Latest Acquisitions (2021)

[yak face]

Great choice steve , a rarely seen subject for a bust .

[GerryW]

This turned up from the Czech Republic , After MMM 200mm 'Obi wan Nairobi' is finished it will be next up to be tackled.

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Know a few people who might be interested in a completed one of these (they've got watches to match - Sturmanskie Gagarins, about $300 worth of watch )

[Lee Drennen]

This turned up from the Czech Republic , After MMM 200mm 'Obi wan Nairobi' is finished it will be next up to be tackled.

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A good canvas helps with a good outcome very nice

[Lee Drennen]

Another wave of nostalgia then Lee. I made the Tripehound and the Spad as a kid, but haven’t seen the others before. I remember the Spad being very robust for a WW1 bird. Extremely strong strut attachments!

Yes this will be the one of the last waves. I thought the same about the Spad Tim. I think all three in the top pic were made in GB.

[yak face]

watches to match - Sturmanskie Gagarins, about $300 worth of watch )

Oh yes , lovely watch !

[GerryW]

Oh yes , lovely watch !

Well out of my price bracket!

[outrunner]

Put in an offer for this and got it.
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It was marked as used but was in the box like new.

Andy.

[Dave Ward]

Poor postie delivered these in the middle of a nasty hailstorm!

paints for my Japanese WWII Fighters etc........

An ebay swoop - one bid & got it for less than £20 - it doesn't have the outer box, as if that matters!

Dave :smiling4:

[Guest]

New airbrush arrived.
Thanks to everyone for their feedback. Had a quick handle and it feels solid.

[Jim R]

Hi Chris
I am sure you have made a good choice and the Iwata will serve you well.
Jim

The nozzle is very tiny and the screw threads are delicate. You will rarely need to remove it but unscrew it carefully over a tray and put it back gently so as not to cross thread it and don't over tighten it.

[Guest]

Thanks Tim!

I have to point out that this is the first time I have bought an airbrush from new! I just tried it out and my goodness what a difference! This is so responsive and accurate, the coverage is amazing and the level of control you have means I will have to unlearn some of my bad habits.

I don't know why I was worried about needle size; I was able to paint a 1mm wide line with no effort. I was lucky if I could get a 10mm line with the old one!

[adt70hk]

Hi all

So these paints have arrived over the last few days and so I can now get on with painting my DAK figures.

And no I'm not taking up golf.....I saw Tim used them as stands for painting his 1/72 figures and thought genius idea. I've tried to be a bit environmentally friendly by getting wooden ones.

ATB

Andrew


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[adt70hk]

New airbrush arrived.
Thanks to everyone for their feedback. Had a quick handle and it feels solid.

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Chris

Take Jim's overtightening warning very seriously.......I sheared mine off using the supplied spanner......cost me £40 to replace......AB only cost £100......

Get one of the Iwata Nozzle wrenches - they work with any similar nozzle type......I'm not saying it's impossible to overtighten with them but it takes a lot more effort.

ATB

Andrew

[Guest]

Take Jim's overtightening warning very seriously.....

Thanks Andrew, I will. Finger tight for now!

[Mark1]

Chris

Take Jim's overtightening warning very seriously.......I sheared mine off using the supplied spanner......cost me £40 to replace......AB only cost £100......

Get one of the Iwata Nozzle wrenches - they work with any similar nozzle type......I'm not saying it's impossible to overtighten with them but it takes a lot more effort.

ATB

Andrew

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I've done that too, lucky it was just a cheapy a.b.