Tamiya Komatsu G40 Bulldozer - Build Challenge 2016

[S&S RR]

Your off to a good start Jaime.

[ReadingBob]

Gee, I learned something already and all you did was clean off your workbench and put a piece of white paper on it.     I'll have to try that.  Actually I'll have to try both cleaning off the workbench and using white paper to reflect the light.  I'm hoping to pick up some more tips too.  I have an Jordon Erie Steam Shovel (not for sale  ) that I'd like to build someday so I want to apply what I learn here to that build.

[NEMMRRC]

Jordans are fun.

Jaime
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[ACL1504]

Tamiya paints in the bottle are an acrylic with a real funny smell. Their spray cans are a lacquer paint but spray really well. Watch out when using A&I, it will soften the acrylic's.

The smell in Tamiya paint in the bottles are Isopropanol and Glycol ethers.   Don't sniff them for to long Raymo.

Just saying.

Tom

[NEMMRRC]

My hobby shop doesn't have the Tamiya TS-66 IJN Kure Grey. But it has the TS-67 IJN Arsenal Grey. I'm getting that one. It's in a spray can.  I mean it's just a toy train.

The Tamiya in little bottles has a flammable warning. A flammable acrylic.

Later.
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[Janbouli]

The Tamiya in little bottles has a flammable warning. A flammable acrylic.

Made for the American market , it probably also has a " Don't use on cats " warning 

[NEMMRRC]

Out of 10 different Tamiya paints my hobby shop had 5 in stock. The sixth I substituted for something I liked and I also bought a can of primer.  They carry a ton of paints at my hobby shop so I was surprised I didn't find all I needed. Oh well, it is a challenge after all.

Here is the booty that my trip to the hobby shop yielded.



I now need to find my hobby knives and glues and sanding sticks and tweezers and other tools so I can begin gluing something together.

Later.

Jaime
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[ak-milw]

You will never find them now that you cleaned off your bench.

[NEMMRRC]

You will never find them now that you cleaned off your bench.

Isn't that the truth !!!

:-)

Jaime
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[S&S RR]

You will never find them now that you cleaned off your bench.

Isn't that the truth !!!

:-)

Jaime
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The only way I know to find them now is to go buy more - then they will show up.

[S&S RR]

My hobby shop doesn't have the Tamiya TS-66 IJN Kure Grey. But it has the TS-67 IJN Arsenal Grey. I'm getting that one. It's in a spray can.  I mean it's just a toy train.

The Tamiya in little bottles has a flammable warning. A flammable acrylic.

Later.
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Jaime


I would be careful with that stuff - I had a hydrocal casting blow up today.

[MAP]

Looking forward to watching your build Jaime!

[Zephyrus52246]

An interesting choice for the build challenge, Jaime.  From what I've read on scale airplane models, the Tamiya kits fit together very well.   Looking forward to watching your build.


Jeff

[postalkarl]

Hi Jaime:

I'll be watching.

Karl

[NEMMRRC]

I managed to find almost all of my tools. I did not find my best pair of tweezers. I hate that. Once you clean your work bench it's darned near impossible to find everything when you need it.

Here is the set up and I am ready to start cutting parts off the sprues and gluing stuff together.



Later.

Jaime
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