Pocher Rolls Royce Phantom 1:8

[paddy]

When in doubt...plough on regardless
Rear axle stripped ultra sonic cleaned and painted

I used a flash on the chassis rails so they look a bit odd but you get the idea for the colour.

 

[moon puppy]

I like it!

 

[Greg Kimsey]

When in doubt...plough on regardless
Rear axle stripped ultra sonic cleaned and painted

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I used a flash on the chassis rails so they look a bit odd but you get the idea for the colour.

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That first picture looks like totally real 1:1 car parts! I had an ultrasonic cleaner....I wonder where that sucker went?....

 

[paddy]

Hi Greg
this model sat half assembled on a shelf for 30 years and was covered in Kitchen grease and dust so the only way i was ever going to get paint to sit well on the plastic was to use an ultra sonic.....i was pleasantly surprised how well it worked.

 

[Heavens Eagle]

That first picture looks like totally real 1:1 car parts! I had an ultrasonic cleaner....I wonder where that sucker went?....

Harbor freight has a couple. The good quality jewelry ones like at work are VERY expensive, but I picked up one like this for $130 on sale at Harbor Freight a while back and it works very nicely. I don't think it would hold up to heavy usage every day, but for occasional cleaning of parts it works very well. It holds 6 Liters and is big enough for about anything I will need it for.

 

[Heavens Eagle]

Paddy, that rear end really turned out nice!

 

[paddy]

Mine is about 6l and will take a couple of motorcycle carbs which is what i bought it fore. TBH its ancient now but still going, timers etc are clockwork . It has cost me a lot more in special fluids that its purchase price though.

 

[Sharkmouth]

Luckily, I never needed to clean parts that big so this cheap one works very well for me:

 

[Heavens Eagle]

Luckily, I never needed to clean parts that big so this cheap one works very well for me:

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I have 2 others. One is a jewelry cleaner that is rather small and doesn't really work all that well. The other is one that was for cleaning the old time drafting technical pens.