Peterpools

Oliver Good decision and unless you pointed it out, no one would ever know. I'm sure the weathering will bring all the colors back perfectly.

Carl That's serious equipment and now I can understand exactly what you were saying and how lucky you were.👍

Gus Nice work on getting the F-14 through priming - you're on a roll now.

Carl Glad your run in with the cutter wasn't any worse then it was - it could have been a disaster.

Rob Nice progress on the Arizona and as Mike said 'Now it's starting to look like a ship'. Fingers crossed Perfect Putty is the perfect filler - I haven't used it yet but I'm always looking for a better filler.

Rob You certainly do know the right words to trigger my thoughts. I can fully appreciate your passion for vinyl and the technical knowledge, work and equipment needed to reproduce the sound you are after - I think that's simply fantastic. It's a combination of both new and old school and being able to enjoy the music on a system you created has to be so rewarding - the ultimate goal.

Mike Once clears or paints are in the air brush cup, I hit the trigger once to make sure all is well and I'm off. Something doesn't sound right if you have to first clear the air brush or nothing is coming out. If this happens with just the clears, they are too thick for the air brush set up and working pressure. If it happens with the normal colors as well, there is a blockage in the air brush somewhere. After every painting session, I completely break down the air brushes used and thoroughly clean them. A good deal of the time I might also do this when changing paints from different manufactures and never alternate between acrylics with lacquers. Model Air is always used with its own dedicated air brush.

Rob That's very interesting that you see a drop in PSI from the set pressure to the working pressure. In my case, the larger the tip, the greater the difference seems to be. I'm only guessing but that may have to do with the sensitivity of the gauge, the range the gauge covers and then all the normal stuff we talk about so much: the air brush itself, length, width of the air hose and then all the paint characteristics after thinning. Everyone's setup is different and all that really counts, is what works.

Carl Amazing PE work - the details being added have nearly completely transformed the build to a whole new level

Mike So your working pressure is between 18-22 which sounds fine but not sure why you turn down the working pressure when actually shooting. I also tend these days to use a .5 tip Iwata Revolution for clear gloss and flat coats rather then the customary .35 - just helps in applying more even coats. Of course, looking at the final results, they look perfect.🏆

Mike Looking mighty good and the Eduard PE - holy cow - incredible. I have a nice three piece chisel set from Trumpeter for a number of years and agreed, they work wonders getting into those small places.

Ernie Nice paint work for sure and the pic Mike posted shows the hard edges off to a tee. The brown is different shade and hue on the P-40, just depends on where you look. Yup, I had the same gap/seam and took a while to clean it up. I'm pretty sure the firewall has a lip on the outside face and that's a good part of the reason for the gap.

John Terrific progress and you're already into paint. Nice work on the deteriorating fabric.

Jeroen Looking so good and nothing like the Quinta detail sets.

Oliver You surely have the knack - painting and weathering is off the charts! Looking simply fantastic

Mike Awesome build - the extra details and the figures took your Wildcat over the top. Just beautiful work. Thank goodness you exercise a lot more self control then I did with the Whirlwind, taking a deep breath and came back another day to work out the repairs. I've finally learned my lesson and when frustrated or unhappy, there now is always tomorrow to figure out how to resolve it. My go to clear glosses are: Mr Color 46 and Tamiya Clear LP-9. Both I thin with Mr Color Self Leveling Thinner normally at 1 pt clear to 1.75 - 2 pts thinner. There is a lot of confusion when we discuss the PSI setting: is it the reading on the gauge just setting the psi or the working air pressure when shooting the paint? There is a huge difference. I normally use about 20 psi as my working pressure with a 3.5 tip. ,2 tip and I up the psi or the gun tends to clog.

Mike Just go at your own speed and the Walrus will certainly a winner.

Mark Exactly

Mike Nice to see you working on the Walrus kit and enjoying filling in all those ejector pin holes. a poor job on Airfix producing a kit these days with that amount on injection pin marks.

Kev The mine assembly looks just right and some mighty fine work. Your photographs work just fine and I can see all the details by just clicking on the photo, as it enlarges.

Mark Nice progress on the interior and what would modeling be without poor instructions .

Gaz Completely agree on the interior - black is the way to go as there is so very little details to be seen. I'm with Rob, just do what you can do without knocking yourself out. In the end, your E Boat is going to looking fantastic.

Carl Amazing PE work and now operating draws. Too bad they are so small, as they would be a good place for the secret stash. Can't wait to see all of these assemblies painted - going to look tremendous.

Chris Considering the age of the figures, scale and how you are working towards a specific look, your figures are looking good. No question, way better then anything I could do.

Scott Amazing work and thank you for the 'keep it clean' tip. I always try to keep my bench as clean as possible and no question will be buying a small vacuum to do the honors in the future.0