flyboy9994

Hey Mark Did you shave the nuts/bolts from the tank roadwheels and transfer them to the engine or did you take a mold of a roadwheel and cast them in resin?? They look fantastic!! Thanks. Randy

Sounds good Mark. Unbelievable good work and an inspiration. Looking forward to more progress for sure.

Cool. Never saw this kit before. Looks like box shows it to be a 50 year commerative model made in 1995? Anyway, different for sure and looking forward to seeing it go together.

I sure love the racer Mustangs. Got a 1/24 Trumpeter that I would like to make into a "Miss America". I built one when I was I kiddo and still think about that model at almost 50 years old. Great build and looking forward to more! Keep up the good work.

I love the Blue Nose Mustangs. Just ordered "Crips A Mighty" decals for my Tamiya. Can't wait to get started!!

O.K. Through much research, weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth it seem as as if I have determined a workable paint "system" as follows: Most airbrushing will be Tamiya acrylics as I have already tried them and very much like the results. (not to mention several bottles already purchased!!) Brush painting and detail work will be Testors Acryl and Testors Model Masters enamels. The general concensus is that a good lacquer based flat clear is preferred for final sealing etc. Also, need to start working with Future... Jeeezzz, I wonder who discovered that one!! I guess the days of the little glass square bottles of Testors, a couple of paintbrushes and some of Dad's paint thinner are long gone huh?? Gotta move forward with the times and I'm actually looking forward to experimenting with these new systems as they are obviously producing stunning results as evidenced in these forums. I'll be starting a 1/32 Tamiya F-4J Phantom soon so I'll post some pics of my trials and tribulations using different paints etc. Anyway, thanks for all the replies. Time to get out of here and go build!!

Sorry about this as I'm sure this has been beat to death but I need some advice. I recently returned to the hobby after a long absence and have some questions about paint. I would really like to give the acrylics a try and have already invested in ALOT of Tamiya acrylics as a good friend of mine uses them with outstanding results. I have an Iawata and a Badger airbrush with all the supporting equipment however my main concern is with brush painting. This stuff is TERRIBLE for brush painting!! Now I understand most of the work will be done with the airbrush but I do like to detail etc. with a brush. I have heard the Tamiya acrylics don't brush well and I have heard suggestions of using Testors Model Masters acrylics for brush painting. How about using enamels for detail work and acrylics for the airbrush?? Also confused as to which flat clear to use as the final coat... Do the acrylic flat clears work well as a final coat?? My friend uses Testors flat clear over well cured acrylics with great results but it's a laquer!! Pulling my hair out for sure over here. Do I need 3 different paint systems now?? Oh yeah, I already know about Alclad 2 and metalizers but let's save those for later. Please advise.