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    Air Brush Practice

    in Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials

    Posted

    Kids got me a paasche VL air brush set and D500 compressor for my "B" day in February. I'm now ready to try to figure it out. I've got the lesson booklet that came with it along with three different needle and tip combinations. I want to go through the lesson book to see just what does what, but don't want to go through a big cleaning routine every few minutes. My first thought was to shoot food coloring. I know, not like real paint, but easy clean up by just running water through the system. Not at all ready to paint any models yet, just want to get the feel of it. What do you guys recommend? Aren't acrylics water based? If so, could I use them with just the water flush for clean up?

    use acrylics i started with createx then moved to faskcolor then autoair to now using laquers and tamiya

    Air Brush Practice

    in Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials

    Posted

    Kids got me a paasche VL air brush set and D500 compressor for my "B" day in February. I'm now ready to try to figure it out. I've got the lesson booklet that came with it along with three different needle and tip combinations. I want to go through the lesson book to see just what does what, but don't want to go through a big cleaning routine every few minutes. My first thought was to shoot food coloring. I know, not like real paint, but easy clean up by just running water through the system. Not at all ready to paint any models yet, just want to get the feel of it. What do you guys recommend? Aren't acrylics water based? If so, could I use them with just the water flush for clean up?

    use acrylics i started with createx then moved to faskcolor then autoair to now using laquers and tamiya

    What Are 'donks'

    in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)

    Posted

    yo lownslow

    i didnt mean to get u mad and all that so heres my appoligy

    now if we cool tell me where the prob is and ill fix it

    so we cool or what?

    im not really the one you should be apologizing to but a lot of people at the ECR forum took it as a slap to the face

    Like them or hate them, you probably won't be seeing Donks, bubbles, boxes or those jacked up monster trucks much longer except in plastic.

    I took an auto extrication class last November (again, they keep changing the way they build cars, which changes how we rip them apart) and according to the instructor getting rid of these altered ride height vehicles is a high priority for the Department of Transportation and many State police agencies. They cause damage and injuries way out of proportion to their size and speed, normal cars are not built to be hit by a car 3 feet off the ground. His belief is they will not be street legal in most states within the next 3-5 years. At the least they will probably be required to have a stock height bumper which will make them look even stranger, almost Picaso like.

    So enjoy them or hate them while you can, they might become an endangered species. :lol:

    if thats the case theyll go after lifted trucks of any height and outlaw bull bars

    I have yet to figure out how people get in and out of these things.

    tried it not that hard at all grab the wheel and up you go most cars have grab handles by the door hinge

    What Are 'donks'

    in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)

    Posted · Edited by Lownslow

    if you ever make it down to daytona florida around spring break you will have to check out spring break nationals. I kinda outgrew them though and have settled town and drive a soccer mom mini van (but hey its orange so i should get some credit there)

    souped up vans are a norm in japan they even drift them

    bacchi02.jpg

    What Are 'donks'

    in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)

    Posted

    Take a breath and please re-read my post. I acknowledged that I don't like them but I admire the workmanship. I also cited that I'd read the origin of the name elsewhere. And my reference, though exaggerated, to the wheels being out of scale to the car is not all that inaccurate, now is it?

    Instead of jumping up and down and throwing a rammy, please give us your explanation of what a donk is and the origin of the name. I don't presume to know it all, and I sure DON'T know ###### about them. Maybe that's where you can step in and help me understand it a bit better.

    I obviously rubbed your fur the wrong way with my post, and apologize.

    yeah evilones post wired me up sorry about that

    but the wiki link pretty much explains it

    "donk" traditional is a 1970s-era Impala or Caprice with a sloping rear end"

    What Are 'donks'

    in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)

    Posted

    WHICH PART OF THIS DO I NEED TO FIX

    AND IF U CARE TO CHECK IT THESE WERE STARTED BY A DRUG RUNNER

    IM NOT RACIAL NOR WILL I EVER BE

    AND IM NOT SAYIN THAT ALL OF THESE CARS R OWNED BUY THE DRUG RUNNERS ABOUT 80% R OWNED BY EVERYDAY PPL THE OTHER20% R OWNED BY THE DRUG RUNNERS

    AS I ALSO POINTED OUT THERE IS A RISE OF WHITE PPL GITTING IN TO THESE RIDES AS WELL AS THE OTHER RACES

    says who were you actually there to meet this alleged "drug runner" let me guess scrappers were started by drug dealers too huh you build lowriders, never have i once seen you build a highrider so that tells me a lot about what you know about that movement. that applies to all kinds of motorsport hobbies including lowriders and not limited to anything else. what does race have to do with anything ?

    What Are 'donks'

    in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)

    Posted

    the thing these cars have in common is the fact they have rim sizes from 22's all the way up to but not limited to 40's

    they are mostly in the southern statse ex:alabama,mississippi,and the other states i didnt list

    not being a racial person but most black and latin drug runners have them but iv seen a rise of white ppl having them as well

    but most of the ppl that own them are drug pushers and are stupid enough to call attention to themselves with these bohemouths

    thats not funny you better fix that before i call the attention to East Coast Ryders to set you straight

    What Are 'donks'

    in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)

    Posted

    In a nut shell...Picture a 1:32 car running on 1:18 scale custom wheels.

    The "donk" name originated from Impalas first exhibiting this customizing style, which is similar to new school low-rider customizing touches on a late model body lifted skyward by grossly oversized wheels. Street speak references to the Impala badge as a "donkey" later evolved to "donk". (king of like slang on top of slang) It later came to refer to any body style finished in a similar manner.

    I read about the origin of the donk name somewhere and it makes enough sense to me that I have adopted it as "the scoop".

    As with some other customizing styles, I really don't care much for it personally, but the ones that are well done are to be admired for their outstanding paintwork and engineering. I just dislike the art, not the artist.

    which is ovious cause you dont know ###### about them

    Man This Car Is Totaly Boss

    in WIP: Model Cars

    Posted

    Well, I can say the paint looks great.

    Donk, Donk'in? (new phrase?)

    Great, Now I can't do that to mine. :)

    I have yet to see one up close and personnel.

    I'd say interesting non the less..

    Is that the Limo Version? (Side pics?)

    lol i havent started on the paint. i call them highriders if they dont fit the Donk,box or bubble marquee but people that dont know anything about the scene automatically associate any lifted car with 20+" wheels as a donk its very annoying. this type of lift has a name called the "dade lift".

    nope not the limo didnt even know they made one

    Turbo Stang

    in Model Cars

    Posted

    Hehehe Low Leavin a few hoses off won't hurt the motor detail in that car lol I never open the hood on mine lol

    thats true its not going anywhere else but the shelf

    Turbo Stang

    in Model Cars

    Posted

    looking good.

    could i get a few underhood pics?

    ill be taking new pics nothign special under the hood just a turbo 4 and there not detail(ie i left the hoses off )

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