1/96 Ohio SSBN/SSGN build underway

[pirate]

Kevin,
That was real thin styrene

Kevin,
That was real thin styrene for the circle guide. Cut out with a swivel X-acto blade on a compass. I was really amazed it worked so well.

Sorry, I add an extra C, don't I? I always think Mic•clee•od. Now I have to think Mic•Lee•od. You kept telling Tim and I about misspelling it in the SCR, and I thought, "We got the e and o in the right order. What is he talking about?" Sorry buddy, I just kept looking past that extra C.

Peet Pieghcarzkee

[KevinMC]

Pieghcarzkee.. Ha! Yeah, I bet

Pieghcarzkee.. Ha! Yeah, I bet your used to seeing some real boon-doggle mis-spellings. No bigee, all things considered I'm just happy to see that things I've done have been remembered as nuggets that can contribute to make projects like yours what they are.

BTW, as you lay down the primer be aware that you don't need to put so much down that you can nolonger see the "bumps" caused by the tape. By the time you put that much primer down the average thickness of the primer will well exceed the thickness of the tape. Unfortunately there really isn't a good way to tell when you've shot enough primer, and a little too much is probably preferable to being a little light, but I'm sure you'll make it right. I have faith!

[hakkikt]

I bet that "Pieghcarzkee" is

I bet that "Pieghcarzkee" is only the phonetic version. That's a Polish flag that Pete is flying, so we are probably looking at something like "Pikarski". Right?

[pirate]

Very close on the name,

Very close on the name, just one letter off. Means baker in Polish. I was just funnin' with Kevin. My name gets mispelled ALL the time.

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When I last left off I had painted over all the chart tape and masking tape that was put down for the details.

The next step, after it dried very thoroughly, was to sand the paint back down to the top edge of the tape. This first pic shows a rough-sand down to knock all those high edges off the top side of the tape. As you can see, if you look towards the right side of the image, you better have a plan handy, or photo of what you put down because it all disappears at this point.


Then I go in with 400 grit wet-dry sandpaper and wet sand very carefully down to seeing the tape, and a little farther to clear the paint off of the surface of the tape.



Here you can see a taped, painted and sanded area next to just a taped area. The paint really doesn't need to build up to terribly much.



At this point you can start removing the tape to reveal the recessed detail lines.



Then you're left with detail like this.







Kevin McLeod, did you have any problem with the glue from the tape that stays down in the detail lines? Did you use something to clean it out?

I was also left with big globs of glue from the back of the painter's tape I used for large areas. I tried rubber cement thinner and Goo Gone, and neither had any effect. Does anyone know of something else to try that won't eat the paint?

You may have noticed the large circle areas that I covered with tape.



I did this to leave a recessed area to put photo-etched metal hatch pieces on for better detail. This will allow them to remain flush with the deck.

Now on to doing this with the rest of the hull/

Pete

[aeroengineer1]

Pete,

When I messed with the

Pete,

When I messed with the chart tape, I used my fingers to rub out the sticky mess that was left. It was not the easiest, but it worked. I also know that vegetable oil tends to help get rid of some sticky backs from tape, but you might want to test this on an area that you are not too concerned about.

Adam

[Guest]

I find WD40 is excellent

I find WD40 is excellent for removing tape goo residue.

Andy

[hakkikt]

Use the tape itself -

Use the tape itself - you can remove tape residue by sticking and removing fresh tape onto it. Dont rub it on, just jab at the gooey spots as if you wanted to put fingerprints in them.

[KevinMC]

Hey Pete- Don't say I

Hey Pete- Don't say I didn't warn you!

But the pain of laying it down (and peeling it out again, just wait )

The best thing I came to for getting the residue out is exactly what Adam said: just work it out with your fingers. The glue tends to want to stick together, so if you run your fingers along the length of the panel line, it will tend to peel the glue out just like how the tape came out. (Except not nearly as easily.) I also found it handy to keep a dental pick around to help get things started.

As for the larger globs what about plain old alcohol? (No, I don't mean go have another beer, although that might not be a bad idea too...) I used rattle-can primer for my OSCAR master and never had any issues with it.

[PaulC]

Wow, Pete. That looks awesome!

Wow, Pete. That looks awesome! I had no idea there was so much deck detail in an Ohio.

[aeroengineer1]

That is also an idea,

That is also an idea, you might try denatured alcohol. That stuff works great for cleaning many things that you would not have thought.

Adam

[pirate]

Thanks guys, I'll try the

Thanks guys, I'll try the alcohol. I've got some gin and scotch around here somewhere, and then the denatured alcohol for cleaning. Oops! Don't drink that. I better not have a drink while doing this or I'll be dead from taking a drink from the wrong one.

Kevin, the lines are too narrow and too deep for my finger to hit the bottom of the grooves.

Thanks Paul. That's my goal—to build the most detailed Ohio to date. Many thanks and much credit goes to Mr. Kevin Price for all his help in this regard.

Pete

[Rogue Sub]

Oh geez your making me

Oh geez your making me blush....

P.S. you trying to get NCIS after me pete geezz

[aeroengineer1]

If you rub your finger

If you rub your finger over it with enough pressure, it does get down there. I was using 1/64 inch wide tape, and it was pretty heavily laid on.

Adam

[KevinMC]

Yup, just like Adam said.

Yup, just like Adam said. (Again!) I don't believe I have any significant amounts of residue left over in my lines, but I figured that if I couldn't get it out with my finger it's in too deep to worry about. (And you can always chase the lines a little deeper with a scribe tool later anyways.)

Adam- you got anything cookin' these days?

[Guest]

Could someone please list an

Could someone please list an online supplier or two for this chart tape. I can't find it for love or money over here!

Andy