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Vallejo chipping fluid
Has anybody tried using Vallejo chipping fluid? After watching Vallejo tutorials I tried to spray it straight from the bottle but it’s too dense and the result is total mess. I found few pots saying that it works when it’s mixed with water but when i tired I got something that look like foam. My...- hubbycat
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- Forum: Quick Tips
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Weathering failure
I am having problems with weathering my models (tanks). In the past I only painted my models and never attempted any weathering effects. But now since I have more time I'm happy to experiment and see what happens. The problem is that my first attempts have been a total failures. I used Vallejo...- hubbycat
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- Forum: Weathering.
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Cleaning airbrush
I wonder how often you guys clean your airbrush? Or what do you do after paining to prevent it getting clogged. After painting I clean it and then blow it with alcohol to make sure that there is no paint inside but it still gets clogged. So I have to take the needle out and clean it. Tom -
Painting tracks
I wonder how you guys deal with painting tracks? I restarted model making after a very long break and this is my first time I’m trying to do it properly. Last time I did it I was 12 with very limited resources so I just painted them silver. I’m building Churchill tank and I saw one at Bovington...- hubbycat
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- Forum: painting chit chat.
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Tamiya FX61 bit on shiny side
When I used Tamiya FX61 to air brush my model and it came out flat as I was expecting. I used paint and Tamiya thiner 50/50. But when I tried to paint figures with brush using the same mixture, FX61/thiner, their uniforms seem to be a bit on a shiny side. I tried few times but I seem unable to...- hubbycat
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- Forum: painting chit chat.
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Returning to the modelling
After over 40 years gap I decided that it was time to return to my favourite hobby of younger years. So I bought few models (Churchill Tamiya 1/35, Cromwell Tamiya 1/35 ) and started building them. Unfortunately my eyes are not what they used to be. I wonder if someone could suggest something...- hubbycat
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