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Models on me jollies....
I believe they are just over the border in Lowestoft, Suffolk. East Anglia Transport Museum is there too, it has some nice old trams and trolleybuses. Oulton Broad is good for the midweek powerboat racing. We spent a fair bit of time there when my daughter was young in our motorhome. 122 miles... -
Latest Acquisitions (2026)
We looked at the silhouette portrait 4, but our old scanner would have probably needed to be replaced too. Also it wasn't widely available and wondered if spares might be an issue. Had another go this morning and it all went very well. -
Latest Acquisitions (2026)
This was picked up from Hobbycraft yesterday and is now working in its most basic way. Mainly bought so my wife can make masks for her Linocut printing, cuts down the amount of cutting needed. Luckily for me It also works very nicely for cutting out masks for things such as windows on my models... -
Latest Acquisitions (2026)
My wife had serious gall stone issues, got rushed to hospital after calling 999. At the time I was piloting a cabin cruiser we had just bought back down the Regents Canal to St Pancras Marina. She developed pancreatitis and was in hospital for a fortnight. When the infection cleared her... -
Airbrushing Chrome Liquid
The airbrush arrived, its one of these Airbrush and the Chrome liquid just arrived too Chrome Liquid As previously mentioned a bottle of 99.9% IPA from the local hardware shop for £6.99 at the ready for cleaning up. Tested the airbrush with some water and it sprays well enough with no... -
Model clubs, what exactly do you do?
The nearest one to me is very active, it runs the popular St Ives show and I believe the Shuttleworth one as well now. They meet in the large village where my daughter lives which is a 30 mile round trip for me. To be honest i'm not that interested, model making like photography is something I...- LeytonO
- Post #13
- Forum: Model Clubs
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Workbench, show us yours
Good try Nick, but the random bottles on the desk need a permanent home. Plus points for the paper towel and sanding sticks storage. :) -
Latest Acquisitions (2026)
Thanks Joe, can't say I am that keen for the price. Talking of cost, I recall those VW parts being very expensive. Had to go a couple of times when Dad was at work to pick up bits from a VW dealer at Plaistow -
Latest Acquisitions (2026)
Finished my little Mazda Micro car. so a space in my stash of six opened up again. Went for this VW T1 bus, we actually had one of these when I was a youngster and in that colour too. Can't remember lots about it, but recall the side opening hinged doors and the reg was BP with four numbers It... -
Airbrushing Chrome Liquid
i am going to try over a Black primer and on its own. Mainly want it for things like badges and hub caps, my models are not of nice shiny vehicles. -
Airbrushing Chrome Liquid
Just bought a cheapo airbrush from Amazon and a bottle of DSPIAE Silver Chrome marker refill. Seen good things about this stuff and hoping to use it for the Chrome parts on my upcoming car builds. Also got a bottle of 99.9% IPA from my local hardware shop for cleaning purposes. Been using an AK... -
Amazon Policy Change
Just had an Amazon delivery and the driver kindly mentioned a policy change. In future they will leave any parcels in your designated safe place without attempting to knock/ring at the door. This is to save time so they can give more drops to their drivers. Be warned if you designate a safe... -
To paint or not to paint
Opposite for me, not so keen on the building, but really enjoy the painting. Need to clarify that last bit, airbrush great fun, brush not much at all. Each to their own and as mentioned above its the enjoyment factor that matters.- LeytonO
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- Forum: General Modelling chat
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Tamiya 1/12 CBR1000RR-R
That looks superb Andy, hard to distinguish it from the real machine. I have never attempted a motorcycle and after seeing yours don't think I will now. No way I could attain that sort of realism, i'll stick to older non shiny vehicles- LeytonO
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- Forum: Completed Civilian motorcycle s
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I THINK IT'S TIME ?
I just sold one of those, it was an Iwata HP-SB. Yes they are bottom feed unless the larger gravity cup is used. Gravity Cup For the OP, another good choice is one of the Mr Hobby/Procon Boy airbrushes. Many parts are interchangeable with Iwata, check out their Platinum PS-289 with a 0.3 needle- LeytonO
- Post #14
- Forum: painting chit chat.
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I THINK IT'S TIME ?
A lot of side cup models are also suction fed. There is also a larger gravity style cup that you can buy for them..- LeytonO
- Post #12
- Forum: painting chit chat.
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I THINK IT'S TIME ?
A compressor I do have one with a tank, but recently sold my tankless Smart Jet Pro, no issues with pulsing and kept my original Sprint jet as a back up. Sparmax do a good range, recently got their 610H as a present from my wife. -Airbrush (0.3mm nozzle is a good allround size. Smaller ones...- LeytonO
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- Forum: painting chit chat.
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May go dark for a little while
They said the way it was broken meant it was a prime candidate for repair. The wearing out factor was explained and bone on bone is always the preferable choice. Repair went well, but my wife was only just getting back to full strength after chemo and surgery. -
May go dark for a little while
Glad to hear its going well Tim, just make sure you do the exercises to build up the muscles and soft tissue. My wife fell down the last two steps of our stairs and fractured her hip. They considered her too young for a replacement (might live long enough for it to wear out) Instead she had a... -
Vinyl Cutter for Mask Making
Has anyone used a Vinyl Cutter like the Silhouette or Cricut machines for making masks or stencils? My wife uses masks for her linocut printing and I do too mainly for clear parts such as windows. Look like these gadgets may be just the job, but any first hand experience information would be...
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