Egilman Posted May 15, 2023 Share #31 Posted May 15, 2023 (edited) Yep, 91% denatured alcohol and a cotton swab has been used for generations to clean electronic equipment, like tape heads, mechanical movie projectors & photo engraving equipment, watch movements and the like... It is also what is used in an anycubic wash/n/cure to clean led printed resin parts right after they come off the printer bed.... IPA, It's a very powerful cleaner in it's own right..... Lesson learned, I know cause I learned it the same way brother... The scotchbrite pad broke the hard shell lacquer surface and allowed the alcohol to get under it.... But then again, it also leaves a residue free surface that makes the paint repair real easy..... IPA is for serious cleaning when you have to remove hardened surface coverings or heavy deposits... That's why I use nothing but Future or Diamond Coat for decal placement over fully cured paint, then a final sealing coat in the sheen I want over the finished piece.... But I imagine the recovery is every bit as good as the original paint, no one will ever know.... Edited May 15, 2023 by Egilman Jack12477, Old Collingwood, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javlin Posted May 15, 2023 Author Share #32 Posted May 15, 2023 8 hours ago, Egilman said: no one will ever know.... No one will ever notice but that Nose decal is a beotch.I had to order some more paint Insignia Yellow I still cannot track down any RLM04!?! popeye the sailor, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realworkingsailor Posted May 15, 2023 Share #33 Posted May 15, 2023 If you’re not above mixing, this is a screenshot of Tamiya’s BF109. It gives their mix ratio to approximate the colour you may be looking for: The XF series are acrylic, but there are equivalency charts to convert to their lacquer paints if you prefer. Great job so far, can’t wait to see the end result. Andy Canute, popeye the sailor, Javlin and 4 others 7 Quote Quando Omni Flunkus, Moritati Current Build: USF Confederacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted May 15, 2023 Share #34 Posted May 15, 2023 10 hours ago, Javlin said: No one will ever notice but that Nose decal is a beotch.I had to order some more paint Insignia Yellow I still cannot track down any RLM04!?! Hey Jav, try here.... True North Paints... (check out the RLM04 gelb, looks to be a pretty good shade of it as well, they have a pretty complete line of Luftwaffe paint) They would need to be thinned quite a bit for spraying, but they are probably the best enamels around, a little goes a long way.... It's what I use exclusively since the demise of Model Master's line..... Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor, Javlin and 3 others 5 1 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javlin Posted May 16, 2023 Author Share #35 Posted May 16, 2023 14 hours ago, Egilman said: since the demise of Model Master's line..... bookmarked and ordering some. mtaylor, Canute, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javlin Posted May 16, 2023 Author Share #36 Posted May 16, 2023 Just a pic of some progress the nose decals need some touch-ups kinda a PIA they were.I used the decal for the ban on the fuse an order from SB coming this week swastikas for the tail and a Eduard Tempest courtesy of Dan's build and insignia yellow. Jack12477, Baker, Canute and 14 others 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javlin Posted May 18, 2023 Author Share #37 Posted May 18, 2023 Lots of stencils and waiting on paint and thanks for the likes guys. Egilman, Jack12477, Baker and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javlin Posted May 20, 2023 Author Share #38 Posted May 20, 2023 The finish line is not that far off no mail today so no yellow The canopy was a bit of a PIA probably more me than the manufacture I go outside the box/instructions and gets me in trouble but I resolved that issue.I have been touching up the nose decal with black tonight hence the yellow.I like it when you decorate the props just that little more touch.One pic of the port side of the fuse shows a decal that moved but also those ribs numbers not 9 like the 109 but 18.I tried making a RLM04 with what you gave Andy hence since I do not have the all the colors got to daRK. yvesvidal, Landlubber Mike, mtaylor and 13 others 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted May 28, 2023 Share #39 Posted May 28, 2023 Wow, that's a beauty! Really nice job. You work so fast and with such great results! Canute, popeye the sailor, AJohnson and 4 others 7 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danstream Posted May 28, 2023 Share #40 Posted May 28, 2023 Impressive model! As already said, good paint job for the camouflage. Glad that no sign of the accident with the paint you mentioned is visible. Dan P.S. Just one comment if I may, about the pathfinder antenna ring. Typically the ring didn't have a circular cross section, but it was more like a flat ribbon (where the wire coils were coiled next to each other). I make it with a soldered strip of photo-etch fret. I am making this comment only because of the size of the model it would be noticeable. Otherwise, it looks OK anyway. Old Collingwood, Javlin, mtaylor and 5 others 8 Quote Current build : Mayflower - AL 1:64 Completed non-ship builds : Spitfire MK I - 1:48, Arado 196B - 1:32, Sea Fury - 1:48, F-15C Eagle - 1:48, Hawker Tempest Mk.V - 1:48, F104S Starfighter - 1:48 "The most effective way to do it, is to do it" - Amelia Earhart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javlin Posted June 9, 2023 Author Share #41 Posted June 9, 2023 Getting close to finish on this one might notice a little panel line work on the outer R/wing don't know if I proceed The antenna is done and those ASK decals for the swastikas are thin and brittle 4 to get 2. AJohnson, hof00, Diver and 15 others 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted June 9, 2023 Share #42 Posted June 9, 2023 The camo and finish on this is Outstanding. OC. Egilman, Canute, Jack12477 and 4 others 7 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted June 9, 2023 Share #43 Posted June 9, 2023 Wow, I like this a lot. Very nice indeed. She must take up a lot of shelf space. Javlin, mtaylor, Canute and 5 others 8 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted June 9, 2023 Share #44 Posted June 9, 2023 Well done, Javlin. Old Collingwood, Egilman, Javlin and 3 others 5 1 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted June 9, 2023 Share #45 Posted June 9, 2023 awesome job Jav!.........very well done on the camo too! I wouldn't worry too much about the yellow......I get the same nonsense with it scream'in out at me too Egilman, Ras Ambrioso, Javlin and 4 others 6 1 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ras Ambrioso Posted June 20, 2023 Share #46 Posted June 20, 2023 On 5/15/2023 at 7:42 AM, Javlin said: RLM04!?! Great emoji mtaylor, Javlin, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote Ras Current builds: Stern Paddle Wheeler ZULU-1916-1/48 scale Previous builds: Freccia Celeste-1927 350cc racing motorcycle-1:9 scale-Protar kit Boeing B17F- 1/72 scale- Hasegawa kit HMS Mimi-scale 1/24-Fast Motor Launch Amapá 1907-1/64 scale-Brazilian Customs Cruiser Scottish Motor Fifie. 1/32 scale. Amati kit Patricia. Steam powered R/C launch. 1/12 scale. Krick Kit African Queen. Steam powered R/C launch. 1/24 scale. Billings ki Emma C. Berry. Sailing fishing smack. 1/32 scale. Model Shipways kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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