Colonel Shofer's Mild OCD Model Blog

Friday, 23 December 2011

The Colonel's Second Finecast Foray (Part 5)

Hi there
Thanks for the reply, we will send replacement order ... which we will send via UPS Priority Express delivery, which is their fastest delivery method, due to the holidays this should be with you on either the 28th or 29th December for you.
We hope this helps and wish you a very Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas ...

Thursday, 22 December 2011

The Colonel's Second Sniff Of GW Liquid Green Stuff

In an earlier article, I described my initial findings on GW Liquid Green Stuff. I will now report its application, in the case of larger 'gaps'.

As my 2nd Edition SM Force continues its journey ( ;) ), a reused piece provided the opportunity to fill a few base gaps (1-3 mm); here is the process and the results (clicky for biggy) ...

(1) 'Paint' the putty (directly from the pot) into the gaps, just above the level of the surface, wait 24 h ...

(2) Following shrinkage, repeat (1), wait ca. 48 hours, to be sure that the putty had fully-hardened,

(3) Sand with a rough, 'nail', sand-board (to remove the bulk) and then finish with 1200 grit, dry and damp, paper ...

Notwithstanding the time it took for setting (not that it was all required), I was quite pleased with the gross filling of the gaps and ease of sanding. However, closer inspection reveals surface 'pitting'/'sinking', in comparison to the surrounding substrate; whether this was due to bubbles, during shrinking/hardening, or 'pulling' during sanding, is unknown.

Conclusion: Good for bulk, 'table-top', filling, but needs extra finishing for 'quality' surfaces. Of course, multiple, diluted, applications are certainly going to help, but, time is then an issue.

The Colonel's Second Finecast Foray (Part 4)

Hi,
I have read through the details on your blog and am very sorry to see that you have received a faulty Librarian Terminator. I will forward on the details of the faults with your model to our factory quality control so that they can take steps to avoid such problems moving forward and thank you for taking the time to give such a detailed description (including the very helpful photos) of the problems you have had.

We will be happy to replace the faulty model for you. If you would like, you can pop back into the ... Games Workshop with the faulty model and they can replace it for you. Alternatively, if you confirm a delivery address we can post you out a replacement model.
We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Regards ...