Airfix

jellybeard999 said:
Need some motiviation god damn it :p
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Just do it! You'll be glad you did when they are finished!

Edit: oh and here is a pic (a blurry camera phone pic) of my panther atm... be nice it is my first model.

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Well it's the correct colours (almost, the green I believe is a slightly wrong shade), but the pattern I made up... I did have a look at a few pictures to get some inspiration. Although I was shown in this thread that the pattern was never really standardised as a lot of the painting was done in the field, and the colours were used freely.
 
Tonyator said:
Well it's the correct colours (almost, the green I believe is a slightly wrong shade), but the pattern I made up... I did have a look at a few pictures to get some inspiration. Although I was shown in this thread that the pattern was never really standardised as a lot of the painting was done in the field, and the colours were used freely.
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yeah, you're right (i posted the info! :p ) often though these kits come with example schemes featured on one or two famous tanks/airplanes/ships etc, i wondered if it was one of those.

it's pretty neat though, did you use a brush or an airbrush?
 
vincent1989 said:
yeah, you're right (i posted the info! :p )
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I should've checked... but I couldn't be bothered to look...

There was no example scheme on this kit, It just said about the colours used.

It has all been brushed, tbh I'm surprised it came out so well for my first attempt.
 
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I found this thread fired up my enthusiasm to get modelling again. Haven't done a model for a few years and now I've gone and annoyed the missus by buying a new airbrush, a "Harder and Steenbeck" Evolution solo, with 0.15mm needle and nozzle assy. Had to really, me old badger 150 is nearly 25 years old and I fancied a change, still works fine though.
If anyones interested in aircraft modelling a site that was mentioned earlier, "promodeller.com" is well worth a visit, as it gives tutorials as to how to do lots of stuff. Subs are only £3.00 per month or £32 per year, but you get access to the forums and video build options and, most importantly, tutorial videos which are very comprehensive and informative. Well worth a look:)
 
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I absolutely concur with Pieman's post - I joined the Promodeller site a few weeks ago and I've learnt quite a lot of stuff. Well worth the money. Out of interest, what made you go for the single action airbrush over the two in one?
 
philstanbridge said:
I absolutely concur with Pieman's post - I joined the Promodeller site a few weeks ago and I've learnt quite a lot of stuff. Well worth the money. Out of interest, what made you go for the single action airbrush over the two in one?
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Well the "Evo" solo is a double action, not single mate, have a look here:

http://www.little-cars.co.uk/airbrushes.pdf

Scroll down about 1/3 of the way and theres the details for the evo lution solo.:)

@ phil, I've found a set of instruction made about 7-8 years ago regarding my way for dry brushing, washing, etc which you might find useful. I won't have it in my possesion for a coupla days, but when I do, I'll scan it and send you a copy, you might find it useful mate.
 
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Since this thread started it got me back into modelling (the plastic variety that is:p), so I got meself set up and this is the result after a seven year layoff, not bad all things considered, poor eyesight, shakes, amputated finger from me left hand, etc all the things that come with age. Anyways, comments welcome



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wowsers matey that is absolutely incredible. Maybe I should amputate a finger eh?

My model making has taken a back seat for the time being. I'm part way through a Trop Spitfire 1/48 but I've messed the canopy up. I've also got a couple of little Tamiyas ready to build. But I've been so busy with exams and studying as well other work that I've not been able to make time unfortunately. Maybe later in the summer I can start again.
 
I used to love putting together the tamiya bikes, there quite tricky but u can go to town with the detail if u like painting, I used to paint every nut and stud and do real detail on the crank casings etc. I liked to leave all the fairings removable and scrub the tires etc. Long time ago, I think my mum and dad binnned them all when I moved out :(
good fun though, I think I had one of every bike in the world superbikes back in 2003. Made a lovely rossi replica aswell. Lots of hours spent on them!
U will need very fine sand paper or emery cloth cos most of the plastic castings are poor.
Start with a larger model easier to paint and build then work your way down to the smaller more intricate models. Best glue I always found was made by revell I think, it was a small blue bottle with a needle thin metal
nozzle.
Good luck!
 
How do you sand and polish a coat of paint?

I've done a base coat and a colour coat but I see people sanding each coat but how do I do this without taking the paint off?

Also I need to give it a clear gloss before I lay my transfers, does any one have any recommendations?

Here's the current state of my Xanavi GT-R

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Hencore said:
How do you sand and polish a coat of paint?

I've done a base coat and a colour coat but I see people sanding each coat but how do I do this without taking the paint off?

Also I need to give it a clear gloss before I lay my transfers, does any one have any recommendations?

Here's the current state of my Xanavi GT-R

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That is looking like it will turn out into a very nice model, ive never sanded my coats of paint before but have used a car paint compound rub to flatten out any rough patches or imperfections dont know if this is correct but my uncle introduced me to the idea he is a brilliant moddeller. he is currently making a replica of his porsche spider kit cat from scratch using alluminium block for all of the engine and running gear and has been experimenting with vacuum forming the shell from plastic over a wooden hand carved template block. very technical and complex modeling but he is very ott with everything he does. He refused to paint the shell of a ferrari he was making untill he found the official ferrari paint code which is very hard to find. il try and get some pictures of his progress if anyone is interested.
 
I've just got to finish up a couple of little things on my Spitfire Mk Vb Trop, and then I'm ready for varnishing prior to decals/weathering. What are people's opinion on this? I've got Klear, and I've also got some clear gloss as an alternative, but I don't know what is best. Also, what is the most effective way to apply it? I've had some bad experiences applying Klear with a brush, as it collects in droplets as it dries off if you're not careful, plus it has a tendency to mix with paint - does with my models anyway. But the clear gloss is really thick, and I'm worried about airbrushing that stuff.
 
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