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 Subject:  [Chapter] Casting the HullList thread.  
  
 Date:  Apr 26, 2008 
 From:  James Wechsler 
Casting the Hull

Technically, the cast texturing on the Tasca kit is pretty close to scale. The problem is that once painted it really doesn’t look textured. So I decided to add a heavier cast texture. I’ll take the hit for technical accuracy since I believe that some allowances must be made for the scaling effects of replicating something in 1/35 of its original size.

I did the texturing using a process I read about in an article by Bob Collignon in Fine Scale Modeler. The article was a few years back and Bob had done a massive rework of the old Italeri M4A1(76) Sherman. In the article he showed how to get a great textured look using a liquid cement such as Tenax. The method is pretty simple. Just brush the Tenax on a section and then, while it’s still wet, stipple the area with a stiff brush. You can control the amount of texturing by varying how hard and long you stipple the wet Tenax.

I’ve been using this method since I read about it and have never had a problem. What’s great is that it’s very easy to control and if something goes a little wrong, you can sand it down and redo it. Once dry (usually overnight) I gave the model a light sanding to smooth off the high points and the result is a nice, soft textured look.
 
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  [BLOG] Tasca M32 Recovery Vehicle w/ T1E1 Mine Roller - James Wechsler - Apr 15, 2008
. . . [Chapter] So what is it going to take? - James Wechsler - Apr 15, 2008
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] So what is it going to take? - Michael Bedard - Apr 15, 2008
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] So what is it going to take? - Scott Taylor - Apr 15, 2008
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] So what is it going to take? - James Wechsler - Apr 16, 2008
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] So what is it going to take? - Chris "toadman" Hughes - Apr 15, 2008
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] So what is it going to take? - James Wechsler - Apr 16, 2008
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] So what is it going to take? - Tim Streeter - Apr 16, 2008
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] So what is it going to take? - James Wechsler - Apr 17, 2008
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] So what is it going to take? - James Wechsler - Apr 16, 2008
. . . Re: [BLOG] Tasca M32 Recovery Vehicle w/ T1E1 Mine Roller - Glenn Bartolotti - Apr 15, 2008
. . . Re: [BLOG] Tasca M32 Recovery Vehicle w/ T1E1 Mine Roller - Roy Chow - Apr 15, 2008
. . . . . . Re: [BLOG] Tasca M32 Recovery Vehicle w/ T1E1 Mine Roller - James Wechsler - Apr 16, 2008
. . . [Chapter] Preparing the Hull - James Wechsler - Apr 21, 2008
. . . . . . Ain't bulkheads a pain in the butt? - Hans Haase - Apr 21, 2008
. . . . . . . . . Re: Ain't bulkheads a pain in the butt? - James Wechsler - Apr 22, 2008
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Preparing the Hull - Michael Bedard - Apr 22, 2008
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Preparing the Hull-please ignore - Michael Bedard - Apr 22, 2008
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Preparing the Hull-riveted - Michael Bedard - Apr 22, 2008
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Preparing the Hull-riveted - Chris "toadman" Hughes - Apr 28, 2008
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Preparing the Hull-riveted-Chris - Michael Bedard - Apr 29, 2008
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Preparing the Hull-riveted-Chris - Chris "toadman" Hughes - Apr 29, 2008
. . . [Chapter] Casting the Hull - James Wechsler - Apr 26, 2008
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Casting the Hull TENAX Question - Edward Hall - Apr 28, 2008
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Casting the Hull TENAX Question - James Wechsler - Apr 29, 2008
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Casting the Hull TENAX Question - Edward Hall - Apr 29, 2008
. . . [Chapter] Let’s get Giggy with it! - James Wechsler - Apr 28, 2008
. . . Have you seen this James? - Glenn Bartolotti - May 3, 2008
. . . . . . Re: Have you seen this James? - Jim Wechsler - May 3, 2008
. . . . . . . . . Re: Have you seen this James? - Glenn Bartolotti - May 3, 2008
. . . [Chapter] Rear Hull Fixing - James Wechsler - May 3, 2008
. . . [Chapter] Mounting the Transmission - James Wechsler - May 6, 2008
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Mounting the Transmission - Louis Leung - May 7, 2008
. . . [Chapter] The scratch building begins - James Wechsler - May 10, 2008
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The scratch building begins [IMG] - James Wechsler - May 10, 2008
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The scratch building begins - Pat McGrath - May 11, 2008
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The scratch building begins - James Wechsler - May 12, 2008
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The scratch building begins - Martin Dogger - May 12, 2008
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The scratch building begins - James Wechsler - May 12, 2008
. . . Re: [BLOG] Tasca M32 Recovery Vehicle w/ T1E1 Mine Roller - Steve Nine - May 12, 2008
. . . . . . I'd love a copy! - James Wechsler - May 12, 2008
. . . . . . . . . Re: I'd love a copy! - Karl Van Sweden - May 13, 2008
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: I'd love a copy! - James Wechsler - May 13, 2008
. . . . . . . . . Re: I'd love a copy! - Steve Nine - May 14, 2008
. . . [Chapter] More Scratch Building - James Wechsler - May 16, 2008 (00:04:15)
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] More Scratch Building - Evan August - May 16, 2008 (09:43:35)
. . . . . . What I did.... - Hans Haase - May 16, 2008 (10:51:31)
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