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    Life colour paint

    in Paint

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    Is there a knack to airbrushing life colour paint?  I like the range but find actually getting the paint out of the airbrush very inconsistent sometimes far too watery otherwise finding it constantly clogging up. I'm using a retarder in the mix but its far too hit and miss!!

    Ejection seat handles

    in Aircraft Cold War

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    2 hours ago, Dave Swindell said:

    It works well in 1/72. I use copper wire stripped from domestic power leads, it's strong and 2 strands twisted together plus paint layer is lee than half the diameter of most kit handles, giving a much finer scale appearance. The twisting is best done shortly after the paint is touch dry and not fully cured so it is still flexible, but will often work OK days after painting. 

    Do you use acrylic or enamel paint to do this?

    Ejection seat handles

    in Aircraft Cold War

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    I make the pull handles at the top of the bang seat from thin wire, but painting the black and yellow is always a challenge and never totally satisfactory.  I've  seen some beautiful examples on this site. Does anyone have a good method they feel inclined to share?  I  should add that I'm talking 1/72 scale.

    Valiant nose leg and anti flash white

    in Aircraft Cold War

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    My much delayed build of the Airfix Valiant is nearing completion.  I've modded a few areas including the width of the nosewheel bay. I'll  shorten the leg itself but can anyone tell me if it needs also to be moved further forward,  and if so by how much?

    Also any recommendations on the paint to use for anti flash white.  I seem to recal Halfords  Appliance White being mentioned in the past - is it any good?

    Tamiya Panther G

    in AFV WWII

    Posted

    Thanks. 

    I've been putting on the Monroe Perdu zimmerit set but it's for an early G. It has the vertical pattern  - I  didn't realise how specific the patterns were to manufacture!  It was ok till I  got to the chin mantlet where I  needed to use putty at the ends. But I've not been able to find a photo showing that type of mantlet with any zimmerit at all - had it stopped being used by that time?

    Tamiya Panther G

    in AFV WWII

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    Is Tamiya's late Panther G (MM176) representative of any particular manufacturer  ... I  was wondering if a green base coat scheme was appropriate rather than the yellow one given on the instructions?

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    B52 choices

    in Aircraft Cold War

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    I have the Monogram B52 in its Vietnam Big Bad Beautiful boxing. I'd like to build a Houndog equipped NMF aircraft as per the more recent Italeri offering  but I get the impression that kit has a wing without the drop as seen on an aircraft on the ground  - any suggestions as to my best way forward? 

    F-101 Voodoo colours

    in Aircraft Cold War

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    I read somewhere that Vietnam era aircraft had light grey or white wheel wells but they were green before that. The inside of the flaps and speed brakes were also red, I  think the speed brake bay was as well but I'm not sure about that for the flap.

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