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Post by peterwitt2424 on Feb 13, 2004 20:54:11 GMT 1
I have a 87th scale vehicle, made of cast resin plastic & it has lots of air bubble holes in it, Can anyone tell me how to correct this problem. It looks a mess after a prime coat. I read a piece in a Auto maz years ago, about thining glazing putty (red) and putting it on with a airbrush, but do not know what to thin it with has anyone done this, and what does it do to the airbrush Or has anyone got a better idear I am in need of help The plastic on this vehicle is very soft and cannot take much sanding
Thank you for any help
Don
Pr George B.C.
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Post by Christian on Feb 14, 2004 0:32:52 GMT 1
I use a paste made from plastic (i. e. Evergreen) and glue for that kind of work. It fills holes effectively, sticks to the model and excess can be removed with a sharp knive. Very useful for clear (epoxy) resin kits, but problematic with polyurethane (most hollow castings) as it attacks the surface.
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Post by Lee on Feb 15, 2004 1:30:43 GMT 1
This is why I will not cast until I have the vacuum setup. I feel that a model with air bubbles is a poor job on the casters part. We had boxes of seconds that we would only sell as junk because of the air bubbles.
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Post by Christian on Feb 15, 2004 1:50:58 GMT 1
We had boxes of seconds that we would only sell as junk because of the air bubbles. I would have loved to get my hands on those! While bubbles can be annoying, they are not that big an obstacle for me (anymore). I have learned to live with defective castings since completely smooth ones are rare exceptions from the rule. |
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Post by Lee on Feb 15, 2004 2:04:26 GMT 1
All we need to do is find Hal and Doug who seem to have disappeared of the face of the earth. I have run searchs for them without any luck. All known phone numbers are no longer in service and any mail sent is returned. They also have the SMCC diorama that Jerry built that is shown in some of the pictures. That has got to be worth something to a collector.
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Post by Cor_DutchArt on Dec 10, 2004 11:24:55 GMT 1
This realy is  You didn't mention which manufacturer made the model but I should try to swap it for a right one! Nevertheless there are manufacturers who did put a lot of mony in investments for new moulds and after that they let the casting do by someone who isn't interresting in quality. And it is impossible to deliver much better quality this way. Well now the problem.. I use resin while I am casting new models. But this is no solution for everybody. I think you'll better use Henkell 2K glue which looks very similar like the resin I use. Ít's just a little thicker. Cor van der Meijde |
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