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MajorCalloway

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  1. Is anyone using the little-jet compressor mentioned above from modellingtools? I’m especially interested if you’re using it with a double action airbrush. I’m tempted to buy it. thanks!
  2. The bambi is quite a bit more than I intended to spend really. Three times the price of the airbrush.
  3. The compressor I have, which I used with my paasche, isn’t really up to the job for my Evolution. Can anyone recommend a compressor? thanks!
  4. Would it have made any difference if he wasn’t a ‘foreign gentlemen’? And what do you mean? An American tourist perhaps?
  5. Does it? I’m 56 and I don’t remember a time when gay didn’t mean what it does now. But you keep using it like Noel Coward if you must.
  6. I am also building the OcCre Berlin tram. I got it for Xmas so I’m not too far along. I have built the interior and have ordered some wood stain and green paint before continuing. I’m enjoying it so far. In fact I doubt it will be my last OcCre tram!
  7. Probably a left field one as I think this forum is mainly for plastic kits, but has anyone built one of OcCre’s wood tram kits? https://catalog.occre.com/model-tram.html I’ve built a wooden ship previously and have one ‘in progress’ by OcCre themselves, and do like the look of these. Darren
  8. I doubt it. With my eyes and clumsy fingers I’m struggling gluing the seat legs together.
  9. I’ve just started on this very same kit myself. Was looking for builds and found this thread. Very helpful for the excellent example of how to build it and the research you’ve done. 👍 Darren
  10. It went okay this eve! After practicing on paper and cd without problems I was emboldened enough to try it out on a model. The white Corvette Roadster probably wasn’t the best choice on my light grey primer as I couldn’t see it going on very well, but it was fairly trouble free in the end. I just kept the mantra air on, paint on, paint off, air off and if I occasionally forgot the paint off bit I restarted air on away from the model.
  11. Thanks both. I’ll have a go on paper and then plastic.
  12. I’m going to have a go with it on a piece of paper later today. Is the knack learning how to pull the trigger back a small amount? I suspect I was a bit heavy handed.
  13. I must admit I’ve not tried it again since as it seems such hassle. I’ve been brush painting instead
  14. Thanks Nigel, I think you’re probably right about me pulling back too far. I think I’m probably not always remembering to turn on air before paint and turning paint off before air also. Basically I haven’t worked out how to use it yet! another problem is I seem to have managed to get the airbrush stuck to the hose! The airbrush comes away from that part that connects to the hose but the hose is stuck to that part of the airbrush 🙄 I only screwed it together the way it seemed to fit 🤷‍♂️ Hairy sticks are so much simpler! darren
  15. Got a new hose for it. Had my first session with it this evening. It’s the first time I’ve used a double action brush so it could be me not using it properly but it came out a watery mess. I’m not sure how to control the amount coming out. With my paasche single action I adjusted the nozzle, opening it up or closing it. With double action are you supposed to control it by how much you pull back the trigger? I tried pulling it back different amounts but it never came out evenly and ‘dry’ looking like it did with my paasche when it worked properly. Darren
  16. The good news is that the airbrush came in less than 24 hours. The bad news is that it doesn’t attach to my compressor hose thingie. Never occurred to me 🙄 I’ll probably have to wait two weeks for connector now 😂 Admittedly a new compressor is next on my list of purchases, but I wanted to try out the airbrush first.
  17. Within an hour of ordering it Everything Airbrush have dispatched it! And it’s coming tomorrow. That’s some difference to the 5 to 10 days graphicair are experiencing!
  18. Thanks, I might try cellulose. Is it worth giving white spirit a go? I’ve tracked down the correct Allen key/wrench but doesn’t seem available anywhere in the UK right now. If I can’t get into it anyway there’s nothing to lose. I’ve bought proper airbrush cleaner this time so will make sure to keep the H&S clean thanks Darren
  19. I went for the H&S CR plus. The iwata from graphicair was going to take up to 10 days to despatch and then 5 more days to arrive so that helped me decide as I couldn’t otherwise! I got the .4 needle for now.
  20. Do you find the 0.4 okay for most jobs? I was going to get that option if I got the cr plus. I mainly build 1/48 airplanes and 1/35 vehicles. Darren
  21. Hi first post. I’m looking to buy a new airbrush having had a paasche h for many years. My need has become more desperate as my paasche has got clogged up I think (it’s spitting clear drops regularly) and I can’t get into it due to losing the Allen key that came with it. Nothing seems to fit it. I have a key that seems to be the right size but it doesn’t work. Anyone any idea what size it is? I’d still like to use my paasche anyway. On to my indecision. I had decided on a H&S evolution cr plus probably with a .4mm needle. But I have seen a few bad reviews and experiences that have put me off. So now I’m considering an Iwata Eclipse CS which is currently on offer at graphicair for £133. I’m still drawn to the H&S to be honest but can’t bring myself to order it having seen the criticisms. Thing is the problems people have experienced could be down to their bad practise but there’s more than one with similar experiences I’ve read. Anyone with their experiences to add? And is the Iwata trouble free? btw I use Tamiya paints diluted with their thinner. Thanks Darren
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