tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015792618471574238.post1165183673194004411..comments2024-02-16T09:25:00.233-08:00Comments on Apa Valley : WhoopsJames Finisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16351798531269786632noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015792618471574238.post-59112243594189661492015-01-15T13:41:59.226-08:002015-01-15T13:41:59.226-08:00Iain, Experience is a great teacher. The musical a...Iain, Experience is a great teacher. The musical anecdote resonates with my professional experience. It so often comes back to confidence, including the confidence to fail. That and the urge to always get a better result the next time. I have to admit there are times when I think that if I'd gone down the best of breed RTR OO route I could probably have built a decent layout six months ago, but what would be the fun in that? That has to be balanced by knowing there is no point aiming for perfection with this iteration of my modelling. I just want to get to the point where I can make incremental improvements in the medium term, replacing individual elements rather than having to start totally from scratch again. <br /><br /><br />James Finisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16351798531269786632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015792618471574238.post-52530388958465646362015-01-15T04:43:35.322-08:002015-01-15T04:43:35.322-08:00In a parallel life I play in a band, composed of m...In a parallel life I play in a band, composed of musicians whose talents I can only dream of emulating. On our first gig together many years ago, I noted that several mistakes were made but that the guys just played on as if nothing had happened. I soon learnt that the real trick was to recognise these moments and deal with them with panache and sang froid! Likewise I admit, I do silly things all the time, like recently forgetting the order of assembly or using white spirit to clean small metal components that have been epoxied, at which point they fall apart :-). What I like about you is your honesty and your willingness to bounce back even better. I have a personal project, a lorry that I painted the wrong colour and have been wondering about Polycell and whether it would attack the epoxy...I suppose I should just give it a go and then publish the sorry results :-)Iain Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633733907566547236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015792618471574238.post-19532003205915869952015-01-14T11:35:01.277-08:002015-01-14T11:35:01.277-08:00Paul. Yes, All sadly familiar scenarios. The hot t...Paul. Yes, All sadly familiar scenarios. The hot tip of 2015 from a number of sources seems to be the use of a permanent marker for blackening. I've already found it useful where I've used blackening fluid but the finish has got damaged later in construction.<br /><br />Despite the destruction it wrought on the 14xx I've been impressed with the Polycell paint stripper and it is definitely going to be my first choice for stripping diecasts. That just leaves the question of how best to repaint them. I suspect that is another area where convention and received wisdom has replaced observation. James Finisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16351798531269786632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015792618471574238.post-78742410147777243922015-01-14T08:15:00.734-08:002015-01-14T08:15:00.734-08:00Bottles and brushes. I occassionally try to glue p...Bottles and brushes. I occassionally try to glue plastic kits together with phosphoric acid flux. Doesn't work, and thankfully doesn't damage the plastic either. The other favourite is to use a brush for metal blackening, then try and use same brush, still with traces of blackening fluid on it, for applying flux rather than the brush marked 'flux'. Then I wonder why the solder doesn't stick...Paul B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05278773151546187084noreply@blogger.com