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What you did looks great! AL can be a good thing, as long as you have good taste. 
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Great looking airbrush work Johan.
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What you did looks great! AL can be a good thing, as long as you have good taste.
masterpiece
It's as I stated before; using the airbrush has a steep learning curve, so I still have some catching up to do.
Admittedly, the result sofar exceeds expectations. I did have some exemplary work to look at here on SOS, which convinced me to switch using the airbrush.
As far as being credited with perfection, while highly appreciated, it's a bit besides the truth; there is quite some room for improvement. Tonight, during dinner, while the model sat on the table, I noticed some of the flaws which crept into the build over time... So when I'm at the point where I have to think about a new project, well, who knows?
AL-FI is such a valuable companion, but careless use easily yields poor results. So any decision to invoke AL-FI needs to be thought through thoroughly. In this case, if my choices wouldn't have been my best, a redo was really easy; just reapply a different color.
As far using AL on color goes, you are correct, it can be repainted. That said, your AL on the color was good. Only way I would have painted the engine green would be if the helicopter was yellow, that would look good. Green with red...no. The only real choices with red, is black or red. If you wanted more contrast, go with black. So I feel your choice was good and matched the color scheme IMO.It's as I stated before; using the airbrush has a steep learning curve, so I still have some catching up to do.
Admittedly, the result sofar exceeds expectations. I did have some exemplary work to look at here on SOS, which convinced me to switch using the airbrush.
As far as being credited with perfection, while highly appreciated, it's a bit besides the truth; there is quite some room for improvement. Tonight, during dinner, while the model sat on the table, I noticed some of the flaws which crept into the build over time... So when I'm at the point where I have to think about a new project, well, who knows?
AL-FI is such a valuable companion, but careless use easily yields poor results. So any decision to invoke AL-FI needs to be thought through thoroughly. In this case, if my choices wouldn't have been my best, a redo was really easy; just reapply a different color.
On the airbrush...I did a lot of airbrushing in the past. I panted guitars, motorcycle helmets, etc. I even did camo on some of my 1/48 scale aircraft. But almost all of my painting on my 1/72 scale models is with a brush. I can't justify setup and cleaning for small parts. Paint properly thinned and brushed on correctly will leave no brush marks. So you can achieve the same results with a paint brush. it requires practice as well.
true story.
SCHITTEREND! / GREAT!
Regards, Peter
you totally owned this Johan!