Norwegian Sailing Pram, Model Shipways 1:12

[DocTom]

My second build

 

[Rob444]

Wonderful job! Please do a build log of your next project!

Rob

 

[DocTom]

It's here
Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack from Model Shipways by docTom

On a bit of a pause while I teach myself how to airbrush. Hope to post again over the weekend.

 

[Rob444]

It's here
Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack from Model Shipways by docTom

On a bit of a pause while I teach myself how to airbrush. Hope to post again over the weekend.

Plenty of wonderful tutorials on you tube about airbrushing. I personally love the Iwata brushes. I strongly recommend an air compressor with a tank to buffer the air supply. This one got good reviews (I own an Iwata compressor but it is a lot more money)

https://www.amazon.com/NO-NAME-Tooty-Compressor-Auto-start-Auto-stop/dp/B07ZMH23B8/ref=sr_1_16?crid=V15F8ZHGYVYD&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.xBRvbFAS554GV7DHcAntqfm3M-HCc43o6WmzwEWNohQwbPNTni1UP9Du-lyPttbxI6QOWQfipgVSufCbgyhs2lt8IIHIPeC4gV12AEfWCYCVCOj-Ib5Akm4afBvzEmObmwYOFeK4iNNzTxCIGoLs1WvnXTpnSNb7mim6vOu84terEf_BAM2Mnl97sG1h87kFfcY3DQH7mW4Yute4BpRklRjcrCx_W_IHJjF7PCcdrBA4yDgZp-azLkOetda-vM6Vgwzv42GUUUwly0nBCGpIwK6A_O1AMtwaZReHWMNKRPQ.xEuglZpakfgj5SdeDjxh4PwvBmCzvVCupDae6pmM5Uk&dib_tag=se&keywords=iwata+airbrush+compressor&qid=1778195335&sprefix=iwata+compr%2Caps%2C156&sr=8-16

 

[DocTom]

Plenty of wonderful tutorials on you tube about airbrushing. I personally love the Iwata brushes. I strongly recommend an air compressor with a tank to buffer the air supply. This one got good reviews (I own an Iwata compressor but it is a lot more money)

https://www.amazon.com/NO-NAME-Tooty-Compressor-Auto-start-Auto-stop/dp/B07ZMH23B8/ref=sr_1_16?crid=V15F8ZHGYVYD&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.xBRvbFAS554GV7DHcAntqfm3M-HCc43o6WmzwEWNohQwbPNTni1UP9Du-lyPttbxI6QOWQfipgVSufCbgyhs2lt8IIHIPeC4gV12AEfWCYCVCOj-Ib5Akm4afBvzEmObmwYOFeK4iNNzTxCIGoLs1WvnXTpnSNb7mim6vOu84terEf_BAM2Mnl97sG1h87kFfcY3DQH7mW4Yute4BpRklRjcrCx_W_IHJjF7PCcdrBA4yDgZp-azLkOetda-vM6Vgwzv42GUUUwly0nBCGpIwK6A_O1AMtwaZReHWMNKRPQ.xEuglZpakfgj5SdeDjxh4PwvBmCzvVCupDae6pmM5Uk&dib_tag=se&keywords=iwata+airbrush+compressor&qid=1778195335&sprefix=iwata+compr%2Caps%2C156&sr=8-16

I bought an Iwata Eclipse CS based on a recommendation from one of my buddies on MSW. I've also been watching lots of YouTube videos, and experimenting with different degrees of paint thinning and air pressure. I bought a Gaahleri table top compressor as a start, but I've quickly realized I need to move up to one with a tank. My birthday is in August, so that may be my present to myself. I was looking at a Sparmax.

 

[Rob444]

I bought an Iwata Eclipse CS based on a recommendation from one of my buddies on MSW. I've also been watching lots of YouTube videos, and experimenting with different degrees of paint thinning and air pressure. I bought a Gaahleri table top compressor as a start, but I've quickly realized I need to move up to one with a tank. My birthday is in August, so that may be my present to myself. I was looking at a Sparmax.

Almost any compressor with a tank will do. However if you are working indoors it really pays to invest in the quietest compressor you can afford. That Sparmax looks like a good product. I have the Iwata eclipse and I think it is great. Make sure you clean it well between painting sessions.

Rob

 

[DocTom]

With all my experimenting with various degrees of paint thinning and air pressure I've gottenvery proficient at cleaning my airbrush

 

[ERSRich]

Looks great congrats!

 

[GGibson]

Excellent work, Tom! Looks great! What's next?

 

[DocTom]

I’m working on the third kit in the series, the lobster smack. I just started a build log here.
Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack from Model Shipways by DocTom