Starship Modeler Discussion Forums

Hey guys, im working on an sf3d fireball suit in 1/6 scale. Id like to go for a space/sea type look. I intend to go about painting a naval camo scheme like those used on the su-34. Id also like the model to have a weathered , chipped and rusty paint look to it like its seen a lot of action. Ive alre...

thanks guys, i tried the dark to light method and it works very well. Thanks again

hey guys, how do you airbrush tiger stripes like those used on the planes during the nato tiger meet. im thinking about painting a whole squad of my clone trooopers in that camo scheme

hey guys, up til now ive been using the tamiya basic air compressor.Now ive decided its time to move up to a proper one lol. so what questions should i ask the dealer?

so far i know that its oil less, it supposedly silent and it has a spare tank. what else should i ask?

darn , model rockets arent allowed in my country. sounds like im missing out on a lot of fun.

in that case, could i get the url please?

is there anychance you could show me pic of it?

hey everyone! so ive seen many spray booths available, but has anyone ever tried making a totally enclosed one? I have a dust problem here and so an open one wudn exactly be practical.

ok i will start practisin.thanks a lot.

hmm thanks guy but the problem is i have tried using miliput to make roots and stuff but it just looks so fake when the branch is put in due to the colour dofferences n stuff

Hey guys, i've managed to create mini trees n stuff but can anyone explain how you can attach them to the diorama base and make them look real?

I used a real tree branch for the tree.

hmm will try that too . Thank you all! my exams are around e corner so well time to put the model aside.Thanks again

Im not sure what resin it is but its definitely not polyester resin . And yeah im using gunze base white as i prefer it compared to the mr surfacer. big-dog thanks for the trick! I forgot about that. Maybe i will be able to finish the surface prep by this week afterall haha.

hmm tiny little holes . Once i sand and clean up one area, theres a new bunch to work on haha. major headache.

Well i've been doing a resin model for a friend and i notice one thing. The bubbles just don't seem to go away. Ive puttied, sanded and sprayed base coat to discover the holes are still there. Then i patched it up and did it again . And new holes somewhere else appear. My god! are all resin kits lik...

Manufacturer and Model of Airbrush: Tamiya Sprayworks Cost of Airbrush: not sure about greenback but it costs like 200 singapore dollars Type (single, double): single Is it more suitable for fine lines or broad coverage? : Definitely broad coverage Paint head (internal or external mix): Body constru...