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Post by armorguy on Dec 15, 2020 13:08:20 GMT
Cool hull red bean fella.
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Post by PorcoRosso on Dec 15, 2020 20:19:13 GMT
Very nice.
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Post by tommygunn on Dec 17, 2020 9:21:37 GMT
I decided to go with a battered look instead. It’s been hit a few times but still running. The impact marks should come out okay. Will just have to see. I’ve used Tamiya dark green 2 as the base and going to spray dark yellow 2 and red brown 2, too. Though not sure about the colors, though. Picked up dark green 2 and red brown 2 by mistake.  Red brown 2 XF90 looks more like diarrhea green than red or brown. Interesting to see how it turns out. |
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Post by Paul B on Dec 17, 2020 11:33:35 GMT
That colour does look a little odd at the moment  , but the damage looks good  |
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Post by PorcoRosso on Dec 17, 2020 21:43:24 GMT
The battle damage looks good. Nice job.
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Post by tommygunn on Dec 18, 2020 9:28:00 GMT
Yeah, I’ll see how the green goes, but I’ve ballsed it up now. 
Back to the drawing board with this one. Though I did say it was all to practice airbrushing. |
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Post by Paul B on Dec 18, 2020 9:59:32 GMT
Oh dear  . Looks like the mix was a tad off there, try to get the mix a little thinner than tinned milk. Are you using a compressor, or the canned air stuff? If you're using a compressor start with a high pressure, and gradually turn it down until you get a consistent spray. You will soon notice that you need to adjust the pressure for each mix of paint, well at least until you find a mix that suites you  |
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Post by Boots on Dec 18, 2020 14:41:04 GMT
Stick with it Tommy, it takes a few goes to get everything tickety boo but it will happen...........i`ve been using an AB for years and occasionally i still have to tweek things fella
..........and primer is ya best friend so you can always re-do  |
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Post by tommygunn on Dec 19, 2020 4:56:34 GMT
Yeah, I know where I went wrong. The needle was not fit properly. My mistake. Getting there but these number 2 colours are really off. And Paul - using the can stuff for now, but got my eye out. Difficult to know what and where to get in Japan.  What’s the best way to clean off the paint? Just spray over or are there any tricks? |
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Post by Paul B on Dec 19, 2020 7:34:09 GMT
Well at least you found out the reason and that is something that doesn't always happen Depends on how dry it is Tommy, I use IPA or a good soak over night in water with a bathroom cleaner. I also have some VMS clean slate, that is excellent. |
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Post by Boots on Dec 19, 2020 23:03:40 GMT
VMS is very good as Paul has mentioned |
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Post by tommygunn on Dec 21, 2020 7:19:05 GMT
IPA?
Indian pale ale - what you drink it and then you just don’t care? How does it work?
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Post by tommygunn on Dec 21, 2020 7:35:55 GMT
Definite improvement but still not happy. I just don’t have the right kit yet. The washing machine has broke down so a compressor is to be sidelined for now. I’m going to try touching up the yellow with a brush and then move on.  |
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Post by Snipersmudge on Dec 21, 2020 8:01:59 GMT
There is always the option of painting the camo as a hard edge scheme.
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Post by Paul B on Dec 21, 2020 8:16:49 GMT
IPA? Indian pale ale - what you drink it and then you just don’t care? How does it work? LMFAO Tommy. Never thought of it like that  Isopropanol or isopropyl alcohol. You get it at chemists DIY stores or Amazon. It's an industrial alcohol which has very good cleaning properties. If you let it work long enough it will even remove enamel based paint. I use it for thinning Tamiya acrylics and cleaning the airbrush. |
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Post by tommygunn on Dec 21, 2020 10:37:26 GMT
Isopro... I’ll stick with the IPA, thank you very much. There are some very good micro breweries in Japan that make the stuff.
Drown your sorrows and disappointments in IPA.
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Post by Boots on Dec 21, 2020 19:15:53 GMT
I get my ISO off E-Bay, i buy it in 5L canisters for about £20-£25 GBP............it lasts me a good couple of years |
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Post by tommygunn on Dec 22, 2020 9:36:05 GMT
All put together and time for a couple of coats of VMS varnish before the chipping and nicking. Had to fight with the tracks, glad for the side skirts so I can hide the bad joins.   |
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Post by Paul B on Dec 22, 2020 10:55:42 GMT
That is looking rather splendid now Tommy  |
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Post by armorguy on Dec 22, 2020 12:55:03 GMT
Man the camo looks spot on! I like the dark green, what a mean intimidating machine.
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, but the damage looks good 
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