Friday, January 16, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Let's try again
Forgive me modelling Gods for I have sinned...
I used too much decal setting solution and caused the decal on the upper rear wishbones to wrinkle. Furthermore, I broke one of the commandments, I started performing a difficult task on one of the most visible parts rather than trying it out first on a less visible part.
Let's try again with much less decal setting solution
Yes that's much better, sometimes it is necessary to follow the kit directions. "Cut out each transfer individually and immerse in warm water for approx. 20 seconds. Slide transfer off paper and into designated position, then press on with blotting paper"
Well here it is. I now know why they wouldn't stick yesterday, I was soaking the decals for 60 seconds, probably dissolving much of their adhesive. Plus I expected they would magically fold into place. When soaking them for 15-20 seconds and using paper towel to press them in place it worked very well. I brushed one very thin coat of decal setting solution on the adhesive side which helped them to stick without wrinkling. Top is the decal I placed today, bottom are the decals that I didn't do well
Now that I'm good at this again, I went gung-ho and put carbon decals on many other parts.
All the components were completed, so I assembled the gearbox and rear suspension assembly together.
Total: 57 h
I used too much decal setting solution and caused the decal on the upper rear wishbones to wrinkle. Furthermore, I broke one of the commandments, I started performing a difficult task on one of the most visible parts rather than trying it out first on a less visible part.
Let's try again with much less decal setting solution
Yes that's much better, sometimes it is necessary to follow the kit directions. "Cut out each transfer individually and immerse in warm water for approx. 20 seconds. Slide transfer off paper and into designated position, then press on with blotting paper"
Well here it is. I now know why they wouldn't stick yesterday, I was soaking the decals for 60 seconds, probably dissolving much of their adhesive. Plus I expected they would magically fold into place. When soaking them for 15-20 seconds and using paper towel to press them in place it worked very well. I brushed one very thin coat of decal setting solution on the adhesive side which helped them to stick without wrinkling. Top is the decal I placed today, bottom are the decals that I didn't do well
Now that I'm good at this again, I went gung-ho and put carbon decals on many other parts.
All the components were completed, so I assembled the gearbox and rear suspension assembly together.
Total: 57 h
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Hour by hour
These are photos of the progress made on the rear wishbones. Once an hour I applied a thin coat of decal setting solution, hoping the decal would eventually settle into place nicely
Beginning
Hour 2
Hour 3
Hour 4
Beginning
Hour 2
Hour 3
Hour 4
Decals
Time to put the carbon fiber decals on the wishbones.
Here are the instructions showing the decal number
The decal sheet
Decals cut out of the sheet. I know that I should trim these closer, but the cartograf decals are so good, I'm going to cut this corner this time.
A bowl of water for soaking the decals and Humbrol Decal Fix to "melt them on"
Into the water for a minute, here we go
First painted the decal setting solution on the part, then slid the decal in place, and used a brush to adjust it's position
Hmm...doesn't want to stick
In the meantime, I finished painting the backsides of these aero parts Tamiya semi-gloss black, the driveshafts copper, and the brake disk gun metal. (yes yes, I know F1 cars have carbon brakes, whatever, you probably won't even see this in the wheel anyway, besides, I can't justify buying flat grey when gun metal is so close)
The decal setting solution isn't "hot" enough, the decal won't bend to the contours of the rear upper suspension wishbone, not quite sure what to do about this yet
Total: 53 h
Here are the instructions showing the decal number
The decal sheet
Decals cut out of the sheet. I know that I should trim these closer, but the cartograf decals are so good, I'm going to cut this corner this time.
A bowl of water for soaking the decals and Humbrol Decal Fix to "melt them on"
Into the water for a minute, here we go
First painted the decal setting solution on the part, then slid the decal in place, and used a brush to adjust it's position
Hmm...doesn't want to stick
In the meantime, I finished painting the backsides of these aero parts Tamiya semi-gloss black, the driveshafts copper, and the brake disk gun metal. (yes yes, I know F1 cars have carbon brakes, whatever, you probably won't even see this in the wheel anyway, besides, I can't justify buying flat grey when gun metal is so close)
The decal setting solution isn't "hot" enough, the decal won't bend to the contours of the rear upper suspension wishbone, not quite sure what to do about this yet
Total: 53 h
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Finally done painting white
Yesterday I sprayed the last coat of white paint. I'm so happy with the results!
The chassis came out beautifully
These wing elements also look great
I'm also done painting these parts black
Now that all the coats of white paint have been sprayed, I began to paint the backsides of these parts with Tamiya semi-gloss black to simulate an unpainted carbon fiber look.
I'm going to let the paint cure on the other white parts for a week before I mask them to paint them with metallic blue.
Total: 50 h
The chassis came out beautifully
These wing elements also look great
I'm also done painting these parts black
Now that all the coats of white paint have been sprayed, I began to paint the backsides of these parts with Tamiya semi-gloss black to simulate an unpainted carbon fiber look.
I'm going to let the paint cure on the other white parts for a week before I mask them to paint them with metallic blue.
Total: 50 h
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Beautiful white paint
The Tamiya white paint is really brilliant. After three coats, these parts are dust free and immaculate
I sprayed the last coat of white today on the remaining parts, as well as a coat of black. I'll probably need to let these parts cure for about a week now.
Total: 49 h
I sprayed the last coat of white today on the remaining parts, as well as a coat of black. I'll probably need to let these parts cure for about a week now.
Total: 49 h
Friday, January 9, 2009
New technique
I've got some more parts that I completed painting yesterday.
The mirrors will be painted blue, so I just wanted to get a coat of gloss white on them.
These black parts are done
Since the airbox was painted, I was able to finish the assembly of the engine
The black spray paint continues to run from the edges of these parts. My girlfriend had a great suggestion, why not paint the edges black by hand, and then spray over it?
These have been hand painted semi-gloss black, I'll let it dry for a day and spray it again tomorrow.
Still spraying white every day
Total: 48 h
The mirrors will be painted blue, so I just wanted to get a coat of gloss white on them.
These black parts are done
Since the airbox was painted, I was able to finish the assembly of the engine
The black spray paint continues to run from the edges of these parts. My girlfriend had a great suggestion, why not paint the edges black by hand, and then spray over it?
These have been hand painted semi-gloss black, I'll let it dry for a day and spray it again tomorrow.
Still spraying white every day
Total: 48 h
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