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11 months 3 weeks ago #26792 by Phil Ford
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Keep on at BCP. If they do come down tell them not only will it harder to remove and may cost them more, ie; compenastion for loss of Workshop.

My experience of that covering film from most suppliers regardless of brand is EasyCoat in disguise. Lot's of colours but won't match virtually anything that was covered in Oracover.  What I have found after not too long a time is it starts to lift and leaves the colour behind. aka that damn Monokote.  Although anything from Chris Foss is easy to match colours.  However, it is half the price of Oracover (I blame the Germans and the EU)
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11 months 3 weeks ago #26794 by Brian
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I don't know who makes the covering that's sold by 4Max. Its similar to the budget stuff sold by Hobby King some years ago. The adhesive isn't the same colour as the film, and it handles much better than Easycote. The film presents quite differently in as much as it has no cardboard tube, its simply rolled onto itself and comes as what looks like a  15mm diameter (approx)  stick of coloured plastic. The tightness of the rolling does make it a trifle awkward when initially positioning a piece, it tries to spring back to its original shape, but as soon as a couple of tacks are in place, the rest of the process is pretty normal. Might give the finished model a light spray of polyurethane varnish to seal the edges, always a weak spot when flying "oilies".
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11 months 3 weeks ago #26795 by Phil Ford
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Same tightly rolled stuff that MacGregor flogs then.  I bought some Guild Chemicals fuel resistant lacquer years ago and just discovered it in my paint store.  I have just used it to seal decals and edges on the oiler AcroWot 

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11 months 3 weeks ago #26796 by kevinross
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clearly you should have bought a house nearby  a local councillor  In my area they dont have potholes and all that porper stuff  - I wish ! 

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5 months 2 weeks ago #26877 by Brian
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This has been a difficult year, late January/ early February, I started to have difficulty in walking. Things got worse as the year went on. Finally diagnosed with a triple problem, which is now being sorted. Walking again now, might even get in a spot of flying as well, as long as its not too cold.
My building board has been deserted for most of this year. The only model on it has been a second hand UnoWot that came in a job lot I bought last year. The model needed  a new wing and some general tidying up. Chris Foss supplied a new wing kit and I finished covering it yesterday. The first "real building" I've been able to do for what seems an age.
I'd attach a picture, but the camera battery is flat and I don't know how to do it with a mobile 'phone.

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