Latest Acquisitions (2022)

[BattleshipBob]

Good grief….how many pipettes do you use Karl :tongue-out3: I rinse mine after use and so far have managed to get several years out of one of those packets Spitty bits look good though.

As I use lacquer type paints I tend to use a good few myself.

[KarlW]

As I use lacquer type paints I tend to use a good few myself.

I did consider using one per colour, but then I was getting flakes of dried paint, airbrush didn't like that.
I use them to mix too, just keep sqeezing them in the pot with thinners and paint, routine is thinners into shot glass, same pipette to lift paint and mix then transfer to airbrush, also to remove left over paint from Airbrush. (I also return thinned paint to jar.)
Then fresh pipette to put a touch of thinners in airbrush to blow through, this pipette is then used for the initial shot of thinners as above.

[Tim Marlow]

I too use them for lacquer paint. I use a clean one for thinners and an old one for paint. Once I’m cleaning the airbrush I drain the pipette, getting the last drop out with a bit of kitchen roll (They are designed to keep a drop in the tube when drained). I then use a couple of drops of thinners on a cloth to wipe the outside. Once I’ve done that I flush the inside with a few mls of clean thinner and drain it again. They will last for a few sessions, usually failing when the bulb end splits…….

[Guest]

In all seriousness, where does said O ring live. I can not see one at all, let alone see if it's damaged...

What AB is it , I know HS have a very small white O ring deep inside the body. Normally only removable by a special tool, but you could have caught it with the needle .

[Guest]

Although I've suffered from the zero mojo syndrome of late im sure you all know how it is it hasent stopped me being nosey on the old ebay ,first up was a halftrack bought for Daves GB sorry to say not that I couldn't be bothered I wasn't bothered its that mojo thing but must say I have enjoyed the whole groupe build so well done to all thoes taking part.
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These next two were grabbed for a fiver cheap as chips but postage was a fiver but if you call it five pounds a pop still good going
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Next up was a complete bargin for fifteen pounds and a few pence ,sold as spares as it had been opened ,came from a house clearance ,seller well documented it i couldn't see any sprues missing so took a punt ,result!!
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Lastly complete bargin under fourteen pounds I know there mostly 35th scale but I do dabble in the dark arts now and again ,I officially retired on the 17th this month not that it will happen but whilst able to do so will feed the stash
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Dave.
Ps how do I get rid of the little thumbnail pics or stop them from appearing there if I press the dustbin it takes out the big pic as well.ey up they've gone

Delete the whole thing, then reload and pick the full image Dave .

[Guest]

Exciting to the wood butchers amongst us.

.8 and 1.5 Bass Wood , arrived during the later part of the week .

[Mini Me]

I too use them for lacquer paint. I use a clean one for thinners and an old one for paint. Once I’m cleaning the airbrush I drain the pipette, getting the last drop out with a bit of kitchen roll (They are designed to keep a drop in the tube when drained). I then use a couple of drops of thinners on a cloth to wipe the outside. Once I’ve done that I flush the inside with a few mls of clean thinner and drain it again. They will last for a few sessions, usually failing when the bulb end splits…….

I'm still using 3 out of 4 pipettes I bought 30+yrs. ago. Lost the 4th one just the other day. bulb split just as you said Tim, funny thing though, it was one of the least used pipettes. The really dirty, mucky one is still going strong.......the other 2 are for thinners.

[Tim Marlow]

What AB is it , I know HS have a very small white O ring deep inside the body. Normally only removable by a special tool, but you could have caught it with the needle .

Not an airbrush issue John. We were talking about leaking air hose quick connectors here. The O ring I was describing (or trying to) would be fitted inside the female “click on“ part of the quick connector……

[KarlW]

Swore I wasn't buying any more kits this year, but the box art markings just called to me, that yellow anti-glare panel made my nethers tremble.......

[adt70hk]

Swore I wasn't buying any more kits this year, but the box art markings just called to me, that yellow anti-glare panel made my nethers tremble.......
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Looks very nice!

I made the same statement only two weeks ago.... Only to find myself losing out on two eBay bids at the weekend!

[Mini Me]

Same here......except I made a very "insulting" offer on evil-bay and it was accepted???? Now it's pay pay pay to play play play!

[Airborne01]

I'm still using 3 out of 4 pipettes I bought 30+yrs. ago. Lost the 4th one just the other day. bulb split just as you said Tim, funny thing though, it was one of the least used pipettes. The really dirty, mucky one is still going strong.......the other 2 are for thinners.

That's strange - all the dirty,mucky ones I knew are still going strong ...
Steve

[minitnkr]

Overpaid for this excellent loose lot of ROCO accys. The hard-to-find over the cab US Army MG mounts were the main driver, but all will be used somewhere.

[Guest]

Not an airbrush issue John. We were talking about leaking air hose quick connectors here. The O ring I was describing (or trying to) would be fitted inside the female “click on“ part of the quick connector……

Thank's Tim , with it now :upside:

[Ian M]

I got this rather nice biscuit tin in the post today. It even has a kit inside. Not biscuits though which was disappointing

I think I better try to make my next purchase some wood to build some shelves with!