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Oh yes, all the high quality kits have that now and many of the AM manufacturers are now including weld seams for kits that don't have them...
 
Modeling has come a long way.....

Evening all,     masks are off  - needs a bit of touch up  but fairly pleased how its turned out.
 
OC.

Here we go... Ready for some magic? It was pretty disappointing to see the metalized finish go away in the last set of pics... But here is where it is all worthwhile....
Uschi's powders really shine in replicating polished metals....
 
Gloss Blue....

The sheen is back! and the blue tint remains... (I'll have a follow up shot after the four main images)
 
Gloss Black...

Oh my, you can see the reflection in the chrome side and a hint of it in the steel side, I suspect lighting is going to have a huge effect on seeing this. but All I can tell you is it's spectacular.... DEFINITELY polished metal, no doubt about that...
 
Flat Light Grey....

Still darker than initially applied but the metal sheen has come back! you have to see it in real life it looks like freshly buffed metal on both sides....
 
Flat Black...

This looks like freshly machined metal......
 
The second application of powder makes this stand out... A polished bare metal surface on plastic by hand using nothing but rattle cans and q-tips...
 
I'm amazed..... 
 
Ok I know the pics don't show it that well so I took a few oblique shots hoping to pick up some of the reflectiveness and shine of the surfaces....
 
Blue...

Black...

This is it, this is the finish I'm going to use. A few more shots showing the reflectivity and sheen....



It's got that deep reflective look I want highly polished aluminium..... Gloss black base coat.... Chrome powder..... double layered...
That's my overall finish, the steel panels on the tail are going to be flat light gray masked to the panel with steel powder.....
 
This is stunningly beautiful....
 
I have to sit for a few and get over my excitement....
 
BMF without an airbrush.... Now I've seen everything....

Well, I found something that works pretty good.   It`s a CA gel that is designed to glue coral down in an aquarium.  Very thick,but holds very well.  Plus,I can be assured it will hold if I stick the tank in an aquarium.    On another note,the kit is detailed enough that it even shows the seam welds,as can be seen across the bottom of this part of the tank body front.
 

 
Mark

Well, I found something that works pretty good.   It`s a CA gel that is designed to glue coral down in an aquarium.  Very thick,but holds very well.  Plus,I can be assured it will hold if I stick the tank in an aquarium.    On another note,the kit is detailed enough that it even shows the seam welds,as can be seen across the bottom of this part of the tank body front.
 

 
Mark

It is strange that CA will not bond PE to plastic in your case as it is pretty much universally considered the recommended method for this kind of building as far as I know. For what it is worth I have had good luck with the Bob Smith line of Insta-Cure glues, using mostly the thinner blends. I also bought a couple of bottles of VMS Flexy 5K under a recommendation from a another modeler, but have not ran out of my Bob Smith glue so have not personally used it yet. It does have the added problem though in that it is only available from Poland and even before the present day mail logjam was somewhat slow in arriving.
https://www.vms-supplies.com/flexy-5k-pe-product-overview
 
 
 

What Ken said seems to work very well.  Give them about 20 minutes or so in the vinegar.  It not only cleans but adds a bit of "tooth" to the brass.  Rinse well after pickling and let dry.  If you don't rinse, the acid will continue to work.

Vinegar (mild acetic acid) may be better. Try not to touch the parts with bare fingers afterwards; you may transfer skin oils.

Maybe the PE parts are a little greasy. Then CA glue does not want to stick either.
degrease (water and soap) and try again with CA glue ??
 

Thanks for all the suggestions! 
 
E.G. - I may take a little trip to Hobby Lobby.  I may stop at my local hobby shop & ask what they would recommend also - they deal with a lot of RC aircraft & vehicles.
 
I actually cleaned the parts with acetone,so I don`t think oily or greasy is the issue - may try the vinegar dip also.
 
Mark

Well,the fabric cement didn`t hold either - it was Dritz Fray Check.     I will try the canopy cement next.  Thanks for the info.
 
Mark

Thanks for all the suggestions! 
 
E.G. - I may take a little trip to Hobby Lobby.  I may stop at my local hobby shop & ask what they would recommend also - they deal with a lot of RC aircraft & vehicles.
 
I actually cleaned the parts with acetone,so I don`t think oily or greasy is the issue - may try the vinegar dip also.
 
Mark

Well,the fabric cement didn`t hold either - it was Dritz Fray Check.     I will try the canopy cement next.  Thanks for the info.
 
Mark

Thanks for all the suggestions! 
 
E.G. - I may take a little trip to Hobby Lobby.  I may stop at my local hobby shop & ask what they would recommend also - they deal with a lot of RC aircraft & vehicles.
 
I actually cleaned the parts with acetone,so I don`t think oily or greasy is the issue - may try the vinegar dip also.
 
Mark

Thanks for all the suggestions! 
 
E.G. - I may take a little trip to Hobby Lobby.  I may stop at my local hobby shop & ask what they would recommend also - they deal with a lot of RC aircraft & vehicles.
 
I actually cleaned the parts with acetone,so I don`t think oily or greasy is the issue - may try the vinegar dip also.
 
Mark

Hobby Lobby has Formula 560 ot Tamiya's brand (same thing) I use it to attach the vinyl track pads to my plastic track links for the M8 HST. works great and it's invisible and they don't fall of.. and there is NOTHING that glues vinyl tracks to anything....
 
should work for PE

Well,the fabric cement didn`t hold either - it was Dritz Fray Check.     I will try the canopy cement next.  Thanks for the info.
 
Mark

But, they already look like dirty steel.  I`m doing good just to get this thing put together.   Looking for some glue now that will stick PE to plastic - CA doesn`t work.  Doubt if plastic cement would work.  Epoxy is too messy.  I`m trying some fabric glue right now & will check it in the morning.   I don`t know what kind of brass this is - nothing seems to want to stick to it.
 
Mark

Well,the fabric cement didn`t hold either - it was Dritz Fray Check.     I will try the canopy cement next.  Thanks for the info.
 
Mark

Well,the fabric cement didn`t hold either - it was Dritz Fray Check.     I will try the canopy cement next.  Thanks for the info.
 
Mark

Well,the fabric cement didn`t hold either - it was Dritz Fray Check.     I will try the canopy cement next.  Thanks for the info.
 
Mark

But, they already look like dirty steel.  I`m doing good just to get this thing put together.   Looking for some glue now that will stick PE to plastic - CA doesn`t work.  Doubt if plastic cement would work.  Epoxy is too messy.  I`m trying some fabric glue right now & will check it in the morning.   I don`t know what kind of brass this is - nothing seems to want to stick to it.
 
Mark

But, they already look like dirty steel.  I`m doing good just to get this thing put together.   Looking for some glue now that will stick PE to plastic - CA doesn`t work.  Doubt if plastic cement would work.  Epoxy is too messy.  I`m trying some fabric glue right now & will check it in the morning.   I don`t know what kind of brass this is - nothing seems to want to stick to it.
 
Mark

But, they already look like dirty steel.  I`m doing good just to get this thing put together.   Looking for some glue now that will stick PE to plastic - CA doesn`t work.  Doubt if plastic cement would work.  Epoxy is too messy.  I`m trying some fabric glue right now & will check it in the morning.   I don`t know what kind of brass this is - nothing seems to want to stick to it.
 
Mark

But, they already look like dirty steel.  I`m doing good just to get this thing put together.   Looking for some glue now that will stick PE to plastic - CA doesn`t work.  Doubt if plastic cement would work.  Epoxy is too messy.  I`m trying some fabric glue right now & will check it in the morning.   I don`t know what kind of brass this is - nothing seems to want to stick to it.
 
Mark