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WELCOME TO THE FORUMS Cripple I will go find something i have stashed in my folders and will be right back
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I have been considering buying an air brush, :) my local Hobbytown sells nothing BUT aztec :shock: The dealer claims that "it's all he uses" with no problems PLUS, parts are readily available ( is that a good thing ?) I want something affordable and not frustrating to use or a major hassel...

AHH, technology, isn't it wonderful ? I know about copying machines i used to do that all the time. oh the memories !

I was thinking of this, I bought the tango papa aftermarket PL Jupiter 2 decals and they are great BUT very, very fragile ! I lost many of them trying to apply them, then, I had an idea. I needed one decal that was ruined for the lower deck floor. I had the picture of the decal sheet in my pictures ...

I was windexing my windshield and i sprayed a big area and thought about the future idea but haven't tried it yet. If you mist it on until it covers an area it might go on in light coats without running. I wonder if it will mist on without spotting ?

I have dipped clear parts in future, but, for things like my polar lights jupiter 2 http://www.culttvman2.com/dnn/Default.aspx?tabid=548 a wide brush looks ? like it may work but i want to be absolutly sure. I wonder id an empty, clean windex type spray bottle filled with future would work, or is it...

If a guy doesn't have an air brush, what GOOD alternative is there for applying future to a large model ?

Your welcome my friend :) :D Gonna start on the seaview tomorrow, my hand & arm want to start modeling again, i had to surrender my commercial driver license along with all of my endorsements and special certificates yesterday due to not being able to pass the DOT physical :( :? :? oh well, some...

And fantastic lighting work you do, robiwon !

thanks, i have some metallic silver left from my other project. I guess an inside color will prevent light shining through the plastic.

I an lighting my PL seaview with LEDs and want to prevent any light leaks or light shining through the sub. I am priming it with tamiya fine white primer, followed by a couple of coats of tamiya medium gray. the sub is molded in black plastic, think i need to use the white primer a little on the ins...

I always use Castrol Super Clean and let things soak overnight. It may take a day or two, but it works GREAT. What kind of primer did you use ?

I knew it :shock: I have 2 cans of Tamiya that the caps are the exact colors i need but the tamiya color chart shows the "haze gray" almost a light greenish color :? the cap looks exactly like testors medium gray :shock: The 2 cans are still sealed and i can return them unopened. I saw my ...

the colors i am concerned about are TS-32, haze gray & AS-16 light grey (usaf) the caps are the color of medium or nuetral gray and camoflage gray. these are the exact colors i need IF the paint is identical to the paint caps. Thanks zen-builder for the reply :) I kinda wondered about the monito...

Great links, thanks. I bought 2 cans of Tamiya paint. the haze grat color chip here really doesn't look anything like the colored caps on the paints. the haze gray cap looks exactly like a neutral gray and the color chip here, looks almost like a light green of some kind :shock: :?: , how accurate a...

THANKS just wanted to see what could be done with what.

just white ones and so that they all go on at the flip of the switch. which way is the best to wire them.

How many 5 mm LEDS can be run on a 9 volt battery without any resistors just the battery and the wires to the LEDS ?
Same question using 3 mm LEDS.
Thanks

Thanks for that info ! I still have the cans sealed and i can return them to the hobbytown store if they are that far off in color. I was wondering about the cap color when the tamiya online color charts looked completly different. thanks again.

how much sanding does it require ? I have the tamiya fine surface primer in white.

I too, have started using Tamiya products ( actually haven't opened them yet) but i bought the fine white primer and 2 colors of rattle can for my PL Seaview build. I went with tamiya because of the good things i have heard about it. I have always used Model Master/ Testors paints, enamel and acryli...

I am not sure what gauge it is. I have the jupiter 2 led light circuits and want to extend the length of the switches so i can activate the fusion core and the top bubble dome light circuit from about 2 feet away.

I have a big roll of speaker wire. it can be split down the middle and have 2 seperate insulated wires. Is this speaker wire any good for lighting models ?

I emailed tamiya America yesterday before this post, and they said they cannot help with translation that i am on my own now thats why we have hobby forums, when we need help.

Thanks shawn, i haven't unsealed it yet,and i t will be my first time priming a model. I never really had any problems with paint before ( enamel rattle cans ) when i built and detailed my Polar lights Jupiter 2. I uses metallic silver and after a very thourgh cleaning painted it in several light co...

thanks floyd, thats what i was hoping

Thanks for the Tamiya link, however, no luck on information for that white fine surface primer. I did however e mail customer service with my question, so hopefully i will recieve a translation. This will be my first time using tamiya products which i have heard a lot of good things about on these h...

I picked up a large can of tamiya fine white primer for plastics and metal. The writing on the can is all japanese. anyone know what the instructions, drying time etc. is for the white fine primer ?

i think next week, i will stop at a hobby shop there to see if i can find those. i would prefer to use the same brand primer and paint.

The seaview is molded in black and i will be using a tamiya haze gray ( medium gray in model master ) and a light gray tamiya ( looks like camoflage gray in model master paint ) so yes, i will be using lighter colors and want to use a primer for that. some grays i considered are the exact color of t...