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Book recommendations?
Hi Peter, I have found that all of the AK Learning series are quite good.. but there is of course a caveat on these types of books as they are specific brand issued they will target any techniques using that brands products, this however can of course generally be translated to other brands... -
AK Real Colours.
Yup...same happened to me...they are ok if the tip is not split but if it is, its just a recipe for disaster!! I really hope AK recognise this issue and supply replacement tips for the bottles... even if they were something you need to buy TBH. A quid or two for a pack of ten or something...- AlexBB
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- Forum: painting chit chat.
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AK Real Colours.
Split nozzel's on these new AK RC dropper bottles seems to be par for the course! Out of 16 colours I have so far purchased 9 have had split tips, so 56% failure rate. All paints were new and 12 of those were purchased in the boxed sets so had never been touched by anyone other than me when I...- AlexBB
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Do you have a dog?
This was our 'Sid'... went to sleep on 19th March this year nearly 16 years old... Had been suffering with dementia for about 2 years. Not had a new dog yet as we want some time free of the responsibility, but will have another in the future.. We have a local rescue for old dogs and most... -
Which Bronze Green!?!?
I am looking at building the new Airfix Stalwart and thought I would test out the Bronze Greens I have to see; 1 - Is there much difference between the paint manufacturers? 2 - How each one dries? Matt / Semi Satin etc... 3 - Which one I like best? When I built the Airfix Ferret I used the AK...- AlexBB
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Decals Help - Aston Villa Gnome / Mascot
Hi, Can anyone help / please provide advice? I have repaired my wife's Aston Villa Gnome, his nose got damaged, so has been fixed with milliput and he had faded a lot in the garden, after several attempts to mix the Villa colours I gave in and went to the paint mixing place in B&Q and had them... -
Toon Tank Tracks??
Hi Guys, I am looking for some help and guidance, have done some searches on the forum and elsewhere but not come up with anything particularly useful and definitive. I am building a Meng Toon Tank for my son, its the WWT-002 Sherman M4A1... well I have not really done much armour without...- AlexBB
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I got a new airbrush!
Hi Tim, The HP-C+ is a very common brush amongst many modellers, the nozzle arrangement is I would guess more akin to the to the general standard for airbrushes compared to the SBS... Many of the very cheap Chinese designs use a cloned design of the HP-C system. The SBS is more in design like... -
Panzer & Stug Internal Colours?
@Bobthestug & @Tim Marlow Thanks guys for your input & help. I get concerned about trying to be as accurate as I can but these German colours seem to be a 'Minenfeld' !! I have never done any German armour before, well nothing serious in recent years anyway. I no longer post images of my...- AlexBB
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- Forum: General Military Vehicle Chat
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Latest Acquisitions (2022)
Well had a couple of nice deliveries today, one from China and one from John.. Just Love those Toon Tanks lol... -
Latest Acquisitions (2022)
Nice mail call from John this morning... Have been looking forward to the Jeep for some time :smiling2::thumb2::thumb2: -
Panzer & Stug Internal Colours?
Hiya Guys, I am currently preparing to build the Takom 1/16 Stug DW16001 and also the Takom 1/16 Panzer DW16002. I have not built much armour in the past and what I have has been British Churchills or American Shermans. I have been looking at what paints I will use for the Stug and the Panzer...- AlexBB
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1/24 Italeri Willys Jeep MB (Kit 3635) Rubber Tyres
Hiya Guys, I have just obtained the above kit to build for a friend who loves WWII Jeeps... It arrived today from John at SMS :smiling::thumb2: The kit comes with rubber tyres and I am not sure how to proceed with these for this type of kit! The rubber tyres are an alternative to the plastic...- AlexBB
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Hiya to one and all...
Hiya Dave, The Beam Engine is one of my favourites TBH... When I was kid a mates granded had built him one and when I went to his house he would set it to run for us to watch, absolutely fascinated me. Here is the last one I built, not perfect but I am happy with it...- AlexBB
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Hiya to one and all...
Yep the ones with the 2 part bottles lol... I remember doing the Jaws one and a couple of Planet of the Apes ones... wish I had them now lol... The attached images may bring back memories...- AlexBB
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Hiya to one and all...
Hiya Guys n Gals, Well though I have used SMS for sometime I had never come across the forum... Noticed it this morning and decided to join... So would like to say hello to one and all. I am a late 50's modeller who like many others got back into modelling just a few years ago, I used to build...- AlexBB
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