Flowquil for bussard dome

belkin321 · Post by **belkin321** » Thu May 01, 2014 12:14 pm

Has anyone used Flowquil paint to coat the inside of clear bussard dome to give it a diffused look...so you can not see the led lights until illuminated?

TREKKRIFFIC · Post by **TREKKRIFFIC** » Thu May 01, 2014 1:20 pm

Yes. I used Floquil Flat Base on the domes of both my 1/1000 and 1/350 Enterprise builds. I found it coats best when brushed on with a soft brush. I used a good amount and let it flow all over the inside of the dome by tilting and turning the dome as the paint flowed. Once I had a good even coat, I set the dome down and allowed the Floquil to pool in the center as it dried. It can take a day to dry. I didn't try airbrushing it.

Here's how it looked unlit:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/9086357339/

I think it's very close to the look of the domes on the 11 footer:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/9089088284/

Here's how it looks lit up with the spokes turning:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/9374353754/

As an aside, I brushed the inner spinner dome with Tamiya transparent orange acrylic on the inside surface:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/8938934404/

belkin321 · Post by **belkin321** » Thu May 01, 2014 2:40 pm

Thanks Trekriffic and nice work...great photos. Do I just look for fowquil flat base? Is it white or just called flat base? Thanks for your help.

TREKKRIFFIC · Post by **TREKKRIFFIC** » Thu May 01, 2014 3:27 pm

belkin321 wrote:Thanks Trekriffic and nice work...great photos. Do I just look for fowquil flat base? Is it white or just called flat base? Thanks for your help.

You can try finding it under Floquil or Polly Scale Flat. Good luck though. Testors discontinued the Polyscale and Floquil paint lines last year. I bought the last bottle my LHS had on the shelf and I treat it like gold.

belkin321 · Post by **belkin321** » Thu May 01, 2014 6:51 pm

I found some on EBay...would you be able to post a link to a photo of the bottle label for the dome diffuser? I could narrow my search then. Thanks for your help.

TREKKRIFFIC · Post by **TREKKRIFFIC** » Fri May 02, 2014 2:34 pm

belkin321 wrote:I found some on EBay...would you be able to post a link to a photo of the bottle label for the dome diffuser? I could narrow my search then. Thanks for your help.

It's Floquil F110015 Flat Finish

flof110015 by trekriffic, on Flickr

It's milky white in a 1 oz bottle. Mixes well with enamel paints.

belkin321 · Post by **belkin321** » Fri May 02, 2014 6:30 pm

Many thanks Trekkriffic.

belkin321 · Post by **belkin321** » Fri May 02, 2014 6:54 pm

I have come across info that testers has re-issued flowquil with testers "createfx"

RockyD · Post by **RockyD** » Sun May 04, 2014 1:04 am

would Tamiya flat base give you the same effect I cant find floquil anywhere

TREKKRIFFIC · Post by **TREKKRIFFIC** » Mon May 05, 2014 4:26 pm

belkin321 wrote:I have come across info that testers has re-issued flowquil with testers "createfx"

I looked it up on Google. Their CreateFX flat base is acrylic. Floquil is oil based.

TREKKRIFFIC · Post by **TREKKRIFFIC** » Mon May 05, 2014 4:28 pm

RockyD wrote:would Tamiya flat base give you the same effect I cant find floquil anywhere

Tamiya Flat Base is acylic based. No idea how well it coats compared to Floquil.

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