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Very detailed looking model. Hope all goes well with the planking stage for you. Happy Modelling
BUILDING: Hachette Spitfire Mk 1A, Constructo Mayflower
SUBSCRIPTION COMPLETE (Awaiting building): USS Constitution, Sovereign of the Seas, 1:200 Bismarck (Hachette)
COMPLETED: Porsche 911, E-Type Jaguar, Lam Countach
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 Looking good Greyhawk loving the little lamps  Rgd Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
Next Build ?
When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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Looking good Greyhawk.Enamels take forever to dry especially if apply a fairly thick coat.I use a food dehydrator to speed up the cure of the enamel paint.Works a charm on metal.
Carl
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darbyvet wrote:Looking good Greyhawk.Enamels take forever to dry especially if apply a fairly thick coat.I use a food dehydrator to speed up the cure of the enamel paint.Works a charm on metal.
Carl
Yeah, Humbrol gave something like 24 hours as drying time. There's no hurry though. The gratings are not going to be placed yet.
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Yea dont believe that drying time Greyhawk.Enamels cure instead of drying and I wait at least a week before handling them.I used testor gold enamel on my Time machine .I used 3 fairly thin coats and waited 10 days to handle it and still got a fingerprint when I touched it.I couldnt use my dehydrator trick because the parts were resin and would warp with the heat of the dehydrator.
Carl
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darbyvet wrote:Yea dont believe that drying time Greyhawk.Enamels cure instead of drying and I wait at least a week before handling them.I used testor gold enamel on my Time machine .I used 3 fairly thin coats and waited 10 days to handle it and still got a fingerprint when I touched it.I couldnt use my dehydrator trick because the parts were resin and would warp with the heat of the dehydrator.
Carl
Welp, I'd better get a better dust cover on it then.
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Good news, it's dry after about 20 hours. Only it's gloss instead of flat. Gonna give it a few more days and then apply some Mattcote.
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greyhawk wrote:Good news, it's dry after about 20 hours. Only it's gloss instead of flat.
Gonna give it a few more days and then apply some Mattcote. The top layer may still be curing CARL
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darbyvet wrote:greyhawk wrote:Good news, it's dry after about 20 hours. Only it's gloss instead of flat.
Gonna give it a few more days and then apply some Mattcote. The top layer may still be curing CARL Yup, which is why I'm going to give it some days. :)
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