[WWI] Night lozenge problems

[Magnus Berggren]

I was trying to use ready made masks. Works quite good on flat surfaces, but 
the multi-layer design gives you many posibilities to totally mess up. 
Usually the last one, so you have to strip of the earlier ones......;-)

/Magnus

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "joe huntley" <proflooney at mchsi.com>
To: "World War I Modeling Mailing List" <wwi at wwi-models.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: [WWI] Night lozenge problems


> If I was going to mask and paint night losenge I would use liquid masking 
> film which should give you  a lot better results. just be sure and put a 
> couple coats on to make it thick enough. you dont have to peel it off 
> every time just spray on another layer to protect what you just painted
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steven Perry" <sperry11 at tampabay.rr.com>
> To: "World War I Modeling Mailing List" <wwi at wwi-models.org>
> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 10:18 AM
> Subject: Re: [WWI] Night lozenge problems
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>> >
>>> I have been trying to finish my A.E.G. G.IV this summer, but I´m 
>>> starting
>> to
>>> give up. I was trying to mask and paint the lozenge, but mess everything
>> up
>>> over and over.
>>> Anyone that have a couple of sheets of these for sale? I´m considering
>>> throwing the p.o.s. kit out the window.......;-)
>>
>> Which kit? There is only one AEG G.IV kit entitled to the be called a 
>> P.O.S.
>> and that is the Merlin AEG G.IV. Mine is still unfinished after several
>> years.. I don't think I have any full sheets of night loz left, but I'll
>> look.
>>
>> In light of the fact that A/G night loz is OOP and everyone is holding on 
>> to
>> theirs, I have had success with this technique: Apply regular upper 
>> surface
>> loz to the parts. When you've solvented it down and everything is good 
>> and
>> dry with all air bubbles gone, mix uo some tinted Future. Use a mix of 
>> black
>> and dark blue. Spray a series of light coats (Don't let it get wet enough 
>> to
>> run) and watch the colors darken. Just be patient and practice on some
>> scraps first. The trick is even light coats. You can work up to a very
>> acceptable night lozenge, especially if there are no Night Loz decals
>> available and masking and painting  is the only other option.
>>
>> sp
>>
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