Brokeneagle
Master at Arms
A lot of work and a battle of wills but it's spectacular, high finish auto modelling! 
....and I'm a dirty tank guy 
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....and I'm a dirty tank guy .
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MFH Abarth 1000-SP 1/12
- Thread starter paddy
- Start date
Yikes! Maybe you got a stronger batch of tape.
Have you seen the trick about putting the tape on the back of your hand before masking? It will pick up some of the oils from your skin and make it just a bit less tacky. I've read this somewhere...might have been here.
Have you seen the trick about putting the tape on the back of your hand before masking? It will pick up some of the oils from your skin and make it just a bit less tacky. I've read this somewhere...might have been here.
Heavens Eagle
Well-known member
It must be something with the gloss paint Paddy. The Tamiya tape also has some texture to it and that could be part of the problem. I now use some tape that I bought at the local hardware big box store. It is purple, very smooth. and the tack of the adhesive is so low that it will lift itself off over time just due to the strength of the paper pulling up. It masks quite well and I have not had any trouble with it pulling stuff off the surface (paint, decals) so far. Not sure if it is available in the UK, but will take some photos of the tape and post them later.
paddy
Well-known member
Thanks paul
I tried to polish out the damage but it goes right through the paint. i hope a gloss coat will level it a bit.
I posted the same problem on face book and several people suggested they had the same problem , one guy sugested he sticks the tape to his jeans first to reduce the tac but its not a strength thing, its a chemical thing.
I tried to polish out the damage but it goes right through the paint. i hope a gloss coat will level it a bit.
I posted the same problem on face book and several people suggested they had the same problem , one guy sugested he sticks the tape to his jeans first to reduce the tac but its not a strength thing, its a chemical thing.
Heavens Eagle
Well-known member
Here is the painter's tape I have been using Paddy. Not sure if it will work better or otherwise on the Tamiya gloss colors. It has done just fine with everything I use, even the Alclad seems to work ok with it.
Not sure if it is available in the UK, but it is 3M so might be readily available world wide.
Not sure if it is available in the UK, but it is 3M so might be readily available world wide.
paddy
Well-known member
While i wait for the body paint to harden i have started fitting the glass did i mention i dont like vacform
Its held in place by 0.05mm rivets.
strangely the decals on this car are different each side so while the right has a square number board the left has a round one.
I got the decals on the dash and i am pretty proud of my self as i never have a lot of luck with small decals and these are small. About half a mm x 1.5mm , the resolution is really good as even at this size you can read them.
And i did a bit of work on the interior. again the rivets on the metal parts are 0.05mm , its a magnifier and tweezer job.
did i mention i dont like vacform Its held in place by 0.05mm rivets.
strangely the decals on this car are different each side so while the right has a square number board the left has a round one.
I got the decals on the dash and i am pretty proud of my self as i never have a lot of luck with small decals and these are small. About half a mm x 1.5mm , the resolution is really good as even at this size you can read them.
And i did a bit of work on the interior. again the rivets on the metal parts are 0.05mm , its a magnifier and tweezer job.
Labor of L
VE, actually!
Heavens Eagle
Well-known member
The rivets are about the size of many of the watch screws I deal with Paddy. Make sure your tweezers are prepped so they don't launch small parts.
paddy
Well-known member
Fortunately you can buy some MFH rivets separately so i just bought 2 packs of 75 ,half mm rivets anticipating about a 30% tweezer launch loss rate ( this is based on experience so far) My theory is eventually they will be so many on the floor they will become crunchy under foot and easier to find..
You can see the originals are turned alloy and the replacements are cast but all you see is the head so they will do. Lets face it you will need a magnifier just to see them on the finished model anyway but the camera will pick them up which is always the problem
anticipating about a 30% tweezer launch loss rate ( this is based on experience so far) My theory is eventually they will be so many on the floor they will become crunchy under foot and easier to find..You can see the originals are turned alloy and the replacements are cast but all you see is the head so they will do. Lets face it you will need a magnifier just to see them on the finished model anyway but the camera will pick them up which is always the problem
I just stocked up on some Scale Hardware, they are not offering the really little .3 mm stuff anymore. I got stocked up on the .5 and up. waiting for shipping info.
You may hate the vacuform but you sure are the boss of it. Looks great.
I can hear the guys in the paint shop. "You said make it round!" "And you said make it square!!" "bloody hell!"
You may hate the vacuform but you sure are the boss of it. Looks great.
I can hear the guys in the paint shop. "You said make it round!" "And you said make it square!!" "bloody hell!"
