THANKS John for remembering like all the guys cheers an yes been a good day
chrisb
Boatmans Super Tomcat F14D Build
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Hi sooty sue here . Happy christmas to you all and a happy new year . I am not online at the present so the build is not beening continued on here at present i am sorry to say. I do miss you all my model friends. ATB Sooty sue.Chris, please be so kind to present my best wishes to Sooty Sue when you meet her. Her builds are missed here.
Hi Sue, hope all is well with you.
Pete
Pete
Hi Pete. Nice to hear from you . Yes thank you all is well with me. Merry christmas to you pete from sootysue.
HI Guys well Sootysue has now gone home as we want her to drive in daylight as its safer for her an yes she is well an lookin forward to christmas an i this morn took a pic of the port wing now fitted with the red nav led but again a poor fit so will have to sand it down when im ready to paint it with clear tamyia red an should look ok an ive not bothered to show the wiren as its the same again as the starboard wing an a pic of red nav light goin next will fit the lights in the tails so more intricate work will take a few days to do
chrisb
chrisb
happy new year all an well i had a little while at the bench before freinds came over yesterday an i have glued the starb wing together an buy gum there is a lot of parts to these wings an noticed that i think its a mold line or something as its sort of a swish line in the plastic an i only hope it wont show when painted as its smooth but as ive not built plastic kits for so many yrs im out of the swim anyway a pic of that horribble swish line in the plastic
chrisb
chrisb
WELL James thanks for info i havnt got any sandpaper that smooth so it will have to wait till i can get some but more of jens freinds comin over later today so cant do much today but hope to have a good go on the other wing tomorrow
CHEERS BOYO
chrisb
In that case some toothpaste on a microfibre cloth or rag will work
OK James do i sort of rub it in curtricular motions like polshin a car ? an will colgate toothpaste do ?
chrisb
Yeah any toothpaste. Should just r move that as it's same as very fine cutting compound. Small circles and then clean with isopropyl after
what is isopropyl ? jAMES
CHRISB
rubbin alcohol ? like wiskey or what as im totally out of my depth here as ive been teetotal for donkeys yrs so i dont get caught drinkin an drivein as so many of my freinds have over the yrs
chrisb
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I would first try carefully feeling the area with my fingertip, and also with the tip of a fingernail. They’re sensitive enough that you should feel pretty much anything that lies proud of the surface, or is recessed into it. If you can’t feel anything, it will almost certainly be invisible after painting. If you’re not sure, you can always put a quick bit of paint over it (neatly) before continuing.
Chances are that what you see is nothing more than something like a bit of slightly differently coloured plastic that was among the granules that went into the mould, though. Manufacturers can and do recycle plastic (just not too many times, hopefully), or perhaps a darker bit of plastic was left in the machine somewhere from a previous moulding that used that colour. Or perhaps one that didn’t quite melt right.
Chances are that what you see is nothing more than something like a bit of slightly differently coloured plastic that was among the granules that went into the mould, though. Manufacturers can and do recycle plastic (just not too many times, hopefully), or perhaps a darker bit of plastic was left in the machine somewhere from a previous moulding that used that colour. Or perhaps one that didn’t quite melt right.
Get it off eBay, great stuff for a proper clean before you paint. You would not want to drink it! I always give a good wipe down with it even though I use gloves to handle kit.
HI James well looked at that mark on the wing closer rubbed it gently with my finger tip an its like Jakko said very smooth so save havein to buy that
isopropyl i'll leave it but thanks for your info very much apprecaited
chrisb
isopropyl i'll leave it but thanks for your info very much apprecaited
chrisb
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