Re: Painting w/o an airbrush

>From: "Chad" darkstar snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com

> >Date: 3/31/2004 2:39 PM Eastern Standard Time > >Message-id: > > > >And NO we don't have a frickin Dollar Store here! This is not your beloved > >United States! > > > nobody is perfect :)

My point exactly.

Reply to
Chad
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My, God! I'm glad not everyone is like you! This is not a support group for the "Miserable Victims of Sexual-molestation-on-the-internet newsgroup". I believe sharing your experience of someone with a bad electric bill is totally out of topic.

If you're asking for pictures to prove that I'm right. I'm sorry. I'd rather spare you, "the experienced modeler", the humiliation. Plus, I don't owe you an explanation. You didn't even bother to read my reply to Al about the situation here. Try and, at least, TRY to be considerate of the fact that NOT EVERYONE belongs to your part of the planet. That's putting into account the economic status and average income of a certain area. If you don't know jack about it, feel free to keep your comments to yourself.

Who said anything about a high gloss on a car? I just said I bought one. I just asked if it's possible to get a good paint job without an airbrush. Where did you get that idea? Does putting words in someone else's mouth part of your forte too? That's along with your "other" hobby of making someone else look more incompetent than you? Or do you get your kicks from harassing kids as well? Are you enjoying yourself now?

On the contrary, I have just finished smoothing the part out. To my relief it doesn't matter if it had some minor seams because after dry fitting the rest of the parts of the engine (which I did not glue on yet) those exposed seams won't be visible since they will be covered by outer parts. Sorry, if I wasn't as lame as you when I started out. When you don't take money for granted you get to evolve into someone more efficient. I can't help it if I'm a natural for this. :P~~~~

Reply to
Chad

A Dollar Store is not a national franchise or brand name. Its a very successful mom and pop type business that has its equivalent in every town. At an earlier time they were called Dime Stores, a name that died cuz there's nothing you can by with a dime these days.

Reply to
Klm

How about painting it to give a look as if some tire-black was applied to it?

Reply to
Chad

My, God! Even when you're taking an evening walk you still couldn't get a life!

The only one who's playing a mind game here is you.

Save us your HOMO experiences and stop picking on the REAL users of this group.

Reply to
Chad

You also have such a lovely chickenshit non-address, don't expect to get taken with any hint of seriousness.

Reply to
Ron

The latest issue of Fine Scale Modeler magazine has an article on just this subject. Usually good advice in FSM's painting articles.

Bill Shuey

Reply to
William H. Shuey

You can paint 'rubber' model car tires with water-based acrylics but don't even try using enamel - it won't dry.

Reply to
Al Superczynski

Well, I don't know about manufactured items in the Philippines but I've been there a couple times. I was *very* impressed with the quality of some of the handmade solid wood models done there, and your Jeepneys are artistic marvels...... ;-p

Besides, I doubt that Tamiya would risk its reputation on shoddy merchandise no matter where it was manufactured.

Sure email it to me and I'll take a look. My 'reply to' address is valid.

There's *always* a seam when you glue parts together. If it's not present on the real thing it's up to the modeler to eliminate it.

Sure, if it will be visible when the model's finished. BTW, you

*have* read the FAQ I referred you to earlier, haven't you?

ask newbie questions?

Not as far as I'm concerned. Even if you don't own a single model the answers to your questions might be helpful to somebody else.

Reply to
Al Superczynski

I don't have any reason to suspect that he's anything other than what he appears to be - a rank newbie to modeling who also may be communicating in other than his first language since Filipino (Tagalog) and English are both official languages in his country.

BTW, I *do* think that both of you need to chill out.....

Reply to
Al Superczynski

Amen to that.

Reply to
EGMcCann

Well go to your Zlotnik Store or Brightly Colored Pebbles store or whatever it is you heathen foreigners use for currency. Kim m :+)

Reply to
Royabulgaf

I see, I see. Very nice. It's a good thing they didn't ask for a stool sample as well. LOL.

I should have that ready for you by the end of the week.

Reply to
Chad

Oh, and email address is an issue now?

Here's a hint for both of you showponies. Get a life, buttercup!

Reply to
Chad

That would be a relief.

Reply to
Chad

That's the ones they show to tourists. The real ones are a heap of junk. They are barely road worthy. They get pulled over a dozen times for smoke-belching. It bogs down 5 times month.

Believe me when I say this, Al. The filipino is a foreigner in his own country and the foreigners are at home here. We can't even enter a five-star hotel looking sporty in shorts and slippers/sandals/rubber shoes like you guys. We'd be kicked out. Our own kind refuses to serve us with the same quality of service they'd give you. :(

There's still a thing here called "when the cat's away the mouse will play". I believe the japanese superiors only come here once a month to check on the factory.

I believe there might be no need for it as this step one consists of 4 parts. The first two were the parts in question but the next two covers those parts so if it were painted it wouldn't be visible coz it's all "way in" there. ;) Anyway, I'll try to borrow a digicam and have it sent to you. I didn't glue them yet as it's not yet painted.

Well, the other day, I was practicing on this engine tube part. It was already preglued together and had visible seems. All I can say is it's hard to file rounded parts but I managed to get a smooth finish.

I have another question though. Does minor scratches from a file show up when you paint over them?

Are you kidding me? It's like a bible to me! heheheh.... I read it very often.

Thanks.

Reply to
Chad

slippers/sandals/rubber shoes like you

'You guys'? Do you mean Americans? How do they tell who's an American? We're hardly a homogenous people - a lot of us could pass as Filipino without even trying....

Still, if you want to denigrate your own country I guess that's your right. God knows there are plenty of Americans with little good to say of the USA.

See if you can get a Flexifile. If they're not available in the Philippines you could make up a substitute from coathangar wire.

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Yes.

Reply to
Al Superczynski

or in europe, the neon toilet paper store.

Reply to
e

Not necessarily American. "White boys" would practically generalize most westerners. The ones who could pass for Filipino would not get the Filipino treatment. :P

Yeah, I know. I used to work for an American boss and he doesn't seem to happy about the US.

I can imagine what you're suggesting. Thanks for the idea. The file is definitely flat. The round ones would be good. Based on your suggestion would a rat's tail file do the job?

Ouch! Even the smoothly matted ones? I mean the ones that are not deep just those fine scratches made by the fine sandpapers. :)

Reply to
Chad

Usually, if you get down to about 600 grit sandpaper, you should have no trouble with scratches showing on matte paint. Kim M

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Royabulgaf

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