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I forgot how much I hate ENAMEL paints I hate to disappointed but thats the only type of paint you should be running through your airbrush. Enamels never clogged my brush. Sounds like you are not getting the right ratio of paint to thinner. Usually 2 parts paint, one part thinner....however I learn...

I found an old, never been used before airbrush in the garage. Totally brand new. It was made by blue point, and appears to be about 20 years old. Saying that the thing looks like a beauty. Its double action, and the closest thing I can compare it to is the Badger 150 and 100 SF. Anyway, anyone ever...

Figured it out...I feel stupid.....All I had to do was adjust the spring for the trigger....I didn't even think about that fact that the trigger had no tension.......

It worked fine before this, but I think I shot myself in the foot because I think the last time I used it I didn't clean it. My damn fault, I had it soaking in easy off for a full day, and a day before that in paint thinner. Still clogged.

Hey guys,
Its an Iwata Revolution BCR, bottom feed airbrush. I'll take it apart and see what I can do.

Im using only enamel paints. I sat my it in Easy Off all night....just the end of the brush....and still no paint comes out.

Im taking it to my LHS to see what they can do.

The air comes through fine, but the paint doesn't come out at all. What do I do? I'm pretty sure the needle is not bent, I had it sitting in paint thinner for a day....still no paint.

whats the best laser decal paper to get?

What if you just want to scan the decals from the AMT kits and print them out on decal paper? Can I do that, and what kind of paper should I use?

Alright, I want to make copied of the AMT/ERTL Enterprise D decals. For my use only, not for sales. Is there a way to scan them, then print them out on decal paper? What decal paper do I need, and what kind of printer will do a good job of keeping the quality of the decals. Or am I just stupid and t...

Hey All,
I have a solder gun that I just can't use anymore. It's way too old and they don't make replacement tips for it anymore. I need something the is affordable and something that is good to use with circuit boards and LED's.

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I painted the model I am building and I want to tone down the blues. How do I airbrush a lite over coat of lite grey to tone them down a bit. I dont want to do it and then have speckles ya know...

Ive tried to contact trekmodeler but he never got back to me.....this was a long time ago.....

Look at his site and look at his Enterprise E. His models can detach from the base. How do I do that and where can I get those parts.

What is matte spray?

Im building the Enterprise C. In order to save money Id like to get your views on how to do this. I have the clear plastic parts for the warp engines and deflector dish for the Enterprise C kit. I have found that even with the aftermarket resin parts you get a significant amount of light coming thro...

Is there a difference between resin core solder and rosin core solder?

I dont like not being able to control the pressure. Since I got the new airbrush painting is a dream. Besides, the spra can would be to think and if you did spray light it would not come out even.

or something close to it. I need to spray a thin coat of red oxide over a deflector dish so it looks redoxide when powered down. I was thinking of mixing red and copper. Sound good?

How do I remove paint, a thick coat of it, off of clear resin? Specifically DLM's Nebula Conversion.

Where can i buy decal paper like the paper jt graphics uses?

Hello, I usually paint my models first. I have never painted a model that is white in the case of my newly acquired 1/350 refit. I can fill in light gaps on my other models because I can use dark color clay to fill in the gaps becuase it matches the paint. If I paint the refit first then put it toge...

I use Hobbico Liquid Mask....but I cant seem to be able to mask off little windows say on the 1/350 Enterprise A. What do you all use to mask windows Also how do you mask lines. On the 1/350 Enterprise A where the neck meets the secondary hull, where it is blueish green.....how do you mark and mask ...

I turn it on, it heats up to the proper temp. But my solder wont stick to the end. I the iron a week ago to cut through some plastic, but I washed it all off after I cleaned up after last time. What should I do?

A wood base to mount a model on. Something pre-made, not anything painted, just a nice block of wood?

I just bought some for real cheap on ebay!

where can i pick up some scotch lite?

Hello, Im building the "All Good Things" Enterprise D. There are two resin pieces that have windows, but the pieces are solid resin. What can I put on the windows that will reflect light coming from the warp engines and the lighted windows on the plastic parts of the model, that will give ...

Where can I good selection of model paint at less then average prices? Any suggestions?

I was using the dull coat....I just didnt coat it enough.....I did another few coats and BAM...perfecto....thanks guys!!!!!

Hello, I applied decals from JT graphics to my Enterprise D, but when light hits the model from certain angels the clear part of the decals reflects the light. I cut the shape, but for example the main ship registry, the spaces in between the letters reflect light. How do I get the decals to be .......

Ok, but if you have 10 light bulbs and your putting 12 volts onto those 10 bulbs, each bulb is only recieving 1.2 volts. The 12 volts are spread out among the 10. Which means that I could go to a higher voltage. Lets say I get a 60 volt ac adapter...which I wont, but at 60 volts, and 10 light bulbs,...