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| julinick, Comment for image # 39885 | 07 Feb 18 08:56 |
| Absolutely gorgeous!!!! |
| rayl, Comment for image # 39884 | 05 Feb 18 08:06 |
| DON"T crash it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Don C, Comment for image # 39885 | 04 Feb 18 22:30 |
| Can't see any tape issues, just a beautiful model. |
| LASTWOODSMAN, Comment for image # 39863 | 04 Feb 18 22:28 |
| And SUPER GREAT detailing!! |
| heywooood, Comment for image # 39884 | 04 Feb 18 21:47 |
| best Richthofen Dr1 I've ever seen - tremendous effort man
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| Xanadu, Comment for image # 39884 | 04 Feb 18 19:45 |
| Very Nice!
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| David Duckett, Comment for image # 39884 | 04 Feb 18 16:55 |
| That is beautiful!
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| biplane guy, Comment for image # 39884 | 04 Feb 18 16:55 |
| One more view. |
| biplane guy, Comment for image # 39885 | 04 Feb 18 16:54 |
| Finished, finally. |
| biplane guy, Image # 39885 | 04 Feb 18 16:53 |
front view |
| biplane guy, Image # 39884 | 04 Feb 18 16:52 |
rear quarter view |
| biplane guy, Comment for image # 39862 | 30 Jan 18 16:13 |
| Xanadu, as I mentioned in a previous post the problem (according to a source who contacted Tamiya) is due to emollients evaporating from uncured paint reacting to the tape (same brand as the tape). The paint on the DR1 had been dry for several days before the tape was applied so I'm not sure how long the paint takes to "cure." What you see in the picture is not a residue on the paint surface, it is the dulled paint which was glossy before the tape application. There didn't appear to be any glossy residue on the removed tape. I have used cheap blue painter's tape, Frog Tape, and now the Tamiya tape. I tried sticking the Tamiya tape to a scrap piece of unpainted Solartex overnight to see if the Solartex would show any sign of residue when the tape was removed. It did not. I love the sharp/clean lines the tape gives with zero bleeding but can't accept the dulled finish it leaves on the paint. I will continue to use it on unpainted surfaces only. |
| Xanadu, Comment for image # 39862 | 29 Jan 18 21:26 |
| What other tapes you tried?
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| Xanadu, Comment for image # 39862 | 29 Jan 18 21:25 |
| So it is pulling the paint gloss off, or leaving adhesive residue?
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| biplane guy, Image # 39865 | 29 Jan 18 16:03 |
instruments in place |
| biplane guy, Image # 39863 | 29 Jan 18 15:57 |
finished cockpit |
| biplane guy, Comment for image # 39862 | 29 Jan 18 10:30 |
| Thanks Don and David for your input. I have tried acrylic paints on the DR1, latex house paint (Nieuport 11), acrylic spray paint (Tiger Moth) and Sig dope (Stearman) and so far have had the best finishes with the least application issues with the dope. I love the building process but the painting is frustrating. I'm open to suggestions guys. My next project, a Sopwith Camel, is going to be covered with olive drab Solartex with little or no paint. I need a break. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 39862 | 28 Jan 18 22:15 |
| Generally it's better to paint the lightest color first, in this case the white. If the tape causes this interaction, it would be at least less visible. |
| biplane guy, Comment for image # 39862 | 28 Jan 18 22:09 |
| This is the result of using the Tamiya tape to mask the white stripe on the upper wing. |
| biplane guy, Image # 39862 | 28 Jan 18 22:07 |
Masking tape fail |
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