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  1. Ok, this is starting to drive me crazy. I've been brush-painting Humbrol enamel gloss brunswick green onto a fairly large area of an Airfix "Beam Engine" (a steam engine used for pumping water out of mines), but the paint is like a magnet for dust! Even as I'm brushing on the paint I can see a few bit of dust settling, and when I come back after letting it dry the whole thing is just coated in dust. I've tried sanding off the dust and repainting, I had the same problem, I sanded again and tried leaving the model under a box while the paint dried and it still came out "dusty". I've worked with matt enamel for the most part until now, and not really had this trouble, I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. I'm using a Revell Marten hair paintbrush, I thoroughly mix the paint in the tin (thought the gloss green never looks like it needs it), brush straight from the tin, and the room doesn't seem all that dusty. I've seen kits built where the gloss finish is like a highly polished brand-new car, a mirror-like sheen and not a blemish on it - any advice on how I can get this kind of effect on my kit?
  2. Dear Wessex Specialists, My last question was in regards to the yellow rotor blade on the SAR Wessex. In reading the total result of my question (3 pages), I have come to the conclusion that BM is the best site for starting a serious discussion. I was amazed at the knowledge among the members. Thanks for the effort you all put in there. This knowledge I will use, if questioned by modelers who think they know it all! This time, I continue with the colors of the airframes in general. In particular the RED on the RN frames and the YELLOW on the RAF frames. To start with the rescue yellow, does Xtracolor RAF Rescue Yellow represent the right color yellow, or are we differing of opinions on this matter? Or even do we mix to get the right yellow result? Continuing to the Yellow and Red on the RN Wessex: The (Golden) Yellow on the HAS 1 and HAS 3 must be a mix of colors. It is a very warm Yellow to look at. Any suggestions to get the right color on this matter? The Red on the nose and middle fuselage, would Xtracolor Red Insignia compare, or is there something better on the market? Highest Regards, Dirk (Orion)
  3. From the Humbrol website it looks as if the first of the new Humbrol Luftwaffe paints are already available for order: 251 RLM 81 Dunkelbraun, 252 RLM 82 Olivgruen and 253 RLM 83 Dunkelgruen. http://www.humbrol.com/paints/enamel-paints/?page=12&sortorder=3
  4. Humbrol Paint Brushes Humbrol Humbrol are as much a part of British modelling life as Airfix. Their range of paints is still growing today and their modelling accessories and tools are also difficult to beat. This month theyve sent us a selection of paint brushes to review. Most (but not all) of the brushes are available individually, but for convenience sake you can also buy them all in packs of four. Each pack contains a variety of different size brushes. Humbrol Evoco Brushes The Evoco is Humbrols basic brush and they retail for just 99p each. The brushes are made from natural hair and Humbrol suggest that they are a good all-round brush for general modelling work. The multipack contains 0, 2, 4 and 6 size brushes. Humbrol Coloro Brushes The Coloro range of brushes is a step up from the Evoco range. Again, Humbrol suggest that they are a good all-round brush but are particularly well-matched to the new range of Humbrol Acrylic Paint. The Coloro range of brushes are made from man-made fibre. This pack contains 00, 1, 4 and 8 size brushes. Humbrol Detail Brushes As the name suggests, these brushes are designed for detail work and figure painting. They are made from fine sable hair and feature chunky, ergonomic handles which make them really comfortable and easy to use. Whilst they are not quite as fine as some of the more expensive artists brushes that they take their design inspiration from, they work very well indeed. Humbrol Stipple Brushes The Stipple Brushes have been designed specifically for dry brushing and weathering. They are made from a fairly rough looking natural hair, and they hold weathering powders and pigments very well. Whilst obviously not designed for fine detail work, they are perfect for slathering a layer of paint onto a diorama base or sloshing pigments onto the tracks of a tank. Humbrol Flat Brushes The Flat brushes are made from synthetic hair, and are designed for painting large surface areas, weathering, adding washes and helping to apply decals. They look more refined that the stipple brushes and would be a better choice if you want to paint models with them, although they are still useful for rough painting work and weathering. Humbrol says they are suitable for Enamel and Acrylic paints too. Conclusion It looks as though Humbrol have covered pretty much all modelling possibilities with this range of brushes. There is something for every job and every budget too. The only brushes missing from this review is their premium Paplo range. Even if, like me, you use an airbrush for the majority of your painting tasks, you can never be without a good set of brushes for detail work. Recommended. Review sample courtesy of
  5. Humbrol Workstation Humbrol An untidy or disorganised work area is the bane of modellers everywhere, although judging from some of the pictures I’ve seen on Britmodeller, it’s quite a common affliction! Now Humbrol have come to the rescue with a rather excellent workstation. The workstation is made from a single piece of injection moulded black plastic. The plastic is nice and thick and the whole thing has a reassuring weight and sturdiness to it. Make no mistake; this piece of kit will last for years. The upper surface is taken up by a large, flat recess designed to fit Humbrol’s own A4 cutting mat (reviewed here). As you can see from the picture below, the cutting mat fits like a glove and doesn’t move at all once in place. On either side of this recess are two shallow indentations designed to hold your tools. At the back are two large recesses designed to hold Humbrol’s larger bottles or alternatively your own jars of water or thinners. There are also nine recesses at the back which are designed to hold standard 14ml enamel paint tins or 12ml Humbrol acrylic pots, or alternatively the small 3ml Humbrol acrylic pots which are supplied with gift set kits. There are a number of small, circular holes designed to hold your paint brushes too. Last but not least is a thin slit at the very back, designed to hold your instructions. If you flip the workstation over, you’ll find that it is reinforced with a contoured grid, designed to fit snugly on your lap. I’ve sat with it on my lap for an hour with a laptop on top of it, and have found it to be surprisingly comfortable. If you don’t want to sit with it on your lap, however, it is fitted with four non-slip rubber feet for use on a table surface. There is a small cut out on either side so you can pick it up easily too. Conclusion I have to say I’ve been mightily impressed with this handy item since it arrived on Monday. With its clever design and sturdy construction, I can seem myself using it an awful lot and it should last for a lifetime. The general layout is good too. From a personal point of view, it’s a shame that the smaller recesses are too small to hold a jar of Tamiya or Gunze acrylic paint, but given that this is a Humbrol product one can hardly deduct points for that. Overall this is a well-designed, intelligently thought out and durable product. It will be particularly useful for me as I tend to model in the drawing room in the evening, but because we have a nipper running around the house, have to tidy my kit away at the end of every session. This will allow me to simply lift my kit, paint and tools in one go and put it safely away, ready for my next modelling session. So, if you are wondering what to put in your letter to Father Christmas this year and can’t justify requesting yet another kit, you could do a lot worse than ask for one of these. Highly recommended. Review sample courtesy of
  6. Hello britmodellers! I am at the moment building the Revell F-15D/E kit in 1/32. And I would like to paint it like 86-0182 from the 493rd FS "Grim Reapers" / 48th FW - RAF Lakenheath http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=86-0182 But I do not know which colour's I shall use? So, that's why I would like you to help me. Which colour's and is there actually some method to find out , - for the future, which colour's to use? I know you can google, and look at other sets and see what they have used, but since I haven't had any luck with this one, I thought my last option was to ask you guys! Note: I use Humbrol Enamel Best regards, Robin
  7. Hello britmodellers! Here is my lately finished F-117 from Revell. Very easy to build, and I'm satisfied with the results! Feel free to comment below. NOTE: I am 16 Robin
  8. Hi! My first ever airliner! Really like the result! Came out just as expected. All over a fairly easy build with a few problems, but they were easy enough to correct. Decals are from lndecals.com, and they are brilliant! Winglets are Brazz, and engines are redone by myself. Not to perfection though, but I think I got it alright Paints used were white: rattle can from a local shop. Only some cheap stuff Red: Revell 31 Gloss coat: Rattle can from the danish Halfords. So here goes: (ENJOY ) As I said before, my first airliner, but certainly not the last! Have a great evening fellows! Robin
  9. Hello britmodellers! I thought it might be time for a little thread. I have started my first airliner project, which is the Revell 737. Loads of research done, and I found out that there was several things wrong with the kit. So, I wanted to do something different. Something that I could relate too. And I chose to do a Norwegian. I'm from Denmark, and see them everyday, if the weather lets me I really love the scheme of LN-NOL, so I got hold of some brilliant decals from my good mate from lndecals.com, thanks again Ruben Winglets are resin ones from Braz? I think, I was given them by a nice friend of mine So, here goes! Robin
  10. Hi guys I've not had chance to do much modelling this year infact I had until now only completed one build! which aint much for me. I got back into things with this little avro vulcan kit from dragon this was the falklands boxing with decals for 558 so i did 558. It is a fantastic kit the fit is great and a joy to build this one has took me about 3 days doing about 6 hours each day. I decided i wanted to try humbrol's new shades for RAF dark green and medium sea grey from the excellent rattle cans and i have to say im impressed the colours are bang on and seem different to the tins the med sea grey having that blue tone captured perfectly bleaching in the sun and going very blue in shade as you can see in the following photos. I did decide to skip the little refuelling probe as this currently is like other models at risk of being knocked by someone else so i built it to last and as its so small ....(I'm not that fussed) The exhausts were brush painted with revel aqua aluminium (wonderful paint). The model was masked with blue tak this time i tried green first grey second as its easier to visualize the dominant colour for me anyhow. I was sceptical about doing this as it should really be green last so it bleeds over the grey however i felt the inversion would help with the scale and i was pleasantly surprised with the results. The model was then given a coat of Klear and the windows painted black with thinned matt black paint with flow improver and a cocktail stick to flow into the window frame edges and built up any over spill being easy to wipe away with a cocktail stick if needed. then the decals were applied with pools of klear to suck them down and then finaly a spray over with humbrol rattle can gloss varnish misted from about 4 ft away and then a final wipe over of Klear with a bit of sponge and what a joy this thing has been This may only be 1/200th but it still took 2 packs of blue tak to do! I remember doing An airfix one with blue tack and that took many packs of blue tak. I dread to think how much the reall one would take haha! I hope you like it I am really chuffed with it if i do say so myself. Cheers Rob
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