Tag: undercoating
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Soviet ZIS-5 – Part Four – Yes Or No?
Do I take an extra day – and undercoat the body parts of the ZIS-5? Or just spray paint straight onto the tan plastic and hope it doesn’t scratch off? Well, I have decided to be moral, and careful, and cowardly. I have seen too many finishes ruined by me when I try to take…
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Farman NC 223.3 – Part Seven – L’Éminence Grise
By the time a large scale model gets to the Mr Surfacer 1000 stage I no longer have any authority over it – the command structure is reversed. In a way, it is comforting to surrender the initiative in this way. Oh, there will be patching and sanding and other attendances but the die has…
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Supermarine Stranraer – Part Five – A Headache?
Faced with the choice of undercoats for the Stranraer, I may have chosen the hard one…white. I use Mr Surfacer 1000 of most of my models and appreciate the smooth grey satin finish it gives. I frequently forget to check it carefully enough for disruptions, but that is carelessness on my part – not a…
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Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V – Part Five – Decision Time
The decision must be taken – and in this case the materials available for the job have decided me. The AW will be all-black. Before it will be so, It will be all grey, of course. In this case the undercoat is Mr. Surfacer 1000. This, or the Mr. Surfacer 1200, is my preferred undercoat…
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