Rick K Posted May 31, 2021 Author Share Posted May 31, 2021 And it begins. After looking at the Eduard PE offering for the Super Tucano I felt the access panels were slightly clunky looking and plentiful. My biggest fear that one of the nearly 30 PE pieces would fall of from my clumsy handling long after the painting process. I'm going in for Archer Decals. Will be using a mix of mostly 1:48 and a few 1:32 access panels. Woody gave me some very much appreciated great coaching tips on applying these. scvrobeson, Martinnfb, Out2gtcha and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick K Posted June 1, 2021 Author Share Posted June 1, 2021 On 5/20/2021 at 3:01 PM, Out2gtcha said: Wow, great work Rick! Really wish they would put one of these out in 32nd. Lovely job on the Archer resin decals too. Thanks Brian. The Archer decals are nice with some care required on application. This would be a nice "injection" subject in 1:32. Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick K Posted June 9, 2021 Author Share Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) Over 40 Archer resin decals applied. I tried to match size with the Eduard PE pieces and came pretty close. For me, I had to keep the water hot or the large resin pieces curled. Also, do not trim the carrier film close to resin decal the carrier film is needed to allow the resin decal to nest on the surface properly. Walthers decal setting solution was used, the film snuggled in quite nice. After a day cure I hit all the decals with light coat of MLT, thanks for the tip Woody, and the film just blended in. A few PE pieces to be annealed and glued into place then hit with primer. w Edited June 9, 2021 by Rick K LSP_Kevin, Uncarina, D.B. Andrus and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody V Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Looks great Rick! Thanks for the plug, check's in the mail. I never had much luck with that red glazing putty, it's always shrunk on me. A two-part filler never shrinks and this stuff is great, but the only problem is you have to buy a gallon ($27). Of all my auto body stuff I gave away, I miss this the most. Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick K Posted June 9, 2021 Author Share Posted June 9, 2021 52 minutes ago, Archer Fine Transfers said: Looks great Rick! Thanks for the plug, check's in the mail. I never had much luck with that red glazing putty, it's always shrunk on me. A two-part filler never shrinks and this stuff is great, but the only problem is you have to buy a gallon ($27). Of all my auto body stuff I gave away, I miss this the most. PM me for address to send box of Resin Decals. Thanks for the tip on the EverCoat. I'll keep this in my que. So far Red Glazing putty has worked for me. Did you use MLT to thin it? I thin it down to a creamy texture and either shoot through a syringe or brush on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody V Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 31 minutes ago, Rick K said: Did you use MLT to thin it? I thin it down to a creamy texture and either shoot through a syringe or brush on. No, never thinned it but that's probably a good way to keep it from skinning over before applying which was one of the problems I always had with it. Back in the 70s it was the only glazing putty we had for the cars we built.... whole lot of cursing because the stuff never stopped shrinking. I discovered Evercoat when I had this insane idea to restore an old pickup truck about 15 years ago. Stuff sands sooooo easily. Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 This looks great! The resin decals really add some extra pop. Nicely done. Woody is the man… I assume MLT is some sort of lacquer thinner? Cheers Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy! Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 On 7/17/2021 at 10:45 AM, Pete Fleischmann said: This looks great! The resin decals really add some extra pop. Nicely done. Woody is the man… I assume MLT is some sort of lacquer thinner? Cheers Pete Google is very clear MLT is Medical Laboratory Technician, he must have found one sufficiently heavy to sit on the the decals until they cured that the decals laid down perfectly. Brilliant solution...I would never have thought of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 42 minutes ago, Timmy! said: Google is very clear MLT is Medical Laboratory Technician, he must have found one sufficiently heavy to sit on the the decals until they cured that the decals laid down perfectly. Brilliant solution...I would never have thought of it! well don’t I feel stupit.. I googled it too- kinda expensive. Plus you gotta feed them- Timmy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 On the off chance that MLT has nothing to do with Medical Laboratory Technicians in this case, I'm going to guess at another possibility: Mr Leveling Thinner (technically Mr. Color Levelling Thinner). I know those bottles don't weigh as much as a Medical Laboratory Technician, but I reckon they'd be just as effective. Kev Out2gtcha, scvrobeson and Timmy! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy! Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 (edited) On 7/18/2021 at 7:58 PM, LSP_Kevin said: On the off chance that MLT has nothing to do with Medical Laboratory Technicians in this case, I'm going to guess at another possibility: Mr Leveling Thinner (technically Mr. Color Levelling Thinner). I know those bottles don't weigh as much as a Medical Laboratory Technician, but I reckon they'd be just as effective. Kev In all seriousness now that I know a more fiscally and socially responsible alternative, I’m going to try that. I’ve seen armor guys squirt on lacquer thinner to smooth out paint and weathering layers. Makes sense if the decal is genuinely lacquer a bit of it would help it melt to the paint. Unscientifically, I’d guess it would work even better on non-water based paints. But important safety tip Egon, “Always follow the Science!” …BREAK… Rick I love what’s going on here, unique build and Marine subjects are right up my alley. I read every line of your posts and had no friggin’ ideer what MLT meant. LFTM Timmy! Edited July 21, 2021 by Timmy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingy Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 (edited) A question if I may? Why was it necessary to sand off primer on some of the locations and not others? Ah the many uses of MLT. That product has so many useful applications. Wingy Edited July 21, 2021 by Wingy typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick K Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 On 7/21/2021 at 2:35 PM, Wingy said: A question if I may? Why was it necessary to sand off primer on some of the locations and not others? Ah the many uses of MLT. That product has so many useful applications. Wingy Look carefully at the sanded areas at the Archer Decal. See a "red" outline? That is the original access panel on the kit. I filled them with 3M putty then sanded smooth before placing the Archer Decal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingy Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Ah, thanks Rick appreciate your response. Wingy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick K Posted August 2, 2021 Author Share Posted August 2, 2021 (edited) Primer base Gunze 1500 Black. A few seams appeared and I dealt with them straight away. Gave the canopy seam some love. As in removal. Starting with 3200 grit sanding sponge and progressing to 12000 grit I polished off the seam on the canopy and windscreen. Will tint with Tamiya Smoke/Orange clear brew. Edited August 2, 2021 by Rick K Martinnfb, Out2gtcha, Pete Fleischmann and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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