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The Madhatter

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About The Madhatter

  • Birthday 07/26/1975

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    Melbourne
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    I'm into Sci-fi, ships, cars and anything else that takes my fancy at the time.

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  1. They are so simple to use yet really handy. I should've bought more of them! I just love the colour of the base layer. I'm not a pink fan by any stretch but this actually looks really good Maybe Revell will make a full panel version and it can be the new Barbie Mobile?
  2. Clear coated the red first. Worked a treat - as expected Sorted out the on/off button - so no external button or switch to be seen, and it'll be fully self contained power too - no leads I'll put some button cells in a holder below the base, and to change the batteries just pull the droid out by the head - at least, that's the plan
  3. Thanks Ray I have revised the scheme somewhat. More black. Should look really cool
  4. Mate, I so wish I knew. I don't even know what would be a suitable catalyst for Alclad TBH I just finished spraying the wings and they are looking awesome This time around, I will clear coat them before I even think about masking
  5. Yeah, the tape really ate into the paint. It was totally my own fault as I knew too have clear coated it first, especially after a similar thing happened on my SF90. I was too impatient. It definitely appears that I am a slow learner. A bit like homer Simpson. Dohhh
  6. That was my thoughts too, so I just don't fully understand why it happened.
  7. I found some citrus cleaner but it didn't work. Also, the tape has actually impressed itself into the paint. So, with that, I have done the only thing possible: It's all good though. Version 2.0 will be better, smoother with a chance now to add some slight variation to the black
  8. Alclad candy red. I knew I should've clear coated it first.
  9. I honestly thought 5 days, of which 3 were over 30 degrees, would be sufficient. I also thought, maybe I should have clear coated the red first as well before masking. Now that I've had a solid nights sleep, I can work out how to fix it. It appears to just be residue but paint has lifted in a couple of spots. I may just strip the whole lot off and start again
  10. I am so ready to throw this in the bin. I had a nice, beautiful paint job on her. Shiny, rich colour and smooth. I let it cure for 5 days straight, then masked it up today, spray some alternate colours and with much excitement, pulled the tape off just now and am ready to cry. Tamiya masking tape has truly f*&k ed my paint job up. Its gone from this: to this: I am using all of my will power not to bin it. I am hoping someone has an idea on how I can fix this cluster &#%k?
  11. thanks fellas I laid down the first 2 coats primary colour and its exceeding my expectations so far Needs a wet sand but that'll come soon enough. I reckon there's one, maybe 2, more updates before I'll call it done. It's not a technical kit by any stretch of the imagination and basic construction is a doddle The longest part about this one has been the adding that missing detailing. Paint might take a week or so - allowing for drying days. Melbourne's going to be an oven over the coming weekend, so good chance for it to cure quickly
  12. Good morning everyone! hope we are all well and good? Things are progressing nicely. I have base colour coated the body and some other bits and bobs. Just one more gear bay to finish painting and then those will all be done. My LED filaments arrived yesterday and I am really excited to try these out for the first time. I can already think of a number of projects where these filaments can be of use. However, not to get ahead of myself and to bring things back on subject, I'll stop writing and post some pics Starting with the small and menial stuff, the rear small engine nozzle has been masked ready for paint: Speaking of said read engine, I have added a couple of details to spruce it up a little, but not a lot. I have also been carving out the space between the nozzle and the brackets holding it to give it more the appearance that it's being cradled rather than molded on I also added some left over mesh to the underside - again, more for aesthetics than function. You can see the shavings in the space it was talking about: The cockpit gauges etc have all been painted. Just need to sort out the lighting and how I'm going to do it (still). and lastly, the carby thing up front is also finished - not that there was much to do on it. I may still add some more hose to it- especially the bits on the side - they look incomplete somehow. Now, I do have a photo of the bottom half of the ship in its base colour coat but if I share it, it will give away the scheme I have in mind and I don't want to do that just yet. There is not much left to do build-wise other than the engines and wings, but I should be able to get all that done this weekend (built and wired - not painted) Now, this but may seem cheesy, but I just want to give a shout out to the small enterprise in Tassy that fulfilled my filament order, LED Sales. https://www.ledsales.com.au/ They are a small outfit but man, they stock some really cool stuff for a very good price (on par or better than some of those cheap Chinese sellers on eBay, and I'd much rather support the local guy). If your in Oz, then I can not recommend this place high enough as a place to go to get your electronics stuff from. More range than Jaycar and a lot cheaper too. As always guys, thank you very much for stopping in and having a look. I'll be back soon enough with more Till then, stay cool till after school Si
  13. Thanks guys , am really happy with how it's going
  14. no - just an airbrush (Mr Procon Boy .5mm trigger). And a lot of wet sanding
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