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  1. To everyone who answered, thanks a bunch. All of this info was very helpful. Now, off to the project!
  2. Excellent phot! Great view of what the right side pattern looks like... Thanks!
  3. Howdy! I am getting ready to build the Tamiya 1/48 Bf 109G-6, kit 61117 and I want to paint do it in Swiss markings. I already have a decal set for it, but need some help figuring out what colors to use for the upper surfaces. The aircraft I am doing is marked J-704. Apparently, this aircraft had an experimental camo scheme applied by the Swiss. It is a green and brown(ish) scheme, but the decal set doesn't indicate what colors they were. All of the photos I can find are of the original German scheme, pre-accident. So, does anyone here know what colors were used? Thanks a bunch in advance. Brett G
  4. I've recently started using the Mr Hobby Aqueous line of paints and totally dig them. However, since US distributors and shops are just now starting to get them, the line ups are incomplete. The retailers I can find that have them only have the lower numbered colors, mainly two digit colors like H52 (for example) and none of triple digit colors, like H331 (again, for example). So here is my question: I need H331 Dark Seagrey, H330 Dark Green. Are any of the lower numbered colors close?
  5. Looks like a great set but I am trying to get away from the solvent based stuff...
  6. Currently I am using Tamiya paints for airbrushing and mostly Vallejo Model Color and Model Air for brush painting. I did however, recently tried a bottle of AKs Gen 3 paint and it seemed to work pretty well. I really like Tamiya paints, but for some reason I'm getting to where I can't hack spraying it because of the fumes... and that is using their acrylic thinner. So, I want to try a water based acrylic and AK 3rd Gen looks promising. Here's the question: I can't seem to find any cross referencing for certain colors. the color names are pretty vague in name, like and grey, medium grey, dark grey. Specifically, in this case I would like to know what colors I would need for modern USAF aircraft. I have and F-16 project coming up that I want to get paint for.
  7. I'll chime in here since I just finished a King Tiger meself. The one I built was the Takom 1/35 King Tiger with Porsche Turret with full interior. It was a really fun kit, but know that the kits with interiors are very involved... doable, but involved. There is a lot of test fitting, more test fitting and yet more test fitting. Some of the parts have such close tolerances, a layer of primer and/or paint can make a difference in the way it fits and goes together. My recommendation would be a Tamiya, or Takom kit without interior. Of the two, the Tamiya would probably be the easiest. Pretty much guarenteed good fit and good instructions. As for scale, 1/35 would be my choice for my first build in awhile. The 1/48 kits are smaller, but that doesn't necessarily mean easier. Having built 1/48 kits, the parts are much smaller and I find them a little harder to deal with than I used to!
  8. I have an 1/48 Eduard Weekend Edition Bf109E-3. Being a Weekend Edition it has one decal/color scheme. I am not one to do the usual stuff, so I would like to do something a little different. Can anyone point me to some decal sets that might offer some good alternatives to the norm?
  9. Howdy, folks. I'd like some suggestions for a good A-4B Skyhawk in 1/48. I want to do an early, Viet Nam era Marine aircraft. I figure I can get decals in the aftermarket for what I want, so that is not too big of a concern. I want something that goes together well, and is reasonably accurate. I really don't want to have to do a ton of seam filling and such, either. I'm not too overly concerned with raised or recessed detail, and if the kit kit can be detailed a bit better with readily accessable aftermarket parts, I'm game for that as well. Fire away, people!
  10. I am looking for a 1/48 Bf-109 G-10 Erla for a specific build I am wanting to do. Does anyone make one? I Googled it but am not coming up with anything other than a Mtt Regensberg (or something like that) what ever that means. I am not too worried about the brand as long as its a good quality kit.
  11. For me the answer is "none." I tried the Vallejo, and was underwhelmed. It didn't clean up quite as easily as demonstrated on some of the videos I have watched, and it didn't seem to get hard... stayed kind of rubbery and wouldn't sand worth a hoot. I plan on experimenting more, but I will probably stay with my current putty and continue to sand and shape it as needed.
  12. Weather like anything else. Being acrylic, they should be impervious to any weathering products including those thinned with spirit-type ingredients.
  13. What they said. Since I don't use Vallejo paints for airbrushing any more, they have been relegated to brush duty, and they perform nicely. As noted above, I use them for smaller items as well. No need to thin for me... ready to go out of the bottle.
  14. I'll chime in on this one. I bought the Vallejo Model Air RLM set a few years ago, and after much swearing and gnashing of teeth, I like them pretty well now for most things, including brush painting them. The colors seem pretty good to me, including the 74 and 75. The only recommendation I would make, is to use a retarder for the brush painting, especially if the temperature gets very warm. It will keep it from drying too fast as you are painting.
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