Phantom726

Tamiya laquer paint thins very well with MLT. However, when using Tamiya's own laquer thinner I seem to notice an even smoother and resistent finish. MLT also mixes with (most) enamels but my experience is that the dried paint is less durable compared to using enamel thinners.

If, by "a better way to spray white" you mean having to do fewer passes, you may want to consider using the white variant of Mr. Surfacer as a primer if you want to avoid having the primer colour showing through your Tamiya white coat. In case you are using Tamiya gloss white you may also consider using the flat white on the first couple of coats before finishing off with a gloss coat(s). In general I find that the flat paint have better coverage than the gloss ones do. Hope this helps.

That is just superb. Amazing weathering!

I'm very (pleasantly) surprised to hear that Kinetic will make an announcement regarding the C-17 at the Nats. I was under the firm impression that the whole project had been binned.

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I took these back in 2005 in a museum in Germany. Although it's a two-seater, they may be useful.

"When you realize your new scale 1/1 model comes with incorrect rivets!"

Tamiya makes a special Easy Sanding CA glue. Only tried it once so far - works like a charm! For faster drying time you may want to consider their CA accelerator

IIRC, both the the standard A-4C (PT22) as well as the Blue Angels A-4E/F were re-released around 2019/2020

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Curt, Sounds good. Hope it works for you as well.

Good to hear! Glad it worked out for you. Re. the troubled area you may not need to do a complete respray with the gloss. I'd sand it down gently and possibly just give it a light spray of pure MLT. This will re-hydrate (is that the right word?) the paint and could possibly be enough to restore the sheen. HOWEVER, it may also ruin you paint job if you sand too much of the gloss varnish off so proceed with caution! Phantom out

That would be the pressure with the airbrush air valve open - so a nice and steady flow of air. I'm using a Badger 200 myself with a fine nozzle although I don't recall the nozzle diameter. Also, when applying the thicker coat(s) don't be too heavyhanded. The last spray of pure MLT will bring out the sheen if you don't achieve it during the last coat of varnish One word of caution: When doing the last spray of pure MLT be very careful: Too much might ruin your entire paint job - too little may have no or just a minor effect on the sheen. I'd highly recommend testing this on a mule first!