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Hi Jon,

It shouldn't have been that aggressive but I think you might have left the coach in the stripper a bit too long - i never use it for longer than 20 mins. Like i said before for factory finishes it is fine and works well in no time at all but always recommend modelstrip for enamels.

Now, must get back to 47790 & 47832!

Cheers,

Andi.

Jon,

As i think 43179 mentioned its a bit hit and miss. the key difference in my experience is that modelstrip leaves on the primer, and therefore a partial protection of your etched details. Superstrip will take everything off - and is a nightmare to get all the bits of removed paintwork out of the details. In my experience you have more chance of losing the bits in superstrip than modelstrip - plus if like me you put the model covered in modelstrip in a plastic bag whilst it does its work, if any bits do come off in the modelstrip they will be in the bag! i have spent many a long hour fishing around in the more liquid superstrip trying to find detailing parts when repaints have gone awry.

Does that make sense?

A

Jon,

I'd misread your last entry - i would advise very strongly against Superstrip in this case - i only ever use it for removing factory finishes. Modelstrip is much, much better as it will just remove the enamel, discolour the etched bits but not damage them. Superstrip is good, but too abrasive for what you need in this case. Don't do it!

If you need any help sourcing Modelstrip let me know.

Thanks,

Andi.

Jon,

Can echo the comments of 43179 re Modelstrip - i use exactly that method and it shouldn't in my experience touch the halfords primer. then you should be able to build the model back up from there. I use Precision Paints - and i do an awful lot of painting (circa 5 locos a week!) - and never had any trouble with them. Main thing is to make sure you match thinners to the paint, i.e. Precision thinners to Precision paints. I have mixed and matched before and it can cause problems.

If you want any more advice drop me a PM. Good luck!

Andi.

Great work Dominic - I have had all the bits for this about 3 years now, but still not got round to doing it!

Cheers,

Andi.

Dominic,

Good work! I used DB grey for my stripe. I know its not reflective, but I decided it would look better like that. Having considered it further, I'm going to use DB grey with a dash of silver!

Cheers,

Andi.

Looks fab as ever Dominic. I managed to finish mine last night. Just out of interest, how did you manage to keep the roof grill intact? I stripped mine completely. Which base model have you used and how have you got rid of the details so they don't show up once the loco is resprayed?

Cheers,

Andi.

Dominic,

Looking good, however, I hate to be a pedant, but all NMT HST Power Cars have black roofs with the exception of 43089 Hayabusa. This includes the back up ones that weren't in use for long (43154 & 43196).

Hope that helps. Keep up the good work.

Cheers,

Andi.

Indeed they are James! I'm not a massive fan of the gloss finish either, but then again it is always clean so i didn't think anything else would work somehow. Perhaps a mix of satin and gloss would be better.