Chronic's Research and Aeronautics Project (C.R.A.P.)

[TheChronicOne]

A meme about the dreaded overdone panel shading.

[PR19_Kit]

Yeeeeeaaaaaah!

Just how I think soo, I've been railing on about overdone 'pre-shading' for ages, and it's pleasing that other people think the same way. 

[TheChronicOne]

I'm with you, bruh!!  This and "washing all the parts on the sprues before you even start" are my main model peeves. 

[zenrat]

That meme is spot on.

I must admit i have washed sprues.

They were A Model sprues and felt slippery.  I presume is was mould release but who knows.  It seemed best to wash them.

[PR19_Kit]

I can't remember which kit it was, but I had to SCRUB one of my recent ones! It was so 'oily' that just a wash wasn't enough, so I had at it with a nailbrush. 

Maybe it was the Pc-7 Flying Speedboat? 

[Rick Lowe]

I have washed sprues once or twice, but don't generally have a problem not doing so.

The other one is washing the assembled model before painting. I don't do this (though I have given a damp wipe down on occasion) and haven't had problems with paint adhesion.

[scooter]

I have washed sprues once or twice, but don't generally have a problem not doing so.

The other one is washing the assembled model before painting. I don't do this (though I have given a damp wipe down on occasion) and haven't had problems with paint adhesion.

Wash the parts?  Wash the model?  The only time my models see water is the rinse part of PSR.  Never had problems with paint (or glue) adhesion.

[NARSES2]

Must admit that Starfighter sums up my feelings as well, but there again it's their model. SAMI Magazine builds can be particularly heavy on the pre-shaded panel lines for some reason.

As for washing sprues ? Sometimes if as previously said they look or feel a bit greasy I'll give them a wash and if I remember I'll rub the finished model over to remove p.s.r. debris before painting with a damp cloth.

[TheChronicOne]

What gets me is that folks will wash everything right out of the box then spend weeks getting it all grimy, oily, and dirty then NOT wash all that stuff off and jump directly into paint. It's like wiping yer bum THEN having a poo.    I could see if the parts come out of the box seriously greasy and nasty, I'd probably at least do an alcohol but washing stuff only to turn right around and dirty it up is counterproductive.

[Rick Lowe]

And takes up valuable building/planning/contemplating time.

Depends how heavy-handed the manufacturer has been with the mould-release agent, I suppose.

[TheChronicOne]

Definitely! I've heard tell that Resin kits can often be having residue on them so I'd definitely wash those right away and as was mentioned above if something was unusually gunky then I would. A time or two I've washed bits right out of the box because the stuff came from mold infested basement or something......    in fact, that's what I had to do with the Klingon ship I just finished. I even went so far as leaving the instructions in an another room entirely to reference them... and I keep the box in a different room as well. Maybe I should just throw that stuff in the trash. 

[TheChronicOne]

GOOD GOD.  I finally solved the stupid "NASA" problem. Then I screwed up again... I forgot that the yellow paint I use CAN NOT BE CLEARED OVER. Guess what? I took a big piece of tape with those exact words and slapped it on the can so I don't forget again. ANYWAY... I had a bit of crazing to deal with but I took care of that and I'm back on track again.




I plan on finishing this one today! How exciting? I've been dying to see what it looks like with the canopy masking out of the way. Lord, I hope none of that is messed up!    Shouldn't be, I took precaution, even masking over the whole thing a second time after the initial coat of paint to keep from having really thick layers build up. Peeling off the masking tape with multiple layers of paint around them is fraught w/ danger.

Anyway, I have a few decals left then some last minute touch up paint and I need to paint the arrestor hook. Also going to mock up the drop tanks and see what it looks like. Probably use PVA or something to glue them on so I can take me off again to change the appearance. OR, if I don't like how they look at all, just toss 'em into the parts spares. 

This might be all I do today... it'll likely eat up a fair amount of time before I get to gluing on the fiddly bits ahead of pictures and then I plan on playing some Arma III.  Anyone mess with that?

[Rick Lowe]

Oops... one problem distracting you from another...
Good to see you got things resolved, and good progress. Looking forward to seeing the completed article - though not as much as you are, I bet!

[TheChronicOne]

Yeah!!  I meant to do the warning label LAST time and spaced on it. This stuff simply can't be cleared over with the stuff I typically use. It might be able to be cleared over with acrylic but the stuff I use, that works on 99% of everything else, crazes big time on the yellow paint and it doesn't matter how much time elapses. Last time I let it sit for months and it still crazed. YELLOW PAINT BAD! 

[Rick Lowe]

Yeah, on the ongoing list of things that make you go "Oh,  "

I have a ongoing and growing list of the above...