jrlx Posted May 13, 2015 Author Share Posted May 13, 2015 Dear All, Thanks again for the kind and supportive words. I really appreciate them. Have read you used the Alclad aqua gloss.Bought some time ago their laquer gloss and found it very sensitive and the smell awful. I would really appreciate to hear about your experiences with the aqua gloss. Is it similar to Future? Also think there is one especially for their metalizers? Mario, Aqua Gloss is water based and doesn't have a strong smell. In fact, I just checked the smell yesterday, in order to answer your question, because I always wear a respirator mask and switch on my paint booth with air extraction when I paint and had no idea about the smell... Aqua Gloss is recommended for the high-shine Alclad colours (e.g.: Airframe Aluminium) but can also be used with regular shine colours and non-Alclad paints to give a gloss finish. It is also superb for protecting transparent parts. I always give them an Aqua Gloss bath and their transparency becomes stunning. I've never used Future or similar products, so I can't compare. I also have the Gloss Kote from Alclad but haven't used it yet. I believe this is not as good as Aqua Gloss for preserving the high shine finish, but should be ok with regular shine colors. Please feel free to ask additional questions. Cheers, Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haydn Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Looks great ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Dear All, Thanks again for the kind and supportive words. I really appreciate them. Mario, Aqua Gloss is water based and doesn't have a strong smell. In fact, I just checked the smell yesterday, in order to answer your question, because I always wear a respirator mask and switch on my paint booth with air extraction when I paint and had no idea about the smell... Aqua Gloss is recommended for the high-shine Alclad colours (e.g.: Airframe Aluminium) but can also be used with regular shine colours and non-Alclad paints to give a gloss finish. It is also superb for protecting transparent parts. I always give them an Aqua Gloss bath and their transparency becomes stunning. I've never used Future or similar products, so I can't compare. I also have the Gloss Kote from Alclad but haven't used it yet. I believe this is not as good as Aqua Gloss for preserving the high shine finish, but should be ok with regular shine colors. Please feel free to ask additional questions. Cheers, Jaime Thank you Jaime for your kind reply! Obviously Aqua Gloss works very good as you achieved these nice results with it. Have tried a lot of clear coates over the years and was never completely satisfied with a product. Some tended to yellowing, some had strong tendency to collect dust particles and others chipped-off quite easily. Currently I´m using a German floor finish, similar to Future and/or Tamiya acrylics. I´m quite happy with that, but if someone suggest something better, maybe give it a try. Hope the clear cote debate didn´t distract from your beautiful built. Never cared too much about the Grumman Duck in the past, but now I think will get one should I see the kit somewhere! Cheers, Mario Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 Have tried a lot of clear coates over the years and was never completely satisfied with a product. Some tended to yellowing, some had strong tendency to collect dust particles and others chipped-off quite easily. Currently I´m using a German floor finish, similar to Future and/or Tamiya acrylics. I´m quite happy with that, but if someone suggest something better, maybe give it a try. Hope the clear cote debate didn´t distract from your beautiful built. No problem, Mario. I'm always happy to share my experiences. I've just used Aqua Gloss for Alclad-painted models and was happy with the results. For Gunze/Tamiya acrylics-painted models I use Microscale Micro Gloss before applying decals and also after, for protection from the weathering process. After weathering, most of my models get a flat finish. I've been using Microscale Micro Flat for that, but I found that it can be a bit hit-or-miss... Now I always give it a good shake before application. It seems that flat varnishes use some kind of flat "pigment" suspended on a gloss varnish and in some conditions (cold weather, long periods without being used) the "pigment" gets to the bottom of the container and you get just the gloss varnish on top if you don't shake it. Cheers Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Fantastic looking aircraft and an excellent build I am amazed by how modelers are able to produce a model from an old mould that looks as good as a "modern" kit. The old kits I've built look like they were assembled back in the 70's lol I'm kinda in agreement with you about the flat varnish as my last application did indeed come out gloss I'll try mixing the solution better next time and hopefully it turns out more flat than gloss. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X Wing Flyboy Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Beautiful job mate, i have one in the stash, picked it up from the Airfix last chance deals for £3.99 i think it was. Always possible to turn an old tool into a new one with elbow grease. Cracking job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Alfonso Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Hi Jaime: Without a doubt you are very wellinspired to get nice and wonderful builds, in this case,from this old girl. I have seen this one at the Hobby shop since a long time, and looking yours, maybe in the next trip ther will have a closer look at the box and buy this old friend. The job is wonderful and the version is stunning!!! Thank you very much for sharing, Cheers, Luis Alfonso 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 Thank you very much, Luis. The plane has a beautifull scheme but the kit is very challenging due to poor fit. But it can be dealt with with care and patience. By all means, have a go at one! Cheers Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Excellent model Jaime. You've done a superb job on what is a very old kit. Well done, it's a first class job you've achieved. Joe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 Thanks, Joe. Coming from you, after seeing your work, your appreciation is really meaningful for me. Thanks again Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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