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Jack12477

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  1. On my tablet screen and my laptop screen and to naked eye it looks red.
  2. White balance is set to daylight and the LED worklight is rated daylight, 5200 Kelvin I think. I know color daylight film is rated 5600-5800 K
  3. I assume that is 30% thinner / 70% paint? I have been using acrylics also but not diluted. I pour a little into a plastic egg carton shape easel, dip brush in clean water, pickup a dab of paint on brush then apply. Area depends on size of brush I am using. For this model I did the hull in enamel to get the color hue I needed. Most everything else will be acrylic if and where I can. For example, the cockpit detail above is all done with acrylic, hand brushed. Ditto interior of cabin.
  4. I sprayed all the sprues with Tamiya brand Fine light gray primer, both sides of sprues. Let stand 24 hrs then painted, Yes straught from bottle. Thanks !
  5. Only some old Testors Model Master thinners, OC. What dilution ratio would you recommend? I am using Testors Model Master brand paints. It is mostly enamel. For the non enamel stuff I am using Vallejo .
  6. Orange, Ken ? You need a new monitor ! Looks almost fire engine red to my naked eye. Probably should look at and photograph it outdoors in real sunlight instead of daylight rated LEDs. And man is this enamel ever sticky. Not used to working with enamel. Got really spoiled by Floquil when I did the tanks.
  7. Moving right along here at the incarceration center. I've completed the cockpit module, painted the exterior surfaces of the body, using ModelMaster Chevy Engine Red enamel to give me a glossy finish. Figured I would paint the hull first then install the clear plastic windows - save some grueling masking. I'm hand brushing the paint on with no thinner. I have an airbrush but have not had much success with ModelMaster paints. Haven't tried the newer brands yet. Some paint touch up will be done before I seal everything inside the hull. Photos follow:
  8. I'm building this ! Where's the Minotaur ? Better brush up on Greek mythology I guess !
  9. Mother Nature did it for me ! The entire collection used to sit on an open bookshelf for years until the Admiral decided to remodel our den right down to the wall studs. So they got removed, dusted off with small brush, some compressed air, a Q-tip, and then stored in plastic storage bins. The "wind-swept dust" is what I could not remove without destroying the decals. Sometimes it pays to be a lazy modeler and not cover or dust your models. Thanks, glad you liked the collection.
  10. @Egilman, thanks for the list of paints and sample photos. I think the model in MM Chevy engine red looks closest. I did find the Mr Color red madder at HobbyWorld USA in NH. Going to order some from there and see how it looks. I do have a bottle of the MM Chevy engine red in my paint stash.
  11. Thanks Lou but this may be my only helo, if I stay in plastic I will probably go back to collecting armor again. Of course I still have those two enormous sized planes to build and more importantly find a place to display. Not to mention the AL US Constellation ship model to build.
  12. Ken, the color is called red madder. Mr Color has it, I think I can get it from a shop in NH.
  13. Denis, If you mean the one in Egilman post, it is the Trumpeter item number for the 1:35 kit of the same helo as mine
  14. 1:48 is smallest I want to go anymore. Did try the 1:350 Trumpeter ships tho, wasn't too too bad except the PE was a bear at that scale. I do have my eye on a few 1:35 scale tanks tho. Maybe soon !
  15. One of the Fokker tri planes was built by the aerodrome's founder Cole Palen. They have a weekly air show every summer and most of these planes fly
  16. There are some reproduction full size Fokkers in the WW 1 Collection at the Rhinebeck Aerodrome
  17. That's a steal compared to the hobby shops I looked at online, that's why I went with the smaller scale. Good ! Join the fun ! I found that Mr Color brand has most of the colors needed.
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