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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => WW1 Aircraft Information/Questions => Topic started by: Captain Slower on July 30, 2022, 12:46:17 PM
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I managed to screw up the DH-2 trying to work with clear coats. I will have to strip the wings and tail as I have crackle coated the paint. I miss the days when there were fewer choices, but the chemistry worked. I had used Tamiya deck tan on the linen, MRP PC 10 early which is a bit dark. Mission clear coat that came out pitted in spots. The MRP also did not lay down with the same consistency. Need to find another DH-2 decal sheet for the light wing roundels. >:(
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:'(
I've always feared and had issues with clear coats -they would not be gloss enough, turn orange-peeled, react with underlying paint or decals, etc... I've tried a lot of them, but I seem to have the best of luck with Tamiya X-22 and Mr levelling thinner... first coat thin then 1-2 wetter coats.
Hopefully you can fix it :)
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Just looked at the wings and tail. Will need to break out the Testors/Polly Scale Lift off.
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I've been using VMS clear coats for a while and have just tried Scale Colors. Both spray straight out of the bottle and both seem to give best results with one ot two thin layers.
Stuart
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Sorry for your woes, not fun at all.
Mission paints don't like to mix with anything else except Future. Even then they say not to.
I was heavily committed to MMP but I gave up, too finicky. Now I am a Vallejo guy. I have no problems and I can get high gloss or dead flat or anything in between by mixing the two.
Best of luck...
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Sorry for your woes, not fun at all.
Mission paints don't like to mix with anything else except Future. Even then they say not to.
I was heavily committed to MMP but I gave up, too finicky. Now I am a Vallejo guy. I have no problems and I can get high gloss or dead flat or anything in between by mixing the two.
Best of luck...
Hi Allan
Not wishing to highjack the thread, but as a committed water based (mainly Vallejo) painter myself could you tell me what varnishes you are using. I've struggled with W&N galleria for the gloss and found that the only tin of matt Dulcote I have is nearly at an end
Thanks
Paul
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I like Mr Hobby Clear III. It is a lacquer so you have to be a bit careful. Dust on a coat, then a relatively wet coat, let it set up for a few minutes - then the scary part - spray a wet coat of just Mr Leveling Thinner 400 with maybe just about 10% clear. Flash coating. The car guys do it. Try it on a junker. You will be pleasantly surprised
Steve
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Sorry for your woes, not fun at all.
Mission paints don't like to mix with anything else except Future. Even then they say not to.
I was heavily committed to MMP but I gave up, too finicky. Now I am a Vallejo guy. I have no problems and I can get high gloss or dead flat or anything in between by mixing the two.
Best of luck...
Hi Allan
Not wishing to highjack the thread, but as a committed water based (mainly Vallejo) painter myself could you tell me what varnishes you are using. I've struggled with W&N galleria for the gloss and found that the only tin of matt Dulcote I have is nearly at an end
Thanks
Paul
Sorry Paul, no one will ever accuse me of "jumping the gun". It's taken me 2 years to find and answer this thread but I did find it.
I use 100% Future for gloss and 100% Vallejo flat for flat and mix 50-50 for a semi gloss.
But, in light of the fact it's been 2 years, I'm sure you have figured this all out already, sorry.
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Sorry for your woes, not fun at all.
Mission paints don't like to mix with anything else except Future. Even then they say not to.
I was heavily committed to MMP but I gave up, too finicky. Now I am a Vallejo guy. I have no problems and I can get high gloss or dead flat or anything in between by mixing the two.
Best of luck...
Hi Allan
Not wishing to highjack the thread, but as a committed water based (mainly Vallejo) painter myself could you tell me what varnishes you are using. I've struggled with W&N galleria for the gloss and found that the only tin of matt Dulcote I have is nearly at an end
Thanks
Paul
Sorry Paul, no one will ever accuse me of "jumping the gun". It's taken me 2 years to find and answer this thread but I did find it.
I use 100% Future for gloss and 100% Vallejo flat for flat and mix 50-50 for a semi gloss.
But, in light of the fact it's been 2 years, I'm sure you have figured this all out already, sorry.
Hi Allan
Thanks for that (Not a problem about the delay - stuff gets in the way)
I'm still using W&N Galleria varnish in the absence of anything else that's not likely to react. A clubmate found a Future substitute which I'll get hold of to experiment with. It's sold as 'Quick Shine Ultra Gloss Sealed Wooden Floor Finish Polish' and I was impressed with the hi gloss on a test model he showed me (a car model and you know how those things attract every spec of dust and show up a poor gloss finish) ;)
Need to finish up the two on teh bench and then I'll have a bit of space to have a play . . .