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  1. Jack12477
    Yes, Doris lives in the Czech Republic. Her husband died just before she completed her last build, she finished it as a tribute to him. Outstanding artistry.
  2. Jack12477
    I had to put a respirator mask on even with the Vallejo, fumes from thinner started getting to me.
  3. Jack12477
    My favorite go-to supplier. 😊 Thanks
  4. Jack12477
    Which brand of lacquer/enamel model paints do you recommend ?
  5. Jack12477
    Thanks Craig. I guess I need to lay in a larger supply/assortment of Model Air to the Model Color stash. Do you add any of their Flow Improver to the mix ? If so how much? Their bottle label says 1-2 drop for every 10 drops of paint !?!?!?
  6. Jack12477
    Update : it now has wheels and a driver. Instructions say to attach his right arm after the shell is attached, so I guess one door must remain off until then Continuing on with the air brushing of the camo pattern I repeatedly hit snags. First the color cup kept falling off spilling paint everywhere. Then the airbrush kept clogging after a few minutes of spraying. Here's the 1st attempt results ⁹ For the main coat (green) I used a ratio of 1 part paint to 1 part thinner, adding for every 10 drops of paint 1 drop of flow improver. No clogging problems. For the tan camo coat I repeated the ratio and clogged the airbrush. This is my setup Badger 200 and 200NH Brush, small compressor at 40 psi (20 psi wouldn’t move any paint), Badger color cup. I tried the Model Air with no better results. 😌 BTW this is the same setup I used when I was using Floquil brand. And YES I did strip down and clean all parts of the airbrush BEFORE I started. So what am I missing? Craig @CDW , EG @Egilman ? Anybody using Vallejo paints in an airbrush your advice is needed ! What's the magic formula for Vallejo acrylics? Thanks !
  7. Jack12477
    Excellent! Well done! Nice looking model!
  8. Jack12477
    This is the camo scheme called out in the instructions
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    I decided to put a coat of paint on the body of the vehicle. First I used Tamiya masking tape to attach all the doors, taping them from the inside, also taped over the opening for future windows since the interior was already paint. This is my first attempt at airbrushing Vallejo Model Color paints and I can see where I need to do a lot of experimenting with mixture ratios. At first I tried using my Paasch VL airbrush with color cup, didn’twant to work very well. So I dropped back to my old reliable Badger 200 from my days of using Floquil. 🙃 Worked pretty good with same color cup. Here's the results. The color guide calls for Tamiya red brown as the camo color, but I'm not sure I like that look.
  10. Jack12477
    Great retort Chris ! Great looking model also.
  11. Jack12477
    Small update : After 2 primer coats on the figure, first black, then white over black, I hand brushed two coats of his uniform green and two coats of flat flesh. Still more too do on the figure, his uniform is camo, like paint splatter. 🤔 ⁹ painted interior of cab green gray. Still trying figure out how I want to approach painting exterior. chassis assembled with seats and undercarriage Stay tuned for the next installment of the One-Eyed Jack painting 😁😁 [the camera sees detail better than I do with magnification]
  12. Jack12477
    Well, saw my eye surgeon this morning. Good news/Bad news: Good news is my left eye has healed well enough that he can now do the right eye, scheduled for next Monday, 10th. Bad news is my near vision, i.e from nose to arms length, will be shot. Will have to wait for both eyes to heal before he can prescribe new glasses for reading. But they did give me a pair of those OTC "cheaters" (2.50) which may work. 🤔 Meanwhile, I will continue to plod along as best I can.
  13. Jack12477
    I'm in !
  14. Jack12477
    The only two F4's I built are still flying over my workshop, one Navy, one Air Force. And in dire need of a scrub down 😫 . Don't remember who made the kits, most likely Revell/Monogram given their age.
  15. Jack12477
    At the moment I am attempting to learn how to use a wet pallette, paint the driver figure after I first applied black primer, the oversprayed that with white primer holding it so the the airbrush was shooting downward over his head. Next step is to apply a glaze coat using the wet pallette to hold/mix the paint. This is all new technique for me. Very slow going too. 😴
  16. Jack12477
    It my case it was held in my fingers. 😠
  17. Jack12477
    No ! But taking a page from contemporary events, I think I will make this a telepathically steered vehicle. The driver has to "think about" where he wants the vehicle to go and it will automatically steer in that direction. 😎👹
  18. Jack12477
    Well, Mr Murphy paid a visit to the workshop yesterday. While trying to install the steering wheel it decided to bling thru the space time continuum into another dimension. Three of us crawled around the cement cellar floor with bright LED flashlights and couldn't find the little sucker. So this will be the 1st MRAP with joystick steering. 😁😉😊🤫
  19. Jack12477
    Was that a "comparative anatomy" course ?
  20. Jack12477
    Thanks ! The photos are really good, lighting is great. Nice detail.
  21. Jack12477
    Beautiful ! Cannot believe it's paper! Very impressive Chris !
  22. Jack12477
    Verizon lost all of their landline service in 3 counties up here last night into today. And no storms here.
  23. Jack12477
    That's okay. You guys got hammered pretty bad down there. No hurry! Take care of family and friends first.
  24. Jack12477
    Craig, I'm curious about your photography setup, could you show us an overall photo of your setup. Any special lighting or backdrop ? I'm always looking for ideas to improve my own. Thanks.
  25. Jack12477
    Beautiful model and great photography Craig.

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