1:48 Tamiya Spitfire V

[Bill L2]

Bummer Mika. Keep us posted. I am about to wrap up a F-4 I have been working on since December! When I finish I will try and post some pics.

[mharviala]

GooGone fails ... couldn't budge the residue.  Last try before oven cleaner is an old-fashioned eraser.  I'll post results.

[ClydeM]

not sure since i don't paint with acryls, but have you tried GooGone to remove the residue? good luck.

[Lee_K]

Yikes, that looks bad. 

I agree to start with a wet sand and see if you can salvage it.  The problem with acrylics is that they don't feather as nicely as enamels, so it may not be possible to get the left wing smoothed out enough to make it invisible on a repaint.  You may have to strip that entire wing top.

The lessons we learn in modeling are often learned the hard way.  Tamiya tape or drafting tape (which I use and is still available at Staples) is much less aggressive and can stay on the model for months without harm to the underlying coat of paint.  Best of luck!

Lee K

[Bill L2]

Bummer Mika. Maybe just give it a good wet and dry sand, re prime and start again.

PS I am gald to hear I am not the only one wish a "half built stash."

[mharviala]

Or, yet more modeling lessons learned (or perhaps, how not mask a model).

After the last meeting I attended (back in November I believe it was) I was inspired to mask off my Spitfire build, and get the Dark Green to complement the Ocean Gray I'd already hit it with.  Armed with my favorite frisket film and a swivel blade x-acto, I masked off half the Spitfire ... and then was drawn to other stuff.

Last week, I was looking through the half built stash and came on the Spitfire, waiting only for half the plane to be masked, and then be painted.  Heck, why not, I said to myself, taped off the other side of the plane and sprayed the Dark Green.  After waiting all my patience would allow I peeled the masking off, and learned Modeling Lesson #1 - Do Not Leave Frisket Film On For Five Months.  It leaves a gluey residue that rejects all attempts at removal.  Haven't had this problem with Tamiya tape, perhaps that's why it costs more than frisket film.  On the image below, the right side is covered by the glue residue, and the left side was masked yesterday and then removed.  >sigh<



Well, that sucked.  Time to attempt removal of said glue residue.  I thought I'd try something like dish detergent first, a more kinder, gentler attempt before I resort to the oven cleaner and strip this sucker to the primer.  That's when I learned Modeling Lesson #2 - Lifecolor Paints Lay Down Beautifully With Fine and Oh So Fragile Pigments  The dish soap, and paper towel, managed to pull off the green acrylic.  All in all, I'm one step closer to stripping this sucker.  Let's see what Goop does to the residue (I can still touch up the green after all).  Oh, the dark splotches above are from the water ...



So, two lessons learned, thankfully this is just a hobby!

- Mika