After the
introduction of "trading toys world " made by my friend Martin Kaye.
I wanted show how these "toys" can be used in modeling world.
First I
choose the 1/144 Me-262 A from the Bandai Wing Club series, I know
that Eduard has recently announced their nice 1/144 kits, but before this
announcement, Bandai toy was
the best Me-262 avaliable in the market (the other was the old Revell and
Crown kits found selling for high prices in E-bay auctions).
I started by trying
toremove the paint (Bandai Wing club paint is very hard to remove, I tried
rubbing alcohol (didnīt work), Acetone (nail polish remover.....be
careful......this removes the paint but melts the plastic), Brake fluid
(didnīt worked)...........so I decided sand the paint and get a uniform surface.
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I made some
scratch Epoxi (2compound) guns, add some scratch cockpit details and
engines, dropped the flaps and changed the canopy with a "heat and
smash " acetate canopy.
I used
Mr.surfacer as primer and Gunze Acrilics paints and some after market
decals (MYK decals) .
http://www.myk-design.com/tank/english.html
Roberto
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