USS Bozeman

[SteveNeill]

I love it Chris!

Maybe Captain Tom Dodge would do too. t's a very long story.

Steve

 

[division 6]

Simple Green, Super Clean (purple stuff), Transmission fluid, Dawn Dish soap are the normal degreasers used buy most resin kit builders.
They also prime with a lacquer based primer.

I love that movie Steve.

 

[SteveNeill]

Yep me too. And I have the Gato RC sub in the same class. I wish I had done it up as his but it's close enough.'

Steve

 

[Chrisisall]

Simple Green, Super Clean (purple stuff), Transmission fluid, Dawn Dish soap are the normal degreasers used buy most resin kit builders.

This is a super shiny solid surface thing. Very slick to the touch, but NOT wet or oily in a liquid way. As if the release agent mixed with the resin or something. It sands off very nicely, but I really don't want to sand every bulge & crevice on all these pieces. :cry
It's all in Easy Off at the moment as a last resort.:cool

 

[division 6]

They used the USS Pampanito in Frisco,
She's a Portsmouth Navy Yard built Balao.

 

[Chrisisall]

One crisis over, now to the next.

This piece does not fit.:eek

I can *make* it fit by taking off a few mill or so in the center of the part, it'll get covered anyway, but man, this slows it down.:angry

Okay, back to the episode, with my finger over the trusty pause button...:lol

 

[SteveNeill]

Chris. Before you go any further try a test of some primer and see if it sticks.

Steve

 

[Chrisisall]

Chris. Before you go any further try a test of some primer and see if it sticks.

Way ahead of ya- it's drying as I type.
Heh, my inner styrene junkie is egging me on to just scratch build the whole thing...:lol

 

[Chrisisall]

Yeah, it's sticking.:thumbsup

I think I'll see if I can shrink it just a bit before I cut it...

 

[trekriffic]

Chris. Before you go any further try a test of some primer and see if it sticks.

Steve

Is this some trick for resin parts? What does the primer do?

 

[Chrisisall]

Is this some trick for resin parts? What does the primer do?

If the primer sticks, then you got all the release agent off.
Hey- I solved my fit issue with a hair dryer & some creative sanding- no cutting necessary!:thumbsup

 

[trekriffic]

If the primer sticks, then you got all the release agent off.
Hey- I solved my fit issue with a hair dryer & some creative sanding- no cutting necessary!:thumbsup

Oh okay. I thought Steve was talking about how to get the part to fit. He was actuially talking about the release agent removal.

 

[SteveNeill]

Two words. Heat gun! The LHS has them for model airplane covering and they are about 19 bucks. Better than a hair dryer. Great for garage kits because they all get warped no matter what you do except let the part sit in the mold over night. at that rate people would get their kits next year. I've learned this well over the last three days of casting up hundreds of parts for my kits.

All resins have a memory so when you hit them with the heat gun they return to their original cats shape.

Steve

 

[Chrisisall]

Thanks Steve!:thumbsup

*bows to the Jedimodel Master*

 

[Chrisisall]

More progress:

Man, there is more SANDING on this project than any other I've ever done, given the size.:wacko

 

[Onigiri]

Fun to watch!

 

[Smiling Demon]

That is coming along nicely!

 

[Chrisisall]

That is coming along nicely!

Yeah, the hardest part is placing the parts correctly with the glue- you only get ONE chance!:cool

 

[trekriffic]

Ssnding is just like... a day at the beach!
No idea what that means but it sounded good.

 

[Chrisisall]

Sanding is just like... a day at the beach!
No idea what that means but it sounded good.

Sanding builds up your bi&triceps. It gets rid of toxins through sweat. It teaches patience. It is meditative. It is good for the economy.

It is endless.:cry