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    Airfix 1/72 Martin B-26 Marauder

    in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft

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    Gorgeous build but I have to say it makes sense that it is ten years old. I am currently working on one and I am not at all impressed. Practically every part is covered in flash, and nearly every single one of the major parts is poorly fitted. I even had to sand the clear plastic rotating turret to get the machine guns to fit in them. I had to cut the gunners boot off, and the cupola on the front doesn't fit between the two halves

    Is it safe to spray gloss clear coat in cold weather?

    in Paint

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    I had a bad experience in the past where hand painting on a clear coat in a cold basement lead to cloudiness developing inside the coat ruining my paint job. After that I was a bit skeptical to paint in anything except warm dry weather. Currently the temperatures in my home town are quite low, (In the 30s), and with 56% humidity. Would it be safe to spray on a gloss coat? Thanks :)

    Painting German Aircraft Without Airbrushing

    in Aircraft WWII

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    With the amount of Spitfires I have built, it would only be fitting to make some German aircraft to go with them. Unfortunately, the two attempts I have had at building German Aircraft were complete and utter train wrecks, thanks to my paint job. The paint would always come out looking much too thick and much too hard, whilst German Aircraft tend to have very clear soft camos. Are there any brush painting techniques that could be used to emulate their design? How good an option are spray cans?

    Airfix 1:72 Hawker Hurricane Mk1

    in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft

    Posted · Edited by Speedbird 48

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    Never before have I been this happy with a model, despite an issue with the Matte coat clouding. It fit together perfectly, is very detailed, and is fun to build. As is with most RAF models the paint scheme is wonderful to handpaint. I painted it with humbrol acrylics, and used a mix of water and black for the weathering. What do you guys think? It's my 7th model technically, but it's the 3rd that I am happy with. Apologies for the poor quality photo and background.

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    HELP! Matte Cllear Coat Dried WHITE!

    in Aircraft WWII

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    Thanks guys. I went the route of repainting the small affected areas, but it didn't do a totally perfect job and I would like to know what to do if I am unfortunate enough to have this happen again.

     

    52 minutes ago, Rabbit Leader said:

    OK Speedbird, let’s work through this one. The first thing you should do is simply reapply your gloss coat. I would probably test this out on a small effected area first. If you use a brush, just go over a small effected area and wait until it dries. If the full gloss and underlying colour comes back, then your on the right track. Go over the whole model again with the gloss coat and then reapply your Matt/satin finish when the conditions are right.

     

    I’d be interested to know what Matt coat your using as this may also be the culprit. Humidity can have an effect, however it would appear that your final varnish has too much matting agent in it to end up like that. I reckon it’s fixable, so don’t panic just yet! 

     

    Cheers & Good luck.. Dave

    There is a small area on my model where I could try that. I am using Tamiyas flat coat and Testors Gloss coat. The Testors flat coat was way too glossy for me, and it almost ruined a model.

    1 hour ago, Nachtwulf said:

    Try putting water on it. If it clears up with water then you can put future or some other gloss on  it and then when that dries you can flat coat it again.

    Couldn't that cause issues if the surface had a dried decal on it?

    HELP! Matte Cllear Coat Dried WHITE!

    in Aircraft WWII

    Posted · Edited by Speedbird 48

    A little Googling suggests humidity is to blame. I am not too happy about this:

     

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    The model would have been gorgeous otherwise. Do you guys have suggestions as how to salvage this model? I was thinking about just applying a black wash until you can no longer notice the white. The other option was to repaint the affected area, but that has the potential to do more harm then good. This is the second time I have been bit in the back by applying a gloss coat before decals. Honestly at this point I think whatever "harm" it does to decals isn't worth the overall harm it does to the model. (The right roundel was placed on a flat surface) Are there alternatives to that? I should add that the whole model including the clear coat was brush painted, would spray have been less likely to do this?

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    A sincere Apology

    in New Members

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    Some of you may remember me. I am the mastermind behind classic threads such as "Are the idiots at humbrol color blind" or "who designed this forum". Well, as you can imagine I was a fairly young and emotional pubescent at that time. After 3 years away, (And I would like to think some maturing) I found myself looking at my favorite Airfix Spitifire model. I had reached a point in my life where I have very little to keep me busy and happy, so I figured I might as well give models a shot again. From the minute I started I am glad I did. I hope I can become a valuable member on this esteemed forum. Here's to many models to come!

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    Are the idiots at humbrol color blind?

    in Paint

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    The issue is not with the pot lids, its with the diagram. The diagram on the back of the plane shows a distinct pattern, the two colors as similar as Medium Green, and Forest Green. However, mine are like Forest Green and Dark Forest Green;nearly exactly the same! I am thinking I should throw caution to the wind and only use 245 like this:airfixFw190bm3.jpg

    Are the idiots at humbrol color blind?

    in Paint

    Posted

    Great. That's good to know. Did you score zero in the test then?

    Now what colour did you mean, as I did try answer your badly worded question with an educated guess, which you did not respond too.

    Note, looking closely at paint guide, Humbrol 245 is listed as 'Graugrun' . Is this the one you meant? If it looks grey with a green hue, that's right.

    So close man, so close. I am using 245 as my green and the paint I am complaining about is 246

    How to keep paint smooth

    in Paint

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    Hey guys, long time no post! Does anyone have tips for keeping my paint looking smooth on my models? My paint always looks a little uneven, and quite frankly messy. While it looks OK with decals, I would like some tips!

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