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Stalker6Recon

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  1. Thanks for the fast response guys, I did find that "paint4models", and I am right now going thru a chart to see which paints in my stash already match up with FS colors, not that many unfortunately. Most of the Tamiya FS colors are spray type. The buyer that I found in HK has vellajo paints, so I am looking at charts to find out which ones have FS matches. It is pretty frustrating really, most of the FS colors are available, but from a lot of different sources. I would think that one of these bigger companies would just focus on an entire FS line, I am sure that they would be very successful if they did so. Is there a copyright infringement if the call their color FS? With all the military models out there, it seems like an obvious thing to do. I guess I should open all of my kits, and get a list of the paints required, then see what I have, and what I need. This is time consuming, and a pain in the bottom. If I had a store that I could just stop by and grab what I need, it would not be such a big thing, but since all my paints must be shipped, I have to do a lot more work ahead of time, before I can even begin a project. Oh well, I will crack open the kits that I am doing, and get back with your on the proper/close Tamiya color that I can use. Just to let you know a bit of what I have in my stash, I am going to do two versions of the F-15, 2 versions for the F-18 Super Hornet, AH-64 Long Bow, MH-6 with resin upgrade, AH-60L, A-10 from HobbyBoss (olive drab) I might change that too a Grey color scheme, if I can find decals to match. I have the V-22 on order, and I am looking at the F-16 fighting falcon, F-22 and F-35. Here is a good question to ask. What are the "must have in your stock" colors that you never ever allow yourself to run out of? That would be a smart move as well, having all those primary colors that you use on every aircraft, no matter what maker/model that you are building. I remember that older planes has "zinc oxide yellow" in their wheel wells, is that still true, and does that apply to newer aircraft? Thanks again guys, you are really a big help to me. Sincerely, Anthony "stalker6recon"
  2. Hello everyone, I am very new here to this site, and a former modeler with a very long time gap to my last build. I live in the Philippines, so finding supplies is a huge pain in the rear end. I have one seller that I have found that has basic stuff, and some of the XF paints by Tamiya, really nothing else in acrylics, so I have been stuck with their paint so far. I don't believe they sell match FS paint, and I was wondering if they are matched, or if I will have to do my own mixing based on some chart that I have yet to find? Does Tamiya have FS colors in their XF line of paint? If so, do they label them as FS, or do you just have to find the conversion when building a NON Tamiya aircraft? I have several kits from other makers, like Hasegawa and Hobby Boss, and I would like to get the correct colors for all these, using the Tamiya paint available to me. The guy that sells the paints, is located far from me, and I have to get the paint shipped, which is another hassle. Is there better, ready made FS acrylics, and if so, which brands do you favor? What are the primary colors that you MUST have all the time? I will be doing kits for all 5 branches of service, before I move into other era/nation kits, so my focus will be modern US aircraft for the foreseeable future, and I need to get the paint right before I can even consider building them. I have a bunch of XF colors already, and will make a list of them, before I order more paints to fill in the gaps. I am on a fixed income, so I need to try to get the most out of every dollar I spend. Also, I have tried to search for FS information on this site, but have had no real luck, just gives me posts to individual projects and nothing really about FS and Tamiya paints. Any help would be hugely appreciated. Sincerely, Anthony "stalker6recon".
  3. Hey guys, I am very very new to this site. I am an American veteran, now living in the Philippines. I have had an extremely hard time finding the paints and tools that I need to reenter model building, after a VERY LONG gap. My last build was in the very early 1990's, and I am hoping to get back into the game, so to speak. As I said, living here is not the best place if you need to find paints, tools and kits. I have resorted to using Ebay for most of my buys so far, and it just so happened that I sent a question to a seller located in Hong Kong, with more than 12,000 feedbacks. I was asking about a 1/48 scale V-22 that I want to add to my kits. He was able to send me to his website, which offers lower shipping costs than ebay. When I went to his store, which is NOT very well constructed for a website, but you can find a lot of items from different brands, at what seems to be extremely good prices. As an example, a Tamiya 87086 weathering stick, which sells for 4.10 dollars on Amazon (US), is only 2.30 cents on his store. Nearly half the price. The same goes for the paints, all of them seem to be at half the prices found on ebay/amazon, and he has different brands, some I know, others I have never heard of. The guys on here that can create military aircraft that just need an engine, and they would fly, probably have experience with the other brands available there. I am making this post, just because I am so happy to find a place that has a lot of what I believe I need, and at MUCH better prices than I have found in the Philippines. I am on a fixed, limited income, so money means a lot. When buying one bottle of paint, a few dollars doesn't mean much. But when you plan to fill up on FS colors or their equivalent, needing to buy a few dozen, every dollar saved, really counts. He also has a lot of tools as well, saws, sand paper etc, and at what appears to be some of the best pricing I have ever seen. Sorry if this post is inappropriate, I don't really know the rules, and I was so excited that I thought I would share this with my new friends and mentors, that have the same passion that I do, but probably a LOT more skill. I am doing reading and watching videos, trying to consume as much information/tips, as I can get. I hope that I too, can create the "it would fly" look that so many of your are able to do, probably with ease. I did post on my profile, a bit of information about myself, and requested and tricks/tips that you have, if you have the time. I would greatly appreciate it. Anyway, here are the links that got me to his page, let me know if these is indeed a good price as compared buying locally in your area. I know that it is HUGE savings in my area, which is more than double, even triple the prices that are offered on this site. Anyway, this is where I started on ebay, https://www.ebay.com/itm/Tamiya-25163-1-48-v-22-oaprey-with-jp-marking/271350442464?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908131621%26meid%3D51040936a9cb426480c9d0eb4e9292bd%26pid%3D100678%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D271350442464&_trksid=p2481888.c100678.m3607&_trkparms=pageci%3A99717105-b704-11e7-a283-74dbd1809bac%7Cparentrq%3A433d2e6215f0ab6b48125d9efffcea63%7Ciid%3A1 And this is the link to his store, http://www.wahwahmodelshop.com Anyway, I hope this help others to save a buck or two, or at least to get an idea that there may be deals in your area that can stretch your dollar, peso or pound. Cheers, Stalker6Recon PS. I tried to add a photo of the item/price from a screen grab, but I can not add photos, not sure why.
  4. Thanks for the tips, I hope that I can find the patience I once had (which was never much anyway) to enjoy this new adventure. It's not cleaning my M4 and getting my pack ready for a 3 day op, but it should still be fun. I did try out one of my airbrushes that came in the set with the compressor, and besides bubbling in the pot, it ran pretty good. I could not quite figure out what caused it to bubble, and it did run over the sides a few times. I just put less paint in to avoid those spills. I did watch some videos already, just to get a little idea of what to do, and I was shocked at how thin people would go with the paint, mostly running a 50/50 ratio of paint/thinner. I need to learn how to make my own thinner for the waterbased paints, they are hard to come by here in the Philippines, so I need to stretch out how their life if possible. Speaking of life, I am sure that I can find this info if I query it on google, but maybe you can tell me. Is there a way to seal the bottle of paint, so that it doesn't go lumpy or dry out when not used right away or often? Thanks again, I will try to post my first build soon. The AH/MH-6 should be a lot of fun for me. Never rode one of those little birds, but I loved flying in Black Hawks, that is one hell of a ride. Probably like any other helicopter for ordinary flying, but when you get to fly "map of the earth" in combat mode, no roller coaster in the world, comes close!
  5. Hello all, just came across this site while trying to research one of the models that I am about to NOT win on ebay. Anyway, I used to build models a LONG LONG time ago, back when the planet was still young, and Revelle was considered a TOP builder (scary). Maybe they are again, but from the early days, I wandered into better quality makers (again, at that time) and have seen how far the world of modeling has become. I am shocked at all the extra's you can now find, from PE ( I worked with some early model PE, gave me more finger cuts than build satisfaction), decal replacement and resin replacement parts. Things have also become much improved in the paint area as well. So, like the old salty dog that I am, I wanted to get back into it as a good hobby, that I have missed for a long time. I went ahead and bought a new airbrush (4 actually) and a compressor. I have also bought some paints, glue, even wet sanding paper. I ordered a bunch of kits online, and have about a dozen ready to go, but since it has been so long, I wanted to start with something easy. A DAP helicopter seemed perfect. All black, not a lot of parts, nice test bed. I of course have this vision of how I want it to turn out, and I just hope that what I see in my head, is a goal not too high. I envision the model needing only a little electric motor attached the the main rotors, and it will just fly away, shooting bad guys as it leaves the AO. I even went ahead and bought some resin upgrades, and a resin saw set, even though I have no clue how to use either. If you need to learn to swim, just have someone throw you in the deep end, right? I hope that I get as much satisfaction from this endeavor, and not the amount of frustration I am dreading. Anyone with a few quick tips for me, I would much appreciate it. One of the things that I am having concerns over, is how much pressure I should use in my airbrush, using tamiya water based paints? My airbrush is a paasche double action airbrush, if I can find a hose adapter to allow it to connect to my offbrand compressor. I did not know that they had a proprietary connection for these airbrushes, what a pain in the bottom.....
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