pm sent, now you know... pe app will look great

You have really completed a museum piece,fantastic work.

Well, I have been experimenting (on the flat bottom of the hull) and I think I have found a somewhat easier (for me) solution to the Nagato hull prob. Pls see pics below for test.

-I painted a small section (2"x2") with Mr. Surfacer 500 (bottle), waited 20 seconds for a light set, wiped the section with a cotton ball moistened with nail polish remover and...viola! (took about 2 minutes, i think the entire hull will take less than an hour). I dont know if this pic is sufficient to illustrate, but anyway:


Let me know what you think!

Looks great.....acetone (nail polish remover) is what i use to clean tools and to replenish when it gets dried out.

It works on Mr Surfacer too as well as tools I guess Steve ...i just painted the test section to test visablility of the cad lines once paint has been applied. Will let dry and take a couple of pics and post results tonight...

You can use it through an airbrush, but it needs heavy thinning with lacquer thinner.....I was shooting Surfacer 1000 and had to use about 2/3 thinner to 1/3 surfacer to avoid clogging.

Makes a beautiful primer. Those fumes tho....

Nice case you have for it!! Your B24 with all the goodies is still sitting here for you!

Congratulations on a beautiful build and a very classy presentation!

Solid work

Cheers/Jan

Beautiful work! It is interesting what glue has been used for such a clean P.E. job?
Is there a special technique?

Tim, words fail me mate,truly stunning
Thanks for posting
Andy

Konstantin: pm sent re: glue. Sorry for delay in getting back to you.



in the meantime, one of the AA guns:


parts cut off sheet, but not yet folded


rolled, fold


main barrels added (toothpick is to set barrels parrellel as glue sets)


4 (are these recoil cylinders?) added

elevation gear added underneath


adjustments needed

pic makes the parts look copper. maybe its the dirty mat






completed. 22 parts/ 3 hours. sometimes I think I'm nuts. well...more than sometimes. Its pretty much 24/7 with me I guess.

Thanks for viewing my post! -Tim

Another beautiful and effortless assembly by Master Tim. And not a sign of glue anywhere! May be it should be diluted with water? But then it shall not have any viscosity... Your skill is still unsurpassed!

no special technique really, here is what I use for pe:

Glue:
i use very small amounts (its amazing how little is required) applied with a toothpick or sewing needle. i always look for an application spot for the glue that will hold the part in place... but not be visable once installed. once cured, it remains flexible and practically disappears. One caveat in using pva glue: if the Gator ever becomes frozen (in transit or elsewhere) the glue is ruined. it will become clumpy, lose adhesion and smell funky



Magnifier: I use MG Electronic's LUX-520 Diopter Fluorescent Magnifier:


the folding tool I use:


Cut-off set:

the acrylic sheet and its black background color is perfect for seeing the pe clearly and making a precise cut possible without bending the piece downwards or dulling your blade unnecessarily. rarely have I ever had to file off a brass attachment stub on a pe piece using this method

and this the rolling kit i use (very helpful for smooth rolls):


recommend: dont go cheap on your magnifier! the extra money for a good one will be well spent!