Future Finish on Shapeways Aircraft

[Mike W]

As discussed and recommended elsewhere on the forum, I've been "painting" light coats of Future (actually Pledge with Future Shine) with a brush on the Shapeway WSF models in order to smooth the finish before painting. It seems like the number of coats needed ranged between 6 and 8 depending upon the model's uncoated finish.

I'm wondering if this is everybody else's experience? If not, how many coats are they using?

[petitbilbo]

If this is correct http://www.swannysmodels.com/TheCompleteFuture.html

your Pledge with Future Shine should be the real deal.

But 6 to 8 coats? Nope, I'll never go the shapeways way!

:salute:

[GilmoreDK]

Why print in WSF and the add a lots of coats. Why not print in in a better quality material ? (the price perhaps, but...).. You get to have a nice smooth finish and the details will stand out.

-Gilmore

[Mike W]

The detail is not really lost with properly applied thin coats, which is why I was wondering how many coats others apply. Moreover, these are for gaming. So, "strong" and "flexible" was my choice - I dropped a couple on a hard floor from 5 feed and no breakage. WSF also seemed to be the shapeway material that I saw most folks discussing on the forum as least liable to be warped. Other recommendation?

[Zoe Brain]

I find double-dipping in wooden floor sealant to be adequate. You brush with turps to remove excess between dips, so the coarse detail - MG barrel tips, ribbing, aileron gaps etc is preserved too. In 1/144 you don't have such fine details as hinges, screw holes on panels, etc.

[clipper1801]

My latest process is three coats of spray Krylon Gloss Clear. Fills, and keeps most of the details with out excessive build up. I spray a dozen at a time until the lacquer flows smooth. Top coat with the dull version and paint away. My son uses a coat of gray or black primer for his base coat.

http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h379/Revchaos/Flying%20Circus/2011-08-30_19-23-17_361.jpg

-clipper

[GilmoreDK]

Holy .... That is a lot of planes.

[clipper1801]

Yeah, then there's the un-primed in drawers, and the 48 in the process of being printed and shipped here. I don't know why I can't do just one thing at a time . . .

http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h379/Revchaos/Flying%20Circus/2011-10-29_10-52-11_311.jpg

You never know when you will need wing men!

-Clipper

[berthier]

Hey David
You have shares in Shapeways you're not telling us all about?

That is a lot of planes. 12 DR1's alone in the top picture! Over 60 shown and 48 to come...

Is your plan to do a 1:1 scale campaign of the whole WW1 in the West, maybe over the centenary 2014-2018.

Sigh..I'm just jealous...;)

[Rat of Vengence]

My wallet just went and curled up in the foetal position under my desk!

Dave

[warrenn]

guys
id like to ask a question wich i posed before... i wish to purchase some aircraft but wich is the best color and texture.. it seems there is a difference and id like to not have too much go wrong since im not a good modeler. any advice would be appreciated. thanx Warren

[Shiraz68]

And I thought I was obsessive!

[clipper1801]

I have become a fan of white/strong/flexible, that is the default selection and has been "very good to me." I am awaiting an order of Neiuport 17's to convert to Neiuport triplanes this week, eeeeek! Shapeways are super in my book(s)
clipper