<> **** DONE: 1/48 Corsair IV - WW1 / WW2 over Water.

[rochie]

thanks guys.
did give them another going over today and have started to paint, need another coat which i should get done later tonight.

 

[A4K]

Good stuff Karl, looking forward to the next pics.

 

[rochie]

Quickly for now

 

[A4K]

Not bad Karl!

 

[Robert Porter]

 

[Airframes]

Progressing quickly - and turning out well so far.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

Looking good chef.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice work so far Karl!

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[parsifal]

Looks good Karl. coming together nicely

 

[le_steph40]

 

[T Bolt]

Looking good Karl

 

[rochie]

So I went to start the decals and found this !
Have no clue what has happened ?

Give it a sanding to smooth it out a little, ready to paint again, the dark colour should hide most of the mess

 

[Wurger]

There must have been left something very hot near that. The polistyrene has been just melted.

 

[Robert Porter]

That would be my first thought, second would be some form of "hot" chemical spilled on it like strong lacquer or enamel thinners?

 

[rochie]

I am thinking either fumes from model cement left on my work bench or maybe sunlight coming through the window ?

 

[Wurger]

The sunlight.. I don't think so. The glue fumes ... it is possible , especially if the glue tube was overlying the tail. If it was in some distance from the part it shouldn't cause a such damage.

 

[Crimea_River]

I suspect that it was the glue used to join the parts. Too much, combined with a thin plastic will result in softening of he material. I've had that happen when using Tamiya Extra Thin with sheet styrene.

 

[Airframes]

I agree with Andy. It looks like the effect of cement on the inside surfaces, melting the plastic.