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Blooming heck thats fantastic!!!

I think a bit of experimentation is in order for me!! Iv just put the final coat on my spitfires wings,iv done 3 coats using thinned humbrol enamel and it seems to have turned out fairly well for a first go. Im just in the middle of an airacobra think il try brushing straight out of the pot with that one and see how i go i have to say so far i find the thinned paint very easy to apply but im certainly happy to try any means to get the desired results!! Thanks for the tips on the brushes il be sure to put them to good use!! All the best Kyle.

Thats fantastic thankyou thats really kleared that up for me (il get me coat!!) il certainly give that a go very useful information il hopefully put it all into practice soon enough!! Thanks again to everyone for the advice All the best Kyle.

Thanks again for all the advice its all much appreciated and will be taken on board!! I take it its maybe best to just apply the klear to the areas you wish to place the decals then?? sorry about these noob questions i have to admit at not having much of a clue Iv been using a film canister (as advised above) to mix a small amount of thinners and paint only mixing roughly what i need then disposing of whats left,seems to be working fairly well so far just some practice needed!! Thnks again, Kyle.

Thanks very much for that buddy im sure il be making a fair few mistakes to start off with a thinners rag will be kept at arms reach!! I tried a bit of thinned paint on a tester last night im amazed at how easily it goes on compared to straight out of the tin and also the distinct lack of brush marks in comparission to unthinned. Iv seen alot about klear on here and have found some in the cupboard,can that be used as the final varnish coat or is it better to use a model specific product? Thanks very much for the help, Kyle.

Thankyou very much for the advice buddy the film canister sounds like a very good idea.I think il invest in some micromesh as im expecting brushmarks!!! The finish on your phantom really does look superb if i can get mine to look half as good il be chuffeds to bits!! Thanks again and all the best Kyle.

Hello all, Iv very recently bought myself the airfix spitfire PRXIX and having only really made a bit of a mess at any attempts at modelling in my younger years id very much appreciate a bit of advice. After actually putting the model together i plan to brush paint using humbrol enamels,i was just wondering how much and if infact this paint needs thining,iv found some very useful hints and tips on the actually painting on the forum but i struggled to find a conclusive answer on as to how much to thin the paint if indeed there is one!!Im not sure if this is a case of different things for different people? Tkankyou very much for your time any help it would be much appreciated.