Can anyone suggest the appropriate Revell Aqua paints for a classic USAF Vietnam scheme? Although I like Revell's paints for the coverage and ease of use both spray and brush, their naming - Mouse Grey, Dust Grey etc - leave a lot to be desired.
Has anyone tried one of these? They get advertised as Wireless but as you can see they have a small rechargeable compressor with the airbrush attached direct to the compressor. No aircans or cluttering pipes etc. They sound too good to be true. Especially at approx £50.00 They...
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Have you had a chance to use this and any feedback? Planning to get one of these soon.
to improve my airbrush setup, i wanted to have a spraybooth to ease the work and reduce flying sprayfumes.
but i dont have 150 or 200 euro's for a purpose built station thats would be too small anyway, so i decided to build one myself. for the materials themselves, it costed me...
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I have a similar large plastic tub. I line the inside with cling film (saran wrap for the non British) and strip it off and chuck it when it gets too badly stanined.
I dont have an extractor fan yet but may try to cobble something together using an old dustbuster vacuum...
Some time ago I read on the forum various tips for detaching sprues from resin parts.
Hot, cold, cutter, scissors, prayer etc, but nothing really conclusive (at least for me) and this operation remained the worst moment.
Until I found this saw....
The blade is:
- very rigid, so...
I recently bought a few of Kits World bases including the RAF Conningsby and RAF Mareham as well as the Tyndall AFB taxiway. The print quality is excellent and are large enough for either a couple of smaller aircraft, a larger type or a set up with ground support equipment. Got...
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The layer glued on oposit dide works if is done contemporary with gluing the right side.
I don't say that won't work in second time but probably is better to prevent than to repair.
If the material which you stick is selfadesive, maybe is enough that on the oposit side of...
Hi,
I would like to know which decal solution works best on Liliput Airforce decals. I have access to Gunze, Micro and Ammo Mig
And if they have any particularity to be noted.
Ordered some sets prior to being discontinued.
The other question,
About best glue for Gashapon.
I...
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hi,
I think they are made out of ABS or some other form of thermoplastic. ALL CA and 2 part epoxy glues will work. some other 'special' glues will also work (just google 'ABS plastic glue'). Plastic 'styrene' glue will NOT work.
Being serious for a second, and this is not limited to 1/144, has anyone used a dremel tool as a rudimentary lathe ? I have seen a few articles on the internet but most have a fairly complex jig fashioned whereas I am not looking for...
Looking for a recommendation for a good acrylic clear flat product in a spray can .
I use Model Master and Xtracolor enamels and some Mr Color (lacquer) paints.
I use Future (acrylic gloss coat) for a base coat for the decals (except for the Xtracolor enamels).
I like the...
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Really? I had that white fogging with their older cans of Matt varnish a few years ago but never had any issues with the latest ones I have bought. I do now that Humbrol seems more sensitive to humidity however.
By the same measure I have never had any issues with Plastikote...
as many asked me on how to achieve the weathered TPS look on my Tomcats I`ll start an instruction here.
For this instruction we will do a very beat up Tomcat and a not so bad Super Hornet.
- Step 1: Reference Photos. For most builds I do not target one...
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Looking fantastic. I'm looking forward to seeing that Platz Mustang get the Stu treatment too! Surely - for completeness - you also need a Porsche whateveritwas (maybe , rescaled) and a Honda whateverbikeitwas too. Plus Jennifer obviously.
OK this is an odd one. I came across a YouTube hobby video the other day where they used Dettol antiseptic to strip acrylic paint from a wargames figure.
Not something I have tried myself and am reluctant to experiment with any models such as F-Toys or Cafe Reo. Frankly it...
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Definitely not if you are a cane toad self-medicating for COVID ... :P
And yes I have read the MYK site explanations but its a kind of lost in translation thing. For example he refers to Career film. I am assuming he means Carrier Film.... but given the process for MYK is so far from the standard Dip Slide (Softening Solution) Dry a clearer...
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Tony, you might remember where I used MYK decals. I think the key is not to get overenthusiastic and try to remove the clear carrier too soon. It's been a while since the Kikka and I had to re-read what I and others had written. All I can say is that my approach - whether it was...
I am thinking of upgrading my airbrush. At present I am using a Revell Master Class Vario which I have had no problems with (other than the usual constant maintenance issues).
I have been using the standard propellant cans but recently they have become harder to obtain...
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If you want a cheap compressor, you can adapt one from an old fridge from the scrapyard I've heard.
My first AB was a cheap one from Evilbay. A Chinese replica (0,3mm nozzle, sidefeed cup), just to learn the trade and stuck with it for over 10 years. Recently I've upgraded to...
Not sure whether we've gone down this route before (forgive me if I'm wrong - dementia is kicking in), but I was wondering about the existence of ultrafine wire, and rigid at that. As you know, I tend to use Ms Uschi's for my aerial wires. I also know there are plenty of you who...
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I'm curious as to why you need it to be rigid?
I prefer elasticity, not only because you don't have to cut to exact lengths, but it also gives a degree of resiliance to mishandling more rigid stuff doesn't.
I was given rigid wires, specifically intended for a 1/72 Starfighter...
Not sure if this is the right place for this but...
Recently been looking at the Army Painter Speed Paint range and equivalent Citadel Contrast paints. These are intended for use on gaming minis especially figures. The idea is that you undercoat the figure with a light...
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These would be the wrong paints for model washing as is. They are designed to still have a color on the higher parts - lighter than the recesses, but still colored.
Citadel makes washes. They are useful for highly detailed parts that you want to add shadow to, like landing gear...
Hi to all. I have just applied my first self-made decals and I'm quite happy with them 8-) .
I've bought a 10-sheet pack of laser-printable clear decals (European A-4 format), followed the instructions and -voilà- here are the serials for my RAF Maryland and P-40b, the U.S....
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Fritz, it is interesting that the FoW decals are supposedly 1/100 scale. If you look at the various wartime photos of the (and, I assume, elsewhere), the kangaroos on my 1/144 tank seem to be pretty close to the right dimensions. Indeed, the only place I couldn't squeeze one was...
Last weekend I fancied making some buildings in 144th again. When I've made buildings previously I've just used a mix of plasticard and scrap plastic to make them, but I wanted to try out different mediums this time, starting with modelling clay (Fimo Professional in this...
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Thanks both. I had a go at using cocktail sticks as support for the clay but it didn't do much unfortunately.
I hadn't considered plaster, thanks for the idea. That will probably work quite well for the basic shape of this building. Is it possible to sculpt plaster without a...
Any tips on brush painting this enamel paint. (apart from don't!)
David
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After my experience with orange for lifeboat on Catalina, I must completely agree with the Fritz's steps proposal.
Maybe I could add two other suggestions
4. consider Fritz's step 2
5. consider my step 4 ;)
And as I use enamels, used Revell fluoorange...... :lol: I am curious...
any tips for a beginner? I want to paint with a brush.
what brushes and paints to choose?
any guides for brush painting?
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Just a quick update on Hataka's paint sets. I recently bought the Early WW2 Soviet AF set (before anyone gets the wrong idea, remember that aircraft used by the Republican AF during the Spanish Civil War arrived in Russia colours like AMT-4 green and AMT-7 light grey-blue). The...
After some members of our forum questioned me about my mini-lathe, here is my experience with it (so far).
I have to start by saying that I am very inexperienced with this kind of tools. What I've learned so far was by reading a few old books (for machinists, using big lathes)...
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Ohhh! We can learn so much from you!
Yes, it is all manual!
My little lathe is so basic! It only has a cross-slide and a compound (so even basic cylindrical shapes requires one to set the compound to the proper angle).
It was the cheapest, simplest thing I could fit within my...
We usually use thin tape for masking when painting, which we buy in model shops. When you have to mask larger areas (but also if you have the will to cut for smaller ones) there is a cheaper but very good option.
Purple 3M “delicate tape” or pink Tessa tape for “sensitive...
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Good point, Roberto. If I'm going to paint the frames rather than use my decal approach, I'm always swearing at the Tamiya tape because I can't see the frame lines! :oops:
Came across this today and bought a pot. Not used any yet. Has no relationship to real Green Stuff and us water soluble so sounds like green valejo etc.
Anyone tried it? Anything to watch out for when using it?
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Fair enough, but you can't you use Green Stuff to fix a scratch or creak on a wall ;)
This may not be news to all of us, but it was only today that I figured out the (relatively) simple work around for saving images from Yahoo Japan Auctions.
Those who have an interest in Yahoo Japan and saving the images for reference and research may well have been frustrated...
I am planning a little dio/vignette of a Tachikawa Ki-55 with skis, in the snow of Hokkaido.
What are your suggestions for the snow?
Thanks and cheers,
Peter
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Little known fact that Hurricanes from the Irish Air Corp were co-opted by the Night Watch and flew aerial support for Daenerys Targaryen's Dragon Squadron ... :P
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