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Post by petec210 on Jun 25, 2020 15:44:50 GMT -6
I'm thrilled to have a King Chopper without spending $500 for it, buuuut... I was hoping to go with the bare molded plastic color, just do a toothpaste polish to bring out the shine, but there is a LOT of flash that must be scraped away and some of the braces on the sprue are so thick that even carefully cutting the parts off left some big gouges that will have to be filled and sanded. So it looks like I'm going with paint on this one. Still love it though!   |
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Post by davevan1 on Jun 27, 2020 8:33:43 GMT -6
When I have sprue attachments like that.....it takes time, but you can remove them w/o issues.
1. use sprue cutter or good wire cutter to cut sprue about 3/4" from part.
2. use a fine razor saw to cut off sprue leaving about 1/16" stub.
3. using sanding sticks sand down the stub, start with rough file and when you get close to the part start using finer and finer. I end up using a stick that is almost smooth.
Flash can be done the same way. Also sanding kits made to polish paint jobs are perfect for polishing bare plastic.
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Post by rapidtransit on Jul 1, 2020 7:55:15 GMT -6
My big thing is how is the Chrome on this kit ? the original sucked at best I have half chrome half plastic color .the wheels are really bad .
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Post by davevan1 on Jul 1, 2020 9:25:02 GMT -6
Mine look very good. But it can vary.......my buddy says his is good too.....but he lives 3000K miles away...so I ain't seen it!
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Post by petec210 on Jul 9, 2020 15:11:51 GMT -6
As I mentioned, I had wanted to go with the bare molded plastic color, but could not due to the gouges left by removing the body from the sprue. This turned out to be a blessing in disguise. This Tamiya lavender paint looks way better on this kit than the bright purple of the bare plastic. I love it.  |
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Post by stevehammann on Jul 9, 2020 19:19:48 GMT -6
Excellent job Pete.
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Post by donculley on Jul 9, 2020 19:44:38 GMT -6
That's a real beauty ,Pete, and I agree - the bright purple plastic looks … well , too plasticky . The lavender paint really works on this kit !
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Post by 41chevy on Jul 10, 2020 9:36:18 GMT -6
Excellent!! Tamiya paint is a great choice. Paul
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Post by stevielewis on Jul 11, 2020 1:27:55 GMT -6
That looks fantastic! Really good choice for the paint color. I like it!
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Post by kabdriver on Jul 12, 2020 17:41:32 GMT -6
I’m glad you ended up painting it - looks WAY better!!
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Post by rapidtransit on Jul 13, 2020 6:32:41 GMT -6
Still waiting for my king chopper to show up ........ your looks really good Pete !
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