1/144 Wings of War - WW1 Series 2 - PREVIEW !!!!!
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""The game and book illustrator Valeria De Caterini kindly took a fewWoW pictures at Lucca Games.""
Among them, the glass case with the prototypes of the 2nd Series miniatures
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Source: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/wow_nexus/
I think these are shaping up well!!
I think the Fokkers are particually nice looking!
3 comments:
As a result of a previous posting I got the Camel and Spad - very nice models. I will certainly get the Snipe and DH4.
Does anyone have experience in stripping the paint from these models?
in the past i have used IPA
Isopropyl alcohol (also isopropanol, iso, rubbing alcohol, or the abbreviation IPA)
it has worked on a number of FTOYS and TAKARA series - but not all!
some of the paint formulas change overtime, so it does depend from one series to the next.
i havent tried the WOW minis as yet
Isopropyl alcohol is often used as the solvent to thin acrylic paints prior to airbrushing. As its other main use is as a glass cleaner, you can find it in hardware stores and some supermarkets. ISA has negligible impact on the plastics used in model manufacture (e.g. polystyrene, resin products, etc.).
A commercial alternative is Testor's Polly S ELO (Easy Lift-Off), which contains a mixture of alcohols and ethers. I used it to successfully strip the paint off an F-Toy's Mossie. It takes a few applications but the time spent is worth it.
Now the cautionary bit. Unless you like the "molten" look, avoid the following: turpentine, petroleum spirits, acetone and ethyl acetate. I've seen methylene chloride (dichloromethane) suggested, but my advice would be "don't", as chlorinated solvents do a great job dissolving many plastics. And breathing in compounds like methylene chloride will definitely not help your health!
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