armentage Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 So I'm still getting the hang of using Future between layers of detail.... I'm practicing on my Macross II VF2SS, which I've been painting Dark Ghost Gray using PollyS acrylics. All has been going well until just now when I sprayed Future on the legs! Horror, tradegy! The future went on a little thick in some places, slight bulges that I can sand down. Trouble is, the PollyS Ghost Gray seems to have run under these buldges. The color's gone a little cloudy and just doesn't seem right. The Ghost Gray has been dry for days now... Any ideas whats going on? I really hope I won't have to strip the paint and try again, it was a lot of work to mask and paint the leg & the fast pack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhop Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 What's your reason for using future between layers? The reason I ask is because future is generally used to seal the paint for washes and such. Is that what you're doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armentage Posted February 19, 2005 Author Share Posted February 19, 2005 Right, I've done to base color layers and am putting down Future so I can do a wash (to bring out the panel lines) fill in the black details (like the surface of the landing gear doors) and apply decals. Also, acrlyics tend to flake off unless there's something on top protecting them. The old Tamiya Medium Blue I am using also picks up finger prints something terrible, so the Future's helps prevent stains from handling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armentage Posted February 19, 2005 Author Share Posted February 19, 2005 Well, the future dried a little more, and things aren't as bad as I thought. There's a few spots where it collected a little too thick, but the color's okay underneath. I did another piece, the non-blue part of the fast-pack, and it came out awful. Luckily it's not a very complicated piece, and I can sand it down and paint again. I guess I need to limit the flow a bit when spraying the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayson72 Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 Oh geez don't waste your time sanding off acrylics, dunk in a bowl of household amonia and gently scrub with an old toothbrush, that stuff will come off instantly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armentage Posted February 19, 2005 Author Share Posted February 19, 2005 Household amonia = Windex? Will it damage the putty, glue, or plastic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhop Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 I agree that Tamiya chips like nothing else if you don't seal it.. I use Vallejo Matte Varnish sprayed through my airbrush to seal my Tamiyas. It is acrylic too, but when it's cured, it dries pretty hard and thins with regular water. Maybe i'm weird, but I don't like future at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayson72 Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 Household amonia = Windex?Will it damage the putty, glue, or plastic? I think windex should work too, I just use straight household amonia but that's what I have on hand. No it won't damage the model at all, try a test piece of you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armentage Posted February 22, 2005 Author Share Posted February 22, 2005 I just dipped a mis-painted Akazukin Cha-cha figuring in windex and the paint streamed off like water. I was shocked! As for the "mis-painted", I haven't watched the show in 10 years and forgot what her dress looked like Lucky for me, I was at my mom's place and found my 10 year old copies of Hobby Japan that as a chapter of Figure Ai-land about Cha-cha herself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayson72 Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Glad it worked out for ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFX Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Maybe i'm weird, but I don't like future at all Your not weird. I used Future on my 1/60 Freedom and it got nasty white scratches when I posed the wings. No more Future for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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