I may take up knitting......

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.......except I probably can't paint wool properly either!

Anyhoo, I tissue covered the wing of my Corsair, applied 2 coats of thinned dope and all looked well ‘till I sprayed on a couple of coats of Tamiya paint, (for plastics-my model shop said this would be fine), but I wasn’t happy with the result, gaps and light showing through and all that, so I brushed on a coat of flat black enamel and didn’t like that either so I then sprayed on a coat of plasti-kote gloss black. This looks promising but can still see daylight, (I’ve only done the topside so far), might eliminate this when I do the underside, if not I’ll try brushing on a coat of acrylic enamel. By now I guess my ‘model’ wing weighs more than the real thing and I’m worried about dropping it on my foot and being layed up for a month!

I’ve trawled through all the tutorials but can’t figure what I’m doing wrong and am running out of paint related options as well as gassing myself with the fumes.

If I had a dog I’d shoot it out of sheer frustration, (anyone got a cheap dog for sale?).

Pleas help,

Steve.

Ps. I wonder if Salvidor Dali would just look at the whole mess and declare “Finito, ees perfect!!!”

:lame:

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Hehe im glad you can look at it in a flippant way! From what I remember of my dad doing doped wings an such like, he used cellulose paint (like car paint) and as farrrrrrrrr as I can remember it worked fairly well! Wouldnt take it as gospel (like I said it's been a while) but I hope it helps!

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Bartley,next time forget the clear dope,two problems using this soon to be banned substance,the weight penalty is very high and unless you thin it right down it just keeps on pulling and warping the structure out of shape,those porous tiny holes will always be present unless you add more weight inflicting fillers,but weight is the last thing you want on a lightweight structure model such as the one you have built,steer clear of colour finishes the best you can,just add a bit of colour to wingtips,cowlings etc.

The best lightweight finish that is non toxic as well is well thinned Polyvinyl Acetate Adhesvive,otherwise known as PVA,just get a bottle and add a small quantity then top up with water,add a tiny amount of gum arabic ( obtainable from art suppliers ) shake the bottle and allow to settle for about one hour to get rid of the air bubbles,take your model which has been pre water tightened ( you did remember to do that now ?) by flicking the bristles of a water dipped stiff domestic brush drawn against a kitchen knife,let this dry before using your thinned liquid,next with a soft well loaded brush apply the thinned PVA to the tissue,wherever possible pin down the parts of things like wings/tail etc,this way as the material dries the tension flat against the building board will not warp and pull the structure out of line,two 'thin' coats should suffice,if you really must add colour then use artists poster paint,this dries nice and flat and is above all lightweight.

Remember grams of extra weight really add up with these small models,you need to go easy on that colour !