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06-27-2012 | 03:54 AM

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mirce

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Finishing sets for scale models

For scale details on model modelers use many different techniques. This I want to introduce here is simple, trouble free, and give perfect results...

Create scale detail never been easier... With Mirce Finish Set, you can made panel lines, rivets, dummy screws...

Mirce Finish Set is made of Oracal silver self adhesive film, and contains:

- 100 meters - 1,4 mm wide
- 15000 - 2 mm diameter circles - rivets
- 250 dummy screws 2,5 mm diameter
- 250 dummy screws 3 mm diameter
- 250 dummy screws 4 mm diameter
- 2 meter transfer film for applying

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Panel lines placed on the prepared surface... After glassing, adding filler and sanding surface is ready for setting panel lines...
Surface must be clear, and before setting you must wipe it with alcohol.

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For my P 47, I used scale draw for measure where every line must be placed...

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Every line is now on place...

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Same procedure is on the wing...

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After this stage, my friend put few layers of acrylic filler. You need 4 - 5 layers to get good thickness...

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When filler was dry, surface look like this... Next step is taking lines out from filler...

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Next step was sanding, first with 240 grade sand paper...

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...and then with 800 water sand paper...

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Surface is now nice and smooth.

Rivets...

First step is to wipe surface with alcohol and draw guide lines with pen...

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With transfer foil pick up one line of rivets and apply it on surface...

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Than gentle push a transfer film with rivets, and take it down...
Transfer foil you can use multiple times...

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Finally, surface look like this...

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For some models I will have sets with details. Those sets are available for Ziroli's F6F Hellcat, Ziroli's F9F Panther, 100" P 47 Thunderbolt...
Just few picture how it looks...

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Right now I'm in process of painting my P 47, so I will continue this topic after that.

To see how look finish model with Mirce Finish Set, check:

- F9F Panther build: http://www.nsmodelers.rs/jet/f9f-pan...-novembar-2010

- F6F Hellcat build: http://www.nsmodelers.rs/warbirds/he...jekat/jun-2011 and here http://www.nsmodelers.rs/warbirds/he...2011/juli-2011

I hope you see how this method is easy and simple. You just need patience to be all done properly..

More about this products you can see on www.nsmodelers.rs and more informations can get on e-mail: [email protected]

Regards

Mirce

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