peteski

You were very creative with the base. Lots of greeblies. The TIE fighter model is also nothing to sneeze AT-AT! Sweet!

And here I thought this was about a scale model of an airbrush! This section is for *MODELS* which do not fit any other category. Post your "other" models here… motorcycles, planes, tanks and military, ships, sci-fi, figures, or anything else... even your Gregg bobble-heads! But what you have here is very interesting. IMO, this would have been much better fit in the "Tips, tricks . . ." section of the forum, which I suspect is read by most members. I'm also curious how well this 1:1 scale airbrush performs.

Look at my post, 3 posts above yours. There is a link to a post in another similar thread which then has a link to page with SQL commands. Some or most of those words will likely be flagged as possible SQL injection attack and you will get the dreaded 404 error. I haven;t tried to use all those words (there is a bunch).

COOL!

Yup - we do live in a strange world.

You can "like" and "re-tweet" things. Those are great accomplishments! Or you can post photos of your models and eagerly await "likes".

As I kid I built the 1:72 scale model, and it was large. A 1:48 version must be huge! Where in the heck do you find room to display it in small NYC apartment?

Wow Casey, where did you get the original artwork (not a photo of the box)? The colors are vivid and the details are sharp!

Well guys, if you look few posts above yours, the test of the article has been posted here.

Yeah, sort of like Apple vs. PC, or more contemporary like Apple vs. Samsung. Apples are coveted by the "elites", while other brands are for the "unwashed masses".

There are many sources for thin sheet aluminum. Flashing is relatively thick and stiff. Yes they have their uses for modeling, but the cheap single-use (disposable) aluminum cookie sheets, and pans used for roasting turkey also offer plenty of cheap aluminum which is just right thickness for many modeling projects (and thinner than the aluminum flashing). Those trays are sold in dollar stores. Then of course, aluminum soda cans are another good source of stiff and thin aluminum.

I also heard about the LA's Totally Awesome stuff, and I even bought couple of bottles, but haven't had a chance to use it yet. I believe the reason it should work as a stripper is because it contains Sodium Hydroxide (lye), just like many of the other stripping liquids we use on plastic models.

Never had one, or heard of them (that I recall). I use Badger. I also like to offer a friendly comment: Your subject line of this thread is very vague. If you were to edit your initial post (while you still can - there is a time limit), and changed the subject line to something possibly like "Master Airbrushes - what is your opinion about them?", that will likely attract more members who actually have some experience with the subject.

Yup, that is one of those "magic" words. Unfortunately. You could have left that word in your post, and like here, just separated all the letters with a space. It is a pain, and is silly, but it is a valid workaround for the forum's overly sensitive "nanny filter".

Yes, I have that kit too. I believe that it was originally produced by Pyro.

Looks nice! What scale is it, and which company made the kit?

Which transparent paints do you use? I usually use Tamiya paints (in glass jars) as they have a full range of very nice transparent colors. One slight problem is that they have to be applied rather thick to give good coverage. I also picked up a set of transparent Alclad II paints. Those are water-thin for airbrushing (you like that), but they smell "hot", so they might craze clear styrene. I haven't actually tried them yet.

Kurt, You painted those lenses transparent yellow? Aren't those transparent orange on the 1:1 car? Directionals usually use amber (orange colored) lenses. Foglights (and headlights on French cars are usually yellow.

Is it me, or does that thing look pregnant? Still, cool and unique vehicle.

Bandai (and then some Chinese company) made a 1:16 model. Very nice (I think Harry P. built one).

Ah, I have here an example of why sometimes it is good to bring back 8-year-old thread - the new replies were useful.

Even if the kit cost $90?

Yes, I have few of those (unbuilt as of yet). While they don't have a lot of detail, they seem like nicely molded kits of some early horseless carriages. And they are the same scale as the Pyro/Life-Like Highway Pioneers series of cars.

Thanks for all the info JP! I was also able to contact Alex (who sells the photoetched ornaments) and he does have the Caddy ornaments available.

People on the Internet will complain about anything and everything (and I'm sometimes guilty of that too). I don't mind (and actually prefer) if someone has a question or a statement related to some topic already covered in the past that they bring the topic back and continue the thread. But some people seem to randomly bring back a really, really old topic, just to post "good job", "looks good", "good idea", or some other similar comment that does not add any value to the old thread. Kind of "out of the blue" or "out in left field" comments. I think you know what I mean. We all seen them. Those types of topic resurrections are IMO irksome.