adhesive and can be easily cut to conform to different paint outlines. Says it produces sharp paint separation without bleed-under. I found it at: www.micromark.com/parafilm-m,7551.html.

Cheers,

Russ

Thanks for the link.

GladWrap came out with a special wrap that would stick to itself to make a perfect seal, that was about 10 years back or so.

I know some guys experimented with it. This looks like a similar product but more refined for

the modeling market. I am going to get some.

Sparrowhyperion

Sorry.  Brain Freeze.  Badge soon.

Dom, glad you liked it.  It's a technique I call gloss sanding.  I put on a shiny metallic paint, in this case, 1290 Chrome MM.  Then a layer of glosscote, then decals, then another layer of glosscote.  Aftyer that, I use a superfine sandpaper and give it a good scratching.  Make sure your sanding follows the aerodynamics of the plane or it will look weird.  After that another layer of glosscote and then buff when it's set for about 10 hours.  Let it dry and thats what it looks like.  If you do it right, you can even simulate the un smooth imperfections an airframe gets after a few dozen flights.  It's hard to see in the images though, but it really showed nicely on the front of the weapons pod where the skin starts to deform from air buffeting in supersonic flight.

Well I have to say it sure turned out very nice Rich.  A very nice addition to the front page!

Ken

Striker8241

Hey guys,

I came across an interesting masking material today (you all probably already know about it but, anyway...) called Parafilm M. It appears to cling to the plastic without adhesive and can be easily cut to conform to different paint outlines. Says it produces sharp paint separation without bleed-under. I found it at: www.micromark.com/parafilm-m,7551.html.

Cheers,

Russ

Thanks Russ!  I think I have seen that advertised before.  I have never tried it.  Maybe someone else here has and can comment on it.  It looks pretty good.  If no one else has tried it I am willing to give it a try and see how it goes.

Ken

Sorry.  Brain Freeze.  Badge soon.

Dom, glad you liked it.  It's a technique I call gloss sanding.  I put on a shiny metallic paint, in this case, 1290 Chrome MM.  Then a layer of glosscote, then decals, then another layer of glosscote.  Aftyer that, I use a superfine sandpaper and give it a good scratching.  Make sure your sanding follows the aerodynamics of the plane or it will look weird.  After that another layer of glosscote and then buff when it's set for about 10 hours.  Let it dry and thats what it looks like.  If you do it right, you can even simulate the un smooth imperfections an airframe gets after a few dozen flights.  It's hard to see in the images though, but it really showed nicely on the front of the weapons pod where the skin starts to deform from air buffeting in supersonic flight.

Hey guys,

I came across an interesting masking material today (you all probably already know about it but, anyway...) called Parafilm M. It appears to cling to the plastic without adhesive and can be easily cut to conform to different paint outlines. Says it produces sharp paint separation without bleed-under. I found it at: www.micromark.com/parafilm-m,7551.html.

Cheers,

Russ

Nice job Rich!  I updated page 1.  Now we really need that badge. Ahum....      

Ken

Gents:

Many thanks for the compliments and kind words,

very much appreciated!

It was the modeling that got me into art, and now

I'm back, model building has staying power for me.

Ken, if I ever get any music out there, I'll call....lol

Rich: that turned out real nice. The paint finish looks

as though you worked hard on the weathering, nice effect.

Yeah, little sisters.....they lit a 'campfire' in my basement bedroom when

i was on a Boy Scout weekend, i guess they felt jealous.

My parents, both smokers, didn't even notice until one of my sisters threw my UH1

on and, well, everyone here knows what burning styrene is like.....

The black spot on the ceiling was bad, not to mention the floor tiles.

I did 3-D work, but most of that needs an obsolete ap to open.

I'll see if I can find anyhting this weekend. I developed a project

named Sonica, she was a siren song if ever there was one....

Dom, you just threw my brain back to the Psychodelic 70s...  Like wow man... Seriously, awesome work.

Anyways, someone asked for some better images of the B58, so I took a couple more.

I hope the needle probe lasts longer than it did on my first kit.  On that one, my little sister broke it off to try and pry her barbie doll's head out of the bathroom sink drain before Mom and Dad found out.  She was going to tape it back on she said... ARGH!!!

Ya know.  I just thought of something.  Remember the Dehavilland Comet.  The one that had a tendency to explode in mid air and they discovered it was from micro cracks induced when the square windows were riveted together at the factory....  Well, the B58 also has square windows.  I wonder if it had stayed in service longer and in larger numbers, would it have had the same issue...  Hmmm.....

Hi Dom,

That is pretty cool art man!  I don't have any artistic talent like that, so I am envious.  The one artistic talent I do have is music.  I used to be a really good drummer, played in some good local bands.  But finally got tired of the fighting and discord and gave it up.  I wish now that I had stayed with it but as a studio performer until the right group of people came along.  As they say, hind sight is always 20/20!

Ken

What he said, Dom! Fantastic!

Mike: Thanks! Bookmarked the site for when I get the game back out again.

Dom: Wow, that's some psychedelic looking art there! And yeah I remember 'Sword of Fargoal'. Never played it in my C-64 days but I remember seeing it in the store. Probably can find a copy on the internet that will run in DosBox today.  

You guys got me thinking about my former career, when I was a graphics arts content

designer. I dug up some old files, a few of thousands:

My portrait of 9/11, I called it 'Big City Blues':

Man, still hurts to look at it.

Here is my self portrait:

Here is a portrait of my boss at the University:

Note the smooth transition between electro-quantum switching and standard jellyfish neuronal architectures.

That was him alright.

Son Of Medicine Man

Striker8241

Son Of Medicine Man

Hi Russ,

That is for the AMT kit which has a problem with the wings NOT drooping.  Since you are building a Monogram kit, you will not have that problem.  So don't use the cutting instructions or you will end up with the wings with too much droop.

Ken

 

Ahh, rgr that!  Thanks Ken!

You are most welcome friend!  It is funny, you pick up details like that being on websites like this one.

Ken

Right you are, Ken. That's what makes me glad every day I happend onto this site and hooked up with you guys.

Russ

Striker8241

Son Of Medicine Man

Hi Russ,

That is for the AMT kit which has a problem with the wings NOT drooping.  Since you are building a Monogram kit, you will not have that problem.  So don't use the cutting instructions or you will end up with the wings with too much droop.

Ken

 

Ahh, rgr that!  Thanks Ken!

You are most welcome friend!  It is funny, you pick up details like that being on websites like this one.

Ken

Son Of Medicine Man

Hi Russ,

That is for the AMT kit which has a problem with the wings NOT drooping.  Since you are building a Monogram kit, you will not have that problem.  So don't use the cutting instructions or you will end up with the wings with too much droop.

Ken

The Mono kit, which I built, doesn't have that big AMT spar. The wings do the droop without much encouragement.

I didn't recognize Russ's kit.

Correction:

I built the Revell kit.....someone said it was the Monogram tooling.....now

I have to get a sample of the Monogram kit......yippee.....an excuse to buy another BUFF...

I hate it when that happens......

Hey wait a minute:

Russ:

Did you modify the nose section of your BUFF?

Son Of Medicine Man

Hi Russ,

That is for the AMT kit which has a problem with the wings NOT drooping.  Since you are building a Monogram kit, you will not have that problem.  So don't use the cutting instructions or you will end up with the wings with too much droop.

Ken

Oh and Gamera. The website for the revival patch is here http://www.hellgateaus.net

You need to create an account to download everything. They have all the patches you need on there for it too.

Hi Russ,

That is for the AMT kit which has a problem with the wings NOT drooping.  Since you are building a Monogram kit, you will not have that problem.  So don't use the cutting instructions or you will end up with the wings with too much droop.

Ken

Dad built the AMT YB-49. I dont know how similar the instructions would be?

Yeah he got me into modeling. Always had his hobby room off our play room. It was off limits. I still remember peering in the window trying to see what he had in there.

Thanks for the link Russ, looks great, very nice build.