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  1. Canute
    Use this link. It doesn't cost you anything to log onto the site, but you do need to log in. Sorry about that. https://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/subscribers-only/painting/acrylics The whole pamphlet is excellent, but chapters 3 Mixing and Storage & 4 Formulas for thinners apply here. They address Modelmaster, Badger and Vallejo paints. Like a lot of hobbyists, model railroaders were put out by Testor's when they dropped the Floquil/PollyScale lines. This was done to help folks move into acrylics. And many have adopted the Badger and Vallejo paints. Hence the extensive charts for converting the old paints into these newer acrylics. I'd like to see more on the Tamiya paint, since the big box craft stores seem to stock them around here. Maybe we should put the link in a pinned area in the Paint section. I've been on another site that also addresses home made thinners, but parts of that site are undergoing renovation and I can't find the appropriate page to link to.
  2. Canute
    Most acrylics seem to prefer their proprietary thinners. I'd be hesitant to use tap water to thin the acrylics; no telling what chemicals are in there. Buy some distilled water if you want to use water. Don't waste the proprietary thinners on cleaning brushes or airbrushes. I've put out some formulas for home made brews for cleaners, since you will use more cleaner than thinner.
  3. Canute
    Yeppers, join in.
  4. Canute
    I wish I still had my 1:1 scale '68 Dodge Charger in dark metallic blue.
  5. Canute
    Refresh my addled brain Carl. Thats a Malinois?
  6. Canute
    Don't forget the funnel was painted while at sea, so the red looks good. The lino decks, maybe a skosh lighter. Is that the Tamiya paint, Greg?
  7. Canute
    Denis, I can't remember the engine color. I'm guessing orange, but I could be all wet on that. And you're brave to even suggest that getting older. Maybe if you say she's aging like a fine wine? Hope she's feeling better; tooth extractions are never less than painful.
  8. Canute
    I thought they might be junctions for yardarms or antennas. The detailing you are adding looks very good.
  9. Canute
    What's with the masts, Jack? They have a "cranked" look. 🤔
  10. Canute
    The MOPAR engines did come from Keith Black, guys. Had a 383 in my '68 Dodge Charger.
  11. Canute
    How about a Chicago piano (4 x 1.1 inch guns. Early WWII USN antiaircraft gun)
  12. Canute
    Jack, I'll join in with following your build. And I'm with Lou about the "nose art". Is there a decal for it?
  13. Canute
    Like the blue shade, Dennis. Reminds me of Jungle Jim Liberman' s Funny Car from way back then. You might coat those old decals with the Microscale stuff. They make an over-coating to keep the decals together.
  14. Canute
    Superb work.
  15. Canute
    Great work Grant. 👍 All the seizings of the framing remind me of the lashings of timber we did in Scout camp.
  16. Canute
    Nice work on your boats. I like that "old wood" color
  17. Canute
    Looks good, Eric. Glad to read you're feeling better. Joint recovery can be tedious.
  18. Canute
    Chief, well done. This airedale gives you 2 thumbs up. 👍👍
  19. Canute
    It was out west, Jesse. Hope yours was as well.
  20. Canute
    I've had some model RR laser kits that use something called "laserboard". It's pretty thin stuff, with no grain, since it's a paper product. Used to build up steel framing for air vents with prototypical flimsy appearance. The Chief's fins look like they are a similar material.
  21. Canute
    No update; just a wish for a Merry Christmas to all my friends here.
  22. Canute
    Great news on the family front, Frank. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and yours.
  23. Canute
    Robert, that build is on hiatus. Maybe another Ken? I'm currently thrashing on SMS Seydlitz with COG and RGL.
  24. Canute
    Nicely done, Robert.
  25. Canute
    Scott, try applying the tape to your jeans to take a little stickum off the tape. And maybe blend the two painted areas with a piece of a brown paper sack. Its like a very fine sandpaper. Start slowly and don't press too hard; you're blending the painted surfaces.

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