bo_ells Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Morning! I built a little (badly) as a kid, and recently decided to get back in for F1 models. Girlfriend got into watching F1 with me this year and while looking for things to decorate the home office with, I decided I wanted to give F1 modeling a go, among other subjects. She got me the Tamiya RA272 kit and a tool set, I've decided to take the mini plunge with a decently reviewed airbrush kit, I have a full shopping list for the local hobby shop to get all the paints, and I'll grab a practice kit while I'm there to cut my teeth (along with some plastic spoon airbrushing :P) Also have several reference websites for the RA272 bookmarked, which opens my eyes to a whole new appreciation of the machine and it's history. Have already seen a bunch of fantastic stuff here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrorshow Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Welcome aboad Boston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Welcome to the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Nunes Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Welcome to the forum, Boston! Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatMan Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Welcome to the forum Boston! I started watching F1 myself this year because it was a way to keep in touch with a neighbor that moved away. His son loves Max V. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Welcome to another F-1 modeler. There is plenty of material out there and that is a nice kit to start with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street Rod Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Welcome to the forum, Boston! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Welcome aboard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Welcome to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bo_ells Posted December 30, 2022 Author Share Posted December 30, 2022 Appreciate the warm welcome 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drodg Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 I am also historically a F1 builder but in 1:43 scale in metal. Welcome aboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Welcome to the forum, Boston. Good luck with your project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldriginal86 Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Welcome to the forum from a fellow Marylander. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Welcome James, lot's of very nice 1/20 scale F1 kits out there. Tamiya kits are great and Ebbro even better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bo_ells Posted January 1, 2023 Author Share Posted January 1, 2023 My first airbrush practice was a blast! Realized the Tamiya paints would need ventilation while I was standing at the hobby shop, so I pivoted and scouted the Vallejo racks for approximate color comps (except the TS-7 body color- will just do the body outside :p) These spoons were two in white primer and two in black, went over the first and third with red, and the second and fourth with red adding the Metal medium. Anticipate I'll be making a journal of sorts for the mixes and the pressures they sprayed better at. The metal blended ones didn't really well at 40 vs 30 for the primer and unblended red paint. I grabbed one of the AMT 66 Chevy Modified Stocker kits as my practice kit and will try to match the part colors to the RA272 kit so I get a feel for how those parts will come out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Looks like genuine inspiration from here. Welcome aboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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