Hello,
I have recently bought the Royal Caroline kit by Mantua and as it is a quite old model (I got it at a very good price from second hand although everything is new) some parts that are now made of thin wood are a photo-etched brass sheet. See the images below to see what I mean, please.
Here you can see the wood parts that come with the new version of the model (The photo is from Katsumoto's build log found here).
However, in the old kit I bought, this same part is made of a brass sheet and it has a blue colour on the embossing, which I imagine is to protect it against scratches or oxidation as we all know brass tends to get a brown colour very fast.
So my doubt is, how do I get rid of this blue colour without damaging the brass too much? Mantua's instructions say that it can be removed with sand-paper but I'm afraid it can be too abrasive and mess it up.
I hope you can give me some advice on how to remove this blue paint without damaging the brass and give it a really good finish.
Thanks and stay safe.
Alexis G.
I have recently bought the Royal Caroline kit by Mantua and as it is a quite old model (I got it at a very good price from second hand although everything is new) some parts that are now made of thin wood are a photo-etched brass sheet. See the images below to see what I mean, please.
Here you can see the wood parts that come with the new version of the model (The photo is from Katsumoto's build log found here).
However, in the old kit I bought, this same part is made of a brass sheet and it has a blue colour on the embossing, which I imagine is to protect it against scratches or oxidation as we all know brass tends to get a brown colour very fast.
So my doubt is, how do I get rid of this blue colour without damaging the brass too much? Mantua's instructions say that it can be removed with sand-paper but I'm afraid it can be too abrasive and mess it up.
I hope you can give me some advice on how to remove this blue paint without damaging the brass and give it a really good finish.
Thanks and stay safe.
Alexis G.