Ha! yes another day at the assembly line and paint shop and that's the was it's done. Great stuff
Dave, no fuss over using the
airbrush and it's not a dark art or precious tool...I like that.
Also interestng subject...I'm wondering if they have one in 1/35th scale a cast M3 hull.
Looking forward to next stage.
Cheers,
Richard
Thanks Richard as I said a nice little kit ,there was some absolutely lovely photo etch to do the insides of the hull doors but with no interior what was the point ,can't help you with a 1/35 version ,both sets of
decals are for training school versions so don't even know if it was used in combat ,it was the box art that piqued my intrest im not bothered with its history or this is incorrect and thats not right if the box header says its one then good enough for me. I must admit my building ethos has changed in recent months I build to finish now build because I want to build it no more fed up with that throw it and start something else ,it is what it is ,as the still sadly missed Simon T would have said thats why they call it modeling.
As for primer keep it simple one shot primer isn't the best out there (you won't find better than mr hobby) I only bought because of all the moans and problems people were having with it wanting to see what the fuss was ,basically bottle says giant needle dont thin and crank up pressure till your
airbrush is like trying to use a fireman's hose. I'm not the most popular person on here anyway but people even after a good shake what comes out of the bottle ive seen thinner ketchup why even try and spray with it ,keep it simple I use mr hobby aqueous thinner wich I think is the best acrylic thinner out there or use that manufacturers own brand not six or seven totally erelevent products ie retarder flow improver de ionised tintagel spring water as used by King Arthur etc,start at fifty fifty if you need to go thinner then thin it some more ,I spray at about 15 to 18 never changed it since I've had the compressor ill change the paint to suit(or some times that little knob twirly thing under the air brush)check out on a sheet of printer paper if all is good bash on if not adjust and try again know its right before you point it at your lovingly built model. Keep it simple as you say Richard its no dark art its supposed to be a past time its nothing to do with your
airbrush its paint to thinner ratio and air pressure thats all simples.
Looking forward to spraying this one no hard edges to use for effects so thinking cap on will come back with pics good or bad when done once again thanks for your help and kind support. Dave