Rick_1138

Sadly its not the right one, its the one from the model before 1984. Dad's car is a 1985 impact bumper, carrera tail model. The SC RS model linked above is the right style and can paint it to have rubber look lip. Just shame it's a whole other kit. Ut can still make another car out of it

Thanks Keith. That rally kit looks the right type, as I can paint the part to look like rubber edge which would work. Off to the Internet to source this kit

Hi, thanks for those kit ideas. The problem looking into it a bit more is the grill that lays flat just before the rubber tail piece. On the standard 911 it's a large vent area and the flat rubber edge with the flip up at the end. The 930 turbo has the correct large grill area BUT the rubber edge has a, raised lip edge known as the 'tea tray' version. The fujimi and tamiya 930 have yet another version, which has the correct rubber edge type BUT the grill is very different, smaller, going into a deep recess before the wing edge comes up and has a smaller grille there too. It seems the standard flat tail is the unloved child of scale model 911's

Hi all, Been a long time since I haunted these boards, mainly bern taken up with becoming a dad 2.5 years, ago and running my own painting studio! Anyway, I am looking to make a model of my dad's currently not running 1985 911. Revell have a nice scale kit but like most versions of kits of this car it is always the non spoiler model. There are plenty of kits of the 930 turbo but not the non turbo version. I have seen transits to turn a G model into a duck tail car but none with the " whale tail" style. Can anyone recommend a resin set or if they know of a kit that has the right spoiler on a race car kit I can mate together etc. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Rick

I am looking at delaying my purchase till the new year and see if i can get the rest together, as i have 3 big commissions on in a row, so could put an extra £150 into business equipment pot. The more i read up about the various booths, the lifetime warranty and the "it just works" reviews of the BV stuff does make me wonder if the "buy cheap, buy twice" rule would come into effect with the Sparmax.

Hi all, been a wee while since i have frequented the forum, lost going on in life, mainly a long drawn out process of creating a smaller version of myself, but after much help from the NHS we are now a proud set of parents :). As i start to return to my work studio i have got some cash together to improve the equipment and am looking to get a mid range spray booth for the studio. As i work almost exclusively with acrylics (GW, vallejo and Tamiya) i am looking at the Sparmax SB-88 unit, as it seems a good mid range, not the PC fan running chinese things you see on ebay, but not quite the super duper benchvent stuff either. However, i have read that the main issue with cheap booths is the fans are often in direct airflow or are cheap ones that raise the risk of a spark\flame, however the Sparmax unit has a proper "Squirrel" cage type fan, with the motor in a sperate section of the blower unit, so the fumes do not go through the motor section. The issue is the places that sell the sparmax unit are vague on if it is suitable for flammable paints, some say yess, some say no. Looking at the benchvent 300s-D it is classed for solvents etc, but the fan style looks the same as the sparmax, (a drum style). can anyone give some experience of the sparmax unit and if i am just using Tamiya and Vallejo etc brands, then a non flammable rated drum extractor will be fine for my needs. I would get the benchvent unit, but i simply cannot justify a further £150 again for the foreseeable future and i am only getting busier requiring the use of a booth more and more (i am using a high quality face mask when i do spray just now. but it needs sorting out with proper extraction. Cheers for any help guys and gals Rick

Hi folks, lots going on just now with house move in a week and sorting out my plan for my first tuition class. Curent work bench is a 1:6 vinyl Kryten figure from red dwarf. I will put up a WIP picture later on Once i found out that the reason my airbrush wasnt working was i had accidentally screwed the air valve internal spring up to tight so the trigger was only depressing half way.....going mad wasnt quite covering how i felt

Hi folks, thanks for the kind words. Lots going on with it all (along with buying our first house!) Most recent work was a Mortal Kombat game themed japanese Ninja set.

Many thanks

Hi fellow forumites, ive been away from the forum for a wee while, due to some unfortunate circumstances of redundancy I have decided to turn my long term hobby into a business. i am offering commission painting of scale figures (war hammer, infinity that type of thing) as well as tuition on figure painting, and display products. as I am just starting out I am just putting my name out there and hoping I can get some attention to my website and some public awareness. if anyone on the site has an interest in figure painting, please take a look and see if there is anything that interests you. the site is www.pictishminiaturepainting.co.uk id really appreciate any views or comments, and if you're interested in any work I'd be happy to discuss it with you. many thanks Rick

Excellent post! I have only used Zero paints on a rossi 05 Moto GP yamaha, and it was the pre mixed lacquer. I have a jaegermeister BMW and Subaru BRZ to do, so going to give the proper 2k a go, though need to buy proper extractor first...at £300 Fantastic tutorial though.

Well....i go away for a year and come back to seeing the most awesome thing ever! Why can i not buy this and why has no company offered a resin casting. Amazing work sir, the electronics and 3d modelling alone would leave me a gibbering wreck.e

No just down on the sunday. Flying down on sat and home Monday morning. Golden Demon is just being held on the sunday.

Hi folks, Been a fair while since I was to be found around the forum. Many reasons for absence but thought I would appear with a wee update as to what I am working on just now. It is for the national golden demon painting competition run by Games workshop. I have decided to try for 3 entries this year in the vehicle (tank), Diorama (desert) and Large Miniature (jungle). Main ideas were to do a dug in tank as the last line of defence in an urban battle, ala the last days of berlin and panzer chassis buried in the earth., so I came up with this: I had an idea to use a scout vehicle I had fancied for a while, so came up with a small scene with the scout buggy, some snipers and a despatch rider on a sort of alien horse\elephant thing. Its basically done bar the despatch rider: And finally as a wildcard entry I am doing an alien monster (think Alien film) sitting in a jungle scene. First time I have used paper plants and was impressed, just moss covered stones and more undergrowth\deadfall to do. Lots still to do, then I have to try and get it all through airport security!

Vallejo stuff is very good, i have the Game Colour box case, an investment as i do a lot of GW figure painting looking at comp entry soon. I have bought a few Model colours for a me 262 i have as i havent used them before and wanted too, as heard good things. I also bought a box of Model air "Extreme tank set" to try model air. Going to spray my king tiger in hard edge camo with the yellow, red and green corresponding colours to tamiya xf colours. Hopefully will turn out well Might see about the model colour case in the summer.