Br0ther Rafen Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Hey Guys So, a friend of mine lended me his Whirlwind and some other bits and pieces in exchange for some of my old Eldar, and the Whirlwind is, to be honest, in shocking condition. The paintjob is horrendous, but that's not the issue. The real issue was with assembly. The main body of the Whirly has gaps in-between the plastic armour plates, and they aren't exactly small ones either, and there are other problems as well. So, my question to you guys is how can fix this, short of tearing it apart and starting "from the ground up"? Thanks for any input in advance Rafen PS. I will try to get a pic up when I get home, but that's not going to be for a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivepointedstar Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 depending where you live at, or what country. Try Grease Lightning. It a desolvent that does not harm plastics but eats acrylic based paints, and adhesives to bits. I've used it to strip the paint off from some mk1 devs I got from a friend that were hand primed white. Its not to bad smelling ( I wouldn't go inhaling to closely) but it works very good, and it is quick to finish. Only a few hours and the paint begins to fall off only a little scrubing to get the details is required. Hope that helps. but for a plastic kit like your dealing with will fall apart so you can completely re-do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Br0ther Rafen Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 Well, the thing is that while there are some pretty gaping holes inbetween the plastic, it doesn't really just "fall apart". Thanks for the advice though. Is there any way that can seperate the top from the rest of the plastic, and then work from there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hossinious Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 If you are just looking for a quick fix use either thick super glue or green stuff.; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Br0ther Rafen Posted January 22, 2011 Author Share Posted January 22, 2011 I would like it if the Whirly didn't stand out from my other tanks for it's ugliness. I want it to look normal like it was intended to look. I'll post pics tommorow, hopefully you guys can help me out once you see the damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wise_crak Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Well I bought some old mk1 tanks of eBay and it wasn't till I got the models I realised how thick the paint was! When I left it swimmin in brake guild to strip the paint what ever glue they used dissolved and the tank fell apart which was great as like you have found not all tanks Are built well lol ;) So yeah my answer is bath it in break fluid I think I used DOT 3 WiseyB) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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