Slippery slope wips.

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Slippery slope wips.

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Getting 1 was a slippery slope.

Far away/right was the first.

2a6 and T90 were bought to scratch a forrest camo itch(I would have prefered a Forest Chally, but Desert came up first).  Aaaanywhoo.  Then came the closest/left Challenger.


From L>R-

Challenger II 5.4 (22/09/14) in old Torro flavour.
T90, 7.0
2a6 6.0
Challenger II 7.0

Been concentrating on breaking the first one.

Magnet conversion.
Re-wiring/extending wires in progress.
Aluminium brace half made.
I intended to just put PU resin in the rear of the hull, and use some 3mm aluminium plate in the front.  It all went resin.  It does help reduce hull flex.

Suspension arms, drive sprocket, and idler wheel all cold blued.  Tried rushing through the bluing before, and rushed to get some acrylic on it, and it didn't set.  So clean, and retry it is then.

Road wheels.  I bought 0.5mm adhesive backed rubber sheet.  I cut strips and fitted to road wheels, and front idler.  Hopefully it will make it quieter, and grip the track better(this idlers had to be fettled to turn freely.  Ssme with the Leopards road wheels).  So the track would have been dragging over them rather than them turning.


Aaaaaaaanywhoo... i'll shup up there for now 🤪
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Re: Slippery slope wips.

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Some old Torro branded comparison with newer Heng Long.

Torro on the right.
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Re: Slippery slope wips.

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Ah well.

My first attempt at weathering went pear shaped.

I felt like Bob Ross... then I tried to seal it with matt lacquer from a spray can.

🥺😭🥺

White spots, cloudy patches.

I assume there was still moisture in the pigments... 🤦‍♂️

Goooooooooddamit.
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Re: Slippery slope wips.

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I have long blamed such blemishes on the Temperature when I have been spraying, Below 15c and above 27c are not good for my painting efforts.
I think I am about to upset someone :haha:
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Re: Slippery slope wips.

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jarndice wrote: Thu Dec 26, 2024 2:39 am I have long blamed such blemishes on the Temperature when I have been spraying, Below 15c and above 27c are not good for my painting efforts.
Apart from the middle of winter here all my painting is above 27C !!!!
HL JAGDPANTHER,HL TIGER 1,HL PzIII MUNITIONSCHLEPPER, HL KT OCTOPUS,HL PANTHER ZU-FUSS,HL STuG III,HL T34/85 BEDSPRING,
HL PZIV MALTA,MATORRO JAGDTIGER,HL F05 TIGER,TAMIYA KT,HL PANTHERDOZER,HL EARLY PANTHER G,TAIGEN/RAMINATOR T34/76,
HL AN-BRI-RAM SU-85
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Re: Slippery slope wips.

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It was in a cold'ish garage. About 11-13º roughly.

I thought i'd get away with it as I took all the stuff and spray can from house just before painting.

Maybe I was breathing too heavily... condensation is a... aye.
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Re: Slippery slope wips.

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Fixage options?

Trying to take the worst off with a wooden toothpick.
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Re: Slippery slope wips.

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If it is acrylic lots of water and a hard rub at the same time.
I think I am about to upset someone :haha:
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Re: Slippery slope wips.

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I just re-read.
Matt Lacquer
Could have reacted with the product it was covering.
Lacquer does behave different to other products from what I have picked up over the years.
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HL PZIV MALTA,MATORRO JAGDTIGER,HL F05 TIGER,TAMIYA KT,HL PANTHERDOZER,HL EARLY PANTHER G,TAIGEN/RAMINATOR T34/76,
HL AN-BRI-RAM SU-85
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Re: Slippery slope wips.

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Can’t help you with why the paint went off. But it is a nice line up modern tanks.
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