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You have taken to this like a duck to water, including joining in so well on the Forum.
I think you should become a member of the Honorable Order of the Rabble, more commonly known as the Rabble .
Great work, enjoying this .
Hi Andy
Great progress and an invitation to join The Rabble. Matron comes round to members regularly with the tablets although some are so far gone straight jackets and cattle prods are the order of the day
I like your additions to the cab. Instructions are often lacking but a bit of thought can usually get you by.
Jim
WOW! What a wonderful blog!. I have certainly missed all the fun. Its been a joy catching up. Wonderful work and an excellent contender for messiest bench. Keep up the great modelling Andy
How else would you mix the paint in a dropper bottle?I saw a video by one guy that was convinced it had something to do with the shaking of the bottles introducing air into the paint, causing dried bits to form.
Thanks Si. I think I mentioned in my rant that I'd tried with and without their flow aid/improver but it didn't seem to help. Are you using it as well as their thinner, or instead of? I'm sure somewhere along the way I tried every combination but it would be good to know. Can I also ask what airbrush and nozzle set up you use out of interest?Morning Andy,
Some excellent progress I see your experiencing some difficulties with the acrylic paint, like many of us do. I had the same issue but tried this stuff.
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Not to confused with VJ airbrush thinner. I used it with Mig AMMO acrylic and VJ acrylic and got some good results where normally it would spit and sputter and drive me bonkers
I airbrushed all acrylic for this build Here and it turned out nicely
Your truck is looking great! Your making me want to finish a 1970-80s Russian Ural truck it’s almost completed. I really like your camo great job keep it going
How else would you mix the paint in a dropper bottle?
Pete
Good point ,and it might indeed.I’m not convinced. By this logic the paint should have a crusty lid every time you open the pot.
Thought that was my bench for a split second Andy, just how I work , then the big clear up , finding all the missing bits !Thanks Chris and John. I'm getting over my doom and gloom of yesterday. I need to remember that the pictures are many time larger than the real thing and most of the stuff I'm worried about can't be seen from more than a few inches away!
Made up a makeshift "hot box" to try and cure it a bit quicker. Warmed up the model and a ceramic tile with a hairdryer, covered it in a takeaway container and some PUR foam. Heath Robinson would be proud
Picture proves I'm holding up my end of the messy workbench club too.
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John, I'm sure it must be something like that. I'm on the hunt for some small filters to try and rule that out. With such a small 0.2 nozzle I'm guessing it won't take much to block it up. I saw a video by one guy that was convinced it had something to do with the shaking of the bottles introducing air into the paint, causing dried bits to form. Not sure if that's the case but if I can eliminate one thing at a time hopefully I'll discover what I'm doing wrong.
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