discussion What's on the Bench 2023

[Mini Me]

Since I have been fiddling with resin I might as well get these finished up.....the last great hurdle is figuring out how to make the headlight guards stand on their own until paint is done, so I can install headlights, lenses and then final assemble the cab and finally fix the light guards in place in front of the lights.......logistics again! :thinking:

 

[Ian M]

Thanks for the advice everyone. It's definitely the wrong kind of brake fluid, or the wrong kind of chrome lol, as I forgot about it last night and it's still the same this morning, 14 hours later :smiling5:

I'll take it to work to dispose of the fluid safely and try something else. Paint stripper is a good shout, just wasn't sure if it would harm the plastic. I also have some oven cleaner liquid, or I'll just be more patient with the bleach.

At least I now know to make it a priority once the GB starts! Previous attempts at stripping Revell chrome took just minutes :thinking:

Been trying to chrome strip some ABS from a Tamiya. I think my bleach is to old. Didn't even make it dull. Off to the shops tomorrow for some oven cleaner and a regular Coca-Cola, which some have said works. If not, I could always drink it. The coke that is lol.

 

[Ernie]

At long last the USS Portsmouth and USS Hampton have made it through the paint booth! Decaling has begun....

 

[Andy T]

Been trying to chrome strip some ABS from a Tamiya. I think my bleach is to old. Didn't even make it dull. Off to the shops tomorrow for some oven cleaner and a regular Coca-Cola, which some have said works. If not, I could always drink it. The coke that is lol.

I'm not sure if the brake fluid had "weakened" the chrome but I put the part back into bleach this afternoon and it just disappeared in front of my eyes! Less than a minute and it was all gone. Very strange.

I'm going to hunt the kit for another spare part and try afresh.

 

[Guest]

That photo of the submarines has me wondering why the cutting mat has the grid lines numbered both very big and fairly small

 

[Tim Marlow]

I'm not sure if the brake fluid had "weakened" the chrome but I put the part back into bleach this afternoon and it just disappeared in front of my eyes! Less than a minute and it was all gone. Very strange.

I'm going to hunt the kit for another spare part and try afresh.

Could have been a coating over the chrome that the brake fluid removed, then the bleach was able to do its job. Anyway, it’s gone :thumb2:

 

[rickoshea52]

Just about to finish this.

 

[rickoshea52]

This is on the bench following the T-55 getting finished.

 

[Guest]

Clutter, more clutter, and even more . How many of us end up working in the smallest area possible ?

 

[Mini Me]

I agree JR. I have a very large bench but my actual build area is a 6" X 8" machined surface plate.....been known to work two, sometimes three models at a time in that tiny space :thumb2: :thumb2:

 

[Guest]

That photo of the submarines has me wondering why the cutting mat has the grid lines numbered both very big and fairly small :smiling3:

Jakko, that's easy.... One is for bigmillimeters and the other is for minimillimeters :tears-of-joy:

 

[Guest]

Here you go JR, just for you....
Main bench....

Bench #2 which sits to one side....

And finally tool area....

And as you can see, not a lot of space left for modelling....

 

[Guest]

Here you go JR, just for you....
Main bench....

Bench #2 which sits to one side....

And finally tool area....

And as you can see, not a lot of space left for modelling....

But you have 2 benches Wibble, that's living it large . Apparently modern parlance, that's from something I heard one of our grandson saying .
Wobble

 

[Tim Marlow]

And finally tool area....

And as you can see, not a lot of space left for modelling....

Interesting selection of uncommon scalpel blade shapes there. Never seen anyone use those wide oblique angled ones before. Care to enlighten us on their modelling uses?

 

[Mini Me]

Here you go JR......just found this in the photo archive. Three little Opels all at once.

 

[Ian M]

Could have been a coating over the chrome that the brake fluid removed, then the bleach was able to do its job. Anyway, it’s gone :thumb2:

After 6 or so hours In a bag with oven cleaner absolutely no change!
I have rinsed if off and it is now in a bag of cola!

 

[Tim Marlow]

After 6 or so hours In a bag with oven cleaner absolutely no change!
I have rinsed if off and it is now in a bag of cola!

Er, cola is a dilute phosphoric acid solution with sugar and caramel. Can’t see it doing much to be honest….be chuffed for you to prove me wrong though.

 

[Guest]

Here you go JR......just found this in the photo archive. Three little Opels all at once.

Very nice Rick . See the metal base you work on .

 

[Guest]

Interesting selection of uncommon scalpel blade shapes there. Never seen anyone use those wide oblique angled ones before. Care to enlighten us on their modelling uses?

Tim, no problem.
From left to right.
The long scalpel with #10A blade is for applying c/a along edges, for example a 90 degree corner.
The next three are #9 blades with the centre one having being re shaped for cutting etch brass from the fret. The other two are for the same but resin and plastic.
The next is a #10A used for general cutting of plasticard.
The Stanley is the workhorse and is used for most work with plasticard, there is a thin white strip next to the blade where is goes into the handle, this is a thin piece of plasticard that is there to stop the blade from moving when cutting.
And finally on the bench there is another scalpel with a #10A blade and that is re-cycled and sanded to a point to pick up the rivets - dip them into c/a and then position them onto the model - or any other small item.
Mike

 

[Guest]

But you have 2 benches Wibble, that's living it large . Apparently modern parlance, that's from something I heard one of our grandson saying .
Wobble

But Wobble, I do like things in sterio, truth be told the whole room is a work bench of some kind, if it's horizontal it's a bench.... Now as for the shed.....
Wibble