As a general rule i do not use mold release on any of my kits, which shortens the mold life but does not make my parts greasy for you guys.
I do however use a mold release on the galactica because of the level of details.
However, on that note, I use a paintable mold release, a bit more expensive but again it's not greasy.
I did not clean my kit and had no paint problems.
If you feel like you still want to wash your parts just be sure that you do not go over board with the soap, I am convinced that the soap if not used sparingly may actually make a film that is harder to paint over than if you had just left the parts alone.
I have had some greasy mold release loaded kits, mostly from the 90's and from Japan, that almost nothing would get the mold release off of, which is why I generally avoid it all together.
mike
I still do really want to do a more definitive set of instructions, I think i may hold any new orders in the month of August so that i can finally catch up on a small backlog of stuff and maybe even start those instructions. I don't have mine anymore so it would be good to get one for myself.
As for the bolts, I used 1/4-20x 1inch. You need to drill the holes 7/32 and "tap" the resin by forwarding the bolt thru the resin then backing it off. When it comes time to bolt on the landing bays the resin will be threaded. After a couple of practice runs to check that the landing bays were square with the body I put some 5 minute expoxy on and bolted them down for good. If your worried 5 minutes is not enough time then use like the 30 minute epoxy.
is a good idea. I will also provide an arduino controlled open source IR control system with music and sound effects, landing bay running lights, and various engine effects a little later down the road.I wanted to get it off the table as soon as possible, with the intent of preserving the surface detail. Too much sliding around on a surface, even the soft cutting mat, may wear down some greebles and I didn't want to take that chance."
Yep, that was the build that used the full length threaded rod I was thinking of. Sadly, he has not updated his build in a long time...
Yeah if you can find a 4 inch that should be fine, there should be a 1/2 inch of room in there.
I am almost done with the list, then i can try to find some time to cast myself up another kit for build 2.
thanks
mike\
Yeah if you can find a 4 inch that should be fine, there should be a 1/2 inch of room in there.
I am almost done with the list, then i can try to find some time to cast myself up another kit for build 2.
thanks
mike\