Tamiya 1:350 Japanese Battleship Musashi Build Thread

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yes mate give me a while im seeing to the kids

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Awesome site nige

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Some excellent pictures there Nigel, Thanks for the link.

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Richard

the tecnique im on about is to

1 sand off the plank detail on the deck

2 paint the deck a light teak colour

3 cut some masking tape approx 1" long lengths (a lot)

4 now using a steel rule and a craft knife cut the strips of tape into lengths of the planks thickness you will get 10 to 15 stips from a 1" peice of tape

5 now stick some of the tape down on the deck as if simulating planks (youl need quite a lot just make sure that they are straight and arranged all over the deck not just in one part)

6 now add a small amount of brown to your original teak colour and respray the deck.

when dry add further plank tapes to more areas darken paint slightly again and spray

7 what happens is you will gradually be masking different planking colours onto the deck yu just add more tape to the untaped sections then spray again and again

8 you will need to do this approx 8 times the final time should see all the deck covered with tape apart from the last section you just sprayed

9 when dry lift the tapes up and yu will have multi shaded planking

10 now you need to tone it down and blend it ever so lightly

11 sparay a very thin cream mist coat over the deckings surface just enought so you can see still see the planking shades quite clerly

12 now when dry a quick rub over with scotchbrite and finally a matt varnish please use a uratheane varnish as its tinted a amber colour this helps even out any major differences to the deck shading

hope it helps if not give us a ring tomorrow

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I love all the u-boat pics on that site! Very good for checking details etc on our own versions. Thanks for that.

Jason

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ok, getting off the subject of decking (i will think more about it when it comes to it)

i have washed all the parts, nearly all dry.

the hull is in pretty good condition, just had to remove a few excess bits of plastic. ready for spraying tomorrow, so no need for a primer at all you do think richard?

i only have a light grey primer anyway, and seein as its a greyish colour going over it would that be ok if i do prime?

i was told to wash the p/e parts just like the plastic parts.where the water has dried it has left brown speckles. it is no problem as they will be painted over but just wondering what this was. surley its not rust? didnt think brass rusted??!!

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Richard, if it is shiny I would rub it lightly with some fine wet and dry paper (Halfords if you don't have any) and put the top coat straight on.

The specs on the PE are probably some sort of marks from water treatment. UK water contains all sorts of things like fluoride which could react with the brass. You are correct though, brass does not rust.

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ok thanks alot richard.

what is wrong with the plastic bein shiny before spraying???

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You used to be able to buy something called etching fluid. It was meant to be used for brass fittings (Real ones) before they were over painted to give them extra protection. I havesome in a bottle somewhere .It is a clear blue and cleans the brass off.Brasso wold do the same but this stuff soprt of primes the brass as well.

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oh did richard mean if the brass is shiny not tha plasitc?

in which case it is shiny...

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im not sure but i used to clean the brass off with washing up liquid before painting.

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well thats what i have done and its left brown splodges, even though i rinced it off. so as richard says its probably something in the water.

im sure he means use w&d paper on the brass as i have never known of sanding down a model (unless its been filled or something)

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Richard,

I was referring to lightly rubbing down the model hull to help the paint key to the surface.

If the finish is very shiny the paint won't adhere as well as if you give a light rub down with a fine wet and dry first.

This may also help to highlight any small imperfections that you may decide to fill before finally painting.

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sometimes you geta very shiny plastic.that does need very fine grade wet and dry 1200+ paper .One is called flour paper because the plastic when rubbed down comes off like flour.a finish that is too shiny wont take the paint well.

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great minds think alike