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    Hairdryers and lamps/lampboxes

    in General discussions

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    No I havent decided on a career change, but I am wondering has anyone used a hairdryer on auto rattle can paints IE Halfords or Hicote or similar and what are the results? The other one I was wondering about was something I saw on a woodturning video for drying wood. Its basically a big enough box with a lamp head or just the bulb placed into a hole in it. Obviously the heat from the lamp does its stuff but I was wondering if its possible to make a body shop type bakeoven for painting and whats the drawbacks if any?

     

    A cheeky favour if I may

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    Has anyone got a mad bull driver or similar they could measure for me? I'm having a mess about making some seats and plan to fit one of the head and shoulders style drivers so I would like to know shoulder width and helmet width (oo-er!!) if someone would be so kind

    Chris's Cross-Country Collection Thread

    in The Builds

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    17 hours ago, ChrisRx718 said:

    Well, this took ages. 

    The white tape is Tamiya's masking tape for curves, 10mm. It works surprisingly well, I haven't seen a bleed yet. But the 'crinkled' internal edges I always tape over with traditional masking tape, just in case paint sneaks up in there.

    Unfortunately; again due to impatience on my part, I only had 6mm tape :lol: So it took forever. For the roof I actually used a small amount of 2" decorating masking tape, as that truly would have been a waste of 6mm.

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    For others who have built this bodyset; did you use the reinforcement pieces? As below. They don't seem particularly strong, although the rear of the body is particularly wobbly...

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    I'm not sure whether to go with a spare wheel, the kit dummy plastic wheel cover or just have it flush at the back. Any suggestions?

     

    Not flush. A Landy isnt a Landy without a big heavy cumbersome wheel ripping your hinges apart

    Polycarbonate Paint Options?

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    1 hour ago, BOARDRIDER said:

    Are there any spray paints other than the Tamiya PS range that are any good for painting the inside of a clear shell?

    I specifically need metallic brown but could maybe lay solid brown over a pearl coat? Does that work?

    Either way I can't find polycarbonate brown spray anywhere - anyone got any ideas please?

     

    I have used Core rc with mixed results

    Led covers

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    Some help please if yu don`t mind. Does anyone know what the little covers for leds are called and who sells them? Its the little round clear coloured plastic things that go over an LED to make a lamp. I`ve tried searching but nothings coming up, so I`m not sure if I`ve got the right name for them. cheers

    So, What Have You Done Today?

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    6 hours ago, Busdriver said:

    Started 7 days of isolation. As a bus driver you often run into all sorts and most are lovely. However cab drivers trying to drive down a bus only road don’t like being blocked and forced to turn round. This  particular bad word had an argument with me through my open cab window. His way of ending the conversation was to spit into my face. Even though I wear glasses it got into my eyes so I had to go to hospital to get advice. They recommend self isolation  Fortunately for reasons I don’t understand as long as my wife and I socially distance in the house she can still get out.

    Now where are all those boxes under the bed!!!!!

    Thats disgusting. Being a driver in and around a busy town and the son of bus driver even you lot will admit you don`t help yourselves at times and arguments are bound to happen but theres lines you don`t cross and gobbing in someones face is definitely up there. Hope your ok and you nail the cretin. Apart from the polis make sure your licensing authority or council get the footage as well

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    Core RC Paint - don't waste your money!

    in General discussions

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    I used the core rc paint on a drifter body for the bairn, well was going to be a runner for mine but he`s claimed it. Anyway What should have been a metallic red turned into pink when backed. Experienced the same issues with big droplets appearing right in the middle of a pass over. However also used a tin of Core paint clear sparkle as a first mist coat and had no issues at all. 

    On a side note the Fast Finish white i used as a backing  for both bodies (2x tins)i wasnt impressed with at all, seemed to go everywhere but where the nozzle was pointing and seemed very powdery yet the blue the young un used for his skyline body from Fast Finish was bob on.

    As @Busdriver says it seems to be very much luck of the draw

    Jimny build

    in The Builds

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    Managed to get a bit more done yesterday. Slight overspray on the front bumper where the masking tape has failed. Annoying but not the end of the world. I really do like the body on these so may look for another as a shelfer and keep this one as a runner/project. 

    Windows are to smoke yet because like a doughnut I forgot to order the paint!! 

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