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10.18.03 » Finishing
Touches
All the painting is done so now
it is time for the finishing touches. This will
involve several steps:
- Spray all parts with
gloss Future Floor Acrylic (done!)
- Ink panel lines on all
parts (done!)
- Spray all parts with
gloss Future Floor Acrylic to seal in the
ink (done!)
- Apply custom designed
waterslide decals.
- Spray all parts with
Semi-Gloss Future Floor Acrylic (10%:90% Tamiya
Flat Base:Future)
- Apply weathering
- Spray all parts with
Flat Future Floor Acrylic (30%:70% Tamiya
Flat Base:Future)
- Build Kit
- Photograph Kit
- Show off (best part)
So tonight I will spray the first
coat of future and allow it to completely dry.
This takes about 1 day.
10.18.03 » Step 1
is Done
Everything is coated with Future.
The gloss of the future really brought out the
blue in the flat paint. I like it, but it will
go back to "normal" when I apply the
dull coats of Future. Now I have to let it dry/cure
for a long time (12-24 hours but my impatience
will make it closer to 12) before messing with
it.
10.19.03 » Step 2
is underway
Now that everything has been Futured,
I am in the process of inking all the parts. I
use several sizes of technical pens for this.
They are Kohinoor Rapidograph and are refillable.
The photo below is of my smallest size pen.
What's great about these pens...more
specifically their ink is that is cleans up on
the furuted surface with only a little 409/water
mix. About 30%/70% respectively. Use a q-tip or
little pieces of paper towel. So because of this,
it's like using a pen and a wash for
panel lines.
Now the ink goes on glossy and shiny,
but will even-out when a clear or flat coat is
applied.
Here's some shots of the parts I
have inked so far. I'll still have to go back
and do a little clean-up with the 409/water solution.
10.20.03 » Step 2
and 3 are done!
I finished up the inking that I
had left and still had time this evening to put
the second coat of Future on. One thing I like
about doing the Future, Ink, Future, Decals in
that order is that I get 2 coats of Future to
apply the decals to.
For those that don't know, gloss
is better for water-slides that flat. Less silvering
that way.
Now I get to apply those many decals!
10.21.03 » Step 4
is in production
The decals are going on very nicely
so far. Thanks to Peter (Bawoo) at Models4You
for the wonderful print job on these. Here is
a shot of what is done so far. The large EFSF
decal on the right shoulder is in the process
of being set. Notice that the decal currently
does not sit into the panel lines. That will be
rectified tomorrow.
Okay, since this is a tutorial/progress
page, here's my decal setting process.
- Cut decal from sheet
with sharp exacto knife
- Brush Micro Sol onto
area to be decaled
- Dip decal into water
- Slide very wet decal
into position (on top of Micro Sol)
- Position very carefully
as to not tear the decal
- Carefully bruh Micro
Sol on top of Decal
- Let dry
- Prick any air bubbles
and apply more Micro Sol
- Let Dry
- Whatever you do... DON'T
TOUCH until completely dry. Decals becom sticky
and very soft in Micro Sol
Onto the images.
Gotta love a macro lens!
10.22.03 » Step 4
is still in production
More decals have been added and
a solution to the EFSF circle has been decided
upon. I needed to cut it. Later, after the next
coat of Future, I will re-ink it to hide the white
of the decals that sank into the gaps. Here's
some pics.
10.25.03 » Step 4
and 5 is Done. Step 6 is skipped.
All the decals have been applied
and the semi-gloss coat has been applied to the
entire kit. I decided to skip the weathering on
this kit. It's a beautiful piece as is and when
I started to add weathering it just wasn't looking
right. Perhaps on another kit.
I did however add the inked lines
to the decals I had to cut. No images right now,
but you'll be able to see it in the finished photos.
Next up is the final coat of flat
Future, building, and photography.
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