SoftScience

Beautiful work on the Romanian hot-rod! Between the fine surface details (which you preserved splendidly) and your delicate looking finish, this model really looks like a gem. Do you have a build thread anywhere? I'm curious what to expect from this kit, and am thinking of buying it.

I absolutely love everything about this! And not just because orange is my favorite color.

That sounds like precisely what I DO NOT want. I frequently spray lacquer thinners, and if I'm already getting backflow issues, then I don't want to add a melting O-ring to the equation.

Steve, thanks for the explanation of airbrush physics. I wasn't aware of how they work down to that depth.

Thank you @Steve McArthur for the in depth discussion! I disassembled and cleaned the brush again, waxed the nozzle threads and didn't pack the needle as tightly. I noticed some minor splashing and bubbling.in the cup right when I pushed the plunger down in the forward position, but as I pulled it back, it went away. It got more pronounced later during the paint session. Likely as paint built up inside. Second, there IS a hairline crack in the nozzle. Thanks for mentioning that the Iwata parts are compatible, since I haven't seen any Tamiya replacement parts. Are the 0.3 mm revolution nozzle bits compatible as well, do you think? A few questions. What's best for cleaning out the inside of the 0.2 mm nozzle. I've been using pieces of wire. But I imagine there may be better tools. Which one is the needle packing seal? Is that the one behind the wall that separates the paint cup section from the plunger section?

Its very hard to tell with the 0.2 mm nozzle. There doesn't SEEM to be anything in there. The needle comes out cleanly and completely. And there a nice jet of air coming through. I just don't know.

where do you find non-product specific o-ring seals?

It is a Tamiya sprayworks II

Hello. Can anybody tell me why this keeps happening to my brush? I disassembled and cleaned the whole thing right before this paint session. I put in some Tamiya black thinned with MLT. I pull the trigger and get good air flow but no paint. I rock the trigger back and forth a bit. Nothing. I pull out and reinsert the needle. A little squirt of paint but mostly just air. The paint is bubbling wildly in the cup, so I put on the lid to keep it from splashing everywhere. A few seconds later a giant gob of paint shoots out from under the trigger all over my hands and on my shirt! This is not the first time this has happened. Is the seal is not holding up? But why? I clean my brush regularly, and have already replaced the seal once. This is the second gravity feed brush that seems to have this problem. I have a syphon fed Paasche, and I don't think I ever replaced the seals on it.

I love the look of the Mexican vampire. Very very nice!

A spitfire looks best with a black and white bottom. Well done!

Done, but I'm completely stumped on how to photograph the beast. It doesn't fit my light-tent and my backgrounds aren't quite large enough. I might try some outdoor shots this weekend, for the gallery thread. I have a piece of drywall I can turn into a tarmac for my car roof, in an open field. But for now, these mediocre shots. I'm happy this is finished, as I lost interest several times along the way. A nice enough kit, but I think it would look better in 1/72. To my eye, on a kit this big, there are too many large empty plots of basalt gray. Like a volcanic landscape

Sorry about the crap photos. Had a phone software upgrade recently, and suddenly my phone camera became enshitified. Talk about forced obsolescence... Grr! Also, I'm a crap photographer, but even still. I can't seem to get good work bench pics lately.

Well, i didn't get around to the wheels, but I got the legs and doors done. These were a little trickier than I expected. It's always fun when an airplane model can finally stand on its own legs. Just a few bits and bobs now. Oh and wheels. Still.

I was able to pop the offending wing off, and sanded the joining surface down at a slight angle. Everything is bien now. Landing gear doors and wheels when I get home tonight. Hopefully photos soon.