My Tiger Tank Project

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Jimster wrote:I set my oven to 150 F just to dry the wheels. Not too hot but definitely dried them out quickly. I do them same thing after cleaning my black powder cartridge cases.
Good plan for the impatient ;)

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I am impatient. I’m better than I used to be but I still tend to rush things. Old modeling habit.
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Jimster wrote:I am impatient. I’m better than I used to be but I still tend to rush things. Old modeling habit.
Well, you're doing a grand job sir :thumbup:
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Another busy night. I painted all the wheels and put all rubber tires back on. Then I installed them all using blue thread locker on the set screws. Now I understand what a maintenance nightmare this must’ve been when making field repairs! Tomorrow I should have time to install the tracks and drive sprockets and take the chassis
for a test run.
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Might I suggest in future you clean your Tank and your upgrades with Acrylic Thinners especially before painting. :thumbup:
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jarndice wrote:Might I suggest in future you clean your Tank and your upgrades with Acrylic Thinners especially before painting. :thumbup:
Even before oil based paints? Genuine question, I've always heard, use the thinner to suit the paint for cleaning.
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Mick I work on the assumption that nearly everyone painting Plastic/ABS Models uses Acrylic Paint.
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Oh, ok, you know what happens to those that assume ;)

Mind you, I'm still trying to get my head around what's in acrylic thinners :think: . . . . Um, water ??? ??? ???
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Toluene,30/60%---- Methyl-Ethyl-Ketone,30/60%---- Soluble Naptha 05% >:<
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jarndice wrote:Toluene,30/60%---- Methyl-Ethyl-Ketone,30/60%---- Soluble Naptha 05% >:<
Thanks :thumbup: quite interesting as it's for what I thought a water based paint.
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