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  1. RocketRanger

    Air brush problem

    No, I never reuse any paint after airbrushing. I always dispose of it by pouring what's left in the airbrush cup directly into a waste container. The example paint blobs shown in the photo were from a brand new Vallejo Model Air bottle. I suspect the blobs formed when the paint was in contact...
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    Air brush problem

    One thing I found that clogged my airbrush while airbrushing acrylics (e.g Vallejo Model Air) is little solid/semi-solid chunks or blobs in the paint that block the spray tip. Another model club member mentioned this and I didn't believe this could be a cause of blocking. He recommended using a...
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    Air brush problem

    People in my IPMS chapter have asked me about problems they've been having with their airbrush clogging or not spraying. I recommended using a tip nozzle cleaning reamer to remove dried paint from inside the tip. Everyone I've recommended this to had never heard of this tool and all said that it...
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    box art hoarders?

    I primarily build aircraft, but I have often bought kits of other types of models just because I thought the box art was cool. I really appreciate box art now having survived the 1980s and 90s "built kit photo" Dark Ages.
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    Tamiya Polycarbonate rattle can.

    I've never used Tamiya's Polycarbonate spray, but I've asked my LHS clerk about it. He said that this paint is designed to be more rugged on R/C car bodies so that the paint doesn't flake or chip off during collisions with obstacles and other cars. Apparently, regular lacquers and enamels will...
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    "Reinforcing" small delicate parts that are partially broken

    One thing you can try is applying a very thin coating of cyano super glue over the junction and surrounding area. I've used very "runny" cyano super glue to apply a thin coat to "encase" the joint to reinforce it. This is fairly easy to do using a small drop of glue on the tip of a toothpick or...
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    Science of Plastics

    Thanks for posting this video. I worked at a disposable medical device company back in the 1980s and we had a plastic molding shop for producing corrugated ventilator hose & connectors, air filter housings, etc. From this experience, I found that molding high-quality plastic parts consistently...
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    A Blast From the Past

    Very interesting. I did not know K-Mart sold its own brand of plastic model cement. Thanks for the post!
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    Star Link

    You can visit the Heavens Above website at https://www.heavens-above.com/ to find out when satellites of all kinds will be passing over your location and where to look for them. The International Space Station (ISS) is particularly easy to spot and very interesting to watch.
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    Modelling Gloves

    I find using Nitrile gloves while airbrushing is essential. Like Jakko, I use one glove on the non-airbrush holding hand while painting. There's a lot of concern about inhaling paint and thinner vapors but these chemicals can be absorbed through the skin too. Nitrile gloves are also non-allergic...
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    How do rockets fly in the vacuum of space!?

    There are many valid, accurate and incontrovertible technical explanations that cite all types of objective physical, photographic and technical explanations to "prove" that the Apollo landings really took place. But my Go To piece of evidence that I like to cite for the conspiracy theory...
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    Pledge Future replacement

    "Looks Like Glass" from Deluxe Materials is a better Future/Pledge replacement for dipping canopies and other "gloss" uses. I get it from my local HobbyTown store. It's not a regular stock item but they can special order it for you. Watch the attached YouTube video if you need convincing...
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    A-1H or Do335A, visit to Hobby shop tomorrow

    Just an observation… The recent reissues of Tamiya 1/48 planes which include vehicles kits, e.g. P-47D with jeep, seem to have prices that are lower than the original issues. I recently bought a 1/48 Ki-61 Hien which included a 4X4 Light Vehicle Kurogane. This kit was about $10 cheaper than the...
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    Song currently stuck in your head?

    Somewhat topic related... A few years ago, I decided to relive part of my childhood and build the Polar Lights Batmobile originally released by Aurora back in 1967. This was one of the first models I built starting out in the hobby and I fondly remembered it for its "authenticity" – it looked...
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    thinning tamiya bottle paints for airbrushing

    I agree with "papaof2" about using Mr Color (regular) thinner for airbrushing Tamiya Acrylics. Watch this video for more info.
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    Song currently stuck in your head?

    OK, I'm forced to comment on this song since it triggered a life and World-changing event for me in the mid-1990s. In 1995, I was a software developer at "The Phone Company" (a.k.a. USWest). Back then The Phone Company was this huge all-invasive, all-knowing entity with control over everything...
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    How to make that yellow *POP*

    May I suggest taking a look at the new AMMO ATOM paints? These are very "color dense" acrylics. AMMO touts ATOM's ability to cover other colors when airbrushing. I have used these ATOM paints and found them to be very good and simple to use when combined with the ATOM thinners (with or without...
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    Mirage IIIC X 3 1 matchbox 2 Lindberg 1/72

    I totally forgot that Lindberg released a Mirage III kit! Seems like there was also a Harrier and maybe a F-16 in that same release group. Never got any of these kits so I can't really say.
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    What Vallejo Air color for USAF flightsuits?

    AK Interactive sells a set of four 3rd Gen acrylics matched to Modern US Flight Suit colors: https://ak-interactive.com/product/us-modern-pilot-uniform-colors/ If you want to use Vallejo Model Air paint, you could consult a conversion chart that maps AK Interactive 3rd Gen acrylics to Vallejo...
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