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by XLR8
Sat Apr 26, 2025 8:42 pm
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Re: QIDI Plus4 - 3D Printer

That's a great looking dune buggy model. Glad I could help. Regarding the bus roof, yes it would require a lot of sanding and filling to make a terrace farm like that smooth. Key to minimizing layer lines is to tilt the part to around 45 degrees from the build plate. When it's time to print parts fo...
by XLR8
Mon Apr 28, 2025 10:16 am
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Re: QIDI Plus4 - 3D Printer

Thanks! I've heard/seen good things from Revell's chrome spray however I'll need to handle the parts to install them so it's probably not an option -- at least not for this project. BTW, I've received a reply from Alclad: Hello Doug I've contacted the distributor who supplies Maul's World there have...
by XLR8
Wed Apr 30, 2025 10:04 am
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Re: Kyosho mint green paint

That's excellent advice.
You can prime lexan with Tamiya PS-55 Flat Clear which will allow enamel to bond to lexan.
by XLR8
Sat May 03, 2025 9:32 am
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Re: Tamiya Buggy Champ - 2009 Reissue Rough Rider

Since most of the body is blue, I'd probably shoot the white first. Not only will it require less masking, assuming you're applying paint directly over bare plastic or over white primer, the white will remain nice and bright and not tinted from the blue beneath it. Also, French Blue really pops when...