I posted an update but it only seems to show in my personal post list. So apologies if this is redundant.
I’m about 85% done with GunTank. Not sure I’ll get the diorama done…
ahh yes, wet sanding. I used to dislike wet sanding when I was trying to get a perfect gloss surface. I don’t think of it as a way to do a matt surface – so very interesting. Makes sense on a plane with a lot of abrasion over the surface in one direction.
I have a sinanju kit that I plan to gloss so I expect a lot of wet sanding on that one.
I see a lot of compressor questions. I’ve used airbrushes from the little hand held hobby ones to a full size one used to paint cars. I’m hoping this information will help a…
That is how they should work – air should only come out when the button is pushed. I hope the old airbrush worked that way. I have no idea about that compressor but mine turns on and off as the air reservoir empties out and it fills back up. I also don’t see a regulator or moisture trap? Those get critical pretty soon. If you paint in humid…[Read more]
For what it’s worth – I use a wide range of paint types in a lot of different applications which includes fine scale modeling/gunpla. I almost always use the thinner and paint from the same brand. I find that works the best for me. I use enamel a lot for base coats – needs a good long time to dry and needs a sealing top coat if you are going to…[Read more]
4 psi is really hard to work with. I use a wide range of paints in enamel, lacquer and acrylic and depending upon what I’m doing and which paint (not always small parts model kits) sometimes I use PSI as high as 40 that’s TEN times what this does. Even for model kits I have used over 10 psi many times. You’ll probably have to thin a lot. Pay…[Read more]