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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 10:09 pm     Super secret spam barrier
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Airbrushing Models


I have just purchased and air brush for plastic model kits, and was wondering if anyone had any tips/tricks that could help me with getting started painting with an Airbrush.
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 11:24 pm     Super secret spam barrier
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Blimey been years since I messed me mum's wooden kitchen table up painting models.

I remember a few things. Pull the brush back will dry the paint sooner to get a matt effect or dust effect.

using doilies or Tights gets a nice German Speckle cam Appearance... that's about it apart from do somewhere you won't get busted for spraying pain :-)


Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 8:08 am     Super secret spam barrier
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Serjames wrote:
Blimey been years since I messed me mum's wooden kitchen table up painting models.

I remember a few things. Pull the brush back will dry the paint sooner to get a matt effect or dust effect.

using doilies or Tights gets a nice German Speckle cam Appearance... that's about it apart from do somewhere you won't get busted for spraying pain :-)
Haha cheers, I'm ganna be painting a 1/48 tonrado gr4 to start [emoji23]. And plenty of paper over our kitchen table should be fine [emoji6]...

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Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 11:22 am     Super secret spam barrier
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Can you remember how much thinner you used/amount of paint

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Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 12:49 pm     Super secret spam barrier
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It totally depends on the type of paint, Gun, effect you are looking for... There must be some awesome Youtube videos I would guess - go and see what they say. 

They've probably banned the paints I was using.... Lead etc


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Yea I think they are banned [emoji23]. I use acrylic s but am starting to use enanals as well now [emoji23]

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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2017 5:55 pm     Super secret spam barrier
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Brilliant thanks mate that's a lot of help, it just arrived today and I've a had a play with with it. I cleaned it out by putting some Vallejo airbrush cleaner in the pot then blowing air back into the pot and then emptying it all out then cleaning the last bit though with the cleaner. It seamed to work pretty well [emoji23]. Cheers for all the advice :)

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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2018 8:09 pm     Super secret spam barrier
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Okay and nice that will be cool, I do millatry models mainly in 1/72 or 1/48. I just brought a 1/48 tornado gr4 just waiting on paints to come so I'll post some pics of that when I'm done

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We need pics chaps... :-)


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Don't worry you will ;)

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