Finally got a chance to start decalling with your sheets this week. Great stuff. They snuggle down nicely with only a dash of setting solution. Now to get the...
... week. ... NAVY ... -Excellent; I must admit that the red ones especially, I wasn't sure about, so pleased to hear they've worked. Now you just have to get...
Hi, I need to get started on painting up some more of my Pacific War aircraft for WW II, and was wondering if anyone has any suggestions for the various...
Hi Lance, Best of luck to you on your upcoming surgery. At least it sounds like you will have lots of time to work on aircraft, SAM missile batteries, etc. ...
Hi Rob, Thanks, and it went okay. I got home and feel better. The bad part is more will be coming as the damage was worse than first thought, but for now I...
Hello all. Yes, I've finally gotten down to some new releases.... :-) Top of the list is Indian and Pakistani decals, for both 1/600 and 1/300. The new style...
Hi Lance, Glad the surgery went well, but sorry to hear you will be needing more. As you say, a bit of time off from work can be nice, but I'm sure you'd...
Thanks for the update Dom. Those Indian and Pakistani decals are going to fit in very well with my up coming painting bee. That is once I've finished up with...
Rob, I've been getting very good results from White Ensign Miniatures Colourcoats paints. The colour matches are very good and the paint goes on a treat. You...
Another plug for White Ensign Models Paints. Exact colour straight out of the pot. Hard wearing enamel for small planes that are getting picked up a lot....
Hi guys, Thanks for the tips on the US Pacific Theater aircraft. I really appreciate it. I also have a question for the gray-schemed upper camo. on the ...
Which Osprey book are you looking at Rob? I am looking at Campaign 30, Midway. I have done my Wildcats in the medium grey colour, and my Dauntless and...
... medium ... this, ... with ... Hi Rob, The colors in the MM line are USN Blue Gray and USN Light Gray. The scheme was used in the ETO and PTO, although...
Hi Paul and Lance, Thanks for the info. I really appreciate it. Paul, I have been referring to the Osprey Japanese Navy Aces book, and am awaiting the JAAF...
Got any suggestions for doing Jap green camo splotches on a 1/600 planes? My Kates are next cabs on the painting rack. I was going to green splotch camo them...
Paul, I hope you haven't put the gray on yet! The B5N2 rolled off the Nakajima line in bare metal finish for the most part, with the upper surface camo applied...
I know this one. Most of the blotches I have seen appear to be more olive-green in color than the darker, blue-green color, so you might try the Model Master...
Hi guys, On one of the modeling sites, in addition to the suggested use of the Polly Scale "Concrete" color, with just a touch of "Zinc Chromate" added in, if...
Paul, One way of doing the 'splotches' I have used is 1) paint the aircraft in your base colour. 2) wet the aircraft down with water 3) while wet take an...
That sounds easy Ray. And it gives me an excuse to but a new toothbrush! Cheers Paul ... watered down version of your 'splotch' colour. ... 110's. when...
Rob, I am a bit scared to buy a womans cosmetic sponge. What if my mates see me? I will have a look for q-tip sponge in the local art shop. Never seen one of...
Lance, thanks for that information. Got any ideas on a humbrol colour I could use as a bare metal colour? Cheers Paul ... upper ... cowl ... typical ... gray ...
Wow, I haven't used Humbrol in years. I worked for a major distributor for 3+ years and got $20 a month (at wholesale cost, too) of supplies so I have about...
Dom, I redid a batch of PBMs and JRM Mars to replace what the sods in customs or the PO chucked into limbo. They're all done, painted, decalled and sealed. One...
... in the 80s when Humbrol was more widely available here in the States. But now I use Testor's MM, Polly Scale and Tamiya paints (I used to work for a BIG...
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