Well, not really rubber but similar. Anybody have a tip on how to paint, stain or dye the flexible tow cables Heng Long provides for certain tanks? Enamel and acrylic paint just flakes off when the cable is bent. The KV, T-90 and leopard all have these cables, as well as others I'm sure. maybe Rit dye or something?
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The more screws it takes to reassemble a tank, the more likely it is you left something out! -
I primed with vallego black primer then weathered with vallego acrylics then applied vallego Matt varnish -
My solution is I don't paint them. I find some real metal cable, cut the ends off, drill out the ends, and insert the new cable. The new cable is hit with some Mr. Surfacer and then painted/weathered. Since I now have some bluing solution at home now I might try to blue the cable and see how that works.
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Bob I use Tamiya weathering chalks on them if all you want to do is make them look worn and handled. The chalks stick quite well for me.Originally posted by SoCalBobS View PostComment
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Ah, that'd work. I have some weathering powders, same as Tamiya. Do that then spray clear flat to fix the powder...off to the workbench. My concern is that for the aforementioned tanks, the cables connect to both the top and bottom hulls. In order to remove the top hull, one has to manipulate the cable which can cause the paint to flake off. I still wonder if anyone has used a clothing dye. Maybe I'll experiment someday.Originally posted by Rubicon99 View PostThe more screws it takes to reassemble a tank, the more likely it is you left something out!Comment
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I always ponder what to do with tow cables that attach to the lower hull also. I think the only ones I left attached to the lower are on my SU-152. Most of the others I find alternative locations for the cables so I don't have to remove them to separate the upper and lower. I'm sure in the heat of battle, the tow cables are just thrown back up on the tank rather than spending a bunch of time putting them back in their stowed location. Tow cables are actually VERY heavy and not very flexible. Handling them without gloved hands is a good way to get you hands beat up. Some of the strands in the cable are quite sharp.Originally posted by SoCalBobS View Post
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Originally posted by SoCalBobS View Post
I get where you're coming from.The cables above I first sanded then are painted with Tamiya TS=1 Red Brown and lightly with TS-38 Gun Metal and weathered with Tamiya Weathering Master set "C" Orange Rust, Gun Metal and Silver.
As for the paint. It hasn't flaked off but I did apply the Red Brown with probably 3 light coats since I was doing the tracks at the same time. As per the weathering, it lessens with use and touching but is pliable and I just reapply it. I've never clearcoated over the weather master stuff but I've heard you can. I've just heard like pigments the clearcoat may change the finish or color.
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I cleaned and primed mine with black Tamiya spray paint, airbrushed the ends with Mig Ammo acrylics, then sealed with acrylic matt varnish…… They still had minor peeling on the heads. I just used lighter base coat and some chipping color and touched then up after installation. I believe with more movement they would peel again.
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Pigment mixed with Mineral Spirits does a fine job, havnt had any peel or flake off...
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