another Spinner . 6th scale. printed

[flimzy]

The wiring is always the tricky part of any build with so much going on and into a project and you've got this down to a science, the detail is mind boggling, flimzy you are just amazing....... That tubing looks as if it was "off the shelf", not cased, sweet work....

the trick to the tubing is cast it straight with some wire in it then demold before it's fully cured, bend and leave to cure.

 

[Pyramidrep]

Filmzy,
would you mind if I asked what kind of pressure did you use when casting the parts. I see Smooth On recommend using up to 60 psi on their products. Reading Dave Goldberg‘s post , he goes with 30psi, an lot less. Does it matter ?. Or is it dependent on the size of the pressure pot used?

 

[flimzy]

Filmzy,
would you mind if I asked what kind of pressure did you use when casting the parts. I see Smooth On recommend using up to 60 psi on their products. Reading Dave Goldberg‘s post , he goes with 30psi, an lot less. Does it matter ?. Or is it dependent on the size of the pressure pot used?

2 Bar 30 psi usually works but like all these things it depends on humidity and a number of things even down to using wooden stirring sticks so it is best to experiment. I have buckets full of parts I through away .

 

[swgeek]

I rarely go above 40 psi when I cast parts.

 

[flimzy]

started painting. I could not get the exact colour I wanted to but at some point, I had to draw a line in the sand. For what I want this model for it will work . and on the second front, time to sit down and learn Arduino

again hoping that this time it will stick

 

[flimzy]

the sun came out today so I can finish spraying. I'm back to work next week so lest see how much I can get done.

 

[flimzy]

1 week and counting

 

[teslabe]

1 week and counting
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And the mic drops.....

 

[joberg]

Another WOW from me mate I think that the color is pretty good from where I'm stand...either way, if you don't like it you can send it to my home (I'll pay shipping and handling gladly)

 

[KramStaar]

Impeccable work

 

[spoudastis]

Beautiful work. I can never understand how people get such great results with rattle can paint, my attempts always turn out rough and/or splotchy. Do you polish the paint after it cures or do you lay it on heavy enough that it is smooth without any additional work required?

 

[flimzy]

Beautiful work. I can never understand how people get such great results with rattle can paint, my attempts always turn out rough and/or splotchy. Do you polish the paint after it cures or do you lay it on heavy enough that it is smooth without any additional work required?

I suppose the trick is to make sure the surface is as smooth as you can with primer then one last coat of grey (or the nearest colour to what you want) then give the last coat of primer a light sand with wire wool or fine paper. Then a tack rag wipe off the dust, then a light coat of your colour always moving your spray, if the can is too close it will be bloby if your too far away from the paint drys in the air and it won't be smooth. But remember this will get a clear coat in the end that will cover the graphic. So if you have any imperfections in your colour you can still lightly sand them, the clear coat will hide it.

 

[flimzy]

as thing are going through an increased pace I'm going to post every day I hope no one minds, I think it will be a great thing for me to look back on. I finished the underside because this isn't a model you can place on its back. I can start putting graphics on and finish the cockpit leaving the wingsand rear wheel mech to last. Oh and then ofcourse the bit when the blue smoke comes out right before I through it down the stairs

 

[teslabe]

Let me know when you're going to throw it down the stairs so I can catch and run with it...... She looks soooo nice, you should be very proud of what you've built, it's beyond my talents.....

 

[xeno]

This is looking fantastic
Just a 3D question, I have a hard time modelling the underside around the 2 windows, the available drawings are conflicting how the details are connected and shapes should be, how did you solve this ?

 

[spoudastis]

I suppose the trick is to make sure the surface is as smooth as you can with primer then one last coat of grey (or the nearest colour to what you want) then give the last coat of primer a light sand with wire wool or fine paper. Then a tack rag wipe off the dust, then a light coat of your colour always moving your spray, if the can is too close it will be bloby if your too far away from the paint drys in the air and it won't be smooth. But remember this will get a clear coat in the end that will cover the graphic. So if you have any imperfections in your colour you can still lightly sand them, the clear coat will hide it.

Great advice thank you!

 

[flimzy]

This is looking fantastic
Just a 3D question, I have a hard time modelling the underside around the 2 windows, the available drawings are conflicting how the details are connected and shapes should be, how did you solve this ?

your timing is great as I've just posted a photo of the finished bottom.

 

[teslabe]

your timing is great as I've just posted a photo of the finished bottom.View attachment 1486332

Speechless......

 

[joberg]

Yes, everyday post on the ongoing project seems fair

 

[flimzy]