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1 hour ago, Dpate said:
Highly recommend the Procon PS 290 .5 with fan pattern nozzle and 15ML cup. currently $100 on amazon. If you wanna see more about it check out spraygunner.com If you decide to get it and want a grip Iwata grip works perfect.
I just came back to say I bought one of those. I can’t wait for it to arrive. It has been years since I used an airbrush, and it was hobby enamels for military planes. I’m really looking forward to using lacquers.
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Air volume is not a problem with a 3000psi nitrogen tank.
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What is a good choice for painting 1/8 scale cars, 1/16 tanks, 1/18 planes, etc?
I have a regulator to get low pressure from nitrogen tanks, FWIW.
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That would be one heck of an impressive model. I mean gee, with good cross-section drawings, it would be *somewhat* easy to make.
It think it could also be done as a 3D print, in multiple pieces. I say go for it. People would remember it forever.
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1 hour ago, misterNNL said:
I was hoping they were either 3D printed or more likely resin cast due to their extreme size. I watched a video yesterday of the production of s 351' (!)long single blade in French factory. That single blade in 1/25 would be three ft long!
It would be fourteen feet long in 1/25.
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The company was bought by a guy in Round Rock, Texas. He reissued some kits. I bought several racers and engines. That has been several years ago. I don’t know if any more were reissued.
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I suppose it’s just an easy way to get back into airbrushing.
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I’m looking for colors not available in Tamiya cans. What brand and source should I look for?
Thanks. Lee
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Tamiya and Eduard are both great kits. I have built a couple of Tamiya F-51Ds (Korean War box). They go together with minimal fuss. Tamiya make a 1/32 P-51D, but it is pretty expensive.
Tamiya also make a 1/48 P-51B. There no good 1/32 P-51B kits. All have issues. The Revell kit goes all the way back to 1969.
The F-51D represents the change from Army Air Force to an independent branch. It also has an “uncuffed” propellor. Most D models had cuffs or sleeves at the base of each blade. The uncuffed prop would be the one to use for most P-51 racing planes. Draw Decals sell decals for several racing planes.On the Eduard boxes, some say Profi Pack and others say Weekend Edition. The Profi Pack kits have photoetched parts, including an instrument panel that is painted. It’s jewel-like.
Revell of Germany makes a 2017 new-tool 1/32 P-51D. Two versions; early and late. The early version does not have a fillet for the vertical stabilizer. The late model does. Some were modified in the field to get the fillet. It aided in stability. The Revell kit is a lot less expensive than the Tamiya kit. A little less detail, but IMHO, a lot of bang for the buck.
If you are modeling a specific airframe, check your reference info. Most P-51s had wing panel lines filled in and painted a silver color. It had a new type airfoil; the “laminar flow” wing. Of course it still has access to the gun bays and fuel fillers.
If you want pics of the Eduard Profi Pack kit (unassembled) let me know. I can take pics later tonight…I think I have a Profi-Pack, anyway.
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Does it share parts with the 7-11 Mustang funny car? I’ve had one of those forever.
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Wow! So many cool planes. I must go there one day. Thanks for the photos!
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That’s all the information I need. Thank you.
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It helps. I may need to do some serious head scratching to get the info I need from it. I considered getting the Meng kit off eBay for measurements…until I saw the prices. Yikes. Worst case scenario; carry a tape measure and get some info in a parking lot or used car lot. I even have a tiny tape measure on my keychain. I saw it in a plumbing supply store. It’s the cutest little thing 😆
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I can’t see the picture
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(And others from that generation)
How wide is the back door of a Crew Cab ‘06 F-350. Front or door to back.
Thank you. Lee
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We may be talking about different cars (or not, I’m no guru).
I don’t have a rally car kit. I have Tamiya’s 1/10 scale injection molded RC rally car body. Pretty ambitious, I guess. It was a good price and an impulse buy. Here it is getting unneeded holes filled with sprue from smaller parts of the same car. I did that because it’s ABS instead of styrene.
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It’s a really cool car, but AFAIK, there are only models of the rally car.
Thanks. Lee
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Cool planes, too. I gotta get the 1/48 Mirage IV P. If you’re not familiar with it, it was larger than the other Mirage fighters. It had twin engines and was meant to be a nuclear fast strike bomber.
The 1/72 Lockheed Constellation airliner is cool, too. I think they offered it as the US Navy sub hunter in the past.
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Nice job.