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archerwin

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  1. Wow! I was able to fix my airbrush!

    So I was right that there were no dried up paint in the nozzle... after further examination, the gunk or contaminants were actually coming from the needle bearing part (in the airbrush main body). It was being drawn to the tip whenever I re-insert the needle after cleaning. I wasn't able to see it before :soapbox: :( :(... maybe that's why there were some rusts already forming in the part of the needle. It was because of the contaminants already sticky in the needle bearing. After thorough cleaning, it was good as new! I also applied beeswax on the threads of the head, crown and the tip itself. Also applied beeswax on the periphery of the head where it mates with the body. overall i'm satisfied! no more annoying paint bubbles and sudden spurt of paint I was really ready to give up on my trusty old badger. Good thing I read up on many many forums to find a good solution. Moral of the story... look for and fix the obvious but if it doesn't work be ready to explore to find the solution you need :unsure:

  2. I have a Badger 100 GXF gravity feed. The paint is bubbling back in the paint cup. I have been suffering for a few months now. Last night, I thoroughly cleaned all the nooks and crannies, including the small holes. Unfortunately, it still bubbles back. There's no stuck paint in the nozzle and the needle is clean. I've checked the seal of the nozzle head to the main body and there's no leak. The paints are properly thinned, even with just spraying water or future I see bubbles comming from the paint cup... What's the problem? HELP! thanks in advance!

  3. thanks for your comments. posting some progress. completed the cockpit (ejection seat not yet included). fuselage closed, wings attached, nose weight packed and engines dry fitted (will be a big battle of putty and sanding)

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  4. Just a quick sprue review before I begin to cut and glue the parts together:

    The kit consists of 4 gray sprues and 1 clear sprue containing the canopy.

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    Tree A & B contains the parts to build the plane

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    and 2 small sprues contain the missile loads.

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    The decals seem to be good and of register. It contains loads of stencils! :whistle: I don't know if I can put them all.

    The kit suffers from multile flashes, specially on the landing gears. I can't comment about the accuracy as I'm not an A-10 guru :) But it sure looks like a warthog to me. The instructions is just an exploded view of the plane w/ all of the parts labels and arrows pointing to where they're supposed to be installed. Some of them are a little confusing to me specially when I was already starting construction.

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    next post. the progress :D

  5. I'm in the home run of building Tamiya's 1/48 Kawanishi N1K1 Kyofu "Rex".

    I'm done with the painting and decaling. only task to do is to attach the canopy.

    Now the question...

    How to weather this particalar aircraft? I already base-coated this with Aluminum, in case I want to have the metal see through. I want it to look accurately weathered.

    Were these aircrafts used often and have a beat-up look? thanks!!!

    pictures will greatly help :doh:

  6. can i still join? I was building this since Nov'06. But I stopped for a while... It's around ~50% completed with the fuselage joined already, primer painted...

    i recently re-started it... i'm making my own masks for the marking :cheers: i'll post some photos once, approval has been granted if I can still join. thanks!!!!

  7. i've started work on this last week... :cheers: here's my progress so far:

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    i've added the bulkhead (?) seen on the side near the doors...

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    i'll try to improve the seat... i've curved the existing kit and i'll scratchbuild the seat support.

    also, removed the small door and will pose them in open position.

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    i've added the hooks in the main rotor blades used for securing them when not in use..

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    last for now... i've scratchbuilt fire extinguishers that can be prominently seen at the side of each front seat

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  8. 1 have to Fine Tip Assy for my badger 150, one has broken screw and the other has a damaged tip

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    question: is it easy to replace the tip portion? I'm thinking of transferring the good tip from the one with the broken screw to the other.

    thanks!!

    -erwin

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