The raf rescue scheme I did it a number of years ago but lost the pics
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Sorry to say but Stoppel hobbies has closed! :-(
The owner died after a long illness and had no one to take it over. I only found out while hunting for Christmas present wishes.
A great loss to the modellers of Sealand.
Well that’s a sad blow. I’d only recently (early 2020) had the chance to visit his shop after all the years of visiting CPH. I did think he was getting on in years and was well past retirement age.
Thanks for the advice.
Thanks Peter that’s the yellow one right? Do you plan on starting it soon? Be neat if you could have a Helicopter GB this spring.
Commiserations, Andrew. I reckon everyone should consider having a spare needle to hand.So nothing special, more of a lessons learnt issue......
.....when you're in the middle of cleaning an AB and have the needle cover off, do not, under any circumstances drop the AB point down onto a very hard surface.......:tired::tired::tired::crying::crying::crying::crying:
....fortunately the Iwata needles are about a 1/3 of the price of the nozzles....let's not get into how I know that!! :tired: :crying:
Interestingly though (at least I think so), I don't actually have an Iwata AB. Officially, my 0.2mm AB is a Tamiya Superfine AB (74514) but a number of the parts are actually Iwata, including the important bits like needle and nozzle (link). So when you consider this was well under £100 I don't think I did too badly - until of course you break bits........:sad::sad:
I got my first airbrush just last year. And inevitably, when first trying to use it, I clogged it up right-royally.
And inevitably, while dismantling it to get it working again, I bent the needle. And of course, I had no spare needles, so I couldn't get straight back on that hoss to continue working out how to use it.
By the time a replacement needle arrived, I was back at square-one - and did it all over again, including bending the needle! Second time around I ordered two replacement needles, and so far I've not needed that second spare.
To anyone starting out with an airbrush I'd say - get a spare needle right from the off!
You make a good point. Fortunately I've been very lucky on that front up until the be accident. I leave to use an AB using the cheap Chinese jobs that came with my compressor, so if I did bend anything it wasn't going to cost a fortune to fix.
I’ve never yet damaged a needle, but I always pull the needle out before dismantling the air brush for cleaning. It’s far less vulnerable when it’s out of the way…..bet I damage it soon after saying this though…..
I normally do Tim. Not sure that happened this time around.... Learnt the lesson!
WELL i have not got a A/B but i borrowed one from my boaty m8 an he warned me about bending the needle so i took extra care cleaning his after i finshed spraying my K/H jag AN i found it no trouble at all so Paul all i can think is you was not carefull enough to bend two neddeles but its a shame that happened
ATB
Chris
ATB
Chris
This came today, for the Russian tank GB.
That’s a Beast!
It is, the built kit comes in at 15 inches long :surprised:
I made this a while back - it's still one of the best models that I've had the pleasure of assembling - not a shake & bake, but really enjoyable!
Dave
Read a few good reviews about it, got a full etch kit coming for it just because I'm a glutton for punishment lol.
Made a quick raid on Amazon's we-can't-be-arsed-storing-it-gizza-quid section.
As many of you know I have no 'workstation" or mancave as such, but simply use a battered coffee table in the sitting room while The Enemy watches Masked Strictly Ice Celebrities Bake Pottery Island. This leaves me a bit disorganised and relying on a toolbox and regular stretching for tools and brushes.
Found this for £1.50 on Amazon, 3mm MDF, bit of a formaldehyde whiff, but to my surprise, unwarped or damaged. Went together quite nicely (given no real instructions), although I am the Flatpack King. This will perch nicely on the table and I'll have things to hand.
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Also found this for a penny buried in their chuckaway books bin. Don't know if it's a recommended read or not.
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As many of you know I have no 'workstation" or mancave as such, but simply use a battered coffee table in the sitting room while The Enemy watches Masked Strictly Ice Celebrities Bake Pottery Island. This leaves me a bit disorganised and relying on a toolbox and regular stretching for tools and brushes.
Found this for £1.50 on Amazon, 3mm MDF, bit of a formaldehyde whiff, but to my surprise, unwarped or damaged. Went together quite nicely (given no real instructions), although I am the Flatpack King. This will perch nicely on the table and I'll have things to hand.
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Also found this for a penny buried in their chuckaway books bin. Don't know if it's a recommended read or not.
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Nowe there's a bargain buy :thumb2: think I'm gonna have to find that amazon section.
Oh dear, now I'll have to have a look as well, down the rabbit hole he goes :smiling:
A friend of a friend apparently picked up a 24" telly on there for a fiver on Boxing Day. However, the friend in question is known as the source of most apocryphal tales, so I expect it was more like £50 or so. However, since the Beeb's exposé on their refuse policy, I think there is more ex-stock to be found now than there was.
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