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  1. Cockpit now near finished with accommodation for the pilots. Third figure is the loader. http://
  2. Just to say apologies to all for any disharmony that I may have caused. Tut 🤐 Laurie
  3. Sorry should have added. If you are using a standard compressor. I have added a tee connector & a lead for the air-blower. This will allow full compressor PSI. Convenient for a number of jobs at any time. Just to put your mind at rest. Most use a fan unit with their spray unit. This is more forceful than the the H & S airblower. If there are any effects of static electricity the fan unit will be the most likely to be a nuisance. In practical terms. I use the H & S blower & also have a spray unit with a fan. I place the fan on 5 minutes while I am preparing the paint etc. use the H & S blower immediately before spraying. I just cannot remember having a speck of dust on my models. Laurie
  4. And you will not be bothered by static electricity. The owner of the quote & imaginative thinking has not used this tool. I have for probably 15 years. Ask any electrical engineer (my son I did). He laughed.
  5. Thanks Matthew for your reply. Have the remains of two bodies lost the heads on the Herrick thing. Will have a look at the 1/56 ones. Found German & USA but no British. Shameful. Kind regards Laurie
  6. Building Wessex 1/48 & would like figures in the cabin area. Any help much appreciated. Got some standing but lots their heads. 😂 Laurie
  7. Hi. Kinky 😉 No the air blower has a standard screw on fitting such as Harder & Steenbeck & Iwata. Would bet that some one does as coupling to suit other fittings. Laurie
  8. apologies missed it Colin No unless it blows up larger than a cricket ball, skin can not hold the pressure (imagination needed ) hematoma formed, operation length of two hands to stitch up. Then skin dies size of 1.5 hands, since Christmas 75% of skin regrown. Good bit "pretty nurses" come twice a week to replace the dressing. 🤗 Phew forgot to include the photos. Wound not nurse.
  9. You have interrupted my slumber. You do make matters so complicated. My final comment on this topic. Another lie down. Laurie
  10. Colour selection has not been a problem in my 50 units that I have built. Includes military types & also 15 models of airlines that used Jersey (the real Jersey) Airport in the 1960's. Thinners use Tamiya & no problem over 15 years I have been using Tamiya. Who would be daft enough to use thinners from other manufacturers. Never had any problems filling to the bottle throat in 15 years. Never wanted the paint thinned less why would you. If you do then do not fill on opening for the first time. Simple Matter of interest if you hate the paint so much, & obviously do not use it, how can you criticize it. Our model shop which caters for absolutely mad keen model makers only stocks Tamiya. Another shop, I have noticed recently, has ditched another paint & also stocks Tamiya. But there we go I am happy. Another lie down I thinks. Laurie of Jersey with affiliates to the Shetland Iles
  11. Lot of complications & not needed. Go for simplicity !!! Lock away Vallejo Air use only for brush painting small objects. After 20 years 50 models & four 2m dioramas this is my procedure. And it is simple. 1. DUST before every coat. Soft brush then any residual using Hodder & Steenbeck micro blower. Details at the end. Dust as faraway as possible from airbrush port. 2. PRIMER Stynylerez. Superb thin dries fast (wet & dry after an hour) does not fill panel line etc. 3. PAINT COAT Tamiya XF range. Superb. Thin dries fast does not fill panel lines. 4 hours & can be wet & dries. Very hard finish. Forgiving if you have over done an area. Does not crack or peel Open bottle for the first time fill to the bottom of neck with Tamiya thinner. No need in future to add any more thinner. Best .035 needle but .2 OK. 4. GLOSS VARNISH for decals. Alclad 11 Lacquer Gloss Clear. Quick drying. Thin apply decals in 2 hours. 5. MATT VARNISH wow back to Vallejo take your pick. I use Acrylic Polyurethene but not knocking the others. They all produce a matt-er than matt finish. Harder & Steenbeck Micro Airblower. Comes with 3 nozzle types. Also great for blowing through the nozzles of air brushes after nozzle has been dunked in cleaner. A lot at £44 but seen one at £33. But worth every panny
  12. No need straight from the bottle. 0.4 needle 25PSi you will get perfection. 8 to 10 inches from the model to airbrush. UN-complicate it is so easy. One coat only works every time for me over 20years. Keep the brush moving all the time back wards & forwards. This is for matt satin or gloss.
  13. Agreed Aqua gloss is first class. But nothing beats Vallejo matt it is superb.
  14. I am sure Colin that if we worried about a kit not being exact we would never ever build anything, It is the pleasure of building I find plus the use of your artistic imagination.
  15. Yesterday sprayed at 25PSI my usual for varnish & primer. Less time for the stuff to dry mid air. On nooks & crannies then trigger your trigger to cope. Also at that PSI stops needle getting gummed up. Also use a 0.4 needle. Yesterdays came out perfectly. Also as I have managed with the above for years. Also have separate brushes (both.4)for varnish & primer. Both are "mucky" stuff. Now going for a lie down. Laurie
  16. OK Jesus had fun with matt varnish. The varnish I have is Vallejo Acrylic Polyurethane. Rolled the bottle rather than shake. Used a 0.4 needle. Sprayed at 25PSI. About 200 mm (8") from the subject. Brush never still moving side to side all the time Temperature 23degrees. Used spray booth with fan extracting. Just looked & it has dried perfectly. I have in the past used just Acrylic & had the same results. Laurie
  17. Thanks Colin. Lesson do not wack your inside shin on corner of computer tower. Blew up to size of an 1/48 Wessex HAS 3. Skin could not contain. Skin, size of two hand has to regrow. 6 months so far 25% to go. Left out some parts 🤣 Sad tale while in hospital had flu & pneumonia. Plus wife in hospital next floor up with the same problems. Had the Eduard PE seats. But did not fit into cockpit. Having spent 50 years as an architect I do like to use my imagination. So stop short of looking at others work while I am building mine. Otherwise I fear I will stop using my imagination. I use the many pictures as possible of the real thing. Just to say i do watch other in their builds. But not the one I am working on. Laurie
  18. Well the spray booth will help. First it shelters roof sides & back. Yes but as said before Jesus put the fan on for a few minutes it will clear a lot of dust. Spraying i do not get any dust marks at all. Not sure how the compressor will pick up dust as mine has a filter. Also it is positive pressure. Also, if you do have dust problems, spray a water mist around the room. Not sure why you are having problems but think it is heats. But will spray tomorrow varnish & tell you the results. Another do you shake the varnish before use. I do not shake I tip it up & down. shaking can introduce bubbles. If shaking do that 30 mins before using to ensure bubbles disipate. Back with results of spraying soon 🤣
  19. Well Jesus not had any of those effects. But as said before I suspect varnish is curing before it reaches the subject. I would go for 250mm distance. I use an 0.4 needle set up. about 25PSI. Keep the airbrush moving backwards & forwards all the time. My room is approx 20C. I also have a a booth for spraying . I put the fan on for a few minute just to try to clean the air. Laurie
  20. They have a number of ? centres. This is the European https://acrylicosvallejo.com/en/contact/ They are in very salubrious surroundings with KFC Burger King & KFC very close by.
  21. Please let us know what they say Jesus.
  22. It takes longer to dry I found. Plus also a little thicker than acrylic.
  23. Slow slow but speeding up. Not only the body after an operation it affects the brain. Nuff of that. Progress at last & enjoying it. Laurie http://
  24. Should have expanded. Found Vallejo Gloss Varnish as disappointment. The Alclad 11 Gloss is far & away better. Thinner & dries quicker. leaves a superb finish. Plus it is forgiving if you over load it sorts itself out. Vallejo Gloss does not.
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