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Mighty Mo, BB-63

I have not been idle! I have been building the superstructures, painting them as I go. However, I am not loving the brush strokes that are glaring at me. Using Testors and Humbrol enamels and a Kolinski Sable brush. The brush should not leave stroke marks so it must be the paint not settling/leveling. It is nearly impossible to use the airbrush to paint the deck with all of the little parts sticking up and around. I may see what careful airbrushing the large areas does. I also may try acrylics. I may try a coat of clear acrylic and see what Tamiya paints will do. Anyway, here is what I have so far
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The PE railing has gotten no easier. Loctite made no difference. My spray pump on my accelerator quit working so I have had to try and apply it with a brush, which of course immediately ruins the brush (I have more pumps at the store and need to take a few home). I tried using the needle and flow trick but can't make anything flow. The railings would add significant looks to the model but am not sure they are worth the frustration. I am trying to be so patient, holding the piece in place for count of 60 only to have it let go when I do. A prayer, and an audible positive energy "you are going to hold this time" doesn't help LOL. Various viscosities of Zap, Loctite, and BSI make no differnece and the accelerator doesn't help. I gave white glue a go but even when dry it came off with the slightest bump. I am at a loss honestly. But I am going to persevere, hoping to find the magic formula to make it work. E6000 maybe? Hmmm.... I use it on the costumes I make, and the fabric will rip before the E6000 will let go. I have not tried it on models. That is tonights experiment!
 
moon puppy said:
Did you cut the eye of the needle open? You want it to look like a mini 2 prong cocktail fork. Have two of them, one for CA, one for accelerator.
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Well, no. I misread about that part. I cut the eye of the needle OFF so it would go into an eraser. I will try the open needle eye trick. It can't make the glue dry but will be easier to get it where I want it to go.
 
It is common to use the straw end of the accelerant to put a drop or 2 on c/a glue on ship model railings. Almost nobody sprays it on rails/p/e.
I wonder if your c/a glue won't stick because it cures when it gets close to to the accelerant-soaked plastic? :hmm:
 
Rhino said:
It is common to use the straw end of the accelerant to put a drop or 2 on c/a glue on ship model railings. Almost nobody sprays it on rails/p/e.
I wonder if your c/a glue won't stick because it cures when it gets close to to the accelerant-soaked plastic? :hmm:
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I don"t know. The sprayer doesn't work so I have been using a small paint brush or a small pin to put it where I want it. It is rarely soaked I think. Of course, you could be right, but I usually add the accelerant while holding the piece in place. Occassionally I put accelerant on one piece and glue on the other then join. It gives the same might work, might not result. I have tried many things. I know it is me not knowing what I am doing and pure operator error, I just can't seem to narrow down the error.
 
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