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Hey everybody thought id give another update on said compressor,been a few months now , once I got the regulator everything works great (customer service WAS GREAT,they sent out reg right away),this thing is really quiet,wife was down in basement when I was painting and it kicked on ,she turned around to me and said whats that funny noise,i said the air compressor,she started laughing said does it even blow out air,she was so use to the old one she use to hear it up 3 flights of stairs, don't get me wrong it still an auditable noise but sooooo much quieter,can actually have a normal level conversation when its running,im actually going to get another one if they go back on sale around the holidays.oh and with the size tank it has seems like it takes a while before it kicks on,any way im happy with it make modeling more enjoyable with out have a ear splitting sound,also don't laugh but im now spraying EVERYTHING even the small parts with my spray brush cause I seem to be able to dial in really low pressure for smaller things,use brushes just for little bit of touch ups.

here is what I been using along with a LITTLE bit of windex and I spray my bodies with this ,been working out great,sure don't miss the fumes from the enamals and laqure,and here are some example results

Hey everyone im just about finished a 70 challenger t/a ,wandering how to go about putting on the rear spoiler on deck lid ,there is no grove in center of spoiler to match deck lid so spoiler doesn't sit flush got a really good paint job don't want to screw it up trying to put on this spoiler,,any sugestions greatly appriciated

Hey everyone ,I purchased a California air ,air compressor model 5510se,used it just for a couple days but so far really impressed ,have an emglo that been using as a all around compressor for about 15 yrs , but the thing was just ear splitting when used in side,so bought the said compressor from home d for $136.00 ON SALE ,let me get the negatives out of way ,first off right off the bat the regulator was junk didnt work properly called California air said they were shipping one out,i can still use compressor just regulator not shutting air off when you unhook from disconnect ,and if you try to mount a regulator combo watertrap type it wont fit unless you extend it out from the tank a little bit.that being said,,the compressor came plug and play,no leaks anywhere what so ever,and very quiet,dosent take long to recharge tank,holds pressure all night and then some,the thing I am going to change is the air tank drain,im going to extend it out ,liitle cumbersome all way under the tank,cant get over how quiet this is as you can tell very happy bout that.as to weather or not this compressor can do other choirs,,,,don't care I bought it JUST for my airbrushing, and the quietness.so I think for $136.00 THAT WAS a pretty good investment,for Me.hope this helps ,any questions about it just ask ,try to answer.

ok thanks guys ,thought it would just wanted more experience opinions,the old emglo works fine ,just loud ,expecially when you have to share one room for multiple functions,aka basement,when I get it and start using it I will post on here my opinions if anyone interested

hey guys I just ordered a California air 5510 ,does anyone have any experience with these for us model builders ,I use a paashe h,and an iwata revolution, I have an emglo compressor with the two stacked tank ,and man is that thing ear splitting ,hd has them on sale delivered to home for 127.00 bucks, so I ordered one ,they typically go for up to 200.00,just wandering if it would be able to handle my air hungry paashe h it seems to have gotten some decent reviews.just cant find any from model building community

thanks everyone,i showed the granddaughter the comments , she was excited, but I got to remember she is only 10 years old so her brain is going like thousand miles an hour.,she not really interested in doing a complete model by herself yet, so I will take what I can getwe allways spend time together when we can ,but these times seemed a little different in a good way,besides it got her away from facebook and all that other computer garbage,dont get me wrong, im not against technology just need a break from it sometimes,so I guess she will be my body painter until she ready for the whole kit.

Hey guys here is the super bee that me and granddaughter started , I told her to pick a color ,this is what she picked and she wasn't budging so I let her spray it her first time ever spraying with air brush,boy was that funny we were both laughing so hard it took her 3 times but it worked out great(I use the cheap craft paints on all bodies so we washed it off twice and third time was perfect ,she is only 10 yrs old),then she wanted to clear it but I said no cause it was some nasty chemicals and didn't want her exposed to it she didn't like it but oh well I WON that debate,( was duplicolor acrylic enamel clear in can)I know call me paranoid,then she says to ME well YOU spray it,quiclky reminded her who the adult was,but none the less she was happy she got to spray her first car,i know nothing is correct as far as being accurate representation of said vehicle ,but it is going on her shelf,,the 57 is also painted with cheap craft pain don't know color because it was left over from something else,the model was a basket case ,someone sanded most of the drip rails off , some with window molding didn't have much left to cover,suspension parts were missing ,motor parts missing ,so it pretty much curb side.and she also sprayed the interior of cornet,she didn't want to put down the air brush

Hey everybody,here is my choice ,scapel blades ,just started using them about a month ago, I use them only for bare metal foil,and let me tell you what a difference for ME .use to use the standard exacto # 11,but would have problems with keeping blade in groves,and it would go off track (probably bad technique),so I seen some where on line about someone using scapels ,and I figured what heck try it,never going back to exacto for baremetal foil,this is probably old news to the more experienced modelers but the scapels are smaller,they are also thinner ,and boy are they sharp,,i have used the same scapel blade now for the last three models,did I mention boy are they sharp,i don't know about anyone else but I a have a few encounters with exactos,but let me tell you with scapel I didn't even know I knicked my self till I seen the blood,L.O.L ,didn't even hurt ,or feel it ,till later on of course when cleaning airbrush with laq, thinner,,anyway just excited about something that people probabably all ready knew, wish I started using them along time ago,plus they are not that expensive, bought handle and 100 # 11 blades for less than $10.00,on line

have not seen any on here that color what other colors are not common for that car ,was also tossing around black, maybe the forest green looking ,,maybe even orange,or white????darn it i hate this process of building,so many colors to choose,l.o.l

here are two shots it seems to be a light issue (not enough)the bulbs im using has a color temp of 3000k but when I boost it up to 4100k this is what they look like (better than 3000k)those who are use to the d70 knows that it shoots a little on the dark side which is ok cause you can always boost up exposure ,but it seems with each car I had to adjust the color temp a bit --but it still beats creating a custom curve for the camera, as you can see still little soft on the 57,again seems to be light issue,yes they were shot on two different backgrounds

thanks everyone for the tips,i think im going to put away my dslr camera's before I do something I will regret and try to use one of the point and shoot camera's I have around here, I already have two lamps around with 75 watt bulbs so looks like I will have to get another one,,,as I said before I shoot a lot with just available light inside but I guess since subject is smaller I need MORE light

Hey everyone ,really need some help ,trying to photograph my models but cant seem to get it right,little background on my photo exp. by no means am I a pro ,but a have shot weddings,partys,all indoor with EXISTING light and have gotten excellent results ,so much so they said they would recommend me to there friends but I kindly declined l.o.l (like I said im not a pro,this is just pure hobby)also went to zoo this weekend took over 300 shots ,everything turned out perfect, also shoot little league football and cheerleading(have grand kinds involved in both)again parents coming up willing to pay for that perfect shot,i just smile and say sure why not( free of course),so why am I having such a hard time shooting my scale model cars (1/24)inside,i know this is going to sound strange but its almost as if the pictures are to sharp.here is list of my gear Nikon d90 Nikon d70 Nikon 85mm prime 1:8 Nikon 35mm prime 1:8 Nikon 50 mm prime 1:8 Nikon 80-200 2:8 zoom don't think its gear related got to be shooter related ,so any tips would be helpful Thanks Bill

so i take it i didnt waste a buck l.o.l. but its probably going to cost a fortune for the dioroma build ?? l.o.l

hey everyone i picked these up at a yard sale last weekend they are both the same kit ,one was opened already and started ,the other kit was not open yet and yes ALL the parts are there , i paid 50 cents for each kit , what are they worth?? i guess they are for dioromas?? so i guess im going to start another project, lord help me

hey everyone trying this weathering stuff again

old merc kit i had ,yes that is the final body color may do something with hood it isnt staying red

well here she is i called it a poor man cuda cheap craft paint i think it was called plaid blue ?? decided not to put the decals on too lazy really starting to like this craft paint stuff

ok pulled this one out of the hydrator ,nothing fancy here ,like i said im getting practice with these craft store acrlics cheap paints so far so good nothing fancy here probably do the interior a white and no bill board strips so other words just plain jane hemi cuda

well here is another craft store acrylic paint job,getting easier each model sorry something wronge with pics try again later,, ok try these

hey guys the actual color is not as dark as picture how can i adjust color

hey everyone here is another one of the craft store acrylic paint jobs i tryed to mix it up to look like butternut yellow but oh well still pleased with it interior will be black ,not much to look at but figured i would post it any way dont know what wronge with pictures??? but it def looks better in person doesnt look like that orange peel surface like picture??

thanks guys ,,foxxer i bought some pastels at micheals crafts and the stuff really dosent stick to well takes a lot of apllications to show up ,,i also went to a hobby store and bought some weathering powder that the sales man said that the military builders used ,,and same problem dosent seem to want to stick,and no the paint surface isnt smooth it is def flat ,,,,so more than likely its user error ,,,more practice ,,,but ANY TIPS are welcome,, this WAS actually a fun build ,,just embarrased by the attempt

hey everyone this was an old kit i had laying around decided to try some weathering and rust for first time,,,,,,boy did i screw up think i will leave it to the pros ,,wife seen me getting ready to toss in trash,,, and she said dont you dare,,,,,, it lookes kinda neat she says so she took it and put it in my display cabinet,,,, gotta figure how to get it out with out her knowing

hey everyone sorry if i offend any impala lovers out there with this one basically just wanted to show results i got useing the cheap acrylic hobby paints , the procedure that work for me was useing the medium for acrylics ,shot the color,sanded it down with 2400 to get bad spots rectified .after satisfied then i shot about 6 coats of the duplicolor, then sanded clear coat with 3200 ,than wax with turle wax, ( i my self am very happy with results) the rest of car is also all acrylics, the only smell i had to deal with was the duplicolor , but no where near as bad as before with having to clean up with laq thinners or all the other mess, just water cleanup from here on out baby attached is the stuff i am useing and the chrome on side is alcad and of coarse bare metal foil on windows