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  1. I will if you will Thanks so much for all the advice guys, I really appreciate it. I'm going to give it a go and will let you know how I get on
  2. Impalo - seeing your engine just makes me want to cry.....
  3. Sadly in my case I can't get Spaz Stix over this side of the pond other than in a bottle for an airbrush. I'll give the alclad another go following the advice here and see how that turns out - thanks! Otherwise - the other thing I tried last night was graphite powder, with surprisingly good results. I only did a quick try but it came out shiny which is a first for me!! The only thing I'm not sure about is how to seal it - would you suggest Pledge or would a clear coat lacquer be ok?
  4. I only bought it a couple of weeks ago so I'd hope not, but i guess it is possible. So, interesting thing about the nozzle - i t may be completely unrelated, but the first couple of times i tried i set the mix ratio very to be very light, so the throw on the trigger was short. But it didn't block or splatter. After I got bad results with that I watched a few more vids (including the one on the Alclad site) where it suggested the paint should go on thick, just short of running. So I increased the mix and got just as bad results but now it blocks and splutters - which makes no sense to me at all.
  5. 10thumbs - that's the best answer ever!! Sadly I think you might be right though
  6. Hi guys, So I'm having a nightmare with trying to get a good finish with Alclad Chrome. I think I'e tried just about every variable, option, method I can find and I just can't seem to get a mirror, chrome finish. I've tried alclad gloss black as a base, absolutely perfect finish. I've tried a white base coat with a clear over the top to give a super glossy white base. I've changed pressures, changed flow mixtures, drying times, everything I can think of and each time i get a dull, silver finish. A new issue I'm getting is the airbrush is clogging as I'm painting, so half the time I'm just getting air, then if i increase the mix I get a big blob of paint sprayed out. I'm also getting some spatter. I'm using a Badger sotar 20/20, fine needle, about 10-12 psi. Sorry for what are some probably terribly obvious mistakes, I'm new to airbrushing, very new to alclad but desperate to learn and improve and I know someone here will be able to tell me where I'm going wrong! Many thanks Jon
  7. Hi everyone! I've just started building my first truck - the 1/24 Revell Kenworth dump truck - absolutely loving it so far. One thing is starting to bug me though - the more I look at it the more I think the wheels don't look right. They just seem to look a bit too small for the size of the rig. I saw on another post where a guy had a similar kit (the sleeper version I think) which had some of the wheels missing that someone recommended trying the moebius big rig wheel kit. I just wondered if anyone could tell me what the outer diameter is of the tyres so I can compare them to the ones in the Kenworth kit please? I'll post a few pics of the kit so far when I get home in the workbench section - it'd be interesting to get some feedback :-) Thanks guys :-)
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