So I did a lot of reading here and at ARC and I was starting to freak out at the prospect of tackling canopy seams on my Hasegawa kits (F-14 and 2 F-16s). So I picked up a $1.99 3-grit emery board and some Colgate toothpaste, just as described in the articles and posts.
It worked!!! I need to refine my technique a little bit, but by golly it worked! My canopy now has no seam and is just about as clear as it was when I started!
Just thought I’d share my revelation. [:D]
Don’t forget the application of Future…
Look Ma!
No Canopies…err Cavities.
would someone care to explain the colgate and emory board technique for canopies?[%-)] i’ve never heard of it and i have both of these items within my household. later.
saltydog,
Don’t remember where I read it, but basically you use a 3-grit emery board (I got mine for $1.99 at Bi-Mart). Start with the roughest grit and work your way down. Once you’re done, get a non-gel toothpaste (I use regular white Colgate) or plastic polish and buff the now-gone seam area. Once that’s done it’s recommended you do a couple treatments with Future to get a good shine and overall coverage (but I don’t bother, I hate working with Future…just me).
Ah ha, now I remember where I saw it…here.
Hope that helps!
Sensitive toothpastes are usually designed especially to fill micro-gaps (which is often what causes the tooth sensitivity) so it’s even better, if more expensive.
finally!!! that answer to my AH-65 dilemma that has forced it to the confines of the shelf as I had been intimidated by the large vertical canopy seam!
I had got the top of the canopy like that in the article quite by accident… but now feel emboldened to go forward with the rest! AND, I have the canopy of the previous HH-65 I was building to practice on!!!