Airfix

These arrived today. :p

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Just need to ship my tools from my private warehouse at HLJ to start working on them. ;)
 
Great! I might have to get a battleship next...

Are you getting an airbrush?

Please report back what the Tamiya sprays are like as I'm considering getting one for my tank, meaning I won't need to brush paint or get an airbrush. I'd like to know if they coat well and still show the fine details.
 
Edrof said:
Great! I might have to get a battleship next...

Are you getting an airbrush?

Please report back what the Tamiya sprays are like as I'm considering getting one for my tank, meaning I won't need to brush paint or get an airbrush. I'd like to know if they coat well and still show the fine details.
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No airbrush yet, I really can't afford it and I kinda like hand brushing, maybe get one some day.

I read that the Tamiya sprays are really good but it be a few weeks till I can use them since my filing tools are still in Japan but am very tempted to use my old files and start doing the main coats. :p
 
I slummed it and used a cut-down nail file I nicked from the hot Mrs Edrof's vast nail varnish collection. Looking forward to your updates :)
 
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Thank you!

I haven't primed it as the shop didn't have any in stock. I've started the exhaust and track sections with Tamiya's metallic grey and they've taken perfectly, it's the Desert Yellow that won't give a nice finish (I've done a small, tester section in four coats now and it's not an acceptable finish). I'll get some primer and Vallejo or GW stuff.

I'm looking at airbrushing videos with envy now. :)

First stab at the (tiny!) exhaust system. I haven't got any washy/weathering/rusty stuff so just used my brown, red and silver: bit too red do you think?
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Being a chap that hangs around rusty metal on a regular basis I can say they look pretty good to me!
 
Here we have Academy's 1/48 Republic P-47D Thunderbolt.


Kit manufacture: Academy
Scale: 1/48
Type: Republic P-47D Thunderbolt
Extras used: OOB.
Paints and colours used: Tamiya Acrylics.
Weathering: Flory models dark dirt wash and tamiya weathering sets.
Other info: Full build is here : http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234965020-148-academy-republic-p-47d-thunderbolt/


This build I concentrated on new skills around weathering and bleaching the main colours, came out quite subtle, but I'm happy with the results.



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Akagi-san arrived last week, still trying to decide if I should build her now or wait it out and get her extras like wooden deck and photoetch, it's very likely I could build her now and add the wooden deck and photoetch later, but still unsure but even then... her wooden deck is sold out everywhere.

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Anyway, since my tools arrive tomorrow with Kaga-san, I have started to build my first ships.

This is the Heavy Cruiser/Aviation Cruiser Tone.

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This is the Destroyers Yukkiaze and Urakaze.

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Did a light grey undercoat for them all and then sprayed Tone with Kure Arsenal grey and Sasebo Arsenal for Urakaze and Yukkiaze. I perfer to spray on the sprues since it saves time and paint. When it comes to clipping and filling the parts, I can touch up later with brushing.

Have to say am pretty disgusted with the size of Tamiya's spray cans, 100m is way too small for their price. I'm sure am going to have to buy 2 more cans for 7 ships.

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Anyway, will show more tomorrow when my tools arrive and I can start building them. :)

Also, is it not possible for the topic name to be changed to like Plastic Models or something other then the name of Airfix since... Airfix is an manufacturer. :p
 
Oh wow /\ she is going to be a beauty. If you can, can you update us paint at a time so to speak, so we can see how you do it. I want to try and crack on with some of mine, but I think I will start small to begin with. I've got a couple of 1:48 Tamiya Mustangs in process but I'm struggling a little with the airframe aluminium. It's always been difficult to spray on. I'm trying Alclads for the first time too.
 
philstanbridge said:
Oh wow /\ she is going to be a beauty. If you can, can you update us paint at a time so to speak, so we can see how you do it. I want to try and crack on with some of mine, but I think I will start small to begin with. I've got a couple of 1:48 Tamiya Mustangs in process but I'm struggling a little with the airframe aluminium. It's always been difficult to spray on. I'm trying Alclads for the first time too.
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I've never used Alclads yet mate and I've heard it can a bit tricky to use. I know you have to spray over a smooth black finish, not really glossy, just smooth in texture and give the surface light coats.
 
You don't have to use black but the undercoat is critical to how alcad paints come out. They are not paints as such, think of them more as a metallic clear coat. Any imperfections or blemishes will be picked up and magnified. If you want a highly reflective finish then you need a high gloss black base coat.

Below us a 1/72 mustang I painted using alcad polished aluminium. By using a mid grey base coat I was able to create a lighter , more weathered effect. PA on black base looks too dark in this scale

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I've been experimenting with various Alclad finishes and I concur, they are difficult to use :D

Airframe aluminium over a alclad glossy black seems to give the most accurate finish. I've also tried exhaust, and white aluminium. I've got two Mustangs to play with, so at least I can play about with it. Plus my 3 year old has taken a keen eye :p He's already wrecked my 1:32 109...
 
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