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ok boys, will build mig 21 mf in libiyan markings... why not
antoine, eny progress????
photos... come on man,u are the guy with good camera...
stevan
antoine, eny progress????
photos... come on man,u are the guy with good camera...
stevan
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matilda- Highly Commended
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Antoine,
This may interest you!!
http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=228563
This may interest you!!
http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=228563
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skyhigh wrote:I can help with colours and photos Stevan...
Halli ghalik
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I painted matt white into the wheelbay and after a while a large ammount of craks started to show up : ((( What am I doing wrong ??
clioguy- Bronze
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paint too thick or not thinned properly?
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paint too thick. i dont blame you though. 
i HATE white
i HATE white
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RAF wrote:I painted matt white into the wheelbay and after a while a large ammount of craks started to show up : ((( What am I doing wrong ??
could be cause the primer was a bit shiny causing the white not to stick to it. I avoid using matt white alone, instead mix it with semi-gloss and gloss white (Testors, enamels, 1 bottle each of matt/semi-gloss/gloss), found that this avoids the cracking of the matt paint and also improves paint strenght and coverage reducing the amount of layers for complete coverage.
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Thanks guys! Next time I'll try to thin it some more and mix it with some gloss
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Solved the problem. Humbrol matt white found was thrown in the dust bin and switched to Model Master matt white.
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RAF wrote:Solved the problem. Humbrol matt white found was thrown in the dust bin and switched to Model Master matt white.
You might still get a problem with this, so add some gloss white to it and thin it properly.
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You might try Matt Tamiya Paints works fine to me but you need Tamiya Lacquer Thinner or ISO prop as mixers ... still it is wiser to work thin coats then one thick one at a go, by the way keep this as a norm for all colours and all brands and mediums to avoid problems ...
Iv
Iv
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For those who saw my eurofighter yesterday. As you can see the joint between the wing and the fuselage produce a wide panel line. Do I have to fill it and rescrib it again or leave it as it is?
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fill and rescribe it. Leaving it as it is translates to a roughly 2 cm panel line on a real aircraft 
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YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET AWAY WITH IT, JUST DO AS YOU WERE TOLD YESTERDAY.
If your model has a gap and step (between wing & fuselage) of 0.3mm in reality this would translate to a gap and step of 14.4mm which I think is a bit too much. Even if this so, your finished product would not look nice.
J
If your model has a gap and step (between wing & fuselage) of 0.3mm in reality this would translate to a gap and step of 14.4mm which I think is a bit too much. Even if this so, your finished product would not look nice.
J
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I filled the gaps with milliput. Hopefully I'll manage to scribe them
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RAF wrote:I filled the gaps with milliput. Hopefully I'll manage to scribe them
Mela bil-mazza u skarpel ha taghmilhom?
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why milliput, not filler?
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It is stronger and don't sink like putty
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Hi guys. The milliput is taking ages to get dry. After 3 days it's still soft.
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I don't think you mixed it well
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you have to mix them 50/50 exactly. mix them well together. i think its better to do everything all over again. dom't throw away the rest of the mixed milliput so that you can test it weather it has dried or not to prevent you from testing the milliput on your model.
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RAF wrote:Hi guys. The milliput is taking ages to get dry. After 3 days it's still soft.
Adrain take at least 5 minutes mixing the two portions till they change the colour to a greenish yellow thing if you use the standard type, the fine type [white] is tricky as both are white.
Personally I prefer more hardner [dark tube] to resin 70/30, as it cures faster ... by the way milliput has a shelf life especially if it was open!
Iv
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Ivan and Chris your talking to ANTONIO.!!!! and not to ADRiAN!!!!!! 
hawwadni ha nifhem...
and not to ADRiAN!!!!!! hawwadni ha nifhem... Last edited by skyhigh on Sat May 21, 2011 10:09 pm; edited 1 time in total
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jien naf li lilek qed inkellem ruhi qalbi!! 
:)mhux int li ghandek il milliput ha jdum 1000 sena biex jinxiflek?!! lol .... id divorzju hadlek rasek nahseb u m inti tifhem xejn lol lol
:)mhux int li ghandek il milliput ha jdum 1000 sena biex jinxiflek?!! lol .... id divorzju hadlek rasek nahseb u m inti tifhem xejn lol lol
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Proximo41 wrote:jien naf li lilek qed inkellem ruhi qalbi!!
Chris u Ivan,
Marco ghandu ragun hawn u intom hawwatu l-ismijiet - again 
RAF huwa Antoine u mhux Antonio by the way Marco 
issa, tista tghidli kif wara 3 ijiem ghandu ma nixiflekx dan il milliput
Ghandek 3 options, jew hallat l-istess nofsijiet, jew ma hallathomx flimkien bizzejjed jew inkella kont qed titbabbab fuq xi haga ohra 
Insomma ghamel bhal ma qalulek u erga ibda mil gdid!!