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Same principal as ambroid pro-weld ? let it wick in with capillary action.

speaking of future, Does an almost full bottle of future lose its effectivness at all ? my bottle is 5 years old and has stayed in my cabinet in the house and it still looks good, so i thought i would ask about the age of a bottle of future.
Bert

Great tips. Rogviler, when you use the thin stuff, how much baking soda do you put in the seam & how much super glue thin ? I have 2 seams on the new dragon saturn V that dragon left on all of the saturns second stage. the seams are thin and long say 12 inches long. the rocket is white. I also h...

Yes, i did scan them just in case and someone resized them for me as well after the scan. The model is the revelle "history makers 1/48 Apollo spacecraft and the decals for that are not offered anywhere for aftermarket. That kit is being re released and hopefully the decals may become fresh aga...

I have some older decals for my 1/48 Apollo spacecraft that is from 1983. I don't know how the decals adhesive will hold up so I need to know what the mixing ratio is for white glue & water that some of you use to insure the decal will stick to the models surface & dry clear. I have never ha...

How much white glue is just right ? a drop or 2 ? I have some old decals that look ok but since they are from 1983 you never know and there are NO replacements. I used 2 light coats of liquid decal film over them on the decal sheet and keep them in a dry dark drawer until i get ready to use them. Th...

How about putting future in a plastic bottle that has a pump spray ? such as an old & cleaned out windex bottle, can future be misted on a model without looking splattered or uneven ? I would like to protect my model finishes with future but do not own an airbrush, any suggestions ?

I don't know how big or small your model is or what the windows look like if you want lit windows how about buying relfective tape used for vehicles ? It comes in white, red, yellow and silver. you could cut out the small shapes you need to fit what you want to do and as soon as a light source hits ...

That has got to be frustrating having all your hard work ruined when lifting up the tape :shock: If you do not have an airbrush, can future be applied to a model by misting it on with a pump spray bottle ? Will it give a smooth finish without spotting & will the future level itself out for a smo...

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Thank you

I am going to have to pick up some of those. thanks !

Thanks everyone, i was thinking of the small spray bottle also and wasn't sure if it would be pebblely with the sparay bottle. I know future self levels but with a spray bottle i just wasn't sure. For decals i like to use a small clean paintbrush along the decal and off the sides a little.
Bert

It is the big 39 inch long moebius seaview kit with the front & rear sections being cemented together with a cylindrical male/female kind of set up. one tube slides onto a smaller tube section. I have seen some people screw them together. maybe testors liquid cement might be a better choice beca...

Thanks ! so capillary action is the best then ? For large parts such as the BIG seaview that has the front and rear halves to be joined and there are large flat surfaces that need cementing, i guess the brush that comes with it would work here. how long do i have to join the 2 parts , what I mean is...

I have a bottle of future and would like to be able to mist it on but don't know how well it will work. If i put straight future in a clean spray bottle how well will it mist on to a model ? do i need to thin it or can I use it full strength ? what kind of results can be expected with this method ?

I have a kit that requires ambroid pro-weld and bought a bottle. having never used this before, i see it has a brush applicator that is not small by any means. What is the best way to use this ? with the brush or smaller brush and how long do i have to work with it before it dries or evaporates on t...

I also use the blue painters tape and really "burnish" ( rub down with a pencil eraser or other like object) down the edges. I find big rolls of it at my dollar store.

I decided to respray 2 more coats of tamiya gloss white and it came out perfectly ! very high, even gloss, thats all it needed and now I have a very smooth, glossy surface.

Thanks kenny

I have a decal question, I was gifted 5 models from a friend that said he would never get around to building them. When i recieved the package I was very surprised at what was inside, 3 of the models are vintage space models from 1969, the 1/96 apollo 11 columbia & eagle complete with the iron o...

I have a new bottle that was given to me of tamiya liquid white surface primer. Do you just brush this into the seam/gap ?

I have never used mr surfacer And want to know how good it is as a seam filler & how to best use it. I saw 2 jars & one was 500 & the other was 1000. Whats the difference and what are the limitations of it ? I am talking about Gaps & seams such as the big moebius seaview halves that ...

Are you using the duck egg for a Jupiter 2 model by chance ?

The tamiya pure white left a nice finish but it looks like a semi-gloss white in most of the areas. It looks shiney in light with some areas glossier than others, maybe more paint got onto the glossier parts. I think the decal will be ok on there however, adding a clear coat of some kind brushed on ...

What brand of fishing line are you using ?

How about running a clean shop vac in the backround or off to the side somewhere so it will pull all the air and floating dust towards IT and not your booth.

I decided to spray 2 coats of tamiya gloss white so that the decal will go on nicely I can then brush some future over the cured decal and that way, the decal will be protected.

Thank you !!!

I will have to try that airbrush cleaner. sounds like it will save a lot of soaking time.