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Revell Monogram
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| Once, there was a Japanese modeler who wondered how American modelers would deal with those raised scripts. He knew that they would look dull once primer, base coat, and top coat were applied. But he learned that there was a solution, and that's, so called, foil casting. | |
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Foil casting is one of many techniques I learned in the past modeling
experience in the U.S. It begins with making a pattern from the script on the body. Instead of using aluminum foil, I fold the BareMetal foil, leaving 1/3 adhesive, and place it onto the script.
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Once the pattern of the script is transferred to the foil, I "carefully" flip it over and apply 5 minutes epoxy glue to make the 3 dimensional pattern permanent. |
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When the epoxy is hardened, I turn it over again and paint
the body color, since it's almost impossible to trim the spaces between the letters. If the script is chrome, I use thinned paint and let it flow between the letters, leaving the higher part unpainted.
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Finally, I trim the outline carefully, and paint the Boxster
script black. By using the same technique, you can make a chrome or even gold Boxster script.
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If you have a sharp knife, you can carefully slice off the script from
the body and glue it back after painting of the body is done.
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