Paint all parts separately before assembly.
Then make sure you have a superglue that won't frost as it dries (goes white and ugly).
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| Author: | Dylans Clubby [ Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:33 pm ] |
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good morning all! i just spotted a tamiya mini kit (1/24) in its box at mum an dad's place. apparently dad will never get around to building it. i'm considering! but i am just AMAZED at the detail on this thing!!! im surprised you dont have to put the pistons in the friggin cylinders!!!!! yeah. i think i might have to build this. should i paint it before i do? |
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| Author: | Harley [ Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:42 pm ] |
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Paint all parts separately before assembly. Then make sure you have a superglue that won't frost as it dries (goes white and ugly).
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| Author: | Dylans Clubby [ Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:45 pm ] |
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haha i was just leafing through the instructions and it has paint before assembly written all over it. haha i was thinkiing of getting a bottle of that polystyrene cement, but the one with the long thin nozzle so i can use bugger-all glue. this is better for plastic yes? i may ahve to get a few cheap models to practice my gluing and painting before i tackle this one |
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| Author: | Spaceboy [ Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:56 pm ] |
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make sure you assemble the piston rings the right way up |
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| Author: | Maxi23 [ Wed Sep 19, 2007 3:37 pm ] |
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If you want to do it properly and use small air compressor and air brush PM me. I dont use mine, had about 1 hours use. Paid a few hundred for the compressor + accessories at the local Hobby shop, happy with $150 + Postage. |
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| Author: | Dylans Clubby [ Wed Sep 19, 2007 3:40 pm ] |
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cheers for the offer, but ill prob just do it by hand. maybe i'll do the body with a spray can to get a smooth finish (gotta make sure its water based!!! i've made that mistake before...) i ahvent done any modelling like this since i was a kid, and man did they turn out dismally! glue EVERYWHERE |
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| Author: | Mick [ Wed Sep 19, 2007 4:16 pm ] |
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To do it right (according to the instructions) you need a squillion small cans of paint. It looks great however. |
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| Author: | 69 red dwarf [ Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:02 pm ] |
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and be as bad as me and tint the windows 
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| Author: | Morris 1100 [ Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:25 pm ] |
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When I used to make kits I used to apply the polystyrene glue with a toothpick. You squirt a little glue out into a small cup (the plastic lid off a milk bottle would do) and then dip the toothpick into the glue and paint it on as needed. This way you are not squeezing a tube over the car and end up spilling a heap out at once. Test fit all bits before applying the glue. Don't just break the bits off the sprue, knick the them with a knife where you want them to break. |
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| Author: | Dylans Clubby [ Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:36 pm ] |
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aweosme, cheers for the tips guys
anyone know a spray can paint that doesnt melt the plastic? i know i need a water based one. i also know they are dear... i dont want to ahve to buy all the little cans, if i buy each one it will cost almost $100!!!! maybe a couple every week.... |
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| Author: | sports850 [ Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:45 pm ] |
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Just get a spray can that's made for models and not real cars . They aren't water based , still enamel but with a thinners that doesn't eat the particular plastic the kits are made of . Any decent hobby shop should have them . |
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| Author: | Morris 1100 [ Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:45 pm ] |
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Yeah, Hobby shop for model paint. |
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| Author: | Dylans Clubby [ Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:47 pm ] |
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ahhhh. those are the ones that i thought were water based  will ahve to ask the bloke in the shop
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| Author: | Blokeinamoke [ Wed Sep 19, 2007 6:05 pm ] |
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are you going 2 pak or acrylic
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| Author: | simon k [ Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:47 pm ] |
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you can buy modelling glue that is ultra thin, and comes in a bottle with a teeny tiny brush... I bought 2 tamiya models about 2 years ago, and all the bits, but haven't gotten around to building them yet 
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