FalconFan24

Not another G-4, but I am looking for a G-6. I picked up this sheet of captured G-6's at a hobby show for a nice price! It has several options that look awesome.

Oh, I wish so badly someone would redo the game with current graphics. I would buy it immediately. It was such a well done game, great story line, plot, characters, etc.

haha, well hopefully it was helpful. And btw, your profile thumbnail is from Strike Commander. I use to play that game all the time!

Final update: as you can see, the 109 build came to an end today. My clumsy a** dropped the model and why trying to scoop it up....ended up stepping on it instead. Sigh.....here lay it's final remains.

Thank you. Regarding your question....it's because I am an idiot haha. I am not a WWII guy, so I ended up ordering the wrong paints.

Update 4: unfortunately, I was not able to finish the kit in 2-3 days as I had hoped. My mom was diagnosed with Breast Cancer this past week. Today was the first day I was able to do some modeling. In tough times, modeling is such a therapeutic release and helps keep me grounded. So I was able to close up the cockpit, install the lower piece with the wing alignment part, and glue & fill the seams of the nose cowling piece. I also received the Ammo paint set. I am going to try it out on this kit.

Update Part 3: so I got bogged down with the fuselage. For some reason....this time around the tail to fuselage joint was extremely problematic. Lot's of sanding and rescribing done and I am still not finished.

Robert, glad to hear the video was useful to you. Unfortunately, your linked picture is not accessible. Can you reload?

Thank you, glad you liked the video!

Ok, part 2: flat coat on, light dirt added in. Ready to bring the fuselage together.

I picked this kit up for 10 dollars......and it is a pretty easy build. Gonna finish this up in 2 days. Got the cockpit done in 2 hours and gloss coat is on. Next step: filter will be applied and flat coat.

I am leaving for surgery and will be out for a month. Need to clean up and get rid of stuff before hand. Picture of each item below and I have included a description of the item. I have listed pictures but I will consider REASONABLE OFFERS (look up reasonable before you send a ridiculous offer). I am located in Virginia. If interested message me on here to avoid scammers. Aztek Airbrush, used 3 or 4 times only. Comes with everything you see in the picture and also a quick disconnect. $50 1/48 Hasegawa Hellcat with True Details resin cockpit $35 1/48 Kinetic F-104G (bo

I keep seeing this question come up from new modelers joining the community. Hopefully, this can help you if you're new to airbrush Tamiya acrylic paints.

Couple of question: Did you use the vallejo premium gloss or the resin gloss? How did you thin it and the ratio you use? What PSI did you use?

Chuck, I used to work for print companies doing airbrush work and I can tell you.....paint chemistry has significantly changed over the years. What you are seeing now is acrylic paints with additives that make the paint stronger than ever before. It is common practice in the professional artist community to add additives to strengthen the paint. Now this is now being used for the hobby world. The thinner mixture in my video acts as an additive along with thinning the paint. Second for acrylics you have to shift your thinking a bit. Most of us grew up on lacquers/enamel paints. And with th

Hey Chuck, X-20a is not recommended for Ammo acrylics. To get the best out of water based acrylics and I do mean any water based acrylic (Vallejo, Ammo, AK, Army painter, etc). I recommend you check out the video below. The thinner mixture within will permanently change your water based acrylic airbrushing game.

Hey everyone, Finished the Video on how to do zenith highlights for cockpits and create contrast. I realize it is not realistic but it creates an amazing look. The techniques are from the Spanish Style of modeling but I have modified things a bit. I hope you enjoy! https://youtu.be/Z4ZgQnu2Wd8?si=eCrp6L7iQERDoNeK

Let me know what you think:

You are correct! Just updated the title to be RCN.

So that tells me there are other issues going on with your airbrush nozzle. Might I recommend the following tool, no matter what type of paint you use eventually it clogs the nozzle and your nozzle needs to be cleaned. This tool is designed to help clean the inside of the nozzle tip.

It was supposed to be a fun easy build.....but the best laid plans. First Tamiya tape left residue all over the paint. I have never had that happen! Not sure if my tamiya tape went bad? Then Ak gauzy failed me...first time this happened, I complain about how horrible Tamiya decals are....well hobbycraft makes tamiya decals seem like they aftermarket ones. The setting solution eat through the gauzy agent and ruined the paint. Once I was done sanding, priming, and re-applying paint. I put on a satin coat.....which went all foggy on me. So again I had to re-sand, re-prime, re-paint. I was not g

Sorry goondman, why would you need to replace nozzles with acrylic use? That makes no sense to me at all. Acrylics have no harsh solvents in them (assuming we are talking about pure water based). Even if they are plugged, throw them in some lacquer thinner and that should remove everything.

Thank you for the kind words! I am glad to hear you enjoyed my videos. If you have any suggestions on things you would like me to do a video on, feel free to let me know.

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I think I can contribute something useful in this discussion. I started working as an airbrush artist in 1991 for a print company, used harsh solvent based paints all my life until about 10 or so years ago. Working with lacquers for majority of my life has really impacted my health....my doctor said he had only seen this level of smell loss on heavy smokers. I had to switch over to acrylics or potentially give up airbrushing my models. Tried acrylics the first time and hated them, i sold off my entire batch (close to 300 dollars worth). Tried to find a middle ground and go the brush painting r