Jim R
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Having read through the MM web page which Steve flagged up I think I'll definitely be giving it a miss. It just sounds too risky and complicated. Other paints seem much more forgiving.
Holding the model for touching up areas my airbrush didn’t reach, caused darker areas on the hull sides. Not quite fingerprints, but clearly caused by me holding the model.I would also be extremely careful about future handling…..
Nope — I poured the paint into my airbrush cup, thought it looked thin enough to spray, tried it without thinner, and then decided it was good enough to spray the model with. What’s on it is what came from the bottle and nothing else.did you dilute the mission model paint at all Jakko?
Totally correct Tim. That's why I don't use it, which is a shame as its poly element is great for burnishing to give a nice worn effect.
That will probably be Mike Rinaldi. He is MM through and through and worked with them to promote the product in the early days. The chipping ability of the paint is very good but for me the rest of its issues out weighs this one benefit.On another forum, someone said that some modeller who I assume to be some superstar of the hobby whom I’ve never heard of, likes Mission Models paints for chipping because they don’t need a layer of hairspray underneath …
Very nice and looks toned down now Jakko cool looking buildAfter a wash of Tamiya flat black thinned with water, the contrast has notably improved:
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Now on to drybrushing, decals etc.
You're probably right. Without the tracks it looks a bit like a boat on multi-bogie roller skates!I imagine people would be very surprised if they saw one sail up to a beach and it didn’t stop but kept going onto it. The more I look at it, the more I’m convinced this was considered to be a boat that could also go ashore when needed, rather than a land vehicle that could also swim — which is how things like the Allied LVT, DUKW or Terrapin were viewed. The flagpole that I removed is a good sign of this: vessels have a flagpole, ground vehicles don’t usually.
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